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Year: 1878

The report that there was to be general
increase in the valuation Of real estate this
year is positively denied by the Tax Com
missioners, Messrs. Wheeler and Hayward.
1t makes no actual difference to the tax
payer whether he pays three per cent tax on
o valuation of ten thousand dollars or two
per cent on valuation of fifteen thousand.
But the fictitious raising of valuations is
sometimes resorted to forshe purpose Of de-
creasing the rate Of tax per one hundred
dollars and thus creating q false impression
as to the economy Of an administra-
tion. Any such deceptive practice
is undesirable, and it is well that the denial
Of the report has been SO promptly made.
Our real estate is now fairly assessed, and
certainly the valuation ought not to be in
creased at this time. A valuation unduly
high only subjects us to heavier State tax.
and although the amount of State taxation
just at this time is comparatively trifiing we
have been subjected to enough injustice at
the hands Of the State assessors to make us
jealous Of our rights in that direction.
Year: 1878

Louisiana laws on the subject of wills which
limit the power Of the testator. BY the
laws of Louisiana, which were copied from
the Code Napoleon, a certain fixed proper
ton Of a tcstators estate must descend to
the natural heirs on the same principles
testates, and only the residue can be
devised by WILL The greatest of our
New FORK jurists, Chancellor Kent. in COM
menting on the provisions of the Louisiana
law, says: = There is much good feeling
and sympathy, and there is nothing un-
upon the unlimited power of devise But
even if the principles Of the Code Napoleon,
or, in other words, the Louisiana law, were
adopted in this State, if the testator could
devise by will only one-.hird or one-half or
two-thirds of his estate, according to the
number Of his children, there would still
be strong temptation to contest the
wills of men of enormous wealth. There
is needed some more efficient check on
wasteful litigation and atrocious domestic
scandals than such Limitation of the
power Of devise as Chancellor Kent ap-
proved. When wills are assailed it is usu-
ally by attacks on the sanity or mental COM
petence Of their makers. Ihe question is
litigated years and years after the will is
made, when the evidences of sanity or i'm
becility have to be gathered from remote
and doubtful Indications. 1t twould be easy
to set the question of mental competence
at rest ut the time when the will is made
A very simple law would suffice for this pur-
pose. IT, when a man was about to make
a will, the law required that he should give
notice Of his intention to his lineal heirs,
and they were summoned to present their
objections, if they had any, to his mental
competency to the Surrogate, the question
could be decided, once for ALL at q time
when the evidence of sanity or insanity
could be intelligently examined. IT no heir
objected (and not knowing what the will
was to contain they would not be tempted
to make captious objections) the law should
not permit the sanity of the testator to be
afterward contested. If objections were
made the question Of mental competence
should be decided by the Surrogate
after proper examination, and his GER
titcate of competence to make will
should preclude oil subsequent litigation
on that point. There is no period when
that question could be decided SO intelli-
gently as at the time when will is about
to be written, and decision then made
that the testator is mentally competent
should be deemed final and conclusive.
simple law to this effect would preclude
these expensive and scandalous contests
over wills on the ground Of mental incom-
petence.
Year: 1878

Peter Napoleon Campana is a good name
to march with. Lest, however, it might
prove too heavy load for long distance
pedestrian it was abbreviated to the more
suggestive and handler name Of Sport"
and the man started. He put his best foot
forward on q track at Bridgeport Conn,
last Monday morning. The track was meas
ured of on the basis Of what is hereafter
to be known as the bridgeport mile" that
is, distance some two hundred yards less
than the statute mile. Now the Land Of
Steady Habits has been hitherto enviably
famous for its hickory hams and wooden
nutmegs, why should it not have mile OF
its own "a Bridgeport mile? Mr.. P. Ma
poleon went swinging along at great rate,
rolling up his 'Bridgepors miles"
with an advantage over O'Leary,
Corkey. (Blower) Brown and all
the rest of them that the innocent fell
lows never dreamed Of Unfortunately, in
scattering broadcast the number of miles he
was covering Mr.. Peter N. g friends forgot to
state what kind of miles they were. At the
end Of five days pestilential surveyor-one
OF tuO6e fellows Will III uulecllup measuring
tape and who has no soul for poetry
came along. He discovered and pro-
claimed what sort of mile Mr..
p. N. was walking, which so disgusted
s.Sportr that he withdrew. His friends
thereupon began to figure and discovered
that his performance up to yesterday morn
ing was five hundred and forty three Bridge
port miles, which translated meant four
hundred and eighty-tour statute miles.
This they concluded was not bad record,
so poor Sport was induced to continue
his task. and last night it was announced
that Peter Napoleon Campana had beaten
oil the records by covering five hundred
and twenty-one and n quarter real miles
in six days. In Bridgeport miles he
had made five hundred and eighty-six,
which looks good deal handsomer feat for
n man with such a name. There are suspi-
cious people who would throw doubts even
on these miles. If fourteen real laps made
q Bridgeport mile, how many Bridgeport
laps would make fourteen! That is the
question. Once you set these conundrums
going there is no end of it. We admire
the pluck and persistence OF Peter, but if
lie would come out as n Simon Pure he
must walk his next race neither in Bridge
port miles nor by Bridgeport count.
Year: 1878

