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Year: 1879

My friend Anderson told me that in his youth he received lesson, on the subject of borrowing, that was likely to last him for his lifetime. It was when he was teaching school in the village of N, away down East. On 8 certain occasion he very much desired to gain access to the tables of Bowditch's Nav igator, and learning that old Capt. York, retired shipmaster, then residing in the village, owned one, he went to bor- row it, remarking that he only wanted to consult it for few moments at home. He would return it within four-and- twenty hours. The captain was genial, kind-hearted old man but he was par ticular about his books. He had but a few of them, and he prized them, and liked to keep the run of them. But, if the young master would bring it back as he had promised, he might have it in welcome.

 It was the third day after that, that our teacher, in company with female friend, was passing the captains resi- dence, and the old man chanced to be leaning over his gate, pufing away at his pipe, at this time. Anderson remem- bered the book, and would have dodged out of sight had the movement been pos. sible; but he had advanced too far.

 "Ah! How d'e do, MT. Anderson :? Say, you keep school"

 By that time Anderson had stopped before the gate, and he bowed and an- swered in the affirmative.

 "And s'pose you know little some- thing about arithmetic Say, for in- stance how many hours make day j; and how much difference there is between the hours of one day and the stretch of three days. My young friend, I have known fine ship to be wrecked from being only few hours behind her true time! Such things are worth remem- bering. Good evening, sir trust you will have pleasant walk"

 And with that Captain York turned back towards his door, and the young schoolmaster kept on his way, to return the book within an hour, and to thank the old man for the lesson given. And he told to his fair companion the whole story. She is now his wife and has shared with him in the benefits derived from the old sea captain cutting rebuke.
Year: 1879

lady correspondent in the Detroit Free PTsss says:


know boys who have gone astray and saddened tne
hearts of parents and yet the fault with the parents
The only keep your boys free from crime and STAN
is to keep them close TO hearts possible Inc
boy who Is ied to his mothers apron string seldom
goes wrong. like that kind Of boy he is honest
kindly, polite and manly to fault, When we make
homo the happes spot earth for husband and children
we will have little cause for heartache.


When hear wife complain about her husbands club
and his constant attendance upon always desire to see
her at suppertime. have idea that she sits at the
evening meal in dirty Calico with slippers down at the
heel clothes pin pnnng her dress at the collar signs
OF ribbon bow, and her hair frowzy the tout
se6e of political primary. fancy that her face wears
an r SO 10y that her husband catches cold every time he
looks at her souchy, untidy frowning wife cannot
compete with club billiard room to her life.
she wants her betterhaf lin this nstance) to stay at
home let her the old smiles neat dresses and tasty
couture she wore when he counting her. Let the
room be clean and the fire brightly burning. Let her
commence an honest endeavor to make home brighter,
SUMMER spot than the club and the saloon and She
get her heartaches


Ill boy is wanted to grow up lover of home, home
must be made worth the loving Don't crowd him down
don't keep telling him that boys are seen heard
don make him sit certain chair in certain place


until he on the verge of paralysis, and don't make him
read Baxter's Saints Rest when Jules Vernes and j.
). O. Abbotts books what he wants. Don't refuse
him cookie apple, either, Just before bedtime


telling him it is unhealthy If the stomach does not want
fruit it will not ask for it, and the physician who says
otherwise should not doctor sick pump deceased


ironing board for And further don't send your boy
to bed at hap o'clock I've known boys raised
as above nine out of the grow up rascas and the
tenth idiot Such boys off the first chance
they get and try to become circus clowns and Indian
lighters l do not blame them, either.
Year: 1879

Camille Fammarinun, the French scientist, thus ex
presses himself in La Correspondence SceafQue regard
ing the ultimate fate of our globe The earth born
she will die. She will die either of old age when her vi


ncon of the sun, to whose rays her life is suspended
She might also die by accident through collision with
celestial body meeting her her route but this end
OF the world is the most improbable of all.


