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Year: 1873

Alderman Cute you know, was =" a plain man and
a practical man. and he had a practical way Of
Putting Down vagabonds and all that sort Of peO-
pie" by sending them to JAIL you know. And Alder.
man Cute has his perfect prototype in ex-Alderman
Edward Hughes of this city, who lately sent poor
woman to Judge John Scott with what sho wa
led to think a request for the release Of her hus
band from prison. Upon delivery b. the poor cres
ture it proved to be this request that she DO Put
Down by beng Sent Up


DEAR SIR: You will confer a favor on me II you viii
take the bearer IN charge she says Eer husndnc hAa
been arrested for being drunk think she deserves the
same. Yours, EDWARD HUGHES


And it is of record that the Judge thus entreated
conferred tho favor
Year: 1873

There does not seem to be any adequate
defense of the action of the Democrats in the
House, who opposed, in body, the bill to
make new provision for printing the debates
of Congress. There has been much just COM
plant at the heavy cost of this work; by the
new contract it is calculated that 1927 900 will
be saved annually on the job. If the Demo-
Gratis voted against that contract because it
would throw the work into Republican hands,
they lost a good opportunity for giving a good
essou TO the dominant party in the House.


The President of Vassar College explains
the Collar and Cuff order which a CORE
spondcut (frOm Cornell University cOntived
the other day to misunderstand so completely.
This is in itself trivial matter; but it is not
at all trivial that the President of the insti-
tuition which stands at the head in questions
of female education cOncurs so heartily In
The TRIBUNE's views as to the economy and
simplicity of dress so unfortunately missing
in most of the prominent schools for young
ladies' throughout the country.


After the vigorous action of the Jersey
Assembly on the anti-monopoly railroad bill
there is no doubt that it will pass the act for
q General Railroad law reported from Com
mittee yesterday. Let the members examine
the question fairly, and give MS something
practicable. The Senate cannot defeat such
bill, as It seems to have done the Air Line, by
the subterfuge of similar act. Senators
must vote directly for or against the will of
the people, and it will be well to see how
many times they venture upon that dangerous
experiment


The Superintendent of Buildings, Mr.. Mac
oreQor makes the excuse for the increase Of
the payroll for January by at least 1920
o,,or tbof far January, one year ago, that he
Year: 1873

A romantic incident is reported in Boston. Near
the ruins of the Coliseum, melancholy man few
day since was seen standing. Then he was heard TO
denOunce the musical performances which took
place in that structure as "humbug." involving
waste of time, money labor, and material. Notcon-
tented with this he spoke dsrespectfully of the hot
weather that prevailed during the Jubilee and
finally he sneered at the guzzlng and innocent
nrtations in the basement. His name is not given.
but probably he is New-Yorker.
Year: 1873

Mysterious is weather, and extremely uncertain
are the meteorological probabilities While We nave
been groanng over the severity OF our Winter IA
81. Petersburg where the cold should have been Oh
the most nipping and eager kind, they have had IN
January nothing but msts and fogs and thaws ana
rains and mud and so forth with nobody's nose
frozen and everybody, in fact, uncomiortably not
A traveller reports that he could not sleep for INC
heat though the stove in his room was not hghteo'
and ho dressed next morning at IN open window
Year: 1873

ExoRBITANT.-The ice bound condition of the
Delaware River makes perfect harvest for tug
boats. S75 was demanded to take vessel load
of lumber to Philadelphia, but rather submit to
such extortion, the lumber will be shipped by
Railroad.


CLEAR OF IoE.-The New Castle harbor Is en-
bors higher up the river, and from 40 to so sail
Of vessels nightly take refuge on the bosom
of its clear placid waters.


