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Year: 1874

A strong opposition to the proposed reci-
procity treaty with Canada is exhibited by the
National Wool Growers Association. They
see in it, free trade with England as well as
with Canada, both in wool and woolen goods,
and a consequent destruction Of our own in
dustries. They say that on the other hand
the Dominion offers us what we do not want,
or what we have already. Their views are
presented with considerable force.
Year: 1874

LOSS o. the steamer VlIlc q l1slVfc.


New YORK, December 23.-Thc Trib"ne
tomorrow will publish a second letter from
Randolph 4. Williams, Jr., who was pas
sengcr on the ill-fatcd steamer Vile tlu Havre,
to his father, in this city. He writes as fol
lows: In lny last gave you C. sketch Of my
experience in connection with the sinking
Of the Vile du Havre. will now give you
my opinion concerning the cause of the acci
dent, etc. From all that l can gather from
the officers and men conclude that the blame
lies entirely with TIE officer on watch on the
steamer, " hose duty it was to get oUt OF the
way Of the I.och Earn. 1t appears that in
stead OF doing this he did the very opposite,
Altering the course Of the steamer so as to
run right across the hows Of the Loeb Earn,
ut least SO say, the officer who was on watch
on tic latter boat at the time of the collision.
In any case it is an acknowledged rule Of the
sea that Il steamer is bound to get out OF the
way ct Il sailing craft. and as the night was
magnticently clear and calm the accident can
only haye occurred through some ineXcusable
blunder of those i'll charge Of the steamer.
After the accident had occurred, if it can he
called such, and while the slip was sinking,
the officers and crew behaved in the most
cowardly manner, the latter l know did, and
therefore believe were looking out for them
selves, leaving the women and children to
look out for themselves, the only exception
that saw being the doctor, Mr.. Audmont,
whom | saw three or four minutes before the
ship went down going below, and told him
that he would not have time to get up again,
to which he answered that he must look after
! those who were crushed in their state-rooms,
| but he never came up again. A significant
| fact and one needing no comment, is that not
| Il single passenger was taken from the sink
! ing ship by the boats, all being picked up i'll
| the water, while at least twenty of the officers
and crew reached the Loch Earn without
wetting as hluch rs the soles of their shoes.
VI Captain SarmOnt's conduct know moth
Ing. Those who saw him speak well OF him,
and 90 not thini, he is directly to blame for
the collision, although he is to blame for not
having his crew t'ldcr better discipline, and
for not having his L,ats in condition to be
promptly lowered. II great contrast with
the demOraliZed cCnditr,n of the crew wa
the GOODNESS of the passengers, even the wo
men and children, no screaming or running
about without an object The women were
in knots praying quietly, while the mct were
looking around for pieces of wood, or were
making efforts to get one of the boats cleal
Of the ship and which the crew had aban


doncd, so that it might float before the yes


sci sank. Language fails in expressing my
admiration of and gratitude to the gallantry
and generosity Of the officers and crew of th'


Loeb Earn and of the Tri-Menntain. Th'


former saved the greater part of us from th'


water, and both gave us clothing and did al
in their power to make lis as comfortable n


possible under the circumstances. The Frencl
crew, on the contrary. were a mob Of brute
and towards.
Year: 1874

The Supreme Court of California has de-
cdcd tha, the taxation of mortgage on land,
or money secured thereby. and the taxation
Of the land. is double taxation, and therefore
unconstitutional The Court, in summing up
the opinion. says:


Il conclude, therefore, that q tax on loans
made in the usual course Of business IS paid
by the borrower. and if the debt be secured
by mortgage he also pays the tax on the
m0rtgageu property. lie ls twice taxed
once on the property and once on the debt
which the property repr0sents-and yet no
new value has been created by the trans;c-
tiu... He is no richer and has no more prop
cr;y than he had before: and if the money
which he received from the lender remained
in his hands it is also taxed. II the money
has passed into the possession ct another
TAXPAYER it is taxed in his hands, SO that the
property and the money are eaci separately
taxed; and if the mere promise or obligation
of the borrower to repay the money Is also
taxed and the tax is paid to him, as ii must
he. i. is clear tina, he has been twice taxed on
the same value OF subject matter. This is
violation of that clause OF the Constitution
which requires that taxation shall bc equal
and uniform, ard that property shall be taxed
in proportion TO lis value. When tine mort
gagged property has once paid its tax it has
discharged its fun obligation to the State,
and the owner cannot and in justice ought
not to be sub jcctcd to another tax, and merely
because he has borrowed a sum of money
for which the property ia pledged as sc.
cur;ty =
Year: 1874

