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Year: 1872

SEC. 81. Any person who shall be found
having in his possession any skeleton keys,
outsiders, dark k-lanterns or other instru-
ments designed or commonly used for bur.
glarious purposes, shall upon conviction
before the Mayor, be fined in any sum not
exceeding twenty-five dollars TO which
may be added Imprisonment in the city
Jail or calaboose for any period Of time
not exceeding fifteen days, unless such
person had possession Of the same for some
lawful purpose Propided, that upon the
trial Of such person it shall be presumed
that he had such possession for unlawful
purposes, and il shall devolve upon him
to show on said trial, that he had the same
for lawful purpose.


SUrTERIsG MISoRs TO PLAY BILLIARDS.


SEc. %. That il shall be unlawful for
any person or persons owning, controlling
or attending TO any billiard room, or bill
lard table, to permit, suffer or allow any
person under the age Of twenty-one years
TO play or play at any game Of Billiards,
Jenny Lind, Pigeon Hole, I 'in Alley or
other game after having be notified by
the parent or gsrdian Of any such person,
that be or she is unwilling that such MI
Year: 1872

SEC. 90. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person within the limits of this city, by
the practice of any trick, game or device
whatever, or by means of any false or
fraudulent token, representation, writing,
or any false pretence, to dcfraud or obtain
from another, any money or thing of val
ne: and any person, upon conviction there
Of shall c lied in any sum not less than
five nor more than one hundred dollars,
to which may be added Imprisonment not
exceeding fifteen days.
Year: 1872

SEC. IS. That any person selling or Of
fering to sell any article within this city,
by any false weight or measure or know
ingly make any false representation as TO
the quantity or quality ofsaid article, with
intent 10 defraud any person who may
purchase the same, or who shall fraudu-
lently by concealment or interpretation
resort TO any other trick or artifice,
to deceive any purchaser, and thereby de-
fraud him or her, either as TO the quantity
or quality of said article shall, on cOnvie-
iion before the Mayor, be fined in aEy
sum not more than twenty-five dollars.


AUCTIoS NoTIcE.


SEC. Sc. Any person convicted Of hav-
ing given notice Of auction sales. by
wringing bell at sny place other than
at the cornets of streets, and in front OF
the house or building whore such sales are
TO take place, or by blowing horn OF
making any other unusual or unnecessary
noise, or causing the same TO be done,
shall be fined in any sum not less ibsn
one nor mere than twenty dollars.
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connubisl
happiness Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes d weary pilgrimage, the
urosuect hourly darkens to the view the mind
becomes shalowed with despair, and filed with
tie me, e,anchoy reflection that the happiness OF
ann1ht u hlighted with our own.
Year: 1872

From Justin MeCarthyS Correspondence


with the New York Mail


LONDON, February lO.--I was preseut the
other night when Gladstone made his great
bid for popularity by dcnouncing the Amerl-
can claim for consequential damages. As
the speech has pretty nearly set this country in
a fame, may ask little of your space to de-
s,ribe the speech, the debate and the scene.
The House was crowded to excess, for every
body knew that Disraeli would draw out the
Government on the subject and that Gladstone
would say something strong.
Year: 1872

The failure of the potato crop in Eu.
rope has brought out many curious ex.
plantations Of the phenomenon, the
principal one being the great prevalence
of thunder storms. Hence il is argued
that electricity not only turns beer and
cream sour, but also rots potatoes. A
plausible explanation, however, is the
theory that the potato plant is injured
by the excessive soaking of the soil
from sudden thunder showers. 10
France, the solution of bark run of
from tan pits, has been used with sue
cess as a manure sor potatoes, and after
a failure of several years, good crops
have been obtained BY the employment
Of this fertilizer.
Year: 1872

We find the following puzzle from the
pen of Mrs. Edward Ashley Walker, in
a recent number of the Advance:


| was awakened one morning by a
Chinese seaport, and as the air was a
country of South America, | wrapped
myself in my cloak made of part of
the Chinese Empire, and lined with a
cape in the Southern part of the United
States, and busted myself in town on
the Schuylkill, until an island east of
Labrador called me to breakfast


A group of islands in the Gulf of
Mexico burned brightly on the hearth,
and another group lying west of Africa
greeted me with cheerful song.