PARTIES AND BALLs-Numerous parties and
balls are being held, and tripping on the light
fantastic toe to the sound of sylvan music is al
most Of nightly occurrence. The ball of Good
Will Fire Company is said TO have been q very
pleasant affair and perfect success. 1t is said
that sleighing party of the old neighbors and
friends of the present Sheriff Armstrong will
visit him this evening.
Year: 1873

venture here hasnot yet assumed shape-wheth-
or prDliminaries have been entered into or not.
Judging from what he has done in Pittsburg
(his paper there being At least equal IL not SUI
perior to any Journal in this city.) Mr.. Brigham
must be an entirely capable newspaper man.
Bat whether It is he or another, our people do
not care, 30 they can get some one to give them
morning paper worthy OF this community 1t
is humilisting to reflect that Boston, Baltimore,
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville, cities Of but q
half or one third the population Of Philadelphia,
have newspapers every way superior to ours
There is rising feeling in this matter that cam
not be much longer quieted The starting of a
first class Journal Is usually considered dam
gerous speculation, but 1t would not be 30 here.
The people are ripe and ready for it and it would
be success from the first issne.


The Bridge question has been settled, as in
timated 1t probably would be, by the giving of
the contract to Messrs. Clark, Reeves q 20. Fur
therInore the present bridge has been closed to
vehicles, which proportionately lessons the dam
ger, though not entirely for II Is in such wretch
ed condition as to be almost hable to fall down
OF its own weight. By the game token atten-
tion has been called TO the condition of the wire
bridge. An attempt was made to reassure the
public on this head, but no one whe is in the
habit or crossing the structure needs to be told
chat II ts in Q ruinous state. The closing of
Girard Avenue Bridge to wagons will have effect
OF almost doubling strain already stretched
beyond its capacity. There have been muir
muriqgs} but the people do not seem to be
Wakened up to the full danger, know persons
however who would rather walk down to Market
ket street than cross at Csllowhill The bridge
is shaky and patched and shows every sign of
dissolution. Whore is thors another city that
would imperl the lives Of its citizens on two such
structures as are here referred to7 II any one
thinks me extravagent, let him come and sec,
Those of us who know feel that we cannot speak
strongly enough.


New Years was more general holiday than
usual. There are evidences growing yearly of
tendency to make the day conform TO the New
York standsrd. Formerly Christmas was the
only day here and New Yeafs the only one at the
other end of the Pennsylvania Railroad. But
we are speedily changing, Whether it is "the
tie that binds" that is doing the business, or
what il is, we need not stop TO inquire. Certain
il is that New Years calls are becoming very
fashionable in Philadelphia, and a few years
more may see US launched into the full of the gay
carnival. The forenoon of Wednesday was
pleasant, but rain set in afterwards which has |
continued in q sort Of intermittent way ever |
sipce This upon the heavy snow left on the |
ground, and complicated with ohoked up cutters |
and inlets has produced woful condition of the |
streets. We wade rather than walk. s'


INpKx
Year: 1873

Wo do not meet with perceptible element of
opposition to the modification of the Uusury
Laws. All seem to agree that something must
be done to improve our present situation, and
that capital can only be kept at home, and
brought hither by an amendment of the present
stringent and almost prohibitory laws.
Year: 1873

No person can perform good job Of paint
/ ing unless his brushes are in soft and elias


tic condition. Those persons who have oc


Caslon To do Il small job of painting only Il
/ few times year are apt to find their brushes
/ in such II bad condition that Il new brush


must be procured and Il good one thrown


away, for the simple reason that when used


last, their brush had not been propcrlg cared


for. Any good brush will last to do an i'm


mcnsc amount Of painting, if il is only taken
care OF when not in actual use.


| In order to render a brush doubly service
able, before ii is used turn it bottom end up
| open the bristlcs and pour in about small
ItcaSpooniul of good varniSh, in small brush
and several tablcSpOOntulS in Il large brush
| As soon rs the varnSh has been absorbed


among the butts of the bristles, pour in an
other supply Keep the brush in the position
indicated until the varnish has become quite
hard. White-wash brushes, brushes for calci.
mining, and all paint brushes should be
treated in this manner long before they are
used. The varnsh will cement the bristlcs
together so firmly that none will work out
when the brush is in use.


