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Year: 1873

Of what he proposes to do If Congress shall
adjourn without recognizing one or the other
of the claimants. 1t is proposed to continue
in power, as far as Federal support can do 1t,
a pretended government, which the only com
petent investigating authority, composed OF
majority of devoted Administration Senator'S
has declared already put in power by plain
violation of every principle of right and JUS
tice. This promise should spur Congress to
Immediate action in the case of louisiana
Year: 1873

If there yet exist any doubts as to the in
tentions aud good faith of the projectors of
the Gilbert Rapid Transit scheme, the reports
which we publish, to-day, ought to dispel
them. There are so much anxiety and so
Ecitude on the general subject of rapid
transit. that the statements made to our re-
porter win be received with satisfaction.
These aie circumstantal and explicit enough
to justify the conclusion that at least one
legislative charter for rapid transit road
will be used faithfully and with energy.
Year: 1873

Our Washington reports show that the Gre
dit Mobilier debate in the House yesterday
was a comedy of Great Expectations. The
women's invasion must have detracted very
much from the dignity of the Occasion-if any
were possible and the participants were not
from the great orators of the House. Sum-
ming up the opinions so far as we
have report, there is considerable indica-
ton of a merciful (nOt to say weak intent
In the House That the Poland Committees re-
port satisfies only few members is clear;
but we cannot see how any substitute for
their conclusions viii satisfy even majority
of those who are finally to vote on the matter.
The failure of the report to investigate
thoroughly and courageOusly fix response
bility for stock -jObbing where it belonged
leaves the House in the guandary of
being afraid OF unable now to do justice to
the accused. Mr.. Merrick made fair de-


Tense of the work of the Committee so far as
1t fixed guilt anywhere; he failed to touch
the question Of the guilt or innocence of the
other members. Judge Polands speech was
not so strong; and Mr.. FarnswOrthis unex-
pected defense of Messrs. Brooks and Ames
was special rather than Of general application
TO the principles underlying the whole case.
Save the episode of Gen. Hawley's reluctant
disayoWal of the truth of lis defense OF
Senator Wilson, the evening session was as
Year: 1873

The Ncw-Jersey prospect bIightens. The
demand of public sentiment throughout the
State is 50 overwhelming that there seems
some reason to hope that the Assembly Rail-
road bill may be carried through the Senate.
While We sincerely trust the hope may be
realized, we beg the Senators to remember
that in any case their decision concerns them
selves quite as much as the State If the bill
does not pass now, better one is sure to
pass next year; while the men who delay the
triumph merely insure their own Punishment
from public life.
Year: 1873

A correspondent writing from Washington sug-
gests that perhaps injustice done Senator Upton
of Nebraska IN recent issue of The TRIBUNE by
quoting remark of his in the York-Pomeroy debate
in such connection to leave the inference that
he was among the assailants Of MI York. Senator
Tipton's name was not mentioned in the article re-
erred to- and Of course it is unnecessary to say that
he was among those who favored thorough nyesti-
cation and defended Mr. York from the attacks Of
Pomeroy's friends
Year: 1873

A touching incident Is reported from staten
Island Touching incidents it ought to be SAID, are
of freducnt occurrence in that marine retreat.
Fo0s arise, for example, and make tho generous
islander stay at homo precisely when 1t IS most
essential that lie should sail abroad. Dogs arise
also whenever no il out after dark and make him
wish that he might stay at home forever Holes IN
the sidewalk lio in wait for him. to break his
ankles-so that, III mere discretion, he must weight
his thoughts by committing the very pavement 10
memory The sibilant goose accosts him IN the
highway aud seems to indicate the current OF pri-
vate opinion-usual i'll country paceS-respecting
himself and his affairs. The he-g0at OCCASIONALLY
charges Oh him from some rocky eminence, and puts
him to precptate and undignifed flight. The local
tradesman likewise charges on him in a way-meta-
phorically speaking-to make his hair curl. HIber-
nian or Teutonic boys secure in hidden coigns Of
vantage admonish him with tho frequent missile
of stone or of snow or soothe him with ahectiOnate
inquiry as to his maternal relatives knowledge of
his whereabouts In Winter he is blasted with the
Boreal winds and petried with the chill of the
whole Atlantic Ocean. In Summer, musketoes
clad in striped trousers and spotted jackets crowd
him off of the sidewalk and bite him in the gutter
Altogether therefore-though he enjoys good air.
good lager beer holy calm. and expansive Views
his lot it will be seen is not deficient in the element
of pathos The particular case Of Staten Island
pathos last reported is that of venerable horse
who. being past labor was turned out to die, and
dog who voluntarily followed him and his fortunes
II is added that when tho aged beast expired his
comrade could by no means be induced to quit the
remains. In such weather lately afflicted this
region, it is comfort to reflect that neither the
feeble horse could have wandered far. the faith
full dog have kept his vigil long.
Year: 1873