New York should have within its limits
a road on which fast horses might be
speeded. AT present the man who goes out
for an afternoon drive must 60 beyond
Macomb's Dam Bridge before he can drive
faster than six miles an hour. At least, if
on any OF the uptown avenues he exceeds
that rate, or policemen thinks he ex-
ceeds it, he is liable to arrest, which
means usually night in police cell
and ten dollars fine in the morning. IL is
perfectly right that in all places it should
be the duty Of the police to arrest ''reck-
less drivers, and that fast driving should
not be permitted where it is dangerous to
the life and limb OF pedestrians; but until
the city is much more built up ut its north
ern end than il is at present there are at least
two avenues on which fast horses might be
specded. These are Seventh avenue above
10th street, and ST. Nicholas avenue. On
both OF these good driver with fast horse
can find an open road of two miles where
he can take out of his animal all the speed
possible without the slightest danger to
anybody Our City Fathers should pass
supplemental ordinance excepting these
Year: 1878

God q person. must possess spiritual personality
of Him and know Him as father. This fact OF the
fatherhood Of God makes worship attractive. Jesus
teaches that true worship independent of locality
This church Is opened for the worship of God just
we worship at our homes, Public worship Is COM
Of Christians may drown the impious mutterings of
the ungodly without. God must be worshipped with
both soul and body. The action Of one is the action
of the other Jesus teaches that worship is of divine
appointment and will the highest ends Of man.
We have everything from Godthe privilege to
necessary for spiritual healthfuness and spr
ituul upbuildino
Year: 1878

ure to lind so many both young and old in the church
Notwithstanding that it pad been announced that he
would address his remarks particularly to the young
What he might have say would in degree relate TO
both classes Of his listeners. Human life he said,
like ring and i'll the meeting OF its extremities. as in
the present instance II found its perfect development
When after the dinner referred to in the text Jesus
said TO Peter. Feed my lambs" he is
sued an injunction whth is binding to
this day on his Gospel servants Il
Was was mot not @ literally as meant @ % tnat Peter =, 40 ana ,
work and bidding OF the Lord should feed hocks but
that they should preach and give to the young the
was born for them. that He wept for them that He
thought and yet thinks of them; to tell them that He
bid them not" The duty of the clergy to-day is to
instruct the young concerning the Saviour. and by
increasing the knowledge of Him magnify their love
and prepare them for the great trial of life which lies
before


FEED LAMBS"


1t is the great and happy privilege of tho pastors
life to be intimate with the young; hear them
little Condolences that youchsafed to else;
TO early discover the bent of the mind and give it
good incnation to encourage il in the proper way,
and when ii is pcryerse lead it into proper channels.
1t is sufficient for pastor TO be willing to die for
brief one; he must be willing, to live his Ire
for it and grumbe not when weary. He


must M forever aep .o on telling ten she mat
there is that is open to hear complaints
hand ever ready to protect one heart always full
of sympathy and one power to answer prayer the
young cannot too highly appreciate the privilege OF
being eminent III the love of the Saviour. He has
dnined the youth OF man to be full of enjoyment and
void of care. The happy homes, the daily joys, the
pleasures the very Of life in its morning are due
to the special love Of the Saviour More precious far
than the grains of this world and this life is the love
of the Lord and Saviour. 1t is never too soon
for the child to love Jesus think that
they capable of loving Him quite AS
early they learn TO love any human thing. There
Is special privilege in this regard for mature peo-
pie for the young capable OF great and as dis
interested love any of them No great revival OF
religious feeling in the Church passes the heads
of the young. SO it comes 1t reaches them
and they respond What. at this moment. prevents
any youth in the congregation from announcing that
he belongs to Jesus and that he will spend his life ID
His service Nothing but the native Righteousness
of the human nature that is in them.


