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Year: 1874

\ DANGER TO BIZ THouGHr Or.-ln this
salary matter the very deeorum and polite
ness oil debate becomes not only dangerous
but expensive. I" Far be it from me-" SAYS
4 high-toned gentleman from Maine " TO
oyer-eStlmate my own poor abilities and ser
vices. Let my constituents, my country
and pOsterity pat a value upon them, if they
have any. To earn the Consciousness Of
having done my duty is all the reward can
ask for. But when remember the long
public career through which my friend from
Nebraska has expended heart. brain and
tissue in conspicuous service to his country.
every Just and honorable feeling within me
spurns as petty and paltry the largest mon
ey equivalent any member has proposed or
voted for. What less can thedeeplv-mov-
ed Western statesman. to whose feet this
monstrOus mass OfalulatiOn has been rolled
say than this " Depend upon it. when the
country considers how steadfastlv the learn
ed and distinguished gentleman from Maine
held his seat here through all the perils of
war. how Zeal0usly he iranked documents.
with what rare industry he moved the vast
volume Of his political correspondence. and
with what faithful regularity he drew his
pay and signed the necessary vouchers to
get it from the treasury, they will insist
that such valuable services shall be paid for
by ample appropriations" The danger is,
that the deiberation of these gentlemen.
over a question 80 personal to themselves.
instead OF resulting in n repeal of the late
odious salary bill, shall end in fixing posi-
lively for the last time the salary of mem
bers OF Congress at ten thousand dollars a
year. This will he done if the country and
the press ahate one iot the Wholesome in
dignation that has prevailed through the
last season, or suffer their eyes to be blinded
by the parliamentary dust such Shutters as
Batter can contrive to kick up" G.. +.
T - an Portland Adrerfiser.
Year: 1874

\ large amount of freight from Montrsa
is passing over the Vermont Central Rail
road, for shipment to Europe The recent
visit Of members of the Boston Commercial
Club to Montreal is likely to result in benefit
to both cities
Year: 1874

We have closed the book and laid i ID
And ever thus must Is pages No.


We cannot unclasp the Ids again,
Nor write It's record with brighter pan
All, many the lines we would retraee-
And many the stains we would erase
But the time has fed from us away,
We cannot recall single day.
car lives have not backward paths to tread
The words we utter are ne'er unsaid;
We never can dream the self-same dream.
Nor reverse the onward flowing stream.
oh then let us know In meekness now
Before our Maker In Heaven bow
And pardon ask fer every sin,


which the closed book doth hold with u
And wheR another again We 0pe.
with rs pure white pages fall q hope.
May We look to BIN and humbly pray
for strength 10 keep Il a. pure each day.
Year: 1874

A Georgia paper reports that in 1870
about one hundred and fifty Swedes were
taken to Jones county in that State, to
replace colored laborers. Their passage
to this country was paid for on condition
that they should work not less than one
year and refund the passage money at the
time of final settlement. They worked
faithfully for the time stipulated IN the
contract, but then refused to work ON the
plantations, and went off to towns in
Northern Georgia and States further
North. or all the one hundred and fifty
only one remains in Jones county.
Year: 1874

"None Of the New Orleans papers
have been self sustaining during the
past year. The Times has fallen into
the hands OF Its paper merchant, who
does not think that he has drawn a
prize. The Picayune, after experience
ing adversity, finally xas sold by
the sheriff for one>fifth of what il
cost q year before. The Bee, also
haSbeen published at the expense Of
the owners. The doors of the Re>
publican have been kept open by the
game Of the job otiic, which have
been entirely absorbed in the expense
Of publishing the daily"
Year: 1874

The Shreveport Stock Yard Associa.
ton announce that they intend to build
yards and housing for stock of all de-
scription, and construct them in such a
manner that will give better accommoda,
tions. Thetfact cannot be denied that
the cattle men of Texas have long felt the
necessity Of having better accommoda-
tions here for the handling of cattle,
and that heretofore they have been CON, ,
PEELED to 60 to unnecessary expense,
owing to the absence of proper facilities
for che handling Of their stock.
Year: 1874

~f any one doubts the announce.
ment Of Simmons, Olson & Bush, that they
are selling of their entire stock Of goods ct
greatly reduced prices to close out their
business, let them 90 and price their goods.
This drp are not Of that class Of business
men who deal in catch. penny advertising,
in fact they have never advertised any un-
til since they have decided to close out
their business and now they have felt that
every member Of the community where they
have lived and done business so long should
have the advantage Of their low prices and
they have therefore made the announce
ment, and every one can depend upon it
that they will stand by and live right up
70 what they have announced. ,@ IN