Soon lake of North America brought
in breakfast, which consisted of an
Asiatic country, and a river of British
America well seasoned with a lake in
the western part of North America, and
a South American city. To these were
added group Of islands in the Pacific,
and a plentiful portion of an island in
the Atlantic.


AS / am naturally fond of another
group of islands in the Pacific, chatted
with city in Ohio, and after | had sat
isfed my appetite, which was at first
town in the southern part of New Hamp-
shire, | ate large group of islands
lying east of India with her. As she
was suffering with headache bathed
her head with city on the Rhine, but
stopped suddenly, on discovering that
the North American lake was Chinese
city!


/ assured him that he never would
obtain city in the western part of Mis-
souri,, unless he mended his ways, al
though my disposition toward him was
group of islands in the Pacific; but
should his conduct prove satisfactory, he
might look forward with an African cape
to obtaining town in Kentucky in due
time.


| then went out and enjoyed New
foundland cape, after lake of British
America, and, after returned, finding
that the children were making New
York lake, sent them all to bed, after
wishing good deal of a Scottish cape
upon them.
Year: 1872

The New York Times in discussing the gen


eral subject Of fires and the question why they


spread more rapidly at certain times than others,


eeeks to account for them by sundry mysterious
combinations in and conditions Of the atmos-
phere,-a certain chemical diabolism, for which
no one can account and against which it is use
less to take precautions. This is simply super
stition. We heard the same kind OF talk imme-
diately after the Chicago fire, and there we're not
few who satisfied themselves that the fire was
the 1esu1t Of peculiar combination Of torna-
does, electrical phenomena, and chemical agen-
cieB in the atmosphere, which could neither have
been guarded against nor controlled. The
exact reverse Of this was the case.
Every cause and characteristic Of the Chi
cago fro is as clear as the sunlight
First, there Was an absence Of rain for two or
three months preceding the FIRE, so that every
thing inhammable was completely dry. Second,
furious southwest wind was blowing at the
time Third, the extensive wooden quarter OF
the city, in which the fire originated, created an
intense heat. Fourth, the supply Of water vas
CIV VI At a11 ea1lt ssaee u 4ue AIe. Hl2ta, t16
combination Of intense heat, high wind, and
vast volumes OF fame, and the absence OF water
with which to check itB spread; and, sixth, the
faulty construction OF buildings. This is the
plain enumeration Of facts connected with the
Chicago fire. Things that were not combnstible
we're not destroyed. There was no atmospher~
ica1 combination destroying everything with
which it came in contact If there had been,
human beings would have been destroyed. It
was only where the fire came in actual contact
that damage WAS inflicted. There was no myste-
rious destroyer in the atmosphere itself. Both
the causes and their manner Of operation are
perfectly clear, and there is reason to believe
that the same combination OF causes will not
again produce exactly the same result. The idea
of attributing to supernaturalisn what is clearly
due to obvious natural laws, is as absurd as was
the kindred attempt Of some c1ergymen to at
tribute it to a visitation Of Divine wrath.
Year: 1872

The Presidents rebuff Of the Cameron Bart
| ranft politicians in Pennsylvania in the matter
Of the Philadelphia Post Office, and the Murphy
gang in New York in the matter Of the New
York Slrveyorehip, and his declaration that he


will enforce the Civil Service rules, arc received
with great satisfaction throughout the country.


They are the first authoritative revocation OF the


fatal political heresy which was inflicted On the


country by Andrew Jackson, and has tended to-


yard its misgovernment ever since, that the


Offices which the President has the power to fill


by appointment shall be considered as the


"spoils" and plunder Of q victorious party Tor


faction Of q parity, instead Of the mcanB OF


administering government with the greatest


skill and economy. "Unto the yictors be-


long the spoils" was o maxim which Ikened the


Government Offices to conquered city given


over to be sacked by public and ruthless


enemy. Borrowed from the seyerest doctrines


Of war, it is 10 wonder that it has proved in-


iquitous as . maxim Of Government during


peace. We hope that President Grants action


means that heneeforth the Offices Of the Civil


Service are not to be deemed the proyender OF
the politicians, but are to be filed On a system