She may, repeat, die, natural death through the
slow absorption of her vital elements Intact it proba
be that the air and water diminishing The ocean,


like the atmosphere appears have been formerly much
considerable than it is in day. The terrestri
crust penetrated by waters which combine chemically
with the rocks is almost certain that the temperature
of the interior of the globe reaches that of boiling
at depth of about six miles, and prevents the from
descending any lower but the absorption will continue
with the cooling of the globe The oxygen nitrogen and
carbonc acid which atmosphere also appears
to undergo absorption, but slower The thinker may FORE
through the mist of ages come the epoch yet aar
Oft in which the EARTH deprived of the atmospheric aque
vapor which protects her from the glacial cold of
by preserving the solar around her, will become chill


ed in the sleep of death AS Henri Nivarez says: From
the summit of the mountain winding sheet OF will
descend upon the high plateaus and the valleys driving
before it life and civilization and masking forever the
cities and nations that it meets its passage Life and
human activity will press nsensiby toward the nterropi
cal zone ST. Petersburg, Berlin, London, Paris, Vienna
Constantnope and Rome, will fall asleep in succession
under the eternal shroud During very many ages equa
toral humanity will undertake Arctic expeditions find
again under the ice the place of Pare Lyons, Bordeaux
and Marseies. The coasts will have changed and
the geographical map of the earth will have been trans
formed No win live and breath any except in
the equatorial up to the day when the last family
nearly dead with cold and hunger, will sit the shore
of the last in the rays of the which will thereaf
ter shine here below ambulent tomb revolving aim
lessly around useless light and barren heat
Year: 1879

y 1JcCt7FtOoT
EDTToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE


soldier who enlisted in 1852 and served fifteen
months when was discharged surgeons certificate OF
disability. My disease brought by double quick
march, after which took cold, which settled my
lungs and into consumption. was sick three
and my lungs are yet very weak. kcoordng present
laws am not entitled TO any bounty while the soldier
that wounded has his bounty though his health may
be far better than mine Now would like to ask the
members of present Congress if there is anything
right just about this The soldier who lost finger
ceives pension therefor, ruined my health and get
nothing


Respectfully, SOLDIER.
Year: 1879

OFFER1E, EDWARDS County, KANSAS.


December 8, 1879.
EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE:


DEAR SIR In reading your worthy paper notice that
much is said in regard to the Equalization Bounty Bill
hope it may speedily Congress, and then the poor
soldiers who SO noby turned out to save our country will
have recompense My husband went into the army
from Delaware with the rest of the poor boys in 1861 for
the small sum of $11 per month He sound and
hearty when he started but returned broken down in
health Hearing much about soldiers getting 100 acres
OF land here through occupancy here and took
our homestead But crops failed and have moth
ing to sell and anything to live There
thousands all Kansas in situation and
the time when this Equalization Bounty money would do
more good than hope Mr. Editor that you will
do all your power to urge the passage of this bill this
winter by Congress


NJ. X. g., Soldiers WIFE.
Year: 1879

1t is claimed that the paper flour barrels are not
only cheaper butmore tight and durable we'll lighter
than those of ordinary construction. By improved
method of manufacture these barrels are composed of
straw, paper pulp, which is run into a noud made into
the shape of half of barrel vertically The pulp
is subjected powerful hydraulic PRESSURE and when
reduced to the required thickness the ends of the halves
cut off the pieces then placed steam drer,


the sides trimmed evenly and the substance thoroughly
dried 1t from the drer ready for making up
barrels There three heavy wooden hoops and two
hoops fastened together and into grooves cut in the
saves the paper halves which have average thickness
of threesxteenths of inch slid The ends of the
barrel made OF paper of similar thickness
structed the principle the Sides The barrels
manufactured entirely by machinery and the halves
lily ft together.
Year: 1879

A GREEN sPRIe from the Emerald Isle entered boot
and shoe shop TO purchase himself pair of brogansn
After overhaung his stock in trade without being able
suit his customer the shopkeeper limited he would
make him pair to order The price named. The
Irishman demurred; but after batting down. the
thing was trade Paddy was about leaving the shop,
when the other called after him. asking But what size
shall make them sir?" "Och, cried Paddy, prompt
ly, /" nver mind about the size at all Make them
large as ye conveniently can Tor the money
Year: 1879