THROUGH ADVERSELY


The doctor declared that in his ftynne years cN-
perence as minister he had many instances OF
children protesting love for Jesus Christ without
the slightest home nducement Many times, In fact,
lie had heard the professions from children who at
home had adverse examples and influences II these
things frequent and possible why should not
those with happy homes and good examples on all
sides profess at once for Jesus
Year: 1878

Surmise is the squint of suspicion -the gossamer that malice blows on fair regulations.

 A man in the South recently ate, for wager, q pound of sawdust. This is new way of taking board. Good partners at cards-A chim ney sweep and a bugler. One can follow soot, and the other can trumpet.

 If a girl wants to fetch her beau, let her give him pinch of snuff. That will bring him to his sneeze at once.

 A modest man is in doubt in all his actions; a modest fellow never has doubt flom his cradle to his grave,
Year: 1878

| i cannot walt any longer. l. must
have my money, and if you cannot
pay it I must forecose the mortgage
and sell the place, said Mr.. Morton.


In that case said Mr.. Bishop, it
will, of course, be sold at a great sac
rifce, and after all the struggle |
have made my family will be home.
less. 1t is hard. | only wish You
had to earn your money as | Go mine
YOU might then know something OF
the life Of poor man. If yon could,
only y in imagination, put yourself IN
my place, think YOU would have Il
little mercy on me.


1t is useless talking; extended
this one year, and | can do so no lon,
ger, replied Mr. Morton,as he turned
to bis desk aud continued writing.
The poor man rose from his seat
and walked sadly ont Of Mr. Morton $
office. His last hope was gone. He
had Just recovered from a long illness
which had swallowed up the means
9TH which he had intended to make
the last payment on his house. True,
Mr.. Morton had waited one year,
when he had failed to meet the de-
mand, oAing TO illness in his family,
and he had felt very much obliged to
i'm for doing SO. This year he had
been laid up for seven months, during
which time he could earn nothing
and all the savings we're needed for
the support Of his family. Again he
tailed, and now he would again be
homeless, and again begin the world
anew. dad heaven forsak n him, m,anrl
given him over TO the tender mercies
Of the wicked?


After he had left the Office Mr.
Morton could not drive away from
his thoughts the remarks to which The
poor man in his grief had given utter.
ance. 1 wish you had to earn your
money as do mine.


In the midst of a row cf figures
put Yourself in my place intruded.


Once, after it had crossed his mind
he laic down his pen, and said -
well, | think | should find it rathe,
hard. | have a mind to drop it there
this afternoon, and see how it fares
with his family; that man has arous-
ed my curiosity


About five clock he put on a gray
whig, and some old cast off clothes
and walked to the door. Mrs. Bsh.
op, pale, weary -lookiag woman, op-
ened it. The poor old man request
ed permission to enter and rest
awhile, saying he was very tired with
his long Journey; for he had walked
i. many miles that day.


The old gentleman watched atten-
lively. He saw there was no elastic
ity in ber step, no hope in her move
ments, and pity for her began to steal
into his heart. When her husband
entered the features relaxed into a
smile, and she forced cheerfulness
into her manner. TIE traveller noted
it all, and was forced to admire this
woman who could assume cheerful
ness sue could not feel, for her hus-
bands sake. After the table was pre-
pared there was nothing on it but
bread and butter aud tea. They in
vited the stranger to eat with them,
saying, I'VE have not much to offer
you after your long journey


He accepted their hospitality, and
as they discussed the frugal meal, led
them, without seeming to do so, to
talk of their affairs.
Year: 1878

CONCERNED AT LAsT.--His wife
had probably been arguing and coax,
ing for years. for he looked like a
man whose spirit had been worn out
before he had consented to have his
photograph taken. lie halted at the
door Of a gallery as if trying to in
vent some excuse but she pushed him
up stairs and he was in for it at last
lie hoped the photographer would be
crowded with work, but he WASH t.
He hoped the camera was out of or
der, but it was in prime condition.


