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Year: 1875

could not exist without her. She IL the
breath of their nostrils, their beginning and
end, and they bear her name; they DO worS
in which from her peculiar constitution IL u
impossible for her to engage. They are her
unordaned ENJOYS, going into the highways
and byways, and entreating and kindly COM
pelling the erant to como in.


Before the methods of these Christian Asso-
Citations are denounced, we hold that what they
have really undertaken should be distinctly
understood Their main business is the pro-
motion of good morals, az one condition OF
true religious life. Putting aside for the pres
ent distinctly religious considerations, we cannos
but regard with favor the work which these young
men do in promoting good habits and inmultiply-
ing the number of wise, happy and well or
dered lives. Here is youth who frequents
gambling houses and brothels; is full OF un-
clean desires and pitiful purposes; Is coarse
in his tastes, sensual in all his ways, ana on
the high road to ruin spiritual and material.
His associates are birds of a like feather, ana
it is q very unprOmising kind of plIimaSe' III
is true that his character may not bo so oad
as his conduct. Very probably he may DC
persuaded to become better man. New 1ofk
to-day is full of young prodigals who are
sduaadeung health and time and strength ana
money in foolcries which can bring only pre-
mature decay and death. Yet these ill-staired
lads have also good qualities and may need
only word iuy and seasonably spoken 10
bring them to sense Of the error OF their
WAYS. Now, we believe that through tho eX-
istence Of Christian Associations here ana
everywhere else such words are much more
Frequently spoken than they would otherwise be,
and that many lad has been saved from iinal
ruin through their interposition. We would not
place too much stress upon the value OF good
morals; but. whether q man joins chlrch or
not, il is better for him to be chaste and
tcmprrnte and industrious. Certainly man
who gives I'D bad habit has at least taken
one STEP however short, toward the very
highest spiritual culture. Complete regencra-
tion may be very far from him; but would 1t
he any nearer if he went on doing the things
which he ought not to dol


We may well beg those who sneer at the
works of young Christian men to take heed
lest an infinite mischief be done. The age Is
in no humor for unnecessary ascetlclsm. IN
spite of rcyiyals the tendency of society is not
too much toward living piety. Speculation
never was bolder, skepticism never more
active. cayi never bitterer, the dlaloctcs OF
disbelief never more acute. Surely this is no
time for insisting upon non-essentials.
Year: 1875

tho complcto success and the disastrous failure
of the plan.


The disposition of some Congressional states
men will be to reject altogether. or modify as
to date, the repeal of the Legal Tender act AZ
70 future contracts. But this repeal is an in
dispensable part of the plan. Without 1t the
funding of legal tenders, in bonds bearing only
four per cent interest, might not proceed even
at the moderate rate proposed. Nor Is the
date immatcral for the Secretary has evil
IDENTIFY considered that business arrangements
will not he made with certainty that the
repeal will ever so into effect If the date
should be put later than the Inauguration OF
the next President. Agitation for repeal OF
the repeating act itself would lie constant;
the question would loo sharply discussed in the
Presidential campaign; and uncertainty would
attach to all business engagements extending
beyond the date fixed. But if a law should be
passed providing chat paper should cease to
be legal tender Jan. l, 1877, except as to
prior contracts there would be certainty
that the act could not be disturbed prior to
that date, and when it has once taken effect
the agitation for its repeal will cease.


Evidently the Secretary recommended re-
tirement of only S2,000,000 IN legal tenders
monthly because Congress would probably
have refused larger power. We shall rejoice
exceedingly if even this moderate retirement
by funding may bo secured, in connection
with the other measures proposed, but confess
that we have not unlimited faith in the wis
dom of Congress. Secretary Bristow however,
has done his duty; has submitted plan
which is simple, moderate in its operation, and
yet effective and deserves the hearty thanks
of all who care for the public welfare and
honor.
Year: 1875

