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Year: 1874

IL was 10 pe tne organic law OF red
eral Government for only such States
as should afterward ratify and adopt
it, and as it could not then be known
what States would and what would
not accept it, preamble reciting the
names Of all the States, was inappro-
pirate. In the light of these histori-
cal facts, was it the manifest design
of the Convention to change the mean
ing of the preamble? Certainly not.
But does the change made in the
phraseology of the preamble actually
change its obvious meaningP The
Constitution, if adopted by nine
States, was to be the bond OF union
between the States SO adopting it;
then they were united, and the style
"United States" was proper without
pay change an the sense SO far and as
the Legislatures or conventions Of the
several States were always elected by
the people, it therefore became the
act of the people of the States united
by the Constitution, or ''the people of
the United States" Thus we see that
really there is no change in the sense
or meaning, for in the form of rati-
fication the sovereignty of the States
was fully recognized; this conclusion
seems irresistible when we look at
thesshistory Of that important Con-
yention and the character of the men
composing it. Many of them were
distinguished for their learningas we'll
as for their patriotism, and they could
not have been betrayed into the grave
error of saying, owe, the people Of
the United States, and intending to
be understood as meaning the whole
people in the aggregate without
reference to States, and at the same
time and in the same instrument
making provision for its ratification
by the States in their sovereing ca
pacity.


Though I have already extended
this letter beyond the usual length, l
cannot close without calling atten-
ton to one other matter of vital i'm
portance in the consideration of this
subject, and a matter too that seems
to have escaped the attention of those
who attach so much Importance to
the preamble Of the Constitution as
to rely upon it as conclusive evidence
of the national character of the Gov
ernment. | refer to the attestation
affixed to the Constitution--thc legal
evidence that it is what it purports to
be-and that it is the act of the par
ties certified to by the attestation, and
as necessary to its validity as the at
testation of the Speaker of the House
and the President Of the Senate is to
a statute passed by both branches of
Year: 1874

A young Lady Of Lyons, iowa, re-
Gently said "Some men are always
talking about patronizing their own
town--always harping on that duty
and yot they so abroad TO get mar
RED, while here we all stand waiting
l do hope Chat some Of these men
who marry Eastern women will get
cheated" vi
Year: 1874

There is nothing quite SO exhaust
ing to village newspaper man as To
write up d complimentary notice Of a
local exhibition, in which there are
thirteen performers who design send
ing copies Of the paper to their
friends.
Year: 1874

the Lord for all that Then be said he was
willing, il could get the consent Of Marilda's
grandparents. So did, and then it was all
settled. And, do you believe, was so
bashiul that never kissed Matilda till after
we were married. And now, after fiftv
years. she's as good woman as she was
when first knew her, and love her as did
then. tell you, my young brother, good
wife is from the Lord. Go right on and do
your duty, and He will bring you a help
meet for you"


! wish | could tell it as he did. His ex-
perlences in courtship were not, on the whole,
very romantic; they suggest no poetic fancies.
but they were eminently practical It's
question in my mind whether there would
not be decrease in "unfortunate marriages"
If our young men would wait until they re-
ally "come under concern of mind about
somebody, instead of being satisfied with
Whit of tancy-fiee firiiness.


Old BrolLer d. and Solomon spoke wisdom,
when they told us where TO look for wife.
Year: 1874

just as she was about to take the seat he
offered her in the street car she said, snap
pishly, eff there were any gentlemen in the
car they would not allow a lady to go the
whole length of it before giving her seat"
Then the brutal man slid quickly back to
his seat, and quietly remarked: II think
the ladies are all seated" This was followed
by an audible smile from several male ty-
rants in the car, ana the lady (?), making
frantic plunge for the bell strap, was soou
ushered 10 the street, temper and all.
Year: 1874

