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Year: 1878

more cliques in committees No more speci-

 al legislation without debate! Publicity, re-

 sponsibility, and purity! Cabinet officers in

 in Congress. Can anything be prettler to ring

 the changes on? The party that first sets up

 that banner in good faith will have the best

 chance for long lease fo power. It is asked

 how are such great changes to follow from

 sucha a simple expedient? l reply that at first

 the change would be scarcely perceptible. At

 various times, oflate, Mir. Sherman has appear

 ed before different )mmittees The defect ID

 this is that he appears merely as a general ex-

 pert. He submits his views to them, but they

 do not submit theirs to him, and they make theirs plans with as much or as little reference

 to him as they please. It would be more dig

 nifed for the Secretary to refuse such inter- views altogether If, on the other hand, he was in the House the positions would be re-

 versed. Of course, the cry from Congress and the politicians would be the danger of Execu-, tive power. In point of fact, it would obviate this danger instead of creating it. Now, corrupt Administration with a corrupt ma jor- ity of Congress might endanger our liberties

 without the country knowing anything about it, as writpess the machinations of Davis,

 Floyd 6 Co. before the rebellion. Then no intrigue could be carried on either side without it's being instantly made public. It is asked how could the Cabinet maintain themselves in the face of hostile majority? They have to do that new, and the situation would certainly be no worse Whether they should so main- tain themselves, or should resign, singly or in mass, is matter to be determined by time and experiment It is urged that resignation implies the power of dissolution, which cannot exist under our Constitution. This might be obviated by arranging test questions for per iod just proceeding the elections for new Congress. And, after all, if the experiment proved unsuccessful it might be terminated at any time, and the present state of things re- stored. The important thing is that the ex- pertinent should be tried. The irrepressible conflict of the future, quite as momentous as that of slavery is to be between the Executive | and Legislative powers The imminent neces- sity is unity of administration under strong | and responsible Executive, and it it as certain 1 as any political problem can be that if we do 1 not establish such, sooner or later the condl- l ton of anarchy will bring us through strife and bloodshed to one that is strong but irres- 1 ponsible.
Year: 1878

Mary Belle Low, scarcely fourteen
years of age, is a shepherdess, whose
rosy cheeks, sun-burnt face, and grace
full form as she mounts her pony, would
excite the envy of many city bellies.
Some DAYS ago, while looking after her
woolly wards, she discovered full-grown
wolf of the cayote species, stealthily ap
preaching the flock. She put her horse
to his speed, and the wolf fed. Then
there was q race over the hills and
prairie, neither showing any indication
of fatigue, and finally he was compelled
to consider himself run down." Now
came the tug of war" The little
maiden unbuckled her bride rein, and
with the ring at the end, and this only,
made good her position rs mistress of
the situation, and without alighting
from her saddle, soon disabled her foe
and saved her lambs. Then she started
for the nearest neighbor for assistance,
but found no one at home who could
assist her, save another girl, who
mounted another pony, and, armed only
with dull knife, these two girls were
soon galloping over thGsprairie to save
the scalp, for which the county pays a
" royalty" " when presented to the proper
officer. When they returned. the prin-
cipal of the Red Riding Hood escapade
had partially recovered, and was NOV
ing off. But one girl threw him down.
and the other cut his throat.
Year: 1878




THE Italians, in their desire to create
navy, have naturally initiated English
traditions of naval management some
what indiscriminately. Among other
things they have adopted the famous
punishment of mast-heading. The heroes
of Capt. Marryatt's novels appear to
have spent considerable portion of their
lives at this uncomfortable elevation,
and a panorama of British feet at
anchor in the beginning of the century
would have been incomplete without
the introduction of some dozen or so of
Inidshipmen tipping the tapering mast
with their persons. Recently an Italian
cadet was mast-headed at Spezia in the
heat of the day, and losing his footing as
he endeavored to descend was killed.
The Captain has in consequence been
severely blamed, though if masthead
ing be prescribed in the articles of war,
the system rather than the Captain
would be to blame.
Year: 1878