which shall look solely to the efficiency Of the
public service The system Of promotion &C.
cording to experience and merit is businesB-like


and will please the business mon Of the country.
1t is the gist Of the Cincinnati platform
on this point It is what every capable business
man practices in The promotion Of his employees.
Let it be made part OF the Common Law
Of our country, and it will be found that the
Civil Service will be studied and followed as q
profession by many Of our ablest men, instead
Of being an asylum for party strikers and spout
ers. Let promotion in Office be won, not by
services on the stump, nor by getting up torch
light paradeB and ward clubs, but by skill, e1-
perience, competency, and aptitude for the
duties Of Office; and not only would our politi-
cal campains lose much Of their vu1garity and
venom, but re SHOULD soon see in Office men Who
have made the questions Of administration
bearing on their own Offices study and special
ty. As our country advances In population and
area towards the hundred millions Of people We
vii number before the close Of this century, the
practical administration Of the Government
must become more and more specially nnd
profession. The Civil Service must be the life
study Of those WHO you'd et@tein @ os pretend any
Year: 1872

The general discussion Of building matters
that has followed the Boston fire should suggest
to the Common Council Of Chicago the necessity
for taking come further action in the way OF
preventing the recurrence IN this city Of exten-
siye and disastrous connagratious. There are
two things needed:


/. An important amendment to the fire ordi-
nance.


Q. Provision for system Of Building Inspec-
tors. whose duty it shall be to report infringe
rnents upon the fire regulations.


The circumstance that the burned district Of
Boston was composed almost exclusively Of
granite, iron, brick, and stone buildings proves
that protection against great fires requires some-
thing more than the construction Of the walls
from ipcornbqstib1e material In the rebuilding Of
Chicago there are two notable defects, which
are not sufficiently covered by the existing fire
ordinance. In regard to the Mansard roof, the
ordinance simply provides that It "shan be con-
structed, as to its outside surface, Of fre-proof
or non-ignitnble material" The thin coating Of
slate which il placed upon these wooden super
structures is enough to comply with the law, but
not enough to furnish reasonable protection
against the spread Of fire. The provision
should be amended so as to compel all who
avail themselves Of the ornamental Mansard to
construct with . facing Of iron before the slate
is put On, or otherwise render it as nearly nom
ignitab1e as any other story in the building.


The benefits Of the best Of fire ordinances
however, must be somewhat uncertain without
an adequate system for their enforcement. The
penalties are not enough. Many of the wisest
provisions refer to interior construction, which
can only be noted during the process Of build
ing. There is no other way to enforce the fire
ordinance rigidly than BY the appointment Of
public Building , Inspectors. It is by this means
that European Cities assure protection against
the spread of fire. The State Legislature,
prompted to do 30 by the falling Of q Chicago
building. authorized the sppointusps as such
Year: 1872

To decoy pig, instead Of driving
him, some ingenious chap recon-
mends tying the end of a strong
cord to an ear of corn. drop it IN
front of the pig, five or six inches !.
from his nose, and commence walk
ing away with it slowly in the way
YOU wish the pig to go. If he gets
d;sheartened at the prospect OF get
ting hold of it, allow him Sigh
nibble, and then proceed.-Ruro
| Ne,y Yorker.
Year: 1872

p take your work quiet
and overaction are al
. Of sickness and rest
must use our judg.
a our excitement, o,
Fength will break down
enber that our battle
y Z strength not ou,
battle that does not de
WIT nor the strong.
Year: 1872

SMALL-Pox.-It is rumored that at
least three cases of smallpox exist in this
city, in the direction or vicinity of Holly
wood. We do not know what foundation
there is for the rumor, but allude to it for
the purpose of putting our citizens as well
as the authorities upon their guard in re-
spect to this loathsome disease. Why
there should be any secrecy in regard to its
existence, if it does exist, we cannot under
stand. We hope the rumor is without
foundation in fact. Richmond has been
peculiarly exempt from the smallpox.
At no time in the history of the place, VIC
believe, has the disease existed to any
alarming extent, and we doubt if there vas
ever well-defned case within the city
limits. This exemption is attributed to the
thorough vaccination of the inhabitants.
We believe it is the universal practice
among our resident physicians to vaccinate
all infants after they have become of suffi-
cient age.
Year: 1872