Regarded merely as political move to re-
store the waning influence of the DiSraeh
administration, the purchase of the Kh6dive's
interest in the Sucz Canal was master
stroke of policy. Our London letter describes
the rare experience of the British Government
in finding its act the subject of applause from
men of all parties and shades of opinion. For
once Englishmen have varied from their ira
ditional custom of grumbling, and are rubbing
their hands with satisfaction. Not often does the
payment by its rulers of a large sum OF money
give pleasure to the people of any country.
The true cause of this marked awakening of
popular sentiment is probably feeling OF
relief from the imputation long cast upon the
policy Of England, that it was supine and
powerlcss in respect to all foreign affairs.
Year: 1875

the very highest order Of business ability TO
put them on substantial basis, while ut the
same time their surplus income is insufficient
to pay the market price Of such services. but
there ia no time in the history of o savings
bank when its direction can be safely intrusted
20 broken-dOwn merchants or men who nave
failed 10 earn their living in other positions
1t is source for congratulaton that the
storm that has swept over these banks has
revealed no noteworthy deficiencies among the
older and heavier concerns.
Year: 1875

With the prompt appointment Of = receiver
for tho Uptown Savings Bauk we have prob
ably reached the end of the story of disaster
among such concerns. Except in the case of
the Third Avenue Savings Bank there have
been no charges of fraud OF judicial evidences
of very bad management among tie un-
fortunate Institutions Their losses have been
principally due to a shrinkage in the value OF
securities, which even the best OF human
foresight could scarcely have anticipated.
Building up young savings banks is
u at best matter OF difficulty. They require
N ,As drst Eve Of SIX years OF their existence
Year: 1875

The success of the motion for struck juiy
in the Tweed case gives fair hope that com
petont men will be selected. Although much
of the Tweed property has perhaps passed be
yond control there is still enough that may
DO secured for the city to make the success OF
this suit important to our tax payers.
Year: 1875

A new sensation is in store for Albany. Leaders
of the woman suffrage agitation in this city have
privately announced their intention to send dele
CATION to Albany which shall remain there through
out the session and bring the Legislature to vote
on the Issue which they present. They viii claim
for women only the right to be allowed to vote for
President and Yice-President, which, they think,
can DO conferred upon them by law aud without
An amendment to the Constitution. Thus the CAM
pagn that failed mt Washington and Boston is 10 be
transferred to Albany. Ii will at least give that
capital the charm of feminine eloquence. Country
members are respectfully invited to read UP on Joan
OF Are, Queen Elizabeth, and the Smith Sisters.
Year: 1875

one Of the horrors of death TO a public man must
he he Thought OF The printed tributes that will fol-
low IT, few days ago well-known physician
died, and a cemetery association at once proceeded
to cover his memory with suspicion and bad gram
mar in this way Resolved, that this death OF
DR.. -, whose constant interest in all that con
cerned the beauty and adOrnment Of the -
Cemetery depriyes us Of the services of one whose
good taste was always to be relied on" II the good
Doctor could have foreseen this, he would have bee9
as anxious ~ the Vice President might have been
had ho known that Texas paper would announce
the death Of the Hon. H. o. Wilson of Massa-
chusctts."
Year: 1875

A friend in the navy makes r suggestion which we
doubt not great many OF our subscribers viii be
glad to accept. The r. :. steamer Plymouth is just
ready for sea =, Norfolk aud some Of the officers are
anxious to collect a library for the crew. Anybody
who has pile OF oil magazines, or books to spare,
Will do good deed by sending them to the COM
manding officer of tho Plymouth, who will pay the
express charges all such packages. few vol
umes disposed of in this way will be groat comfort
to tie sailors and may be of real service to them
also.
Year: 1875

No subject more important to tie welfare
OF this city has ever been considered by the
Chamber OF Commerce than the problem which
was considered yesterday. That trade is leay-
ing us and going to other Atlantic ports has
been frequently pointed out in TIE TRIBUNE.
The causes "a well rs the fact are sufficiently
obvious. If the diversion Of trade from this
city becomes permanent, it Will be partly due
to a want OF that energy and enterprise which
have characterized our merchants iu former
years.
Year: 1875

