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Year: 1878

Following the advice OF your correspondent 'lndo-
pendeucc determined to discard the services OF our
janitor in the purchase of my coal and went direct
to one OF our old dealers The result received coal
of much better quality than when supplied by tho
jan,tor aud at less price. also discovered In the


matter of putting the coal tho BINS that where
janitor charged fifty cents per ton the dcaer only
charged twenty-five. 1t is not only the Jantors who
look commissions but many OF the real estate
agents very anxious to get orders for coal and
wood when collecting the rents. The determination
TO nav no commission Is spreading ECONOMY.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR or THE HEgALD:-


think tue person calling himself "Socurity," who
wrote about tho Harlem boats racing, must have been
tho most frightened OF anybody aboard, and that tho
truth must have been frightened out OF him when he
says they camc together and that tho Shady comes
10 get alongside OF the DELL He shows that he
knows nothing about tides for ut that time yesterday
II cub tide ana all boaIs take that siua OF sa
Year: 1878

tNoTE-Letters int ndcd for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's fall name and address TO
insure attention. Compainants who are unwilling TO
comply with this rule simply waste time In writing.
Write only on side OF the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1878

they have paid us great deal in inter
est, and the Inference suggested that we
ought to be very much obliged for their
doing SO, and not the remotest suspicion
seemed to cross their minds that we had
been accommodating them-not they u.s.
A good business man does not need to
consider the subject more than ten min
utes to be satisfied that while the bank
er or capitalist can afford to loan money
at ten per cent, the merchant can not
The former does business without ex-
pense, or with very slight expense The
merchant has large expenses, and the
only possible chance for him to make
any money is by turning his capital over
frequently-not by investing it in six or
twelve months notes. 1t requires very
little calculation to prove that il mer-
chant has 100000 capital, and $4,000
year expenses, and invests his capital
at ten per cent per annum, it will be
only seven or eli ght years before he has
a wide experience but no capital. 1t is
| the nimble penny that wins in merchan-
dising. Stocks (either retail or whole
sale) ought to be turned over from nine
to twelve times ycar-that is, for ev-
cry thousand dollars worth of stock
carried, there should be sold $4,000 to
$4,000 of goods per year The dealer
who carries stock of $1,000, ought to
sell 10000 to $25, 900 per year. Sup
pose merchant sells a customer bill
OF 500 once month at profit of ten
per cent, and each bill is paid promptly
in thirty days. That 500 of capital has
produced during the year a profit of
500. But suppose that the bills were
sold On six months time at the same
profit. Then each 500 of capital invest
ed would have produced but S12 Of pro-
! fit. Now, in this latter case, if the
merchants expenses per annum are 20
per cent of his capital in business land
that is about the usual ratio), then it
has cost him as much to sell the goods
as he gets profit, and he has made abso-
lutely nothing on the transaction. This
simple example shows the wide differ
ence between short and long credits. and
illustrates the fact that those who sell
on short credit for prompt pay. can af-
ford to turn over their goods at a smaller
margin than those who give long time,
and it proves, also, that the merchant
cannot afford to let any considerable
part of his capital be invested in long
time notes or accounts at any rcasona-
BILE or even any unreasonable rate of in
| terest.
Year: 1878

who feel that they have been cheated in
to paying usury by a pack of gamblers
would act; and it does seem that large
class have got such an idea into their
heads.


There is 10 use in the men at Wash
ington talking about honor, so long as
they countenance and sustain the thieves
who are now living off of the government.
From Hayes down to the meanest of the
men who helped to put him in power,
the stain of the great fraud rests upon
each. They cannot rub it out. Hayes
has paid with government Office nearly
every dirty thief that was engaged byt he
visiting statesmen in the Return Board
frauds, and the whole of them are as des-
titute of real honor, as the negro chicken
thieves who are annually made to atone
for their crimes at the post and piliory at
New Castle.
Year: 1878