Cant take me to-day, can you :?
he queriod.


oh? yes-take you right away,
was the reply.


Have l got to sit up straight p


No; sit as you please


'Hain't these clothes too light ?


Not Bit


I can't spare over three minutes


Very well-I'll take you in two.
There was no way to get rid of it
and with a desparing look around
and frown at his wife the old chap
dropped into chair with sigh, shut
his eyes, crossed his leg, and groaned
out:


well, if I must I must-bring on
your laughing gas, and don't let my
wife go through my pockets while I'm
unconscious
Year: 1878

DO you know what bulldoziag is p
asked man of an old farmer. I
thought | did, said the granger, but
the bull wasn't doing, he was only
making believe, and being in the mid
die of a forty acre lot, I naturally
had to make pretty quick time to
reach the fence ahead of him.
Year: 1878

Did the prophet Isaiah ever eat at
railway station ? 1t certainly looks
so, for how could he have not? HE
shall snatch on the right hand and be
hungry; and he shall eat on the left
hand, and shall not be satisfied
Year: 1878

A fat woman of Corinth, Mississippi
drank ash bark to make her lean and
she skipped for the better land Just
two hours ahead of lean woman who
was eating gum arabic to make her
fat,
Year: 1878

4 followed your suggestion replied
Mr.. Merton, and put myself in your
place. / expect that it will surprise
you vcry much to learn thattehstrange
traveller to whom you showed so much
kindness was myself.


Indeed ! exclaimed Mr.. Bishop,
well, it's good joke, said the latter
good in more senses than one. 1t has
terminated very pleasantly for me-


L was surprised, said Mr.. Merton,
at TIE bA DAD and liberal views you
EXPRESSED of men and their actions
generally. I supposed I had greatly
the advantage over you in means and
education yet how cramped and mar
row have been my views beside yours!
That wife of yours is an estlmable
woman and that boy of yours will be
an honor to any man. | tell You,
Bishop said the! lawyer, becoming
animated, you are rich rich beyond
what money could make you; you
have treasures that gold could not buy.
Somehow I seem to have lived years
since Yesterday morning. What l
have learned at your house is worth
more than you eve me, and | am your
debtor yet. Hereafter | shall take as
my motto, put yourself in Lis place.
aud try to regulate my actions by it.


A NOBLE BoY.-Well ! ] saw boy
do something the other day that made
me feel good for week. Indeed, 1t
makes my heart fill with tenderness
and good feeling, even now as l write
about it. But let me tell you what it
was. AS was walking along a street
of large city, saw an old man who
seemed to be blind walking along
without any one to lead him. He
went very slow, feeling with his cane,


Hes walking straight TO the high
est part of the curbstone, said | to
myself. And it is very high, too: |
wonder if some one won't tell him,
and start him in the right direction !


Just then a boy, about fourteen
years old who was playing near the
corner, left his playmates, ran up 20
tie old man, put his hand through
the old mans arm and said:


Let me lead you across the street.


By this time there was three or
four others Watching the boy. He not
only helped him over one crossing.
but led him over another to the lowor
side of the street. Then he ran back
to his play. Now, this boy thought
he had only done the man kindness
while | knew he had made three 9TH
er persons feel happy and better, and
more careful to do little kindness to
tho abous them. The three or four
persons who had stopped to watch the
boy turned away with tender smile
on their faces, ready to follow the no.
ble example he had set tlem. ! know
that | felt more gentle and forglving
toward every one for many days al-
terward.


