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Year: 1866

much per year for $4,000, as one at 20 years
of age pays for 81, 900, and at so years Of
age as much for $4,000 as one at 20 does
for s4,750.


This, with the accumulations made to
each person insured in the form of divi.
dends, alone offers great inducements for in
su-iug young.


In regard to the second, no Insurance
Company will take risk when the person
applying is not in sound health, with fair
prospect of long life; hence it behooVes all
to avail themselves of its advantages before
the ravages of disease have marked them
and rendered their chances of acceptance
douoifu


In regard to the third, words are almost
useless ) nearly every day furnishes striking
evidence of the danger of delay. Death
suddenly overtakes those who least expect
it, and no one can say I am certain to live
single week or even day.
In regard to the fourth it is easy to pay a
small premium, requiring but few cents
day, to secure handsome policy, while
it is exceedingly difficult to secure an a.
mount equal to the policy in any other way
Year: 1866

some cold, polished gentleman too re-
spectacle to associate with the ragged
Pennsylvania line, or feel for the martyrs
of the common people at Valley Forge.
But the people Of those days believed
that the men who fought for their coun.
try were the safe ones to govern it, and
that those who had represented them on
the battle field were the proper repre>
sentatives in the Council Chamber
History app'auds their decision. IT.
honoring their patriotic citizen they did
honor to themselves and left their action
for a lesson to their posterity.


That ancient grave, in the churchyard
of Old Trinity, is standing appeal for
the Republican cause 1t is an admoni>
ton from our ancestors, ever reminding
us to he true TO the cause and the men
of the Union, 1t was erected in per>
petual memory of the soldier.governor
of our patriotic foretathers, and to res
mind us forever, by their example, Of
our duty.


Yes, this grave, and the grave ofeyery
soldier in the Commonwealth, pleads for
Geary. He represents not only the
living, but the dead OF all the State. We
honor them in honoring him. And tru>
ly, when we think Of the great army of
our martyrs who have given their lives
that the Republic might live, and how
they Gied on bloody fields, in gbastly
hospitals, and spectral prisons, we feel
that we can never too greatly honor or
do too much for those men who were
tho comrades of cur dead.


What community of feeling or inter-
est has Cy,ner with the dead Of the peo-
pie .? Consistent only in his cold oppo
silion to his country and his country's
army, is it not revolving to mention his
name with the sleeping children of the
nation ? Is it not wrong to speak OF
him when we mourn for fallen manhood.
! and deplore the fate OF generous patriot>
ism


No ; the great armies Of our dead,
whether of Revolutionary or contcmpo-
raneous memory-tor they fought TOR a
oonmon cause and tell for a common
country-lmrlore us in language that
cannot be unheeded, to stand by the men
who, for us, IN the great extremity,
stood by them--even unto death. .-Laa-
caster ErprcSS.
Year: 1866

some OF the parties to the abhorred trea.
ty into voluntarily moving for its abro.
CATION.


If there should be a great continental
struggle for the Reconstruction Of
the map Of Enropo it would have ire.
mendous effect upon this country as a
matter Of course, and an effect not ems
tirely disastrous 1t would create an
immense demand for our breadstulfs, for
although these are now cheaper there
than here, yet a great war would soon
turn the tables, and, by crppling pros
duction there, call for all we could ex-
port at remuneratlng prices. Manutac>
turing industry would be powerfully
affected, which would naturally react
upon the price Of cotton.


The immediate effect of the rumors
will probably be to stimulate emigration
to this country. The working classes"
will probably prefer peace and prosper,
ity over here to the privilege of being
shot down and killed or crippled for the
glory eff their empurplel majestles and
serene highnesses there, and will be
very likely many of them, to make hay
while the sun shines and get out OF the
fiery furnaces as soon as possible.


We are inclined to think that n war
in Europe, in its material effects, would
do us more good than harm. Still we
hope ii may be avoided for the sake of
common humanity. Notwithstanding
the lowering clound, our impression is
that the chances Tor peace are at least
equal to those Of war if not superior. -
Should there be acollision between Aus.
tra and italy it by no means follows
that it must become European in its
character.