A WRITER who helps to ballast with
wisdom one of our leading magazines,
ismuch disturbed between the ears be
cause there are scarcely any great think-
crs on thu ~ of the briny. IL Is q
sad piece or<susiness, that's fact, II
true: but multitudes are ready to spring
up with ewes like fireworks and say it
amt so. Our people do think-away
down to bedrock, too--and no quarter
of the globe can show up buster brains
than we have right here under the glo-
rious banner of freedom. And it will
always be that way as long as the most
complete compendium of quack nostrum
advertisements can only be found in a
religious newspaper with favor of
birthstone permeating every page.
Think! Why, bless your life, good sir,
tbis county will never be entirely bar
rem of bald-heads until somebody climbs
/ 10 the top peak of intuitive perception
/ and showers the world with a calcium
LIGHT making it clear as a summer morn.
irg why all this is thus.
Year: 1878

A WIT once observed that the best
way to avoid sunstroke Is to keep out OF
the sun. Seriously if we wish TO make
existence endurable during the heated
term. we must try to keep cool. Inc
French understand this art in It's per
lection. As soon as the weather de
mands q change, the Frenchman ap-
pears in the thinnest of appaTel-straw
hat. alpaca coat and low shoes usurping
the place of his usual habiliments. His
house. especially if ii be on the sunny
side of the street, is regulated with
equal care and fOrethOught. The car
pets are taken up; the heavy Jato9"s'e$s
are shut before sunrise, and kept closed
throughout the day the courtyard Is
hourly watered; and in households
where small expenses are a matter OF
little moment, a large bowl of ice and
water, of a pyramid of solid ice, sur
rounded by flowers, forms the center
ornament of the table. What the in
diyidual citizen does for himself, that
the municipality of Paris does for the
entire city. Long before the Parlsians
are astir the streets have been well
watered with a hose, and the trOtt0H
thoroughly washed down. The cafes,
with their awnings drawn over the pave
ment, look cool and inviting. As for
the French drinks the cups that
cool but not inebriate their praise;
cannot be too loudly sung or too widely
spread. Indeed, of life in hot weather
as of life at the seaside and of divers
other matters in which personal com
fort is the chief consideration, we can
not but admit, however reluctantly
that they manage these things better II
France.
Year: 1878

OK the authority of the London


Nedical Examine, it is proposed to form
a school of beauty" in England, in
which all the members pledge them
selves TO do all they can to make them
selves comely by natural means. Prizes
will be given to those ladies who can
move with ease and grace, and so afford
evidence of the free use of their limbs
In short natural waist and we'll
curved hack, with a perfectly posed
head, viii be premium
Year: 1878

y CHINAMES has sued the Sheriff of
San Francisco for cutting off his queue
Nm the County Jail. The Sheriff de-
INJURED to the complaint on the ground
that he was empowered to cut of the
queues of prisoners by city ordinance,
but the Court overruled the demurrer,
declaring that there was no ordinance
which gave such power, and that there
is no general Authority for a Sheriff to
clip the hair of cOnvicts
Year: 1878

Now that I am treating of Bonapartist
themes. let me record rather amusing
incident which took place at the ball
given by Lord Lyons at the British En-
bassy, in honor of the exhibition The
Princess Mathilde was invited, but de
clined on the ground that she did not
wish to attend any official balls under
the Republic But the Prince of Wales,
who holds the lady in great friendship
on account of many civilities shown
him during the days of the imperial
sway. went to see her, and begged her to
rescind her determination. You viii
find yourself in England, Madame, not in
Republican France, was the argument
that he used. In short, she was con
vinced and decided togo. Onentering the
halls of the Embassy, she found herself
surrounded by strangers, but a gentle
man gallantly stepped forward and of
fered her his arm, saying. Permit me,
Madam Ia Princesse, to escort you to the
reception ROOM" The lady accepted
the proffered courtesy, and after greet
ing her host she asked, And to whom
have / the pleasure of speaking " To
NJ Waddington, Madame, responded
her conductor with a low bow Imagine
the tableau-the cousin of Napoleon III
on the arm of the most Republican Min
lister of the Republic of France
Year: 1878

THp man who desires TO compile a com
plete catalogue of his friends can make
the work authentic by trying to borrow
five dollars in time of adversely. He
will have a tired pair of legs, though,
and much smaller volume than he an
ticipated when the task is completed.
Year: 1878