Persons that want coal and wood win
find it to be to their advantage to call at A.
& F. seeback's coal and wood yard. They
sell the best Blasburg or Lackawana
Stone for twelve dollars per ton PittsburR
at eleven dollars per ton; hard Maple wood
i've dollars per cord, and sawed at six dol
lars per cord soft maple OF oak four dol
lars per cord at their yard fifty cents
charged extra for delivering per ton OF per
cord. Orders are promptly filed.
Year: 1874

A YOUNG AMERICAN GIRL Is YEARS OLD
"A wishes q home in respectable family to take
charge Of children and make herself generally useful


no wages expected. Address n. Herald Uptown Branch
Year: 1874

NOT ALL THE FAULT Win IHE MINISTER'S


CHURCHES DENOUNCED AS MONEY MAKING E;-


sTITUTIoNs.


TO he Edttor Of The Tribune.


SIR: have read with great interest DR.. John
Halls letter IN TRIBUNE and your comments thereon
No candid man deny the extraordinary results
which have followed the labors OF the two lay
gelists and no Christian man be otherwise than
grateful for them. Men who can fan the conservative
Presbyterianism OF Scotland and Ireland into fame
have no common power. But to the failure TO reach
the people, is the fault all with the mnisersl In my
humble opinion there is another side to the The
theory of church life and organization in this
CITY I'll will not further) rotten TO the 70 lnda-
tOn and the mischief lies in the people quite as much,
If not more. than with the clergy The master OF s-
ought not be- Is the fact That the clergy OF this city
are compelled 20 work lines drawn by the cOngrega-
ton and according to methods which tho congregation
establish and which reduce the ministers power aud


1,irncv onc-halt The GOSPEL ideal OF CHRISTIAN min
ister il that Of a teacher OF Divine truth Tie New
York ideal Is that OF the engineer 0i paying machine
The gospel ideal OF Christian congregation IS mat OF
every form OF Christian activity Ihe New York Ideal
twice every sabbath A first-cass" NewYork church
corporation with so much invested III pews, which
Another duty imposed upon the minister is there
fore to make the pews pay Tns Is not the ministers
who invest their money the church, the attempt to
bear which dstracts his thought aud energy from the
legitimate OBJECT Ol his work, and OF Itself goes far TO
ncapacitate nm from reaching the people And In too
many instances he has bear 1t alone. Tho cOngrega
ton which called him stand by to see Samson tug aud
strain aud immensely edited at tue exhibition of
strength. Just SO long churches are built and
Quoted on this prncple-as points for popular to
Oh, and by their personal power and bIiancy fiji
given number OF seats and command pecunlary return
sufficient to lift crushing burden OF debtso long the
people will not be reached by the churches


Let us have the Bible expounded. more OF it-nothng
the Bible. Let the ministers have all the blame
they for any lack OF simplicity earnestncss
they may display but let the people who build the
churches understand that they as well the ministers
have something TO do with reaching the people. Ny
only wonder is that many people reached by
stOnecased corporations with their eorDitan pew
tals. and their enormous expenses for popular music
and by ministers who with their very hearts burdened
with yearnDg for the pershable souls about the are
forced make their 10 the people these
and through these walls OF carved stone the
face OF nsaate craving Tor pulpit novelties 1t is well
for DR. Hall to raise the question OF reaching the people
Long may he be spared 10 preach tho simple Gospel
which does reach 50 many CANTOR.


Netc- York. Nov. 20 1874
Year: 1874

BY ATALANTA.
1flove be only love of self in subtle guise,
Offering to self the costliest sacrifice;
flove can fade to a chill presence wan and pray.
Haunting the silence like the ghost of some dead


day;


flove can turn with pleasure to novel face,
Or changed to brutal rage, lose every human grace,
And hunt its object like dark, relentless fate
Take cruel love away, henceforth Wen only hate.
lflove mean not ofgrasping self, the happy loss
In thoughts whose far, still depths no restless


breeze can toss
If love mean not one pair of answering eyes,
That to one hearts asking sends silent, swift re-


plies,
Cannot be faithful to the faithless and renew
Its strength from weakness through this little life


be true,-
In boundless space We cannot find your para
disc,


Well sleep dreamless dust, since dead lo,e sciu


ST CrOr1n Aur 1s+L 1914
Year: 1874

But one day, without netice TO counsel, tho
Pulaski Circuit Court suddenly took up tie
old deferred suit, 0verruled the demurrer. de-
clared Brooks Governor. and gave him judg-
ment for the back salary, touching which there
had never been any judicial investigation. Is
is upon the strength Of this snap judgment
that Mr.. Brooks wants President Grant 70
recognize him AZ Governor.