When brush is used only two or three
times year. the better way to keep it in Il
good condition is to wipe out as much of the
paint as possible with Il wooden cloth; then
fill the bristlcs with spirits of turpcntinc or
bcnzolc, manipulate the brush until the small
quantity of paint left in it is dissolved and
looscncd from the bristlcS, wipe the brush
again, cleanse it with strong soapsuds, wipe
the brstles dry, wrap the brush in oil paper
and keep it in a cool cellar where the handle
will not shrink. When one has several
brushes, and has occasion to use them nearly
every day, or even every week, the better way
to keep them from becoming dry and hard is
to wipe the bristles as clean as practicable
with y woolen cloth, wrap each brush in a
piece Of paper, and stand them in small
deep pail in which there is crude or unboiled
oil sufficient TO cover all the bristles. Water
is frequently employed in lieu Of oil. But a
varnish brush cannot be kept soft in water,
while in oil it can be. Besides this, water
will often cvaporate so rapidly that before
one is aware of it, the brushes are exposed to
the air and have become quite dry. When in
OIL even varnish brush will remain soft and
elastic for years. One of the most convenient
ways to keep n varnish brush in a condition
always ready for use is to let it stand in oil in
a coffee cup, or in an old can that was origin
ally made for containing fruit; then fit a
wooden lid having hole in the center for the
handle to pass through. BY this means, dust
will be excluded, and the brush will be al
ways ready for use. a brush that is employ.
ed TO lay on shellac varnish may be kept neat
and clean in this manner.-American Builder.
Year: 1873

PROTECTION AGAINST MoTHs-Pheider, a
German inspector of passenger cars, states
that a single stem of hemp, with the leaves
and blossoms, mixed with the stutfing of a
car seat, will protect it from moths for years,
and that hemp for this purpose should be
gathered just when in blossom, dried rapidly
in the shad, and kept in covered wooden YES
sells in n dry place.
Year: 1873

Ifyou wish to preserve cut flowers, arrange


them in vase or deep plate filled with water


then cover the same with glass used in
apiaries, having a small ar-hOlc at the top
They can thus be kept for ten days.
Year: 1873

In a time of famine a rich man al
lowed twenty Of the poorest chill
dren in the town to come TO
his house, and said to them: sIn
this basket there is loaf OF bread
for each OF you. Take 1t, and come
again at the same hour every day
till God sends better times"


The children pOunced upon the
basket, struggled and fought over
the bread, because each wished to
have the largest and best loaf; and
then they went away without a word
of thanks to their Kind friend.


But Francesca, a little girl, mean
ly though neatly dressed, stood at a
distance, and gratefully took the
loaf that was left in the basket,
which was the smallest, then kissed
the good mans hand, and went
quickly home.


The next day the children were
just as naughty and ill-behaved, and
this time there was left poor Fan
cesca a loaf that was half AS large as
the others. But when she reached
home, and her mother cut the bread,
there fell out a number of new pie
ces OF silver. The mother was
frightened, aud said: "Take back
the money this moment, for IL is
certainly in the bread by mistake"


Francesca took il back.


But the kind man said: "It's no
mistake, my good child; i had the
money baked in a small loaf in or
der to reward you. Be always as
contented and yielding as you are
now. He who is cOntented with
the smallest loaf, rather than quar-
rel for the largest, will receive abun-
dant blessings"
Year: 1873

There is nothing harder for a man
with a stronger "won'p' in his COM
position, than to make up his mind
not always TO have his own way
10 submit to a thousand little
wrongs and impositions rather than
quarrel with his neighbors. A man
who had been clergyman, physi-
clan and lawyer, was asked which
profession was the most profitable.
lie replied in substance that "Where
a man would be willing 10 pay twen-
ty-fYe cents to be made well when
he is sick, he would willingly give
five dollars to have his own way"


Now this wilfulness is, of all
kinds of business, the most un-
profitable. One well says that "A
man needs a long purse who deter
mines, come what will, 10 have his
own way. We must learn to turn
sharp corners quietly, or we shall
be constantly hurting ourselves
Two men with mills on the same
stream quarreled over the water
power. There was probably not
five dollars difference between them
at the start, but neither would yield
an inch. The case was thrown into
the hands of smart lawyers, who
aggravated the difficulty for their
own ends, aud worried the case
along year after year, till one law
yer took tho upper mill for his dues,
and the other the lower. They pro-
badly were contented not TO quar-
rel oyer the trifies that proved so
disastrous to their clients.