AN exchange says: Cleveland has in
vented patent bug buster, worked with
an air pump. All apertures IN room
are stopped but one, at which the deadly
bug buster is placed. by exhausting
the receiver, q current of air Is produced
strong enough to draw all the Yarmints
out of the room, through the air pump,
into the hopper, where they are put un-
der the influence of chloroform, and
stabbed in the back with pitchfork."
Year: 1878

New YORK has newspaper called the
Truth SsgkeT, whose proclaimed mission
is to dive into the muddy pool of un-
certainty and bring up the unadorned
facts pertaining TO everv theme and
thing under the sun or beyond it. For
six or eight years has this wide-awake
journal been in the grapnel business, and
Vet the world continues to pled along
ike a man with sore eyes. searching out q
foot-path free from brambles around
many distracting perplexities, not the
least of which Is why a man with a bad
/ breath Is always a great talker, with {
strong affinity for button holes.
Year: 1878

THE late Cardinal Franchi was very
fond of retailing Pho Nono's good say
ings. Here IS one which the Cardinal
Secretary of State used to tell with in
tense relish. Complaints had been fIe-
quently made by priests to the Propa-
ganda Of the arbitrary exercise of author
ity over his clergy by certain Austral-
ian Archbishop. The Archbishop was
informed that his presence in Rome
would be esteemed 4 favor. He crossed


the seas and arrived in Rome. In due
course he was introduced to Pho Mono,


who was well conversant with the points
in dispute between the Archbishop and
his clergy. Oh, said Pho Mono to the
Archbishop, offering him chair beside
him on the dais, you are the other
Pope. Sit down, your Holiness" The
rebuke cured the Archbishop, and he


and his clergy lived happily afterward.
Year: 1878

LIFE is so crowded with painful un-
certainties and anxious misgivings that
nothing can be counted on as a dead
sure thing, unless, perhaps, it may be 4
fshbone so firmly fixed in the throat
that it can neither be swallowed nor
pulled out. At every turn in the wind
ing pathway toward the tomb pitfalls Of
doubt entrap unwary feet and entangle
within the meshes of gravest apprehen-
sion pilgrims groaning forward beneath
burdens of crushing suspense But to the
soul of human being there comes no
more sOlicitous moment than the one in
which q sleeping-car porter is all racked
and tortured with the balefuI suspicion
that it is about an even stand-of as to
whether he will haul in a Quarter for
blacking the boots of the passenger
whose clothes he is dusting. or simply
receive for his politeness and labor an
empty bow of formal thanks. Itmay be
chalked down in the biggest kind of
letters that the man who said. aThere's
heroism in a smile, twas an old traveller
Year: 1878

In Chicago having interests in large and
fraudulent patent claim put all their defence INTO tne
hands OF gentleman who had had some experience In
that particular natter and for that purpose organized
the Western Railroad Association The smaller claims
followed the aud found that IL was NOT
safe TO experiment with or embrace any Improvement
although bought from the owner OF patent without
full investigation by experts aud attorneys OF its patent
relations account of various intricate ques1Ons OF IN
frngenen involved. The business service and member
ship grew till the association acts IN the matters
solicitor OF eightyone railroad companies operating
about $4,000 miles of road running from "a line drawn
through Buffalo, N V, and Knoxville Tenn, north 10
ST Paul. 10 san Francisco and south TO Georgia ana
Texas.


In other words, say the owners of patents used by
railroads. il is association formed for the purpose
Of appropriating patent rights and mutually resist
ing any payment for them and this, they add, is
exactly what the association does and does success
fully 1t has been asserted that the position held by
the Railroad Association is much the same as that OF
the Iowa Changers, and "A prominent feature OF the
argument by Mr. Raymond before the Senate Com
mttee was an effort to prove that conceptions Of the
human mind ought to be free TO all men, AMI that
the most arbitrary, unnatural and dangerous rlght
that be conferred upon man Is TO say that he sa
have the power TO prevent others from enjoying
the results of his intellectual creations and dIscOv
port of bill which proposes to make no curtain
nent of the absolute rights now possessed by II
ventors, but aims in this provision only to throw
obstacles in the way of enforcing their rights"


The bill is called - compromise between the sew
eral interests concerned but one looks III vain for
any provision in il which would seem to be con-
cessiOn TO the most powerful Of the parties to the
compromise unless ii be in the section Indicated
Without this it would be very small tub to throw
to whale OF those enormous dimensions.
Year: 1878

To the EdltOr or Ihe IrtO"H &c.