Another one that was made hap Y
Was the boy himself. For it is i'm
possible for us to do a kind act, or to
make any one else happy, without be-
ing better or happier ourselves? To
be good, and do good, is to be hap
py.-Ruth Hudson.


by Old Pompy came down to the
village the other day with a big brass
Year: 1878

There is only one thing worse than
ignorance, ana that is conceit. Of all
the intractable fools an overwise man
is the worst. Yol may cause idiots
to philosophers-you may coax dom
keys to forego thistles but don't ever
think of driving common sense into
the head of conceited person.
Year: 1878




The New York SUMS Washington
correspondent has been telling the his
tory of the Electoral Commission, and
this is what he says of Edmund's part
in the "betrayal":


Senator Edmunds was the Machia-
velli of the Republican leaders in the
Senate. lie was adverse to civil COM
motion, and anxious to respond to the
command of the conservative public
sentiment which capital created. But
he wanted to bring Hayes in by any
compromise that might be agreed upon.
He is master of legal fincsse. lie I'M
dcrstands perfectly the art of framing
laws with legal pitfalls into which his
adversarics will tumble, especially if he
has voice in the construction of his
own measures. lie is more than a
match for any man in the Senate in
what has been aptly termed the diplo-
macy of legislation. The Electoral
Commission was not n device of his
own. COnkling, Thurman, and Bayard
had, each independent of the other, con-
ceivcd some such plan for tho settle
mcnt of the disputed question of law
and fact. The two latter had in their
investigation struck upon and become
cnamored of the device invented by the
Federals in 1900 to prevent the election
of Thomas Jefferson. Bayard's pro-
gcnitors were Fcderalists, and it was
his ancestor who, after vainly endeavor-
ing to exact terms from Mr.. Jefferson,
finally came over to the Democrats and
elected the sage of Monticello. AS soon
as Edmunds discovered that the MAORI
ty of the Senate committee, which he
had had created to consider and devise
a plan for counting the electoral votes,
was in favor of a commission, he felt
reasonably certain of the ultimate re-
suit. He drew the bill which became
the Electoral law, and throughout all
the discussion upon it in the committee
he guarded zealously two points-that
giving the commission discretion in the
matter of going behind the returns, and
the constitution of the commission itself.
The first was obscurely worded; the
second was the chief point of dispute.
But Edmunds knew perfectly well that
his side had many advantages over the
other in the formation of the commits
sion.


In the first place, he knew, perhaps
better than any other man not Oh the
bench, the partisan character of the
majority of the supreme court judges.
He was willing to leave the choice of
the odd man to be determined by a
throw of the dice, simply because it
was possible to take Judge Davis out
of the list Of eligible judges by having
the Republican opposition TO John
Logan in the Illinois legislature COM
bine with the Democrats and make
Davis United States senator. And
this was done as soon as the electoral
bill became law. 1t was all managed
from Washington, and here was where
the Democratic politicians were caught
mapping. They were not good gene
rails or they would have had all eve to
every part of the field, and have pre-
vented, as they easily could have done,
their enemies from stealing march on
them by this flank movement.
Year: 1878

There Is nothing in the world more
inexcusable than the toleration of rum
shops. They have not the least right TO
exist. They are conceived by desire
to get ones living without labor, be-
yond that of standing behind a counter,
and begotten by Willingness to do any
amount of harm TO ones neighbors.
Almost every occupation by which men
get their living has the semblance of
usefulness. But rum-selling has not
the faintest claim to any such quality.
The money that is spent in rum-shops
had better be thrown into the sea. The
liquids that are dispensed thera had
better be poured into the cutters of the
Streets The Churchman.
Year: 1878

One stormy evening in October. a
burly, poorly dressed man entered
Jerry McAulcy's Mission house in
Water street, New York, quietly took
seat among the congregation, and lis
tened attentively to the short addresses
and prayers. When the low soft notes
OF the little organ foated up from a
corner. the man stood up with the rest.
Then the sweet, sympathetic voice of
the leader of the choir started the
hymn:
Year: 1878

used By the ladies Of the Princess party and by MEM
bers of the family. The decorations in every part OF
the house in excellent tnste and there ferns
and pot.ed plants in great profusion.
Year: 1878

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside of san
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us Will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1878

The Board met in regular session, all TIRE
members present and Mr.. Bell in the chair.


The contract for repairing Gest street was
awarded to VIM Schmeer.


The Engineer was directed to report
plan for the improvement of Lebanon Road
above Montgomery Road.


A protest from the Socialstic Labor
party against the removal of John Mackay's
sullage boat contract was placed on file
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


CHICAGO, Oct. PA cold rain storm
reached here from the West at midnight
last night, which, before morning, turned
TO snow The ground was nearly covered
this morning with the first snow of the
season,