There is remarkable truism, that E" we
never know how to appreciate a thing till we
are deprived Of it, Take the girl that mas.
even til womanhood, been domicled in the
lap ofluxury; who has only slipped neetarine
dranghts from the chalice Of pleasure; and
across whose pathway appointments drear
shadow has never been cast. and plunge her


into the fearful ahysm of want. Think YOU
not, that frcm the squald poverty by which
she Is surrounded, she often takes a mind
glance adown the glitterins pathway of the
past to appreciate those vanished comforts,
the worth of which, while they were possess
scd, she failed to comprehend. We have new
er been rich, and therefore, in our poverty,
are not tortured with phantom visions Of the
past; but there are pleasures, TINT tinged with
a lovely CLEAN of radiance, the smiling hours
OF our childhood. We did not appreciate
them, then, but. now that thcy are gone for
ever, their memory cn,nes To <nr hA"rt like T"
beautiful dream. and we live them DER and
DER again, appreciatingly." This train OF
thought was suggested to US as we called to
mind the fact that our friend Meals ice WAS
all gone How we enjoyed drink of water.
when the frigd element which he brought us
impaired to it its native GOODNESS. When the
scorclling heat of the midday sun, caused us
to pour forth copious showers of perspiration.
how comfortable, delightful. consoling and
refreshingit it was to step up and take drink
of the cooling liquid But till the ice was
gone. we never appreciated the favor that our
friend had conferred upon us. We miss the
ice, and comprehend the truthfuldess OF
the quotation with which we commenced this
item
Year: 1875

"A friend in Niagara county sends
recipe to New York, apropos Of the ap.
proaching peach season: Take the head
from a keg, ill it with the ripe peaches,
put in all the whisky it will hold, then
herd it up again In the winter they will
be found beautifully preserved, with the
bloom all on, and with slight soaking
and scalding in syrup, they are delicious
accompaniment to ice cream, far superb
or 20 any branded peaches. The peach
whisky which remains will be found ex.
eellent for mince-pies and pudding sauce.


Sweet oil rubbed on the skin is said
To he a sure aniidole for ivy nnisnn
Year: 1875

The Washington Capital tells the
following amusing and improbable
story:


A humorous incident, the result of
Observation-Disclosures and wet weather,
occurred last week with q prominent
treasury gentleman as the principal
performer. Business detained him Mt
the office until after dark, and the
rain coming on he was still further
detained. He wore a new aud ele
CANT pair Of pants Of light material,
and not wishing to rumple the goods
in a June shower, decided to take
them off, leaving them in the desk,
ard homeward pike his dreary way
in his limb -underclothing. trusting to
the night to keep them from obser-
walton. He started out umbrellaed
and his drawers pulled down rs
closely to his instep as they could be
induced to 60. It seemed 50 natural,
and no one appearing to notice it,
that he forgot about the condition Of
things altogether-so entirely so that
he had opportunity to remark a
young lady acquaintance who glided
past gaslight on her way to a mem
orial meeting or Shakespeare club
performance. He was only slightly
acquainted, but counted on his UNI
brella and the rain to hurry over and
offer his services as escort. These
were readily accepted and the couple
got tolerably intimate through the
slushy street, so mucl, SO that when
they arrived at the girls destination
she invited him in. He ought not to
have accepted it, but feeling that =
little relaxation, such as is afforded
by our amateur dramatics, would
benefit his mental qualifications for
the next civil-service examination,
overcame his scruples and entered.
Quite number of ladies and gentle
men were present when he was
usllered in, and, taking prominent
seat, as treasury clerks are wont to
do, started with facetious remark
to a neighbor and to pull his panta-
looms up to save them from creasing
at the knees. He stopped in the
middle of the facetious remark and
didn't pull them up either. He
merely gazed at his lower self for a
moment in that steadfast manner in
which man looks when he sees
something he hasn't seen before, and
with a painful interest that shows he
doesn't care much if he don't see it
again. The females blushed and
pucked their mouths like as if they
were starting to whistle and suddenly
reccollected that they couldn't, and
the gentlemen smole wicked smiles.
Our friend arose with velocity, and
merely murmuring Great Cotton!"
slid out of the house with celebrity
and another mans umbrella.
Year: 1875