SAMUEL NJ. HARRINGTON, ESQ, de-
ceased, was one of the few members of
the Bar who took deep interest in local
affairs; laboring in the church as a mem
ber in high standing, and in the Sunday
schools to promote the most refined and
purest religious sentiments. His loss in
this field of operations will be deeply
felt. His ability at the Bar was admitted,
and the brief remarks paid to him by so
many of his fellow members at the meet
ing yesterday, were not in the least too
eulogistic. He adorned the profession
in which, for his age, he had no superior
in Delaware he adorned the church and
he adorned society. He was opposed to
us in politics but we always found him
liberal, kind and pleasant He made all
of his acquaintance feel that he was A
friend and thus it is his loss is deplored
by all with whom lie associated or who
knew his amiability and fine persona
qualities.
Year: 1878

SINCE the Maine election the Demo-
cratic Congressional committee have read
Senator Thulman's recent Greenback
speech over again, and they find it to be a
much better campaign document than
they supposed at first glance. 1t will now
be distributed in the East, as well as in
the West aud South. Blaine has sent the
grist to the opposition mill and Thurman
is just at hand to receive it.
Year: 1878

IT may be Thomas Ford who asks us
to state that be is not candidate for any
position; but we are not certain that we
have deciphered the signature correctly.
1t is not however, as bad as some other
signatures of great men.
Year: 1878

The poorest girls in the world are those
who have never been taught to work.
There are thousands of them. Rich
parents have petted them; they have
been taught to despise labor and depend
upon others for living, and are perfectly
helpless. II misfortune comes upon their
friends, as it often does, their case is
hopeless. The most miserable OF women
upon earth belong to this class. 1t be-
longs to parents to protect their daughters
from this deplorabe condition. They do
Them great wrong il they neglect it,
Every daughter should be taught to earn
her own living. The rich as well as the
poor require this training. The Wheel OF
Fortune rolls swiftly round; the rich are
very likely to become poor aud the poor
rich. Skill to labor is no great disadvan-
tsge to the rich and is indispensable to
the poor Well-to-do parents must edu-
cate their children to work. No reform


more imperative than this.
Year: 1878

BLUNT BUT TRUE.-There is said
to be a young man in the Missouri
peniten,iary, whose parents at
their death, left him a fortune of
s50,0G0. There is where his pa
rents made a fatal mistake. If
they had taken the precaution to
invest that sum in a small dog,
and shot him, and then had SIM
ply left the young man a jack
plane or a wood saw, with printed
instructions how to use it, the
chances are, that instead Of being
in the penitentiary, he would to-
day have been gradually but sure
ly working his way up to a hand.
some competency and an honora.
bic old age. But ever since the
days of Adam and Eve, parents
have made it point to struggle
and toll all their lives in order to
realize asuficient 2 m ofmoney to
purchase, when they are dead and
gone, their sons each a first class
through ticket to the devil, and it
is not much to be wondered at
that SO many Of their sons, reared
in vice and idleness, as too many
of them often are, have no higher
am bition than to invest their in
heritance in just that sort Of trans
portation. - T.
Year: 1878

4
The applications have closed at
the French Commission, and I was
informed at the Office that three
times as much space was applied
for as had been allotted to the
American Department. It is evi-
dent that Yankee Doodle is awake.
While I was in the commissioners
office a fellow came in with broom
it was patent away from Idaho
and was calculated to sweep a
house all alone, while two broom
handles jointed together would
make a respectable elothes-pole
another individual had a patent
mouse-t trap which caught the mice
so easily that the mice themselves
approved Of the invention.


Already the busy note Of prepa-
ration has begun to sound for the
French Exposition. New York will
occupy nearly one-half of the Amerii-
can space, and Nevada is going TO
astonish Jean Crapeau with the
wonders of the big: bonanza. Some
say that million n rtofrsilTeris of going
to be among the attractions. I am
going there. I think Of applying
for the situation to look after the
silver bricks. This is about as COM
Portable a place as 7 could rea-
sonably expect to3ges and after the
exposition is over ]. might be able
to shake journalism and all ci it's
precarious associations.