No ONE in this latitude need be
Informed that we are having a cold,
backward spring. Last week
snow storm prevailed over most
parts of the West, proving so severe
in Western Iowa that three men
who were caught out in it perished.
Ga Monday another heavy storm
fell in this vicinity, giving every
thing the appearance of mid-wiuter,,
and extended over large portion
of country. Up to this time prob
ably not more than one-half of the
wheat has been sown in all the
region west and north of Chicago.
and the gronnd has not yet sufh-
GENTLY dried off to enable farmers
to resume operations. The melting
snow will no doubt greatly benefit
the grain already sown, but the
heavy snow falls and the continued
cold weather will greatly retard the
operations of the farmers. There
will have to be great haste in plant
ing the corn--whenever the warm,
weather shall come along. While
this extreme backwardness is dis
couraging, apparently, we believe it
is fact that heretofore our late,
cold springs have always been fol-
lowed 10y our most abundant crops.
In this view of the matter there is
nothing to Indicate other than the
usual abundance III the coming
harvest.
Year: 1874

RUMOR has it that there is some
doubt as to the Fund Commission
ers being, able to procure the money
from the State provided for by law
last winter. We fail to see what
can interrupt the scheme at this
stage, and place little confidence in
the ramon.
Year: 1874

PECK says that i'll the late city
election we went where neither our
interest nor natural inclination
would lead. In this we feel he pays
US compliment-one, however,
which we cannot return, as nobody
eyer knew him to go where his
interest did not lead. Further, he
says: "The two men who own
"Bennett-body, soul and breeches
forced him to make some excuse
"for his course" To this we have
only to say that if the 'two men
who own us" can't do better than to
force an excuse for going contrary
To them. and against our own inter-
est and natural inclination, they
had better "sell out" Ii Peck will
do Us the favor to name the two
men" referred to, we shall lose 40
time in convincing them that their
title deeds alc imperfect.
Year: 1874

A LIVELY runaway was indulged
in by two or three farmers teams
on High street Tuesday morning.
Fortunately they all ran up street,
and were soon secured, without
much damage being done.
Year: 1874

THE Primitive Methodist Western
Annual Conference will convene in
Dodgeville on May 2lst, and ac-
cording to the plan Of exercises the
session will continue all the even
ing Of the 18th.
Year: 1874

oatbs were heard, and the old negro
with lying and calling them up
that cold night for nothing, and with
kicks and cuffs they left the old villainous
betrayer to his reflections.


He was more careful in future, and
doubt whether he had ever felt himself
perfectly safe and among friends until
he was in my study; and perhaps he had
more or less anxiety until safe in Queen
Victoria's dominions.


How he so far got off his course as
to be in Wisconsin he could not tell
Perhaps his friendly star was often OBJ
scured by clouds, and so he missed the
points Of compass.


!" He said that something like n week
before coming to my house he came to a
wide river, frozen over, and crossing
il supposed himself in Canada. He
ventured to inquire of a man whether
that was Canada, and was told that it
was Iowa, and the river he had crossed
was the Mississippi He told him what
course he should go to reach Canada, and
he soon reached Grant County, Wis, and
speedily, by the aid of friends, found
himself in Albany from which place he
was brought TO my house.


my wife dressed his wounded limb.
We purchased his ticket to Detroit, fur
nished him good, warm clothing, a
sachel full of good things, about $50 in
money, and sent him on to the land
where slavery did not exist. t."-Ch5cdgo
Tribune Au1 10
Year: 1874

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
Gazette, referring to the death OF an in
mate of the Bloomingdale Asylum, says;
Z" He was man of slender build, but
mental disease had reduced him to ex-
treme emaciation. He had not lived
much more than forty years, and yet he
was the image of idiotic old age. Such
was the last scene in the life of one who
was once highly gifted and eminently
successful. When first knew him he
was fine built young man, with brill
liant countenance and easy manner. He
hired loft in warehouse and began
trade on capital which could not eX-
ceed $500. But from that beginning
sprang one of the greatest houses in this
city. His course was one of wonderful
success, but it taxed his system beyond
his strength. He was so excited that he
could not sleep. He became delirious on
the subject of making money 1t was
the whole theme of his conversation, and
at last it was feared that his talk was but
form of insanity. He would call ON his
friends to show them show to make
money! And this, with other vagaries,
compelled his friends to place him in the
asylum. Here he became lunatic
money.maker. He would spend the day
In calculation, and at night tell how many
millions he had made. At last his brain
wore out and he sank into idiocy, which
only terminated with his life. The con.
cern which he built up is one of great
wealth, and he left his family hall
million, but II was a small price for which
! to sell his reason"
Year: 1874

and there is now in the hands of one of
the most prominent manufacturers in
New York magnificent meerschaum
pipe made to his order. The bowl forms
the bust of a very beautiful woman, and
is correct likeness of the Generals
wife, taken from life. The stem and
mouthpiece are of amber, fifteen inches
long. The whole cost $3.50. This pipe
will be taken to Europe as a curiosity,
for it seems that Gen. Raffalovich had an
idea that such things could not be made
in this country. He is now travelling in
the West, and will doubtless enrich his
collection by adding to il some of the
celebrated calumets made of the famous
red pipe-stone by the Iudians.--BOston