We do not think the Presidents conrsa
should be for moment doubtful. The orders
of a court which has no jurisdiction are abso-
lutely void The only court in Arkansas
which can pass upon Brooks's title to tha
Governorship is authOritatively and finally
declared to be the General Assembly. and
that tribunal has already decided against him.
To accept the decision of the Circuit Court it
is necessary to reverse the judgment OF
the Supreme Court, which is higher
tribunal, and of the Legislature. which is de-
clared by the Constitution to be the tribunal
having exclusive jurisdiction of all cases OF
this nature If it is possible for the peace to
be preserved until the Legislature can como
together and make proper provision for tia
enforcement of its authority, it may not ba
necessary for the President to Interfere at All
but if he does interfere, we do not see no"
he can help recognizing Baxter.
Year: 1874

1t is undeniable that in Germany there Is,
and for some years will continue to be, fear OF
France which will exercise very important In
fluence upon the foreign policy of Germany
The letter from Berlin, which we publish to-
day, shows how it was the evident purpose of
the Liberals, in voting to fix the military strength
for seven years, to enable the Emperor to prepare
for any hostile demonstrations during the
seven years that President MacMahon IS to
exercise his powers. The German military
establishment will now probably be sufficient
to keep the peace, unless France should be
materially strengthened by alliances; but it
is q sad necessity that compels country to
maintain standing army of 4Ol,OOO men
without any important productive capacity.
Year: 1874

A CLOSE SHAvE.-This morning as the
Delaware Railroad train was moving out
of the depot, young man named Vim


Blanken ran along side of the mail train


for the purpose of dropping a letter in the
mail box Just as he dropped his letter
ground SO rlo5eto the track. that the c;ll
wheels grazcd his hat. He was pulled
from his dangerous position, escaping
with only few bruises, and walked
away congratulating himself upon hi,
narrow escape from serious injury.
Year: 1874




SIR: In view of the fact that the several
indictments actions pending In the courts In
the Brooklyn scandal will attract great public attention
at the OF the joined and will be regarded as
cause ceeb would it not he we'll to caution the lawyers
engaged and the court before whom the causes are to
be tried to devote much time possible before the
trials take place the study OF the laws OF evidence
This branch Of the law. which has been declared the
perfection OF human reason" is the most convenient
and surest for the attainment Of the truth Yet
IL is notorious that Of the great body OF lawyers
in practice in city courts very few indeed are
versed even the first principles of the laws OF ey
dence and this, in fact Is the case with many VINO
enjoy good reputation general practitioners under
the Code. The conduct OF many causes 10 court Win
the latitude given to testimony appears 10 common
law lawyer more like trial by ccurtmartal than rlal
under the rules OF law In court Of justice AS these
causes have already had trial by newspaper In whch
IL seems of the counsel have been engaged III is 10
be hoped that for the sake of American jurisprudence
and the reputation of the American bar their conduct In
will be governed by proper discretion and accord
ing to the laws OF evidence. LEX NON oCRlfIA'


Netg- York, Oct. IL, 1874
Year: 1874

agt The New York. NewHaven, and Hartford Railroad
Company. to recover the value OF trunk sent from
Brooklyn by expressman 10 the depot at Twenty.
sixthst, has Just been tried before Judge Joseph r.