The list; of failures for The year,
on this side Of the Atlantic, foots
up a thousand millions-more.
much more, than I ever expect to
have placed to my bank account.
At the present time there is a feeling
OF nistrust and insecurity in many
Of our old established mercantile
houses, and, as the Scotchman says,
':they dinna care aboos putting out
their hands any further than they
can pull them back" The fact is
that the open winter has caused a
dearth of business, money is scarce,
and unless you can put down gold
dollars as security for silver ones,
you cannot get them. There is no
more speculation in ducks and
drakes-if a man makes loan now
he must have the substantial collat-
erals; second mortgages and such
like balloon securities are now gone
where the woodbine twineth; ; all
kinds of mercantile paper are now
scanned with the eyes of Argus
and happy the man who, in these
disastrous times, passes a respect
able financial inspection. If you
escape the lynx-eyed scrutiny of
your creditors, the chances are ten
to one that some newspaper re-
porter will interview you, and be-
fore you have time to say your
prayers or make up a schedule of
your securities you will find in the
papers list ofyour grand,nother's
property, and more of your family
history than you ever knew before.
It is an enterprising age, and we
are an enterprising people.


Yours truly, ..-:....


BROADBRIM.
Year: 1878

Yesterday afternoon as a party of
young men were lelsurely strolling up
the banks of the Brandywine race ana
when nearing the foot of Adams street
they saw great commotion among
some children who were standing there.
Increasing their speed they soon reached
the spot, and saw to Their horror. a lit
tie child about two years old in the
race about sinking for the last time.


Mr.. j. G. NJ. Wachter, who keeps a
barber shop at the corner of Fifth and
Market streets, was slightly in the rear
of the party but hastely handed his
watch to one of the party, plunged into
the race, and succeeded In catching the
child, just as it was disappearing for the
last time and brought it ashore. After
rolling 1t until life revived, he took the
little fellow to his home on Adams
street above the race. Mr.. Wachter then
came in town and changed his dripping
clothes. He certainly deserves credit for
his presence of mind. The children had
been playing along the banks, and the
little fellow toppled over into the race.
Year: 1878

Mr.. j. A. Braselman's advertisement of
spring goods which appears another column deserves
the general attention which it will doubt attract he
has bought large stook of elegant and seasonable
goods which Offering at half the usual prices. That
there is no mistake in this proved by the prices ne
civ es in his adv ertisemsnt
Year: 1878

grace and dignity and yet so plainly that
the commonest intellect could follow his
arguments.


Last night his Lordship was the recipient
OF serenade, and in a few neatly chosen
words he thanked the band, and through
them the people of Bastrop, for the kind
and courteous manner in which he had
been received. kENRIC.
Year: 1878

1t is a dangerous thing to trife with
a cold. A darkey preacher once told
his hearers that he thanked God "that
the devil went about AZ a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour. He
might catch poor fellow who didn't
know that he was near him but when
he heard the roar he could get out of
the way if he didn't, he deserved to
die" So when one hears the wheeze
Of the cough which tells OF the old lion,
Consumption, lurking around, he
should fly to DR.. WIsrAR's BALsAM OF
WILD CHERRY, and get out Of the way
Of danger. This preparation is well
known, has been tried nearly 30 years,
and is acknowledged by all who use it
to be unsurpassed in its soothing and
healing properties. 80 cents and 81 a
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1878

The New York World is now attempt


ing to show, by reference to certain
votes cast in Congress, that the Demo-
cratic party is the original and only
champion Of hard money. The party
gets upon SO many sides Of every ques-
!lon that comes up that the task ofshow-
ing that 1t was at certain point upon
given day is not dificult. The i'm
portant fact in this case Is that 1t came
out at last boldly and shamelessly for
rag money, and was beaten dreadfully
'0f It's dishonesty. F@3e&A Gi
Year: 1878

and gives the best and LARGEST LOAF for
the same amount OF money that can be bought
in the city, and delivered TO all parts Of TIE
city. Plain or Fancy Baking done at short
notice aud on reasonable terms. nv20-1m
Year: 1878

introduced into Congress by Senator
Saunders, and most earnestly urge Its
adoption, believing that ten acres
per quarter section. planted six
feet apart each way, decidedly better
for both the country and the settler
than the present requirements.