IL must be confessed that the situation in
Congress is rather alarming. The session is
within four or five days of its close, and sew
eral important appropriation bills are yet un-
finished. 10 the Senate bill to drag $4,000
DO from the Treasury-called the Agri-
cultural College bill-blocks the way. Sena-
tors seem 10 care more for their
share Of this grab than for the business of the
country. The important legislation which is
yet pending is hindered by just such things as
this and even the appropriations which have
gone through are loaded down with jobs Of
the most doubtful character. 1t is more than
likely that an extra session will be required
to provide ways and means for carrying on the
Government. 1t was not necessary; but the
dilatoriness of Congress has made il so.
Year: 1873

Congressmen seem this Winter to be utterly
incapable of learning anything. With the
disastrous effects of the attempt to keep ses
cret the Credit Mobilier investigation still be-
fore their eyes, they are now trying to keep
secret the investigation into the Pacific Mail
Steamship subsidy. They do not deceive their
own body, and we do not believe they will
deceive the country by this unworthy effort
to suppress the truth. Whatever it is, it must
como out sooner or later, and if the subsidy
was procured by bribery, whether million
and half or a tenth part of that sum were
used, it is very likely to be repealed.
Congressman may think they will resist alike
the investigation and the repeal, but the cOun-
try is not in mood for trifiing with things
of this sort at present and they will soon
fnd themselves only too eager to be permitted
TO turn with the tide.
Year: 1873

At common law dogs are not property. but Judge
Humphreys, in the District OF Columbia, has decided
that they are and that as such they may be taxed,
but cannot be licensed. The authorities have no
power to license a nuisance, and then fine If dog
be nuisance; he may be suppressed, notwithstand-
ing he has been licensed. Whether dog who baTks
in the hight NAV be induced to 20 away by boot
lack thrown from the window is nice point, upon
which the Washington judge was not called to pass.


A mule in Memphis is supposed to have a propen-
sty for practical jokes Being attached TO street
car. he became perfectly mmoyable. All the men
in the car got out and pushing it with all their
might, when Mr. Mule suddenly dashed of at full
speed, leaving them all sprawling in the mud. They
will not be so ready next time TO help distressed
driver.


A music master may properly beat time but that
does not give him the privilege of beating his
scholars. Wisconsin singing master has been ar
rested for hoggng one of his young lady pupils who
had been guilty Of either of time or Of tune
Probably he thought that the best way Of making
her sing out.


Mr.. Froude, we are happy TO announce. upon his
arrival in England expressed to his numerous
friends his perfect satisfaction with his American
trip He is good enough TO say that he likes us far
better than he expected to, and he is so extremely
kind IA 10 affirm that he did not meet single vulgar
nerson in this country Few have been so fortunate


There ia a newspaper down East which celebrated
Washingtons Birthday by declaring its every issue
TO be daily illustration OF tho hatohot and
cherry-tree story" There are some ill-natured per
sons who might consider tbis bris ~ DO the biggest
oi all possible wdoppers.
Year: 1873

The young man Foster who
was hung in New York, was a
victim of strong drink. He
was raised well and educated;
but when he began to mingle in
society he was gradually led in
to the habit of indulging in
strong drink, which was the be-
ginning of the bad end to which
he finally came. He was a fair
sample and specimen of the
"free use of liquor" doctrine
A correspondent Of the New
York Observer says:


"When this boy began to
drink intoxicating liquors with
his companions is not known.
But when he became so reduced
in his circumstances as to take
a situation as a conductor on a
street car, he had formed such
bad habits that he did not hold
it long. He was out of busi-
ness, even as car conductor,
when riding in one of the cars,
and infamed with rum, he in
suited women, and murdered
their innocent protector. l need
not recite the facts so often re-
peated; how he was rebuked for
his insult; how he brOoded o.
yer the rehuke, muttered ven-
geance, selected a fitting weap-
on, with the use of which he
was familiar, and smote his un-
suspecting victim in the dark,
on the head, and slew him."
Year: 1873

A man in Columbus, reading
that a raw egg would clear your
throat OF fish bones, got fish bone
in his throat on purpose the other
day, just to try the experiment,
and-well, he has run the price of
eggs up to a dollar and half a
dozen in Columbus, and the fish
bone is there yet. 1t is thought
it can be got out as soon as the
man dies.
Year: 1873

An Indiana woman is angry
because her husband took the
very best sheet she had to hang
himself when there was an old
clothes line in the cellar which
was good enough for the pur-
pose. She says, he always was
extravagant, ard too lazy to
90 into the cellar for anything.
Year: 1873

A young woman at Lawrence re-
Gently lost her husband. Be-
tween his disease and his funeral
she seemed TO be quite cheerful, SO
much so that her absence of grief
was remarked. IL know" said she
recently to friend, conhdentially,
"that Iought to have cried good
deal, but to tell the truth, | hadn't
a handkerchief that was fit to be
seen except one, and that you
know had to keep for the fun
eral."
Year: 1873

Beware of females with three
arms. They have no right tosuch
a profusion of limbs and carry
them for no good purpose. A gen.
tleman in a Broadway stage last
evening felt a hand cropping in
his pocket on the side next to a
well.dressed woman. At the same
:ime a neat, gloved hand resred
on her lap on the same side, and
seizing this as she was leaving the
vehicle he pulled her arm off,
Erenjng Nail.
Year: 1873

A great difficulty will occur
when old Brigham Young dies.
He has forty wives and each is
entitled to a third of his proper
ty. How they are going to di-
vide the wealth into forty thirds
after he is gone is one thing that
keeps Brigham awake a good
deal at night.
Year: 1873

An eminent citizen Of New York died,
leaving fortune of three millions to be
divided between one son and three
daughters. The merchant was a regular
old skiulint, aud denied himself the com.
muu uccessaries Of life that he might
amass a fortune. His great leading pas
sion was to have his boy wealthy aud
leave q name among the rich men Of New
York. The boy understood thing or
two, aud as his bread aud butter were
sure, he began early to play the role Of
the fast young man. tIe married young
and made bis wife as miserable as wo.
man ought 10 be who marricg a man she
does not love aud cannot respect, for his
money. His father died and the young
srr entered npou his possessions. His
income was s20 900 year. After q eat
aud dog lie for a season, IN drunken
brawi, the man killed his wife aud then
killed himself lie left his large property
to be squabbIcd over by doubtful heirs.
Had the wealthy father given bis boy
good business education, industrial habits
and a sound constitution, then left his
money TO some college or some mission
ary society, aud beqaeathed the boy
saw aud wood-horse, be would have left
him much better of than he did when be
died and made the son a millionaire,
Year: 1873

Young men with excellent purposes
sometimes make great mistake in think
ing they ought to give up every moment
of their time to business, and to neglect
everything else. This is Il sad error.
Every young man entering life ought to
give up some portion Of his time regular.
ly-l don't care if it is only half an honr
a day--to the development Of his mind,
to the gaining of useful information, to
and ennobling taste. Why, man who
has no soul except for his business is a
poor stick, mere machine. A taste for
reading is worth more than hundred
thousand dollars TO him who has it--nay,
worth more than any sum | could name,
A rich man without that or some sim.
liar taste, does not know how to enjoy his
money. His only rnsonrce Is TO keep on
making money, unless he prefers to spend
ed does not know how to spend it wisely
A man worth his two millions used to tell
me how he would gladly give it all if he
could only have the education which his la
zy and stupid boy refused to acquire. II
you will pardon the advice, would say /;
Make it a rule, never to be broken, to de
vote at least halt an hour a day to the
reading Of some useful book--not stories
chiefly, neither. Stories are good in their
places; but every man needs knowledge
of history, the elements Of science and
other useful subjects; and, If he has
only half an hour to give to reading, he
will be very foolish to give 1t all to novel.
Be hungry and thirsty after knowledge
of all kinds; aud be sure you will be
none he worse but all the better as busi-
ness men, T.. 1bb0u.
Year: 1873