SIR: | have been reader of The DAILY
TRIBUNE some twenty-five years with hut slight excep
tons For the last ten years and over four OF us have
dubbed together Our band remains unbroken, although
we are not all of the political faith First myself
and family read il the day 1t issued The next day
take it to the paper mill where wo all labor there two
persons read during the day and give 10 the fourth
family the next evening so THE TRIBUNE that wctake IS
read considerably and it is read by others besides our
band like 10 read the letters you print
from the people, and of late you have printed
uerrOgatory letters with answers full OF instruction
Then Wlat host Of correspondents You must nave VINO
reflect the news from every quarter OF the CLONE Many
of vour editorials are of pure and noble worthy
OF prominence texts in every school reader IN lhe
land Many your daily issues especially those OF
Saturdays contain varied matter, that far surpasses
monthly magazine of my acquaintance, and all com
daily Issue for few cents. Low Ittle we couu


try people know the amount of daily labor that Is put
into THE TRIBUNE each day That there Is thought tact
talent, all combined, none can question,


Lee. Mass, March IS, 1873. \ TRIBUNE FRIEND.
Year: 1878

80 the EdftOr OF the Tribune.


SIR: In an editorial, You indite terrible in
dictment against the sparrows. fear It will be the
death of hundreds Of them. / was brought up among
spaTrOws on q farm Of 500 acres, in Worcester
shire England central fruit and hop raising county
never hoard thought OF their driving away singing
bTds-kDow positively. that they did nothing OF the kind
They plentiful that boys" would tole them
into the stables, by the dozen at time.


not the sharp taxidermist and tha sharpshooter
that kill aud frghten away the beautiful birds Where
Is the American who VIII not shoot bird OF any kind
For the first time we have Just wintered ook ofspar
Year: 1878

Charles Dehoes sailors. complained to Shipping Com
missioner Duncan that Captain A. NJ. Leighton, OF the
brig Mary L. Penne, had deprived them OF sufficient
food during the entire voyage from Caragena to New
York period OF hfty-three days. Commissioner Dun
can found that about ten days the seamen received
less than onehaf their proper allowance Of meat and
for forty days no meat whatever that they de-
pryed during the voyage OF more than half their allow
ance of peas or beans and of their entire allowance OF
moasse or sugar and that the only food furnished these
four men, during the greater part OF their voyage
hard bread and coffee, aud water. The
commissioner finds that each OF the sailors shall recover
from the captain the compensation allowed by law, 81


day each and every article OF food Tor Iy days OF
the passage.
Year: 1878

As Captain Byrnes and Detective Slevin, of
the Fifteenth Precinct at Broadway and Thirdst


last evening" boy informed them that he had seen an
express wagon standing in front OF No. West Thrdst


few moments before that he had seen four men has


y put several trunks in the wagon and had heard
order given 10 drive 10 Bayard-st, near MOttst The
officers reached the place designated just as the
wagon containing the men drove up. The rob
When brought the place Third-st., IL found
that the door Of Sanfords Dramatic Agency had been
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as q guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

SOME Of the Democrats like Banning and
Thompson haven't high opinion OF Glover
and his experts. They say Glover is always
finding out the wrong thing and stumbling
over some Democrat in his search for Repub-
lican wickedness. Then he has to go to work
and bury his discovery lest it hurt the party.
Year: 1878

THE outlook for resumption b cheering.
The Indianapolis Journal thinks "that this
is probably the brightest day in business
point of view, we have had in America sisce
1873" The New York Herald says that all
agitation of the financial question should
now cease, as nothing but mischief can come
from L.
Year: 1878