The law proposes to change the dis
tance at which trees are now set out
on timber claims to one quarter OF
the distance. being six feet apart each
way, instead of twelve, and reducing
the amount of acreage from forty to
ten acres.


Resolved, That this society heartily
approves of the the effort now max
ing by Prof. Bailey, under the aus
pices of the State University, to pro-
cure and eollate more complete wealth
er statistics of the State, and requests
all friends of horticultural improve
ment In the State to aid In making
these weather reports complete as pos.
sible
Year: 1878

In the Bohemia. Professor Ricard, of
Trehewan tells the follow ing tale: ga
child's drinking glass was bought one
day at Saaz, for about seventy kreuzer,
and for six months it sustained its char
acter of unbreakable glass. But about
nine o'clock one evening, in the sixth
month, it was used in drinking eau sucre
and was then placed, with asilver spoon
in it, rpon large oaken table. Sudden
ly I heard from my room violent ex-
plosion like pistol shot and metallic
sound. I ran in and saw the whole floor
strewn with needles and splinters of
glass, scattered thinly and widely-and
not only upon the floor, but the bed, the
table, the washstand, the carpet and the
clothes hung up were covered with these
shreds. I looked everywhere for the
cause of this explosion, and at last re-
marked that the child's drinking cup
was gone. The empty glass had explod-
without apparent cause, without
he appro ach of light, and having a
spoon in it-with such extraordinary
force thrt the whole household was
frightened. I relate this story, there.
fore, not only for the information Of
chemists and natural philosophers, but
also of those families who believe that
in this so-called unbreakable glass they
possess remarkable and unspoilable play.
things or useful household goods. te
sLow them that when such an explosion
occurs it may cause not only fright but
mischief" To the foregoing the editol
of the PoIytechnichen NotiSblatts add
that such explosions of toughened glass
often without any apparent cause, hav'
been pretty frequent of late, and appea
to be on the increase.
Year: 1878

There comes = time when We grow old,
And like sunset down the sea,
slope gradual, and the hight wind cold
Comes whispering, sad and chilling


And locks are gray


As Winters day,
And eyes OF saddest blue behold
-. The leaves Ill weary drift away,
And lips Of faded coral say,
There comes time when We grow old.
There comes time when joyous hearts,
Which leAped rs lesped the lang hing main
Are dead to all save memory,
Az prisoner in his dungeon chain.


And dawn Of day


Hath passed away.
The moon hath into darkness rolled;
And BY the morning wan and gray,
hear voice in whisper say,
There comes time when we grow old.
There comes time when manhood's prime
Is sbroudeA in the mist OF years,
And beauty, fading like dream,
Hath passed away in silent tears;


And then how dark


But oh ! the spark
That kindles youth 10 hues of gold,
Still burns with clear and steady ray,
And fond affections lingering, say,
There comes time when we grow old.
There comes time when laughing Spring
And golden Summer cease to be,
And we put on the Autumn robe
To tread the last declivity;


But now the slope


With rosy hope,
Beyond the sunset we tehold-
Another dawn with fairer light,
While watchers whisper through the nigh
There comes time when we grow old.
Year: 1878

DENTS.


In rough and stormy weather the scOws
that carry the ctys garbage beyond the bay are afraid
to venture out And for the past three days these
sells have been kept close the shore. In consequence,
each dumping pier around the city great piles OF re-
fuse have accumulated, much to the annoyance OF the
people who live by. At rough estimate, about
5000 cubic feet OF ashes and decayed vegetable matter
are banked up at the foot Of Markets and East River


c. B. Lawrence who owns large storage warehouse
opposite this pier said yesterday that the stencil was
almost unbearable. " think" said he, " that ii is
shame for crowded boroughfare like south-st to be
blocked up in that way. The bulkhead which has just
been repaired cost of 250O is at present useless
Two or three coal barges lie at anchor there unable to
discharge their cargo until the authorities remove that
heap garbage. think it is question Of indictment
In the summer we have TO burn dsiniectants. have
talked 10 the authorities and cannot get any satisac
ton Captain Gunner says the matter DelOugs To tue
Commissioners spoke to Colonel Prentice counsel OF
Board Of Health and be said that they had bust
ness with ii. Whose business Is itf' At Lewis and
Fth-ss is another heap OF decaynG reinse matteI ana
iscd take to abate the nuisance, hut have
Sanitary Inspector Day visited this heap yesterday
evening and " inspected" II for about five minutes.
What conclusion do you arrive at, DOCTOR he was
asked. " have come TO the conclusion that two OF
Piled the Health Officer as he drove on.