l have great hope of wicked man,
slender hope of mean one. A wicked
man may be converted and become a
prominent saint. A mean man ought to
be converted six or seven times, one right
alter the other, to give him fair start
and put him ON an equality with bold, :,
wicked man. GBeecher.
Year: 1873

TIME FOR PRUNING. In 1866 | had a
young orchard that l began to prune in
February, and continued at intervals till
August, and those pruned in June, did
better, healed over sooner, than any pruned
either before or after that period. In 1871
began to renovate an orchard ten years
old, that had been trained according to the
absurd fashion of low heads which pre-
vailed at that time. 1t took great deal Of
cutting and trimming, but l was deter
mined, and persevered; the result was that
every wound made in June-the time the
work was done, at once to heal
over, and by the time growth stopped in
the fall, every place where a branch had
been cut off, had a beautiful ring of new
bark and wood, Of from one-third to one
half inch in width all around it, and still
they are doing well. [Cor. Gardeners
MOnthlV
Year: 1873

l commenced eight years since with two
superior mares to breed from, and have
raised twelve colts. OF these l have lost
six of different ages, some of them I was
offered six hundred dollars for, but did not
see fit to sell, hoping to get more. l have
now six out of the twelve on hand, all of
which are very promising, but whether |
shall ever realize dollar from them or not
is to be proved. Under the circumstances
| am not able to say whether horse raising
is profitable or not. | hope it will prove
so; but to get what mine have cost me, |
must sell them for about three thousand
dollars, for no man can raise a horse up to
six years old for less than five hundred
dollars, and that does not include the ser
vice of the stallion. | do not mean in this
estimate to include common horses that
are put to work at two years old, and made
to earn their living and become worthless
at five or six years old. H. G. Abbott in
Maine Farmer.
Year: 1873

The Board of Education Of Chilli
cothe have employed teacher of mu-
sic in the Public Schools at salary
Of $50 month, and command him
to walk into the colored schools and
tune up his vocal organ in the same
key that he strikes IN the white schools
That's business. We have no teach
er IN our schools, but it is to be hop
ed that some arrangements will be
made to have vocal music taught in
our schools. Scholars who wish to
study music, and there is q great
number of them, are compelled to
take their lessons ont of school, and
it constantly interrupts and seriously
interferes, with order and discip-
line. Besides, there is lamentable
deficiency in this accomplishment
among the young people, notwith-
standing Mr.. Neal has done much to-
ward improving those who have been
under his immediate charge for the
last year or two. He has also done
much, in general way, toward i'm
proving the tastes of the people, but
we believe vocal instruction should
be made more general ronton
Journal.
Year: 1873

The rural mind moves slowly, but


when it knows it knows, and it is NOT


subject thereafter to be blown about


by every wind of doctrine. The


common belief for hundreds of years


has been that the usurious man was a


wicked man, and we can hardly ex-


pect everybody to jump instantly to


the opposite conclusion, however un-


questioned it has long been by philo-


sophicai writer's. The petitions sent


to Albany Tor the abolition of the
usury laws came from cities where
men deal largely in money, and are
constant borrowers and lenders in the
way of trade. They know that any
laws against the free interchange Of
money create exorbitant rates of IN
terest and do not prevent them.
The lender charges for the risk of
offending the law in addition to the
current market value of the commod-
ity. But the farmer, who, if he ever
borrows, borrows on bond and mort
gage, and finds it hard to meet the
constant payment OF interest which
goes on year after year with unvary
ing regularity and difficulty, thinks
the law protects him from paying q
higher rate. He does not know that
it is not the law, but, the worth of
money, thatgoveEns his loan, and that
he could not borrow at all if it were
otherwise. But it is not worth while
to be impatient at en- ignorance which
can only be corrected in time, but
which, when once corrected, will
never return again. Usury is one of
those evils which have grown with
clViilZatlon, and which do not dIsap-
pear at the first loud protest. Where
there was one who, twenty-five years
ago, had a doubt upon the propriety
Of laws against it, there are now
thousands who laugh and scoff at an
old abuse. 1t viii disappear
presently, and that it ever existed will
seem as incredible as that a compare
lively short time ago any man who
with his hands was a serf,
unless he wrote with pen, and then
be was monk-[N. Y. Evening
Post.
Year: 1873