There is strong disposition, just
at this time, in all parts Of our COM
mon country to introduce ecclesiasti


cal affairs into our political discussions.
BY some the effort will be made to
have plank of a religious character
embodied into party platform. This
tendency is very much to be deplored.
A sound morality should, it is true,
he one Of the prominent character
istics in every body polite, but to
make this government q religious ma
chine to be run by sectarian infuel ces
can not but be prejudicial to the true
interests of the people. 1t is certain
to be provocative of discord and
awaken the bitterest feelings Of the
human heart and in all probability
bring the nation into serious trouble.


This subject of religion and politics
combined has already thrown Europe
into fever Of excitement, and may
yet lead to the most disatrons conse-
quence. A war there, on this question,
is almost inevitable. 1t should be the
duty Of the American people to op'
pose such an alliance and only within
the walls of the church give express
sion to their religious predictions.
Church and State must be kept sepa-
rate and distinct if any country ek
poets to meet with peace and proS-
perity. History established the fact,
beyond all controversy, that war is
bloodiest where the religious element
is predominant.-Iberia Progress.
Year: 1875

A proclamation of the marriage ceremony oc-
Cured recently 10 San Francisco at one OF the
low variety halls of the city. 1t was announced
day or so since that ~the monotony OF the
evening at one of these places would be varied
by realsaeddipg on the stage, by which the
favorite clog dancer and female vocalist would
be united The ceremony actually occurred, and
at the conclusion OF the ceremony the consent
ing parties we're called upon for an exhibition
of SKILL which they gave.
Year: 1875

SUICIDE OF A PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIAN.


PuILApELPHIA. Oct. 7.-Dr. VIM. Baker of
the University Hospital Of this city found unable to
take care Of himself ON the street, this afternoon, and
was taken into neighboring house, where an hour or
two later he was found dead. bottle which had con
taine, an ounce and half Of prssic acid was found by
hi. sid
Year: 1875

And so. we have met here again, love;
And here is my hand, once more:
And with 1t the heart, now stricken
SO proud in the days Of yore.
knew not how much loved you,
when that word was spoken by me
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Here have sat all alone, love,
In the FIRST fresh hours Of spring,
when the bAckbird filled the twilight
With the songs that It used to sing
In the golden fall Of that autumn
That buried my hearts delight;
Year: 1875

A fussy and over particular young la
dy was having her photograph iAken, and
Just as the operator had got her down 10 the
"perfectly still" business, she suddenly
threw up her arms and exclaimed, ''Tbere,
1 forgot 10 put my hustle on r.


There is no need for the Almighty to
bare his arm and hurl us into the lake of
fire. He has only 10 leave us alone with
our sins, TO draw the curtain between us
and the world, and our punishment must
come with unerring certainty.-Frdnees
ROsSer OO66e.
Year: 1875

Every two weeks all winter take a
handful of tobacco stems and steep
them by pouring boiling water over
them; then, when the tea cools enough
to bear the hand, pour it over the
plants. Sometimes the leaves wilt for a
few moments, and then straighten out,
and have that bright, fresh look they
have in summer, after q shower. Then
weaken the tea a little more, and wei
the ground in the pots, api have nc
red spider or green flies.-Rural New
Ynrkar
Year: 1875

COMMISSIONER SMITH, of the Indian bureau,
has issued circular to Indian agents, calling
their attention to the fact that Congress at Its
last session incorporated clause in the act
making appropriation for the Indian service
for the present fiscal year, which requires
that all able-bodicd male Indians between the
ages of eighteen and forty-fiyc perform
service upon the reservation for the benefit OF
themselves or of the tribe, at 4 rate, to be
fixed by the agent in charge, to an amount
equal in value to the supplies to be delivered .
The Commissioner directs all Indian agents
to offer the Indians every possible encourage
ment to give up their nomadic habits and live
like white men.
Year: 1875

From the B0zenn01l Courier, April So
A few persons propose going to the Black
Hills by the way Of the Clark's Fork mines.
More hides have been brought into Boze-
man during the past two weeks than there
have been during any year since the settle
ment of Bozeman.