Post
Year: 1874

A BARREL with only one stave has
been invented. The stave is produced
by turning a steamed log the length of
barrel against knife of the same length,
and cutting from the log continuous
sheet or vessel of the proper thickness.
This sheet is cut into lengths of the cir
cumference of barrel, and by machinery
is crozed or champered, and by means
of gang of saws saving slits into the
ends of unequal lengths the size of the
ends is reduced for the heads and the
proper bilge produced. The barrel,
when bound with the usual number OF
hoops, appears to be quite as strong as
the ordinary barrel.
Year: 1874

Never neglect an opportunity to i'm
prove your mind; if we are temporarily
absent, sit on the desk, pick your teeth
with the gold pen and read the letters.
More may be found in the right hand
drawer.
Year: 1874

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-


TIoNMENT-sHARP PASSAGES IN DEDATE-DoCK


BONDS AUTHORIZED.


A meeting of the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment was held yesterday afternoon in tho
Controllers Office IN the Courthouse. All the members
Of the Board were present Tho Controller said he
needed more appropriations for carrying on the business
OF his Department. He had been obliged from lack OF
funds to reduce the wages OF his regular clerks ~ per
cent and suspend his temporary clerks. While clerk
for keeping the books OF The City Record received
salary OF t his clerks had less wages than those OF
any other department The Mayor then offered reso-
luton like that adopted az last meeting authorizing the
transfer OF 10000 from uncxpended appropria-
tons OF former years The motion was lost
the Mayor and Controller voting In favor and Messrs
Vance and wheeler against It. The Controller offered
communication from the Board OF Education IN refer
snss 10 school ct West Parma II voted 70 send 70
Year: 1874

A week before the firing on Sumter no one
could huve foretOd the TREMENDOUS uprising that would
be caused by the first overt against the government
The same latent feeling exists with the difference


that the South as wen the North would spring TO arms
to resist attempt TO naugurae Casarsm or estab
lsh monarchy No President could take the first step
in that direction without becoming liable 10 mpeach-
ment and in the presence Of such danger the people
would abandon party and everything else if need be 10
punish treason and preserve the Government No peO
bic ever lived so hard to cnsave the Americans.
The principle of sengovernmeut Is bone of their bone
and flesh their flesh, and betde the man the
party that ever attempts TO override 1t.
Year: 1874

We have to remark that every President who
has reelected has voluntarily retired 10 the hight
his popularity the of the second and that
unbroken succession OF nigh preeedents has given
O this the article of the Constitution In the
mind the American people, aud that an attempt to
violate it would be unfayorabIy received by them
and the natural alarm which this would excitehat the
enormous power which the Presidents patronage gives
him be used to reflect him at his peasure-would
probably be fatal his election We presume hat
long the President viii set this evil gossip at rest by
clearly indicating, his most popular twoerm prede-
did his unaterabe purpose to retire at the end
of the sc ecOud term,
Year: 1874

~ A Detroit young woman tried
to be aristocratic, and did not look at
the money she gave horse Car conduct
or, but he meekly gave ihsr back the,
lozenge on which was written, IN
never cease to, love thee" and said he
was an orphan with five little brothers
to support, and must be excused ssi'r
Year: 1874

A SIOUX CITY man noticing his wood.
pile growing small and beautifully less,
through the combined efforts Of his
neighbors, charged several sticks with
blasting powder. In blissful ignorance
his faithful spouse put two of those
charged sticks in the kitchen stove and
commenced to prepare her dinner. In
about ten minutes she started out
through the top of the house, attended
by a griddle, a frying pan, and part OF
the oven, to interview the moon. She
has entered suit for divorce against
him, as she said it was diabolical at
tempt on his part to murder her. He
now thinks his experiment wasn'ta CON-
plete success.
Year: 1874