The gold excitement in New York
we look upoc as temporary; and unless
the rev olntionists opposed to a loyal
Congress succeed in still further .distrac~
ting our public affairs, we expect to see
the price decline, Let them triumph
permanently and gold would go out OF
sight, vanish with the Constitution, the
Union, and our liberties,
Year: 1866

The SPREAD EAGLE Down East they
sometimes talk in very howery language
when patriotism is the theme. The
Huston (Me.) Times says the people Of
that town are agtated upon the question
of new town hall, and that in the heat
of debate one gentleman urged the
measure in order "that the young men
of our town may have a suitable place
to assemble, and be so imbued with the
spirit OF liberty and patriotism that every
hair of their heads will be liberty pole
with the star-spangled banner floating
from it,"
Year: 1866

AT the time of the explosion of the
nitro glycerine in the yard Of Wells,
Fargo & Co., in San Francisco, lad
was sit,irg at his desk writing, while
plasterng and timber fell around, with
out so much as hurting hair on his
head. The same boy was sitting on the
paddle.box of the steamer Yosemite,
when she was blown up, on q trip to
Sacramento, aid was blown entirely
across the river, when ho coolly swan
back to the wreck to offer assistance 10
the less fortunate passengers.
Year: 1866

BILLINGS says: II never could find
the meaning of the word collide in
Webster But riding one day on the
New York railway saw it all. 1t was
tho attempt of two trains to pass each
other on single track II remember
correctly it was shocking failure"
Year: 1866

A picture of Misery A pretty girl
with new bonnet Oh rainy Sunday,
and her dress going dip, dip, every step
she takes, because she is afraid to elevate
her skirts on account Of that hole in her
stocking.
Year: 1866

Under the shadow OF the old Lutheran
church of this city and close by the door
where the worsbipers from week to week
go in and out, lies the body Of ia dis
tlnguishea Pennsylvania officer, who
fought under Washington in the war
for Independence The mural tablet
which tells the story of the sleeping
soldier reminds us strongly of the scenes
OF to day:
Year: 1866

pecial criticism he was understood TO approve It, and
returned it without suggesting SINGLE alteration Ills
veto followedquiokly wehsvo learned kat wc cannot
depend upon his assurances and when in hSi' conver-
saion we find the President obectiDg that Congress
had given no pledge that the Rebel States shoold nc
admitted upon adoption Of the Constitutional Amend
mont, and even asserting that a be could now ask
would be that reconstruction upon that basis should
bo conceded by Congress, cannot be sure that he
will no longer use his influence against it, He OK
pressed to Mr. EgglestOn his hope that tho Southern
States would be admitted upon tho ratification
Of the Amendment but what has he said 70
the Southern Legislatures Since the verdict IN
favor OF the Amendmeut-a verdict ho professes TO
respect--was given to the people. several Southern
States have rejected the Amendment, and not the
least Of their reasons that the President held 1t
TO be unconstitutional If he sincerely wishes the
Amendment ratified he should certainly have puD-


cly announced his change of opinion. We cannot
find anything in this conversation that indicates a
disposition on Mr.. Johnson's part to submit to tho
will Of the people, while in his recent acts is ample
proof that he disregards it, In ressabishing Slavery
as punishment for crime in the Department OF Hle
South, he has done enough to make mere professions
worthless. We listen 10 his smooth words with in
creduy for wo arc compelled to accept bis actions
as the true expressions Of his policy.
Year: 1866

One Of the sincerest of the European friends OF
American freedom and progress, the Count Agenor de
Gssparin gives in a letter to-day an able and in
tclligent view Of the problem of reconstruction. He
believes that the Constitutional Amendment, as it
stands can be no final remedy for our troubles, and
that even as an expedent there is no certain reason
to believe that it will bring 0+out the reconciliation
Of races and the early enfranchisemen of the blacks
Such form ofeOercion may seem ever so persuasive
but the South is left at liberty to forty its white
preiudces within still narrower lines Of caste. There
is but solvent, thinks NJ. dc Gasparin, for our
general trouble, and that is Universal Amnesty and
Universal Suffrage" The former must settle the
white part of the question; the latter must satisfy the
blacks; and together they should meet the nations
whole demand. The local and temporary embaTass-
mens of the case our writer does not argues but his
views are in the main very just and timely.
Year: 1866

Something should be done to supply timber for tho
future. The demand constantly increases and it
puzzles calculation to think how great it will bo 80
years hence Sxty-six trades depend on wood, and
could substitute be found mechanical industry must
be reorcanized before it could be used Of every de-
scription of raw material modern civilization is an
enormous consumer. Our people are spreading over
tho face of the whole land aud they destroy the tim
Der wherever they CO. 1t is great question how
to preserve aud renew our forests Last Winter Con-
gress granted to company in Kansas large body Of
land to plant with trees Other companies wish grants
for the same purpose, but it is doubtful whether all
the difficulties are foreseen. The question is not
whether trees will grow, or even what kinds WILL for
in Western regions, 500 miles from chestnut forests.
the chestnut tree, for instance grows like corn. To
plant largely requires large The ground must
be cultivated and for nearly twenty years there can be
no returns. II is true part may be in nursery, but
nurseries are nothing new. Then tho plantation must
be fenced, and the best fence is the Usage orange;
but this too for time must be fenced for preserya-
ton To fence 40 acres of prairie, when lumber is
cheapest, will cost $40 an acre. To carry out the
plan on a scale large and varied, seems too great
task for private At present. sufficient capital
for such purpose is very scarce and the work is let
entirely to the General Government and to the States
These two great proprietors own most of the land
whereon is necessary that should protect against
the ax and torch of the pioneer reserve of timber
for the future use of this rapidly growing country To
preserve what forests we have is not enough. We
must reach the art by which the crowded estates OF
the old world have, in considerable measure, man
aged to maintain their timber supply. The enactment
of intelligent and practical laws by every State own
ing large timber lands would go far to save them from
nxhnnafinn
Year: 1866