Gently TO the Attorney General. suggesting that inunc
be resored to- TO restrain the dumping OF garbage
in the lower bay Mr. Nash the secretary o. the Board
from Sandy Hook 10 Coney Island. We keep street
watch and allow garbage TO be thrown overheard IN
side the line but then there Of the most mpor
channels just beyond, which these garbage seows
are gradually filing up. The tide also carries large
portion back vii hin harbor and on our shores Some
thing had to be done in order TO restrain them Yet no
boy seems 10 care what the harb0T. do not
think the Police Commissioners 10 blame altogether
they are In q quandary as 10 what 10 DO win the
garbage | think the system employed in Europe
onght 10 be in effect here; II s simpler and cheaper
There iron. hoppershaped vessels run by steam that
can stand any weather take the garbage out and dump
II In the sea Here old haboat Is towed out TO ses
and then requires nrty 10 shovel the refuse
overheard In "A city of more enlightenment than New
York the system would not be tolerated Tor mo-
mol
Year: 1878

the XIth Assembly District Republican Association
from the Republican Central Committee, even after
DAYS interval was much talked about among Republic
can politicians YESTERDAY It rumored that the Of


Tending might asonish its opponents by CON-
Year: 1878

plying with the request OF the Central Committas q
view or the fact that i has only more meetinc ~


ing succeeded In January by newly elected Ccntps
Committee: The new committee would not he ofciais
aware OF the misdemean0rs OF the Kiln Assembly ~
trct and would be compelled TO receive the deeeatas
from that district withdrawn from its predecessor
Year: 1878

Ineed not tell you, that is in their art you will see
everywhere the controlling influence OF this reasoning
faculty. which kept genius from running into excess
and compelled it observe in all that it attempted the
necessity of producing only works appealed to
calm thoughtful Judgment
Year: 1878

MANY of our personal friends have b en- cure |
by the PERUVIAN SYRUP, but we have one proof
NOR, powerful than all these, aud that s-OUR
OWN PERSONAL ENPtRlENCEt No authority
can put this down mo argument can contradict It i;
and no good word ,hall be spared ON our part un-
til a knowledge of this bl ,s>ing shall T. spread
broadcast among the people,
Year: 1878

California is the land Of sudden growths
For year past it has been menaced by the
dark uprising of new force in politcs-a
destroying force which threatened to sub
vert society and overwhelm capital with
lawlessness in the name of labor. 1t is
hard to realize this in New York, where
the Communist movement, or so much as
is visible, seems to be devised mainly to
promote the sale of beer, where the orators
of the saloon talk maudlin Socialism in
stead of practical incendiarisrl, and where
they take up collections for martyrs to the
cause by a general assessment of the price
of two drinks. But in the State where
men have risen most easily from the ranks
of labor, the workingmen have been led
into ferocious agitation against the rights
of property. 1t even came near capturing
the convention which is to remodel the
fundamental law of the State. Its failure
to do so was as much of surprise to its
opponents as to itself, and was all that
saved the State, in all probability, from
armed conflict and possible bloodshed.


Two men led in this agitation-Kearney
and Wellock. These two apostles of the
new gospel of destruction make curiou:
picture-Kearney with his felon's face and
filthy language, his rude eloquence and
atrocious profanity; and Wellock with his
sleek demeanor, his invariable Scripture
text, his pious arguments that the ami
hilation of capitalists would be pleasing t.
to God and that banks take hold on hell
1t is said that these INSCRIPTIONS agitator
are coming East to preach their doctrine il
new field. Let them come by all means
We shall see whether workingmen in thu
more American regions of America can bt
led away by such hypocrisy and Transparent
fraud.-N y. Tribune.