This orb, the moon, that moves around
the earth, seems to be there in order to
give light during the night time, says
Prof. Proctor. Let us see what astronomy
has taught us. 1t teaches that the moon
is very much smaller than the earth with
a diameter of 2, 100 miles. She is dis
tant from the earth 23S, ,S29 miles The
surface of the moon is less than the earth 5
in the proportion of | to 13!. In other
words. the surface is about II 500 900
square miles, equal almost exactly to the
surface of North and South America. 1t
is also equal approximately to the surface
of Europe and Africa taken together If
the moon is the abode of life there Is
plcaty of room for life there, and it is an
interesting question whether she can
maintain life. We know that the volume
of the moon is to that of the earth as to
49,, while her density is rather less than
that Of the earth, 50 that her mass is to
that of the earth as about | to 81.


First Of all. as to the Offices Of the moon
IF it is shown that she discharges import
ant offices to the earth, you will see that
We are no longer bound by the argument
of design to recognize her as the abode of
life. First, We know she serves for the
division of time. She gives light by night.
God set His lights in the expanse of hea-
ven, the greater to rule by day and the
lesser by night alternately. There is a
service performed by the moon which is
50 regular as to suggest that perhaps
the Almighty intended the moon for that
special purpose.


Laplaco went so far as to say if he had
made the moon he would have made it
much more useful to man. He would
have put it four times its present distance
away from the earth, when it would be
far enough away to be full moon and
give regular light continuously by night.
The first objection to this is an astronomi-
cal one, for of all nuisances the moons
light is one which the astronomer dislikes
most especially at a time when he wants
to study ncbulm, or some barely visible
comet; at those times the moons bright
ness seriously interfercs with his obscrva-
tions; and l am surprised, indeed, that
Laplace, himself an astronomer, should
Year: 1874

have suggested so inconvenient an arrange
ment as that.


But there are other difficulties. IF the
moon is in that condition she would always
have to be opposite to the sun. The sun
would go around once year and the
moon also. The moon would no longer
be measure of time, she would no longer
rule the tides in the same way. She now
raises great wave called the tidal-wave,
represented in height BY 5. You have
another caused by the sun, represented
by 2. These two waves are sometimes
combined in single wave, and act to-
gether sometimes opposing, sometimes
coaleseing. According to these changes,
the tide varies in height from the differ
ence of 5 and to the sum of 5 and 2.
That is to say, 3 the least height, and z
the greatest. That is very important
matter. 1t is of great service, as any one
who lives by the seashore knows; it is of
great interest to the shipbuildcr and mer-
chant that there should be variable tides
that there should not always be high tides,
nor always low. That important service
would not have been subsercd by the
moon if the consideration suggested by
Laplacc had prevailed. There is another
very important service. The moon ena-
bles the astronomer or seaman in long
voyages to ascertain the exact longitude,
which is nothing more or less than the
true time at the observers station. If she
moved II times more slowly she would be
less fit to indicate the time in exactly the
same degree as the hour hand Of the watch
is less fit than the minute hand. There
are other very great and important ad
vantages of the real moon over that sug.
gested by Laplace, which | wonder did
not occur to a mathematician such as he,
the only man who ever Ii ed Of whom it
can be said, "He was the rival of New
ton" He himself said Newton was fortu-
nate in having lived before him. In ano-
ther man it would have been rank con-
ceit, but in Laplace it was considered as
just statement Yet he failed to notice,
when he suggested this moons being fur
ther from US, that under bis conditions if
spread 50 as to give the same light, the
material of which the moon is made would:
be lighter than any solid elemept known
70 Us. 3 tdiel xe p 5zR
id not axe eddhSSf lpllV esss
ting the moon.
Year: 1874

The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts
has decided that q sale Of cotton for cash,
where the buyer is allowed ten days to
turn out and inspect the goods, is a sale
on credit and not on condition, the prop.
erty passing to the buyer so that he can
make title for it, though still indebted.
Year: 1874

thousand bales are grown, the large mar
ginal excess will con.rol and depress the
market. The alternatives for success are
numerous, but We need only rely upon
the single one of cooperating in the
determination to subsist at home. With
this end attained there is no reason why
we should not be the happiest, most in
dependent, and prosperous people on the
earth.
Year: 1874