President Malseil said yesterday that the rumors
concerning tbe Mayors intention OF restoring MIR.
Gardner TO his place in the Police Board we're not
true. He said, IL am President oil the Board now
and am not going to resign. The superinten.
dency I did resign before ! became q member OF
the Board and ] am quite confident the Mayor
does not intend any change in the present com.
mission. The place OF Superintendent will be
flied nope next week, and then the whole sub.
Year: 1874

WANTED-A THOROUGHLY COMPETENT MAID
W to travel with an actress must be quick; good
hairdresser ana seamstress; one who has occupied
similar position preferred; must come well recon
Year: 1874

a writer in the Industrial Age warns
the farmers of the danger Of their losing
the ownership Of the soil through
mortgages. We have had some expe-
rience in that line in this State, and had
it not been for the magnificent crops of
last year, together with favorable wealth
er for marketing the same, our expert
ence would have been much worse than
it is. Let every farmer who has es-
capped from the merciless clutch Of debt,
which is almost as relentless as the grasp
Of death itself, resolve that from hence
forth and forever he will be free man.
The bonds Of debt are but little less
CALLING and degrading to manhood than
those Of abject slavery. Let those who
are still under the yoke rest not until
they have liberated themselves. who
would be free himself must strike the
blow"


This writer after referring to the
condition Of the lower classes in Great
Britain, proceeds to say:


"Now, sir, what is the cause Of this con-
di:ion of the working classes in Great
Britain? 1t is simply monopoly. The
aristocracy of the country monopolize the
land, compel tenant farmers to pay them
hig rents for their farms, and thus in turn
force them to employ labor at the cheapest
rate it can possibly be obtained. But
your readers will ask how can this effect
US seeing we own our fsrms?' In reply
would ask, how many farms in the State of
illinois are to-day in the hands of their
owners, free from any incumbrance in the
way OF mortgage to Eastern capitalists :?
Every daily paper contains from one to six
advertisements of the sale Of farms, under
the foreclosure of these Eastern mortgages
At this rate 1t will not take many years to
place the greater number of Illinois farms
in the possession Of Eastern capitalists, and
reduce their owners to the position of ten
ants at will. Here is another form of mo-
nopoly to be resisted-that is the monopoly
of the loan business, by these Eastern capi
talists. Let the farmers pause and reflect
before they place their land and ultimately
their own labor in the grasp of q gigantic
monopoly.


In the time of the Saxon Heptarchy, the
Year: 1874

A short time since two individuals were
lying in one room very sick, one with brain
fever, and the other with an aggravated
case Of the mumps. They were so low
that watchers were needed every night,
and it was thought doubtful if the one sick
with fever would recover. A gentleman
was engaged to watch over night, his duty
being to wake the nurse whenever it be-
came necessary to administer medicine.
In the course of the night both watcher
and nurse fell asleep. The man with the
mumps lay watching the clock, and saw
that it was time to give the fever patient
his potion, He was unable to speak aloud,
or to move any portion Of his body except
his arms, but, seizing pillow, he managed
to strike the watcher in the face with it.
Thus suddenly awakened, the watcher
sprang from his seat, falling to the floor,
and awakened both the nurse and the fever
patient, The incident struck the sick men
as very ludicrous, and they laughed heartily
at it for some fifteen or twenty minutes.
When the doctor came in the morning he
found his patient vastly improved said he
never knew so sudden a turn for the
better, and now both are up and we'll.
Who says laughter is not the best medi-
cine? Aud this reminds the writer Of
another case. A gentleman was suffering
from an liberation Of the throat, which at
length became so swollen that his life was
despaircd Of. His household came to his
bedside, to bid him farewell. Each indI.
vidual shook hands with the dying man,
and then went away weeping. Last Of all
came a pet ape, and shaking the mans
hand, went away also with It's hands over
his eyes. It was 50 ludicrous sight that
the patient was forced to laugh, and laughed
so heartily that the ulcer broke, and his
life was saved.
Year: 1874