Those who have paid their respects to the
National Park will be surprised to learn that
during the winter immense jets Of steam or
smoke hayc been seen issuing from or near
the summit of Mount Washburne.


We learn that the winter wheat on the East
Gallatin is looking finely. The damage done
to this crop in this valley is confined princi-
pally to the ranches on the south side, and it
is not near so great as at first supposed.


The Bannacks have all passed through
Bozeman on their way to Virginia, notwith-
standing the report that they proposed going
to the Black Hills. In conversation with q
Bannack geologist, he stated that his people
were not to be deluded by the reports of cast
ern papers; and further, that though he had
never been in the country, still he knew there
was no gold there, for the simple reason that
the country was of the Darwinian age, and
consequently the non-existencc of igneous,
carboniferous and saline rocks precluded the
idea of gold existing in the Huronic period
infested with mollusca gymnogens, and-and
that's all he said. Eastern papers must not
contradict this. If they do wc will set Hay
den and the other geologist on them.
Year: 1875

In Connecticut man on trial for his hfe Is
no longer subject to the stupidity OF the ]ur-
ors. His case may be given to the two Judges
who are expected to decide it according to the
best of their understanding.
Year: 1875

The Connecticut GOuraRt, that staid
and reliable old journal, closes up a long
article as to "Parties and Partisans,"
which to us seems very sensible, and
from which we make the following ex-
tract, and commend it especially to those
Republicans who are almost persuaded
TO break ranks because, occasionally,
the grand old party makes a Iaistake and
charges its opponent with few of its
camp followers and bummers In front
Stick to the party and to the text The
CoarGRt says:


"Yet, not withstanding this era of par
tisanship-this boosting of Democrats of
the ward school of politics into positions
of honor and trust-there are some men
who do not call themselves Democrats,
and never will probably, who with hon
est convictions are helping the parry
along in its selfish career for the sake of
''rebuking" somebody. They will come
to their senses as time wears on, and
they are forced TO see the mischief they
are doing, but it seems TO be useless to
discuss the question with them until they
see for themselves. They are needed in
the Republican party, where they prop
erly belong, because they can be of ser
vice in assisting to put that party right
wherever it is wrong. The course OF the
Democracy will surely bring all reflect
ing men back sooner or later, and the
policy of the Republican party should
be such as 20 win them back without
delay. 1t is important to the country
that this partisan raid should have a
short career; it means no good to legis-
lation, State or National, and may bring
upon the country grave and lasting evils.
The Republican party, to triumph in the
next Presidential contest, must heed the
counsels of prudent men rather than
suffer itself to be led away by the hasty
advice of extremists There must be
conciliatory action within the party; a
firm adherence to strictly constitutional
measures; no Endorsement of admins
trative acts merely because the admins
tration is Republican; appropriation of
what is right and condemnation of what
is wrong in President or subordinates;
and finally the party must have a wise
regard always for the great principles
under which it has lived and has so no.
bly, succeeded since it sprang into exist
ence as the forerunner of victory
which saved the Union. To block the
way against the partisanship of the Dem
ocratic party we must not be so severely
partisan ourselves that we shall drive
from oursupport men who love the ideas
OF the Republican party, but are distrust-
full of its leadership in many cases. We
need all the good and true and intelli
gent help we can get, and the country
needs it, to check the progress of a party
that relies chiefly for success upon the
ignorance and passion of a majority of
its followers"