STEVENS PoIST, WIS, Dec S, 1879.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE


DEAR SIR: would like inquire through the columns
of your paper, why the Equalization Bounty bill does
not pass consider rank injustice to the voun
soldiers who enlisted 1861 without the passage of
said bill


For instance enlisted 1861, which considered duty
owed my country and tried to get my acquantances
to do the same; but many of my neighbors said No.
will not go, and they stayed at home in 1861; but
closed thriving business and went into the Army
the call of country During my services in the
army received serious injuries (before serving quite
years. and therefore discharged and returned home
dead alive and have moi seen well day since,
received any recompense for services. All got
monthly pay while in the service, the other hand my
neighbor who stayed home in 1861 enlisted in 1865
avoid the draft and TO tine several hundred dollars
which he received was gone but short time having
pleasant trip were, and seeing service
much to load gum and returned home sound
ever; whereas unable to go with him then ac-
count Of being disabled previous TO this time while
ing for my country without compensation.


NoW, ask If this is justice betceeR and maas


remain yours, respectfully, Wisconsin volunteer SOL
dier of 1861.


JAMES n IUCE
Year: 1879

FOWLEH, COUNTY, MICHIGAN,


December 4, 1879.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:


1t has often occurred to that a soldier may be
regarded faithful dog. When the master or his
property is in danger the dog flies at the enemy Grim
inal and secures teir safety and protection Now,
would good do for this dog? He would feed
and cars for him well. He would not give him few
crumbs from his table but he would have abundance of
good food Now, il this noble dog had been wounded
and soely beaten his would feel for him far more
Are We the exsolders of the rebellion entitled to
the con onsideration kind gives his dog? Very
many of have serious wounds and it appears we can
We received these injuries while fighting our
country from destruction / glad that have been
soldier and have done my share of fighting TO
country May God bless America and preserve her
dom and all the exsodiers who fought the good fight
and 6iIished the work given them to do.''


Yours, truly, AN Ex-SoLDIER-
Year: 1879

LAKE, N, i. Z


NooeBa5er so, 1879
EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE:


DEAR SIR You have done well in warning soldiers
who they shall for and telling them to support their
friends and not their enemies Now, would like you
We wish you would give the list of the
who during this winter in Congress- stand by the soldiers
SO that may know whom to support and whom to
backball.
Year: 1879

A youth living on Bragg street rolled
an apple barrel to the curbstone The 9th
er afternoon, filed it With cobblest0nes,
headed it up, and marked the barrel:
"Greenings - handle carefully" The
youth retired to await further develop
ments, and they soon came. A sawdust
wagon came along, and the driver jump
ed down and took long look at the bar
rel. He probably reasoned that it had
been delivered by a grocer, and he doubt
less wondered why it had not been rolled
into the cellar. Dusk was coming on,
and the man drove off. In quarter of
an hour he returned. screenings" were
there yet, and he drove around the
square, took the tail-board out of his
wagon, and at length drove up close to
the barrel. No one was in sight, and he
made dash for the prize. He probably
expected rather heavy lift, but when he
felt the weight of those cobblestones his
surprise must have been great. He gave
| one awful lurch, lifted the barrel about
an inch, and as his fingers raked over
the hoops he groaned in agony and leap
ed into his wagon as if dog had been
reaching for his coat-tails. At various
times during the night vehicles were


heard hating and driving suddenly away


but when day broke the "greenings'


were still there, though only two hoops


were left on the barrel. el.-Detrot FIRE.
| Proec
Year: 1879

/ the internal affairs o. the government.
BY the construction of the human mind
there viii be of necessity divers opinions
among the people on the best way to
manage their internal affairs, and Con-
gress meets periodically to legislate for
( the people, and to represent their views
on questions dividing them, but surely
these differences, be they great or small,
afford no justification for departure
from any of the principles that underlie
a republican government If they do,
the charter of our liberties will soon be
frittered away. The charge that this is
revolutionary legislation has no force. 1t
might be called partisan device. Con-
gress has power under the Constitution
to raise and equip armies, and the House
of Representatives holds the purse
strings.