DAILY, in the Court Of Common Pleas but the jury
unable TO agree. The expressman testified that when
he entered the depot the from behind
the counter, told him to lay the trunk down. adding,
"Ail right; we take It," This the baggage-master
denied on the stand averrng that he obeyed the rule
of the Company, which was posted up in four five
places about the TO the effect that the Company
would not be responsible for baggage until checked


Judge DAILY overrued that point Of responsibility and
the jury the question OF the value Of the trunk


and the question Of fact whether the attention Of the
expressman was called these posted rules, and
whether II the rule brought TO his notice. the
baggagemaster didn't take the trunk into his posses
s0n. II he did, no was liable Tue Jury went out, but
Year: 1874

SIR Do you not want to ell all the pockets
and aprons of the children Of NewYork at least
once this Autumn with appes 1t is ssddeninR to see
the ground covered with fruit which will never reach
market and to think Of the thousand eager little hands
only two three hours tha would be stretched
ont for them If some well known citizen would pro-
vide for the distribution Of them. sure many farm
ers would send load two, and that the railroads
would take them a nominal rate and that subscrp-
tions would flow in promptly to pay the carriage and
handling In New-YOrk The undertaking In proper
hands would be q success beyond doubt


Ne,c- York. Oct. 8. 1874. THEo. ID. MEAD.
Year: 1874

WHAT ARE THEY i-wHAT is THE sTEMf-WHERE


is 1T PUT IN PRACTICE IN BOSTON, NEw-YORK,


AND BROOKLYN "A CRY FOR LIGHT.


To the Edftor Of The Tribune.


SIR: | have been intensely interested for
some weeks past In inquiries about Kindergartens.
read with deep interest the account In your issue OF
June IS Of the Kndergartens about Boston inquired
diligently about these schools in Boston, but being the
Summer vacation. found none in actual operation ex
that of Miss Noyes at the South End Mission and
this being merely held together during the prlnc
pals vacation found very few in and about Boston
who seemed TO know anything about IL. One gentleman
in Kiby-st, largely engaged in the copper business
seemed more enthusastic-more interested than any
one met-because OF the difference he saw In his two
younger children who had been for some time attend
ing one Of the Kndergarens compared with any other
OF his children taught in the ordinary way FOUND
plenty who regarded 1t as good thing; but all with
whom spoke deplored their ignorance and did not
know where to fnd in an ntelligble and practicable
form. a full explanation Of the practical working
Of the system. 1t Is not In regard to
primary education, or higher education. There
are good readable, we-written books on these
topics In regard TO Kindergartens, find, especially
among intelligent mothers an anxiety on the suhlect.
of your correspondents give the people more
ighti
apostle OF the In this country Could not this
gifted and really eloquent lady now 20 years old and
Yet apparently in her prime not remedy this lack Her
lecture NO u is admirable but after all mainly shows
that is good system The want that hear expressed
is what Is the system;' what are its aims and Its
methodist hear Miss Garland Of Boston spoken of as
very accomplished teacher and trainer Of Kndergarens
and heard Of her pupils. young lady from Con-
nectcut admirably describe the process OF begin
ming ard carrying OF these schools. IL was by
the most instructive talk l have heard; but the
tiInid shrinking, eloquent child, II may SO call her
could Of course deliver PUBLIC lecture Possibly 1t
not practicable TO get such talk into newspapers or
book form but IL 1t could be done IL would satisfy
many a longing heart. Unqnestionaby there is an
anxiety In the public mind on this subject that must be
satisfied The most practically enthusiastic man have
met this subject is an importer OF German books In
your CITY, whose will not insert lest this should
seem like an advertisement. He has invested some
5000 outside OF his business in this cause and has pub
lished more and has imported materials than all
the United States beside give you his name II any
should ask to have my statement verified There are or
have been some KIndergartens in NewYork and Brook
lyn the true Froebel system-one believe Is In
Gramercy place But let us see II some OF your corre
spODdents enlighen ignorance All over the
country this subject is exciting attention. TRAVELLER


Netc- York, Sept ], 1874.
Year: 1874

A GOOD SCGGEsTlON.-One Of our
best business men suggests the for
nation Of a stock company for the
purpose Of Matchmaking the road
from Linden to this city, on which
toll should be collected. This
strikes Us as being the most prac-
ticable suggestion we have heard
concerning this much used and
much abused highway. We have
little idea what the cost Of the work
would be, bat Judging from the fact
that the Muscola bridge, which cost
100000 to 10000, aud over which Is
not 1.-THE the travel there would
be over 8 good road from Linden TO
Mineral Point, pays dividend, we
should think the enterprise likely
to yield good profits to share-hold-
ers. The gentleman who suggests
it says he will take $500 Of the
stock. VIII some Of our public
spirited citizens move for the or
gauization Of a colnpany!
Year: 1874