riages are wrong and unhappy at any time
OF life. But the man it to be married is
the right man in the right place at the
head of household, And whatever else
may be said of wOman's ability and wo-
mans power, she is never more able and
more powerful than when, rs every good
wife does, she makes man of her hus-
band. Even If in this she cannot quite
succeed, she does more for him than could
be done by any other person, or any other
influence. As was said at the opening,
she is his bail, his security, and she is
bound, both by her love for him and her
pride for herself, to make the most of kim.
Andshe does it. If somebody Indignantly
asks: "Are women then born to be mar
ried" The answer is, "Yes, aud men
too" For to marry is something that
neither sex, whatever be said of "rights," 4"
can accomplish alone.-Phild. Ledger.
Year: 1874

Coon Young people shou ID
acquire the habit ofcorrectly speaking and
writing, and abandon as early as possible
any nse of slang words and phrases. The
longer you put this of, the more difficult
the requirement Of correct language will
be; and if the golden age of youth, the
proper, season for the acquisition of Ian.
guage, be passed in its abuse, the unfortu.
nate victim will most probably be doomed
to talk slang for life. You have merely te
use the language which you read, instead
of the slang which you hear, to form a
taste in agreement with the best speakers
and poets in the country.
Year: 1874

Twas but word, careless word


As thistle down il seemed as light;
i, paused a moment on the air,


Then onward winged its fight.
another lip caught up the word,
And breathed it with naughty sneeri
+ h gathered weight as on il sped
That careless word, in its career.
Then rumor caught the flying word,


And busy gossip gave it weight,
Until that little word became
A vehicle of angry hate.
And then that word was winged with fire,


Its mission was thing Of pain;
For soon il fell like lava drops


Upon tortured human brain.
Aud then another page Of life


With burning, scalding tears was blurred
A load of care was heavier made


Its added weight, that careless word.
That careless word! o how it schorched


A fainting, bleeding, quivering hearts
Twas like hungry fire that searched


Through every tender, vital part.
How wildly throbbed that aching heart!


Deep agony its fountain stirredi
1t calm, but bitter ashes mark


The pathway Of that careless word.
Year: 1874

Over and over again,


No matter which way turn,
| always find in the Book Of Life


Some lesson | have 10 learn.
| must take my turn at the mill,


| must grind cut the golden grain
l must work at my task with resolute will
Over and over again.
We cannot measure the need


0feven the tiniest flower,
Nor check the flow of the golden sands
That run through single hour.
But the morning dews must fall,


And the sun and the summer rain
Must do their part, and perform II all


Over and over again.
Over and over again


The brook through the meadow flows,
And over and over again


The pondrous mill wheel goes;
Once doing will not suffice,


Though doing be not in vain,
And blessing, failing US once or twice,


May come il we try again.
The path that has once been trod


Is never so rough to the feet,
And the lesson we once have learned


Is snever so hard to repeat.
Though sorrowful tears may fall,


And the heart to its depth be driven
With the storm and tempest we need them al


To render US meet in Heaven.
Year: 1874

KEEP CARRIAGES FROM THE STABLE.
There is a common and vexations com.
plaint from parties who store their car
riages in the same building with their
horses, or in damp carriage houses of poor
varnish. This will happen even after the
very best material and varnish have been
used, for no varnish can stand the action
OF the steam arising in stable where
horses are kept, sWhen vanished car
riage is exposed to an atmosphere of am
monia, arising from manure or decaying
vegetable matter, the alkali unites with the
oil of the varnish, forming an almost
imperceptible tilament of soap, which,
when the carriage is washed, dissolyes in
the water and is removed, leaving fresh
surface to be again acted on by the am
monia, so that the oil is gradually removed
from the varpish, leaving the brittle gum
to look like rosin and crumble away.
Therefore, a dry, clean carriage house,
entirely separated from the stable or stable
manure, is the first thing required, and,
secondly to have it re-varnished when it is
required, which is as often as once year
it the carriage is in continual use.-C Coac h
Makers Journal.
Year: 1874