In the pending army bill, nothing is
proposed but to strike out a single clause
forbidding the presence of troops. Also
in no respect is the authority of the Pres
ident to answer call to repel invasion
or to suppress insurrection in any way
abridged. The amendment is germane
to the bill, and is simply condition as
to the use of the army which the peoples
representatives had n perfect right to
impose. 1t is not in any proper sense





statute books are full of precedents that
the friends of the present measure might
cite against their opponents. Whether
the clause in question ought to be re-
pealed is q fair subject for discussion.
but the form of presenting it is not liable
to just criticism. Personally, [ should
have preferred to vote on the proposition
as an independent bill, because the prac-
tlce of both parties, legislation on a
proposition is more honored in the breach |
than the observance. If this course had
been pursued it is probable the whole |
debate would have been less acrimon: ous. |
and the excitement which has followed |
could never have been worked up to so |
high pitch. 1t has been alleged there |
IS an attempt to coerce the Executive in |
this bill. Certainly none appears on the
surface, and he is left entirely free to
exercise his own Judgment if it should
be sent to him in its present or modified
form. To assume he viii approve or
veto it, or to introduce him in any way
into this debate is departure from wise
usage. The Presidents sphere of action
is defined by the Constitution, and any
attempt to influence legislation by the
suggestion of what he may or may not
:. deDf q; to cli1i,,ls. ',,ls. {,


Let us hope, Iu-t af ,,Ioco in this
bill has passed from our hands, tho. u
angry debate which has attended it will
act as an electric storm in purifying the
air, and we will all come together better |
disposed to give to the country what has
been given to party in the united effort
to provide relief for the prevailing dis
tress in every pursuit of life.
Year: 1879

Further Complimentary Attention


shown Him.


SAN FRANCISCO, October 9.-Gen. Grant
was heartily received by the Chamber of
Commerce today, several hundred promi-
nent business men being present. Geo.
Q. Perkins, Governor elect, made speech
expressing the appreciation felt by that
body for Gen. Grants services in war and
peace, and alluding to the modesty with
which he has been received, the honor
bestowed by foreign potentates upon him
while journeying around the globe.


General Grant responded expressing
his qualification at the meeting Of these
merchants who had contributed so largely
to build up this city in Its wonderful
growth; he had travelled much in the two
past years but no where had he seen
greater evidences Of prosperity than here,
The condition otthe laboring classes seem,
ed better here than any place he had been
Labor left to itself grew debased and he
had in no part Of the world seen evidences
Of prosperity Of the lAboring classes which
was the highest compliment he could pay
to the merchants OF the city. In the even
ing he embarked on the steamer St. Paul
for Oregon, the harbor dipping colofs al
he passed,
Year: 1879

In the great rush Of business few stop
to think what great changes have taken
place in values since January /. Below
we call attention to these changes in the
value OF some Of the articles reported upon
by us each week, and We also give the
prices In July, 1873, before the financial
crash:
Year: 1879

A man was once walking along one
road, o woman along the other. The
roads finally united, and man and wo-
man, reaching tile junction at tRe
same time. walked on from there to +.
gethor. The man was carrying o large
iron kettle on his back, in one hand
he held the legs Of "a live chicken,
in the other a cane, aod he was
leading a goat, as they were coming
to deep dark ravine, the woman
said to the man "I'm afraid to go
through that ravine with you, il
is a lonely place and you might
overpower me and kiss me
by force"


IF you were afraid Of that" said
the man you shouldn't hayc walked
with me at all how can I possibly
overpower you and then hiss you by
force when l have this great iron ket
tie on my back, cane in one hand
and a live chicken in the other and
leading this goat? l might as we'll be
tied hand and fcot!''


"Yes, replied the woman; but If
you should stick your cane into the
ground and tie the goat to it. and
turn the kettle bottom side up and
put the chicken into it. then you
might wickedly kiss me, in spite Of my
resistance.


Success to thy ingenuity, 0 woman!
said the rejoicing man to himself. 1T
should have never have thought of
such an expedient."