its own way. Tho rccorcs Of our colleges show thai
it is not always the valediotOran who tufns out
great msnthe specials grGtia fellows, who hardly win


their A. b., sometimes show swonderful power ia


making up for time lost, or supposed to bs
lost, during the university curriculum. Erpcrienc,
aud daily exgencies finally prove TO all


active and self-respecting men tho value Of
knowledge. both as means In the economy Of LIE


md as its own exceeding great reward" and II our
sch sos could be managed that the vital impOancs
of culture should be comprehended in the freshness
and hop Vuness Of tho first start there would be ess
time wastSd in the beginning and fewer deficiencies
to be subsequently supplied. 1t s the dull routine,
unslleviated by Che smallest tnoture Of enthusiasm,
which makes machine of tho teacher and equally
machine Of the pspil, from the constant collision OF
which cuffs and blows and bestngs, hatred Of
keeping on one eide and hatred Of schoolgoing
on tho other itabilty and passion despotc govern
ment and listless obedisnes You woDaer that the
child detests school; you brsDdish rod at him with
one hand and you dangIe gOa medal before his eyes
with the other and this is the best Introduction which
you can afford fresh. unhsckneyed, eager nature 10
the Aowery folds of learning and Of mental improve
mont You make study duh, and then impute dull
ness TO the students you make the temple Of learning


sort of House of Correction, and hog him il he plays
truant; you impose dreary tasks with incongruous
penalties for their non-performance; andahough this
child ntrusted TO your is the father Of the man


the mother of the woman, you treat 1t with far less
discrimination than Mr. Rarey bestowed upon his
horses and with less skill than is exhibited in tho
most approved methods Of dog-breaking! Yet natur-
ally boys and girls love knowledge as they love new
toys; it is only when knowledge has been made dis


tasteful by laundering pedantic treatises and ita
acquisition, in Some Sort transferred into penalty,
that they detest it.. Does giving medal or any other
prize help the matter How can it. when the dona-
ton is inevitably regarded as q compensation Tor
doing that which it should have been pleasure to do
simply for its own sake We are infanlously incon-
sstent We take it for granted that child will
avoid il possible secular instruction; for six days In
the week we drill it and dose it with unphiosophicai
grammar, and mudAea geography, and arbitrary or
biography and naked arithmetic. enforcing each acqu


stion by intermittent agellatiOn; and on the Sab
bath we send the little victim to Sunday School to
be nurtured in divine things. We give six days to
pride and one to humility We assume during all the
week that Obedience is to be specifically rewarded,
and then preach to children that good oonscience is
the best reward of all. Poor creaturesi No wonder
that they are bewdered as they will continue to be
until the art of teaching is better understood.
Year: 1866

Yesterday afternoon both Boards Of the Common
Council passed resolution authorizing and directing
the Controller to pay all the clerks and attaches OF
the Common Council $3.50 EACH and charge the same
10 the balance Of any account BY the law oil this is
Illegal As the account of "City Contingencies. "
from which it has been customary to make those
Christmas gifts was long ago exhausted, and as the
account of Donations, from which the Common
Council gives presents to blind persons and Others,
was swallowed up in the early days of the session,
there ia no account whatever matter how great its
balance may be, from which these presents can be
lawfully made.


Let us see tho extent of this scheme. There are
about fifteen clerks to the Board of Aldermen and
eleven to the Board of Councimen. Adding to those
twenty-s clerks some ten twelve reporters and
about twenty hangers-on around the City Hall, who
will be lusged in under the head of attaches" we
shall have jolly company of about ftyeight good
fornOthings Who under this niquitous resolution will
draw $3.50 each for alleged extra services. They
will receive altogether tho snug little sum OF sl45Oo
with which they can mako tho holidays pass very
pleasantly SO confident is tho Ring that IL will DO
able to hurry this matter through, that some
of its members have already bought up
few of these claims st discount We
call upon Mayor Hoffman to veto this scheme by
which the city would be despoed of about sl5,eOO'
The resolution did not even receive tho requisite num-
ber of votes in the Board of Councilmen, and Mr..
Hoffman must know that it against tho provisions Of
the last Tax Levy to order the money to be paid from
the balance Of any account in tho City Treasury.
Section says: "The said several sums shall be ap-
"pied only to the objects and purposesfor which the


same are hereby appropriated" At any rate, we hope
Controller Brennan will give his friends in tho Com
mon Council TO understand that he will not signify
his retirement from Office by being guilty OF the "ir-
regularity" of paying out $4,000 Of the public funds
against law. II the measure should pass over
tho Mayors Veto an injunction from Judge Barnard
may save US the money