As amber attracts straw so does beauty
attract admiration, which only lasts while
the warmth continues; but virtue, wisdom,
goodness, and real worth, like the load
stone, never lose their power These are
the true graces which are linked and tied
hand in hand, because it is by their iufu-
ence that human hearts are so firmly united
to each othsr-Bmson,
Year: 1874

The Boston Transcript says =" II the
gates of Heaven were suddenly to swing
open and ali mankind be asked on equal
terms to enter into the kingdom, don't you
know some people who would pause to see


what some other people were going to do
about il, and some who would draw back
for fear the Celestial City was getting vul.
gar; and some who would refuse altogether
If they saw the so-and-sos about to enters''
Year: 1874

FALSE SHANE.--The false shame which
fears to be detected In honest, manual
employment which shrinks from expos
Ing to the world necessary and honora.
bic economy; which bushes moro deeply
for shabby attire than for mean action,
and which breads the sneer of the world
more than the upbraiding Of conscience
this false shame will prove the ruin Of
every one who suffers h to influence his
thoughts Of life.
Year: 1874

The English engineem who are sent 10
India to practice their profession have 10
learn an almost entirely new business, for
the materials with which they work and
the labor which they use are very different
from the materials and labor Of England.
There are few skilled mechanics in India,
and public work is done through the aid Of
European and native oserseun, educated
at Government college, and Of native
head artifcers and laborers. The over
seers have no practical knowledge, and the
native artifcers have no theoretical knowl.
edge, and there is no middle class to
harmonize their conflicting views There
is plenty Of timber in India, but only
few varieties are fit for use, as the white
ants attack and destroy nearly all the
readily workable kinds. Brick Is the
chief building material, but the bricks are
poorly made, are not colored, and the
native masons lay them in such manner
that the walls become really masses Of
concrete. Some of the lime used fer
interior decorations in Madras becomes as
smooth, hard and polished as marble.
Indian carpenters are said 70 be fair work
men, although they squat on the ground
and hold piece Of wood with their toes.
Labor is very cheap, and although very
little use is made of machinery, public
building costing $4,000 in India, would
cost 100000 in England. Some Of the
once famous Indian manufactures, such as
the Dacca muslin, of which it was said
that full-sized dress piece could be drawn
through finger ring, are fast disappearing.
India, however, still furnishes the beauti.
full Cashmere shawls, silver fligree work,
and inlaid steel and stone work, and there
is an artistic spirit lingering in the East
that is shown in the shape of the common
est earthenware utensils and the choice Of
colors in the clothes Of the very poorest on
a holiday festival.


7
Year: 1874

[From the Constitution of the National


Grange of the Patrons OF Husbandry.]


The ULTIMATE OBJECT OF THIS ORGANI-
ZATION IS FOR MUTUAL INSTRUCTION AND
PROTECTION.


Human happiness is the acme Of earthly
ambition. individual happiness depends
upon GENERAL PROSPERITY.
Year: 1874

The people of New York are always
unearthing something wonderful, msk-
ing some grand discoveries, or some
strange revelations TO astonish the world,
and TO preserve Just enough excitement
to make thugs lively in their midst. At
present, in addition to the wholesale rob-
berries by prominent municipal officers,
and the game of getting one class of
rogues TO catch the other, which for
some time has been entertaining
the citizens, IL Is nov discoyere that
abOlt four thousand of those who die
auuuslly IN the charity hospitals are
buried, hundreds together, iu pits or
trenches, where they are picked in layers
one upon another, In many instances
without giving the relatives an oppor-
tuuity TO claim the bodies Of the deceased
or to give them decent burial. Duripg an
investigation Of a certain case on com-
plsint, il was stated as a reason why the
body Of certain man claimed by his
family could not be givcu up that it was
buried in a trench that contained 6G5
bodies. In another instance il was
proved that patient had died, who had
been regularly visited by his family and
whose address was well known TO those
in charge OF the Hospital, and that no
notice had been given Of his death. The
family however demanded the body, and
liually found it at a medical college at
FOuIth Avenue and Twenty fourth street,
from which il was recovered but in a
badly distigured condition. One of the
/ commissioners, On being questioned as 10
the necessity or prOprlcty Of burYing 50
many together, coOly replied that he
thought II was a very comfortable way of
burying them aud he would like to be
buried as comfortably. Can any one he
blamed for fearing lest these New York
officials be past reieml ton
Year: 1874