And when they came to the ravine
he stuck his cane IN the ground and
tied the goat to it, gave the chicken
to the woman saying: Hold it while
| cut some grass for the goat" and
then, lowering the kettle from his
shoulders, imprisoned the chicken un-
der it, and wickedly kissed the woman.
as she was afraid he would.
Year: 1879

in dealing with this question Of improving the
dwellings of the working classes 1t was OF
vital importance to remember that from these tene-
ment houses went forth terrible record of
crime and pauperisn. A little reflection about the
matter would easily convince even the most mex
perenced that could scarcely, under the circum-
stances, expect ii to be otherwise DR.. Harris then
spoke of the social life of the city and the serious
aspect of the tenement house problem


After some remarks from Dr. Roose and the Rev.
DR.. Potter the chairman announced that public
meeting would be held in Cooper Institute next
Thursday evening in furtherance OF the movement.
at which the Mayor would preside The meeting
closed with benedction by Rev. DIR. Potter
Year: 1879

The last public rehearsal of the dirge to be sung
over the remains of the late Bayard Taylor their
arrival in this city from Germany took place yester-
day afternoon in the Germania Assembly Rooms.
Over twenty singing societies represented by
100 delegates and the audience present numbered
nearly one thousand persons.
Year: 1879

it. and TO our shame be IL said. There are church
members in New York as ! understand who own
who let them to be under-let for the
most infamous of purposes, simply because
they pay twelve per cent Let Christian
people be satisfied with honest six per cent rather
than the infamous twelve per cent. II ii should
come, after the various sermons this subject have
been preached that the rich men of New York should
recognize this matter of self-protection well
matter of Christian charity that they will invest
of their large capital in rearing homes for the
poor what great and glorious work will be done.
Year: 1879

The clergy Of this city. representing different re-
hgous bodies, met few days ago to discuss the
moral and domestic aspects of the tenement house
system. At that meeting facts startling, the
suit of personal investigation in relation to the sub
ject were presented by gentlemen deeply interested
in it that it unanimously resolved that the clergy
of New York be invited to point out the special
dangers and evils Of the present tenement sys-
tenn to their congregations the fourth Sunday
of the current month. Accordingly in many of the
churches yesterday sermons, or, more properly
speaking, addresses were delivered the points of
which given below In every instance the attend
auce was large. and the interest manifested in the
subject very great. Statistics obtained by thorough
investigation Of the system were presented, and
Christians were besought to do something than
pray and bestow charity for the ameloraton of the
poor. Those who spoke. it will be seen, regarded the
present tenement system one of the greatest
of society.
Year: 1879

OF visits to tenements tho speaker said that II
surely right to blot out such these, to be


Mr. Charles l.. Brace spoke of the fame of New
York for its wealth, commerce and culture but the
city was famous still for it's crime and misery.
There was fruitful of crime as tho.
condition of the tenement houses II could scarcely
be understood how young girls grew up in
purity and honesty amid such surroundings, but
still they were saved wonderfully Cooperative or
loan societies had done but little good in furthcrng
the improvement of workngmons g dwellings, for
the workngmen themselves had not put these socie-
ties in motion and worked them. The Building and
Loan Society of Philadelphia had accomplish much;
but then Philadelphia was more favurably situated
than New York. In the Fourth Sixth and Seventh
wards there $4,000 people unable to read. II
was urged that with the aid of rapid transit much
would be done. and yet IL was said that
experience mad shown in England that working
men after their days work could not endure
Tor any length of time the motion and the noise
of the cars. single houses for each mans family
ought to succeed. In the lower wards h the city
improved dwelling houses, the plan of Mr. Whites
in Brooklyn, could not fail to prove accept
able In London old houses had been made
to do service, when the system supported
by legislation. We wanted public opinion to
tain this movement. There autocracy like
democracy when in earnest aud once the opinion of
the public went out in favor OF Legislative action
this tenement house question then we should have
the power To work practically.


Dir Harris was next introduced He repeated the
figures given by some of the other speakers, COM
mentng on them. and went to say that thirty n
years ago 80 900 people living in tenement
then made inspection of all these dwellings.
since that time the tenement house system has becn
growing and developing. For fifteen years II in
creased wonderfully because during these years the
immigration to this city was at its highest Now,
have to deal with half the population Of the city