THE POLICE CouRT.-Justice White
had his hands full this morning of the
usual variety of vexatious cases growing
out of drunkenness, ill-governed passions,
and other vicious propensities, the details
of which are often disgusting. A warrant
of arrest is the too ready recourse of the
degraded and unfortunate of our city. One
warrant often provokes another and dis
putes, insignificant in themselves, perhaps,
are thus transferred to the open court, and
the parties subjected to all the .odium of
arrest, the exposure of public examination,
the loss of time and money, ending, in a
majority of cases, with fines or confinement
in Jail. There are many of the more de-
graded people Of this city continually going
through this course of experience, and they
seemingly never grow anywiser.
Year: 1872

The river Neva, on the banks of
which st. Petersburg is built, often
rises suddenly on the breaking up of
ice in spring. Much peril conse-
quently overtakes those whose home
steads are near enough to the rivers 8
banks to be endangered by the over
whelming force Of the torrent, Us we'll
as by those floating blocks of ice,
whose destructive power is irresist-
able. In one of the small teneDients
on the lower banks of the river dwelt
q lovely, fair-haired girl, about nine
years of age, her parents being work
ers in hemp and fax. The child's
greatest treasure on earth was o beau
tiful little dove, rescued from the
hands of the destroyer, who had
rudely torn away the parent bird
from the nest; thus it had been
nestled in her bosom, and fed from
her lips, and they became almost in
seperable companions, except when
the little Hilda accompanied her pa
rents TO church, or TO market with
their homespun goods, when for great
er safety the bird was suspended
from the ceiling in its quaint wicker
dwelling, TO await with futter the
little maids returning footsteps, then
the door of the cage was thrown
open, and the dove flew joyfully to
it's usual perch or resting place on
Hilda's shoulder. Such, possibly,
might have been their mutual posi-
tion when the rush and roar of waters
suddenly swept over their little dwell
ing, the force of the destructive ele-
ment leaving no time for fight or es-
cape in any shape. The child was
soon seen struggling in the wild
whirl of waters, while the dove, with
expanded wings (which instinct
would have taught her to use for
fight and safety, lowered over her
little protectress, futtering around
with inexpressible alarm, now perch
ing on her head or breast when she
rose on the surface, and with her
little beak making vain efforts to res
cue the floating locks of her silk-like
hair, borne backward and forward by
the eddies of the torrent. When the
fair young head was again engulfed,
the dove plunged into the swelling
waves after it, then rose with again,
until natures struggles exhausted the
loving little head, and the wet and
weary wing sunk, never to rise again,
IN the overwhelming waters
Year: 1872

in 1776 there was sitting at the
table Of the commandment at Metz.
in Germany, distinguished scion OF
an ancient noble French family.
During the conversation at the table
the Duke of Glouchester, brother to
the King of England, spoke of the
Declaration of Independence, just
put forth by the Anglo-American
Colonies, and Of the strong measures
adopted by the British Ministry to
crush the rising rebellion.


The young nobleman listened in
silence. Ho was boy in form and
personal appearance, just past eight
cen; but the heart OF patriot and he
70 was beating beneath his closely
buttoned coat, and his imagination
and zeal were fred at the recital OF q
people fighting for liberty. He rose
from the table, hurriedly made bis
arrangements TO return TO Paris, and
revealed his high resolve to his
equally enthusiastic young wife. He
came TO America, sought the acquain-
tance of the Commander-in-C Chief
Of the American army, and volunteer
ed TO fight in the cause Of American
liberty.


Life, youth, fortune, and the en-
dearments of home were oil freely
devoted to colonial emancipation.
Just the method to awaken the nobler
sentiments of the heart, self-sacrif-
cling devotion of others. Washington
felt the electric shock from his be-
nevOlent heart and took Lafayette to
his bosom; nor was the bond severed
till death gave the stroke of mortal
separation.


After the close of the war the
young nobleman, with more of man
ly maturity, returned to Paris, and
over and over again, in glowing elo-
quence, rehearsed the noble virtues OF
the great American leader TO his wife,
She like every true woman, was al
ways deeply interested in everything
that engaged the attention of her
husband.