les.


A note dated on Sunday is void.


A note obtained by fraud, or from
one intoxicated, cannot be collected.
If a note be lost or stolen, it does
not release the maker-he must pay it.
An indorser of a note is exempt
from liability if not served with notice
of it's dishonor within twenty-four
hours of its payment.


A note by a minor is void.


Notes bear interest only when SO
stated.


Principals are responsible for their
agents.


Each individual partnership is re-
sponsihle for the whole amount of
the firm.


Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
1t is a fraud to conceal fraud.



The law compels no one to do i'm
possibilities.


An agreement without considera-
ton is void.


Signatures in lead pencil are good
in law,


A receipt for money is not legally
conclusive.


The acts of one partner bind all the
others.


Contracts made on Sunday cannot
be enforced.


A contract made with o minor is
void


A contract made with lunatic is
void.
Year: 1873

The Boston Public Schools de-
serve to be thanked for the conscien-
tious musical instruction which they
give their classes. They don't get a
mere superficial knowledge, as in out
side schools, but thorough techni-
cal grasp of the science, in its earlier
phases. Their practical learning is
proved by the perfection with which
they read and write music. In the
primary schools there is a simple and
constant system of careful rote-teach-
ing. In the first year of the gram
mar school course, instruction is Civ
en- in rests and naturals, and In the
next two years the chromatic scale is
taught, with thorough explanation of
intervals, major and minor seconds
and thirds, etc. In the high and
normal schools the pupil reaches
fine and accurate degree in musical
science. Tests of their knowledge IN
reading at sight, and writing music
in any desired key, nearly always
leave the children triumphant.
Year: 1873

An ancient bachelor, who has the
experience of many years to judge
from, says that there has been forty
per cent. less sparkling this winter
than any of the preceding. The high
price of coal has 4lade pater fampiIias
sparing of midnight fires, and hence
the falling off of this enjoyable prac-
tice
Year: 1873

poet asks, ''Where are the dead, the
vanished dead, who trod the earth that now
we tread ?" If we We're to make a random
guess We should say that the most of them
are. buried-though this may not be the
right answer.
Year: 1873

Now is the time to trim your grape
vines. During the cold weather the
sap lays dormant, and if trimmed
now they viii not bleed when the gen
tie rays of springs sun stsrts it up
ward.
Year: 1873

NEW York, June 1l.-A Washington
correspondent telegraphs that there is the
best authority for saying that the Minister
Of Guatemala and San Salvador knows
nothing Of any Central Americans who
may have seen the President on the al
legged subject Of annexation or any other
subject. The Minister has not been In
Washington since the 10Th Of April. To
his certain knowledge not q single promi.
ncnt native Of Central America is dream
ing OF the annexation Of his country to the
United States.
Year: 1873

a Wall Street broker was sent to jail the
other day for swindling German emigrant
out of $4,000. Served him right. If he had
swindled American citizens out of three
millions, he might have been President of
a great railway, and given half million to
some educational Institution, and been
pointed out to American yonth as brill
liant example. Served him right. Let Ger
man immigrants alone next time.
Year: 1873

ley, she strikes the wheat empire of so bush
els to the acre, and as a further inducement
to connect with this route, it may be said
that by the n. Z. running to Puget Sound,
Boston is on line of China European trade
500 miles shorter than via New York
Year: 1873

II is now settled that Fife wheat is the
best for deep, rich, damp soil, and new
land; and Odessa best for worn, light, dry
soil. From this it would seem that the
Fife were better adapted to the soil about
the head Of Lake Superior