THE full text of the Blaine amendment to
the Pacific Railroad Funding Bill has never
been correctly telegraphed from Washington.
1t is as follows:


but so long as said Central Pacific and
Union Pacific Railroad Compa1 1ies shall faith
fully comDly with the provisions of the said
acts OF 1862 and 1864 and of this act relating to
payments to the United States on account of
the bonds advanced. and of the sIrking funds
to be established as aforesaid, such comliance
shall be deemed and taken as sufficient to
meet the obligations of said companies on ac-
count of such bonds prior to the maturity there
OF: ProUided That the annual payments from
each railroad company, 10 addition to the
balf.transportation account and the 8 Der cent
OF net earnings presently applicable to the in.
terest aud the bonds shall never be less than
$6O0.000 including the other half of the trsns-
portation account applicable to the sinking
fund herein established; and that nothing in
this act shall be construed to waive any claim
of the United States against either of said rail
road com panies, from whatever source arising"


1ntimations are abundant in many quarters
Just now that the Republicans who voted
against the Amendment made mistake. As
the Bill now stands if it becomes law it will
enable the Democrats to use the Pacific Roads
for partisan ends at any time they may find
it their interest to do so. Was such the de.
sign?
Year: 1878

New York artists are discourageds There
was time when they could pour molasses and
Venetian red over canvas aud sell it to the
west for a landscape, but the west has learned
how to do it. and makes her own paintings
now.-DetrOI Free Press.
Year: 1878

Fon zinc-work, to which it is difficult to
make paint adhere, and which rapidly
oxidises when exposed to air and moisture
DR.. Bottger recommends solution of one,
part of chloride of copper, one part of
nitrate of copper, and one part of chloride
Of ammonium sixty-four parts of water,
and one part Of commercial hydrochloric
acid. This solution acts as sort Of NOR
dant. It is put on with wide brush over
zinc, which, Immediately becomes a deep
black color, which changes in the course
ooftwelye or twenty -four hours to gray;
and upon this gray surface any oil.paint
will dry and firmly adhere. Summer heat
and winter rain will in no wise disturb this
covering which sffords complete dprotec'
ton to the zinc.
Year: 1878

~ There is something very touching in the


respectful affection and, care with which old


age was (and is stilD treated in France.
Not only the parents, but the grandmothers


salon is the point of reunion of the whole


family, vying with each other who should


best please and amuse the old lady. They


never failed, whatever their evening occu-


patton or amusement, to come in first and
delight Bonnie .Maman and Ma Iante by


their pretty toilets, and be rewarded by the


somewhat exaggerated admiration they


solicited. But the old lady really thought


her .granddaughters marvels of beauty and
grace. A very marked feature of French


old age is its bienusillance to the young, an


impossible word to translate, for it is


neither good nature, kindness, nor indul-


gence-rather an habitual state of the mind


disposed to admire and approve. This


tone of feeling is but natural for children


to their parents; and the young to the old


are almost universally dutiful and affection


ate. Well do remember how pretty


used to think the slight inclination and


kiss of the hand held out to them, which


prefaced the morning embrace to Bonnie


Maman. Our own royal family is the only


one in England where I have seen this
graceful custom prevail. If young women


and girls knew how much charm and


coquetterie there is In this manner to their
elders; how much younger they seem,
how their grace and softness gains by con-
trast with old age, they would not in their
own interests indulge in the Get
out-of-the-way old i Dan-Tucker style which |
obtains so much in our society at present.
Even the young men were full Of little at |
tentions to their aged relatives. They
really loved them almost as parents. When
the Prince Consorfs Life first appeared we
all wondered at the deep grief he expressed
for the death of his grandmother, q rela- |
tionship scarcely taken 80 seriously with
u.s. adorable ct adoree was the phrase used |
to me only few months ago by young |
Frenchman of the most modern set about |
the venerable mother of his parents. 1t |
must be said that the grandchildren were
often brought up in her house, and that
she being much younger than the same re-
lative in England, became almost friend
and confdant to these young men, who
found in her that experience in the past
and sympathy in the present which made
her society as charming to them as it was
to those of her own age. Not having in
those days the resource of clubs, the young
men came in with the news of the day to
pass the time till the hour for the balls,
thus bringing into these salons an infusion
of youth which obyiated dullness. Lady
Cardigan, IN Macmillan's Magazine. |
Year: 1878

No machinery being used in their ma nu.
facture and will be Of the BEST MATER .
IAL, and made by the best workmen, and
under his own supervision. shall sell
these goods at prices very little higher than
machine made shoes.