At the time Of passing this resolution another was
rushed through to pay an indefinite amount to the
Clerks of the Board of Aldermen sitting City Can
yassers The fund with which 70 pay election ex-
peuses was transferred to tho Police Department
Year: 1866

Christmas was celebrated in New-York and the ad-
acent cities with the best of feeling and good cheer,
and without anything to mar the general ieStivity
The churches opened in the morning the streets
were gay and brilliant and the generous spirit of the
lay penetrated even the dark cells Of the PenitentOy
and the Tombs. To many who were happy in their
comfortable homes thej of the festival may have
been increased by tho knowledge that so much had
been done to make this Christmas something more
than q name to the poor In all tho public institu-
tions the anniversary was observed, and even the
criminal and the outcast were not excluded from the
blessings Of the day.
Year: 1866

We understand that th;~e is no money from which
the proposed expenditures can legally be made MOST
of the Clerks of the Board Of Alde.men perform little
or no work for their large salaries Thcy are not
entitled 10 a cent extra for their attendance upon the
Board sitting as a Board of City Canyassers Mayor
Hoffman may veto this measure also.
Year: 1866

Last night re discovered In the grocery No.
10 Roosevelt street The doors broken in when
nre discovered behind the counter and
gushe Ths appearance of the burning aud the fact Of


strong smell of kerosene oil Loft but little doubt Of the
incendiary origin of the re The clerk OF the store
John II. Decker, who was found In the back ROOM
arrested by order OF Captain Thorne OF the Fourth pre-
cuct and held 10 await the Fire Marshals investigation
Tho examination made by the Assistant Fire Marshal
III O Baker shows that there Is very small amount Of
stock In the store not 500 in value and that the
place s insured for 1900 In the Stuyvcsan Insurance
Company He also found bottle Of kerosene oil among
the shavings and some pieces Of split wood The place
Is owned by Charles Jchrng who left the premises early
In the afternoon. The damage viii be about $50
Year: 1866

Advertisements for the WEEKLY HERALD must be handed
before clock every Wednesday evening Its cir
culaton among the entcrprising mechanics. farmers,
merchants manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the
country is increasing very rapidly Advertisements in
serted in the WEEKLY Herald will thus be by large
portion Of the active and energetic people Of the United
Year: 1866

RAILROAD FINANCIAL OPERATIONS IN LONDON
Lord Redesdale, in a recent speech in the
House Of Lords, made some extraordinary
statements in regard TO the operations Of
some Of the large houses which have recently
failed in London. Among the statements made
on that occasion was the fact that the parties
negotiating for the extension of railway line
issued two hundred dollars worth Of full-paid
stock on the payment OF one hundred and Eve
dollars. In this manner about three millions
was raised, at the sacrifice OF little over two
millions and . half From Lord Redesdale's
remarks II appears that this transaction was
heralded at the time a. one OF the most success
ful operations ever made by the firm which had
1t in charge. But fhis has been eclipsed by ne
gotiatons Of q later date, in which little over
three millions Of dollars was raised at the sac
ri6ce Of over eight millions. That the firm
which raised funds at this ruinous rate should
snceumb ut the first depression OF the market
is no more than might be expected. The won
der is how II was possible that system so reck-
less could ever stand, even in the absence OF
rumors of war TO disturb the finances. II looks
very much as though the panic had nothing
TO do with the failure Of the parties engaged in
conducting this extraordinary negotiation, but
that the war news was taken as an excuse to
fail; that IL was the pretcnce used to cover
up the real cause OF the insolvency Of the con-
ccrn. Panic or no panic, war or no war, there
must have been an end, sooner or later, to
banking houses where the business was con-
Quoted on those ruinous rates.


The fact that such things have been devcl-
oped in London suggests the proba-
bilitics OF the same system Of tactics
being carried on in this country. Who
can tell but that financial operations are now
being conducted here on the same or SINH
lar basis and that some fine morning Wall
street will be startled at the collapse Of bank
ing houses whose extensive business and repu-
tation have been equal 10 those Of the firms
recently failed in London The collapse ofthe
National Bank at Washington and that Of q
banking house in this city connected with the
banks in the oil region give at least proba-
bility to the repetition Of the same thing in our
midst