She soon came TO reverence Wash
ington with a feeling closely allied to
that of devotion. She corresponded
with him and received from him cor
dial invitations TO the simple delights
of rural life at Mount Vernon.
In 1854 Lafayette determined to
visit Washington i'll his retirement
Madame Lafayette earnestly desired
20 present some visible testimony of
her regard to the great patriot. Be-
sides the bond of personal friendship
there was a bond of union between
Washington and Lafayette of a diff
ferent character. They were MEM
bers of the fraternity of Free and
Accepted Masons, and both loved the
Mystic brotherhood. Madame
Lafayette took advantage of this
charm to add interest to her testimo-
NAL of esteem.


She prepared with her own hands
an apron of white satin, upon which
she wrought in needle work all the
various emblems of the Masonic or
der. This she sent with her husband
to be presented to her ideal of true
greatness at Mount Vernon. 1t was
kept by Washington as a cherished
memorial of noble woman during
his life. It now occupies a conspicu-
GUS place on the walls of the Grand
Masters room in O Masonic Hall,
Philidelphia.
Year: 1872

a correspondent, who Is somewhat
of a philanthropist in his way, sends
lis the following hints on Table Eli
quite for the benefit of the members
of the club. We believe they will be
superfiuous to most of our readers,
but as our correspondent begs US not
to lose an opportunity of improving
the present occasion we append him ::


!. Do not commence eating before
your host gets through with his grace.
| have known some men to bite bis
cult as large as blacking-box into a
half-moen, and have to hold it be-
tween their teeth, under SUPPRESSION
of the rules during a blessing. This
is disgraceful.


. Do not sup soup with fork
Your soup will always have you at a
disadvantage with such odds. Be
sides, it is ''superfuous."


3. In passing your plate to be
helped, retain your knife and fork in
your vest pocket.


4. When asked for dish, do not
propel it across the table after the
manner or game of shovel-board al
ways pitch it gracefully, after the
manner of quoits. This will be
QUOT" sufficient.


5. Never try to eat fish with salt
cellar


6. While drinking, be careful not
to empty hot coffee or anything of
that sort into your neighbor's paper
collar


Z. Do not eat too fast. You will
not "get left" if you make up in he
roic doses for that time.
8. If you find anything suspicious
in your hash, don't eat any more hash.
And if there is anything wrong in
your butter, propose toast or tell an
anecdote.


8. When you burn your mouth
with a cold potato, don't whistle or
make faces at the company, but shed
tears in silence.


10. Never leave the table without
asking the lady of the house to be ex-
cused; but if you happen to be at a
barbecue or free lucnh, don't leave
as long as there is bone or crumb
in sight.


IL. Should you put too much pep
per in your soup, and the tears come
to your eyes in consequence, do not
wipe your eyes and blow your nose in
your napkin.


II. Be careful when resting your
elbows on the table that your neigh
bor's little preserve dish is not within
reach, not that you need mind upset
ting it, for that would only serve him
right, but You may get your coat
sleeve sullied through his carelessness
in not giving you room enough.
13. Do not pick your teeth with
your fork, or wipe it on the table
cloth after You have just extracted a
long piece of sinew from hollow in
one of your grinders.


IA. If you happen to partake of
some dish with which you are unac-
quainted, don't spit it on your plate
with splutter, as if you had been
poisoned, because it might be sup
posed you had been unaccustomed to
move in society. Simply rap on the
table with your fork for the servant.
and tell him, or her, to fetch spit
toon. By this time all eyes will be
upon you, and as the servant brings
the spittoon you can eject the disa-
greeable mouthful with proper air of
disgust. remarking that you always
hated French kickshd,cs, and prefer
red something the real origin of which
you could guess at. By this proceed
ing you will let the people at the ta-
BILE see you know thing ortwo, and are
not easily to be taken in.
Year: 1872

A lady of our acquaintance, who
has pretty hand, is anxious to learn
whether people are more liable than
common to burn their fingers if
they happen to be taper ones. We
cannot say; but we have advised her
not to let spark get at them.