In response to an inquiry from large
holder of State and city securities, Gov
ernor Kellogg, we are informed, has ad-
dressed a letter stating that there are no
bills before him for signature or awaiting
his approval which involve the financial or
commercial interests of the State to any
very serious extent, but that there are some
measures which. in his judgment, would be
prejudicial to the public interests if allowed
to become laws; and as, under the constitu
ton, he is unable to veto any bill received
after the adjournment of the Legislature
until the first day of the next session, he
proposes, in order to relieve all public anx.
iety On this matter, to publish list of bills
reported passed which will not receive his
official approval. This course he has already
taken with regard to bill relating to elec.
tions, and as soon as the pressure of busi-
ness arising from the disastrous crevasses
and overfows is in some measure relaxed
he will pursue the same method in regard
to other bills.
Year: 1874

The members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and their friends will today in
dulge In an excursion up the river, leaving
Canal street by steamboat P. w. Strader at
P. NJ. A fine band of music will
be on board. The boat will go to the
Bonnet Care crevasse, and return by the
best moonlight that can be procured for the
occasion. Ladies will go with the party,
and there will be dancing on the steamer
and coed time generally.
Year: 1874

SHERIFF's SALE AT AUCTION FOR CITY
IAxEs.-We call public attention to the
sale at auction to be made this day at
noon, at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Ex-
change by the sheriff of the parish of Or
leans, for city taxes. of valuable improved
real estate situated in the Second District
of this city, on Rampant, Customhouse and
Bienville streets. For full particulars and
terms see advertisement.
Year: 1874

There is constant complaint among the
ladies concerning the inferior quality of the
prints that have been manufactured since
the carly part of the war. \ dress made
from them is not really worth the labor of
making up. When cotton was one dollar,
and from that to two dollars pound, there
was some excuse for spinning it out so thin.
What are now called standard print
cloths are seven yards 10 the pound "a
threads to the square inch, in both the warp
and filling. Before the war standard cloth
was six yards to the pound with the same
count of threads TO the square inch-the eX-
tra weight arising from making the thread
coarser, reducing the cost of both spinning
and weaving the pound of cloth, /, G., there
will be onc-scycnth less skcins of yarn to
spin, and with less turns of twist to the
inch, and onc-scvcnth less yards to weave,
with stronger yarn to work and less break
ing in the loom, so the cost of the better
goods cannot anyhow exceed the bare cost of
the cotton TO make the additional weight.
OF course the printing would be the same
per yard. Now n pound of cotton at Is
cents, with allowance for waste, will be not
lNl llOlll - NNHlS lOl tLC COSl vi luc tOllOlls
giving 81 cents per yard for 6 yards and 3
cents for yards to the pound There is Il
difference OF taste rs to what constitutes a
pattern. We will give as much scope rs
Old Finn lid in stating the age of the lady
on the stagc-"lrom 10 to 60, or thereabouts'
At the lower figures the extra cloth would
be 8 cents for dress of really substantial
goods, over the moonshine warp with star
light filling stuff that has been in the market
for the last ten years. At the "big figures"
it would be only 30 cents for garment that
ought TO cover the ambition of the most as
piring. If the ladies would only put on II
little spunk Cif they have got any), and af-
firm that they will buy no more moonshine
| think we should be obliged to give them
au honest CLOTH whether we like it or not
--PyOuidGRce JoHI9ldl.
Year: 1874

The excessive wet Of last season gave a
temporary advantage to herds grass in its
struggles against the eneroachments of the
daisy. This summer better stand Of the
former is quite noticeable all over our
upland meadows, while the latter fails to
make quite 50 conspicuous display as in
former years. So, while these facts afford
us additional evidence that Timothy is chiefly
failing under the frequent and trying
drOughts of these latter times, and that the
daisy readily adapting itself to such condi-
tions takes possession of whatever ground
Timothy and the other grasses are not able
to hold, let us not curse this weed overmucb,
and charge to its account entirely the loss Of
the best grass the American farmer has ever
known. AGRICoLA.
Year: 1874

The incest green tomato pickles that have
ever seen were made as follows: To every
fuls Of salt, and let it stand all night DO
not pour of the liquid but add two-thirds OF
pound of sugar, one pint Of grated horse
radish, two teaspoonfuls of mustard. Put a
weight on the top and set near the fire or In
n warm place until they become sour, when
they should be kept cool. The juice Of the
tomato forms the vinegar, and if somo are
partly ripe it is all the better. No scum
rises on the top, and they will keep long
time.