<sOne ofthe most extraordinary things
in this world is the conduc. of a ben on
the approach Of team. II she is stand
ing in the way at the time. she remains
there. and you instinctively stop your
horse only 10 discover that she is safely
out of the way. And if she is on one side
of the road she Immediately dashes into
the centre and brings you mp again. while
the cold swca. forms on your back at the
thought of the damages. And it is a lit.
tie singular that while you are confident
you never saw hen run over, nor ever
heard Of such thing. yet no number Of
trials csn keep back the perspiration from
your back, or prevent you from drawing
up your horse, to the imminent danger Of
his hind legs.
Year: 1874

Reported Wreck of a New London Bark
The Captain and Five Men Lost-State.
ment of One of the Survivors.


Between six and seven O'Clock last evening the
attention Of Newark policeman was called to q
coIored man found lying at the Market street
depot OF the Pennsylvania Railroad in that CITY, in
an almost speechiess ana extremely exhausted
condition. He was removed to the First precinct
police station and the police surgeon sent for.
The man was just able to make known the fact
that he was on the verge OF dying of starvation,
not having eaten anything Tor two days. He was
provided with large bowl OF soup, four slices OF
bread, seven rolls, and some coffee, all OF which
he devoured with ravenous eagerness and then
begged for more The doctor meanwhile arrived,
examined his condition and peremptorily ordered
that nothing more be given him. Still In most
enfeebed condition he was removed to st.
Michaels Hospital, where he now Is.


HIS STRANGE STORY.


He says his name is William Fl. Smith, forty
years OF age, and gives the following story:-On
Friday, a week ago, he sailed from New London on
board the bark Mermaid Captain Prince, bound
for New Orleans, with crew OF seven men, he be-
ing one OF the crew. on Friday last the Mermaid,
he states was run into by propeller, the name OF
which he does not know, and


tCUT TO PIECES.


so that she sank almost Immediately Captain
Prince and the crew excepting Smith and white
sailor named Alexanoer Reed were all drowned
This occurred, he states, of Barnegat Light. He
and Reed were picked up by the propeller and
he started to walk home to New London, and had
got as far as Newark, when he was overtaken
with exhaustion as above described. OF the fact
that


THE MAN WAS NEARLY STARVED
there can be no doubt, but 1t is considered strange
that The story Of the wreck OF the Mermaid should
nave so long escaped narration In the HERALD, II
true. Smith looks like an honest negro, and pos
siby tells the truth.
Year: 1874

Some time ago the question OF the proper method
ofremoving the garbage and ashes ON the side
walks was referred to the Sanitary Committee Of
the Board Of Health, with instructions that they
should report as early as possible to joint meet
ing OF the Boards OF Health and Police. This meet
ing was held yesterday, and the report recon-
mends as foows:-


Pyrst-Proper OF kitchen refuse by the house,
keeper. This can be accomplished by requiring house
where the garbage vessel or vessels to be perma
nrentiy kept This rule should be :. enforced in
the large tenement houses a well as In the
properly located should be constructed for this
press purpose with all the necessary conditions to
maintain itin state of perfect ceanlincss: no one
bus the garbage collector No garbage ashes or slops
shoud be allowed TO be thrown upon any street And
the house owner should be held responsible any such
deposits IN front Of his house The separation Of ashJs
And garbage by the house should required
u the separation can be satisfactorily made, as is al


egea by contractors by means OF the dump
separated at the house II be done TO advantage
the garbage


Secoad-1be proper removal Of kitchen refuse by the
contractor In the first place garbage should be
moved daily from every house TO this rule there should
be no exception. secoud, II should be conveyed Ia
waer hght carts or refuse covered prevent the
collector should be required enter the premises and
take the garbage vessel the house and return II
Its place when empted II this plan were adopted the
vessels. -
..7nird-rhe proper disposition of kitchen refuse.
~ u sumeient under this head TO say that the ashes
should be used Tor filing sunken LOIS and the gar
baRc should be ted TO hogs The value OF ashes az q
nng cannot ne DOUBTED, and IL has repeatedly be en-
cen that tue garbage can be probably used as