OPERATORS PLANNING TO REDUCE MINERS WAGES


DETERMINATION OF THE UNIONS TO RESIST


"A LONG STRIKE ANTICIPATED.


iTRoX THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE. ]


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-The meeting of the
coal operators In the Lehgh region, appointed for
morrow has been postponed until the soth inst. An
effort is being made to secure the joint action OF the
operators In the other anthracite regions to reduce the
wages Of miners after tho first OF January and put tho
price OF coal down 80 cents on the ton at all shipping
points The in their tradesunions anticipating
such O movement have already decided to resist any
reduction, and q long strike Is probable In case the
operators determine to carry out the programme
suggested by the LehGh men. Under the system
established about two years ago by combination OF ali
the coalcarryng companies, tho price Will be reduced
next March about 81 per ton. reduction at this time
would not be merely anticipation Of the usual low
Spring rates, but would Indicate q conclusion on the
part Of the operators that the average price for 1874
been higher than can be maintained next year.


II the January rate is fixed at 80 cents ton below
that Or ID .ccnber, may, therefore, expect see
further fall OF nearly tl when the Season opens In
March, unless general strike among tho miners pro-
duces a scarcity. An officer Of the Reading Railroad
predicts five months strike the result OF
attempt to force down wages and that In the end
the miners would DO likely to triumph. The fact that
the same wages paid were paid IN 1872 and
1873 ID strong argument in favor OF the justico of
ducton. Tue reply OF the miners that they not
given steady work aud ought therefore, to have high pay
while employed, is met by the operators with the state
mcnt that the coal regions arc overstocked with labor
that the same amount OF coal could be taken out by
threeourths OF the employed and that steady
work for ne months In the year could be given TO that
number They say that the political economy taught In
the Miners Union and enforced upon the employers
Is that the whole number OF men who choose to con-
grcSalc about mine should share equally IN the work
to DO DONE whether 1t be less. poor woikmen
getting good wages good ones According to what
Is probably the best authority on the side OF tho coal
operators profit all the anthracite sent to market
during tho year Just closing has not exceeded 10 cents
ton. II this be true, the reduction In pIce which all
demand only DO Effected by cutting down
the prces paid TOR labor.
Year: 1874




G. G. Hanson, Esq, of Barnstop, p O.,
in answer to inquiries. writes as follows
about his venture in trout culture:


l made my dam by hauling stones from
the fields and covering with earth, which
made good road for hauling over from the
field beyond as well as most substantial
dam flowing about four acres, and when |
need more room it can be raised quite as
easily and cheaply: place q screen in the
dam and above the dam to allow none to es.
cape. l put in gravel for spawning beds.


l have caught many trout with a net off
the spawning beds, which l think is better
than hooking them, as many are much in-
jured in being caught in that way. am
feeding through the ice with chopped liver
and curd made of thick milk by simply
heating it and drawing off the whey.


In the summer a rack is made Of beveled
stats and suspended over the water on which
all kinds Of refuse matter are placed, ai-
fording any amount OF feed for the fish in
the way Of maggots which can be let down
into the water occasionally to allow the
trout to "go for" them.


The cost of building the dam is but few
dollars the hauling of the stones could not
be charged to the cost of the dam, as | was
glad to have 81 good chance to get rid of
them The cost Of stocking was but triao
more. l should say that forty dollars would
cover the cost so far. The pond is fed by a
large spring, and not subject to overflow as
a large stream would be. G. G.. HANSON.


BarnStoa p. O., Noe 81.