Before you go into lawsuit, care
fully calculate your cost if you
should gain it, and see if you had
not better put your money INTO a
sheep, a new carriage for your fam
lily, a COW for your son or daughter.
or a thousand other things that
might give you much more profit
aRd happiness. The malicious de-
light you feel in gloating over a
neighbor's discontinue is not hap
piness, but only its miserable cOun-
terfeit. 1t is disposition near akin
to that which lost spirits feel. Root
this out of your heart, if you would
not be for ever miserable.
Year: 1873

The Constitutional Convention OF
1870, adopted an ordinance looking
to more effectual collection of the
poll tax, and providing that, in ad-
dition to his other qualifications, an
electOr on presenting his ballot must
satisfy the judges of election that
his poll tax for the preceding year
had been paid-otherwise his vote
should not be received. This was
left to the next General Assembly
after the adoption Of the constitu-
ton, to prescribe at what time the
law should go into operation, and
on the 11th of June following C1S71)
the Legislature put the beginning Of
the operation of the act at the first
of January, 1872. December fol-
lowing the General Assembly pro-
Vided that no such evidence of pay
ment should be required by the
judge of any election to be held in
1872, and postponed its operation
till January, 1873. Friday the
House finally passed the Senate bill
repeating all that had been done on
this subject by previous legislation,
which leaves the ordinance still IN
nltbibUs.-PulaSki Citizen.
Year: 1873

The great end of prudence Is to


give cheerfulness to those hours


which splendOr can not gild, and
accumulation can not exhilerate.-
Those soft intervals of unbended
amusement, in which q man shrinks
to his natural dimensions and
| throws aside the ornaments and dis
guises which he feels IN private to
be useless membranes, and to
lose all effect when they become IA


miliar. To be happy at home is the
ultimate result of all ambition, the
end to which every enterprise and
labor tends, and of which every de-
sire prompts the execution. 1t is.
indeed, at home that every man


must be known by those who form


a just estimate of his virtue or fe-
/ licity; for smiles and embroidery
are alike occasional and the mind is


often dressed for show in painted
honor and fictitious benevolenee.
Year: 1873

NEWSPAPER ENrERPRIsE--THE COAL AND LIME
BUsINEss-MoRE BASE BALL.


Correspondence Of the Commercially


NEWARK, Sept 12.
The establishment of a newspaper enterprise
by the students in Delaware College is talked of.
Canvassers are at work for advertisements, and
il they succeed in obtaining theIl the paper will
be printed each two weeks for 8 months. We
wish success to the undertaking.


Nine new lady students have been admitted
to Delaware College this term, instead of six
fifteen in all. . =
The coal and lime trade is brisk here and
these articles can be bought as cheaply here now
as anywhere. But they say, gentleman Is
coming down from DowniDgtown, Pa, to engage
in this business on the Penna. r Il land, at the
Junction. Then We can get all the coal and lime
want for nothing for opposition is the life of
trade.


Tomorrow (saturiay) another game Of base
ball will be played betwe9n the Diamond State
and Agile clubs ON Choate street. The former
club say that in the two last games which they
have played they have not had their old nine on
but promise to bring it out tomorrow, and this
has given new interest to the game. Bets are
being made that the Diamond State will be the
victors by score of two to one. p.
Year: 1873

We may go through the world, but twill be very


slow,
II we listen to all that is raid as we go;
Wen be worried and fretted and Kept I'd stew
For meddlesome tongues must have something to
Year: 1873

Tho corporations OF Cook County havo boon
informed by circular from tho Committee Of
the State Board OF Equalization that they will
be assessed upon tho rule that the nominal is
tho actual valuo OF their stock. 1t dovolvcs
upon them, il this hypothesis ie incorrect, to
convince tho Committee Of that fact.
Year: 1873

Dofaulting Collector Harper, Of Springfield,
is said to bo in Canada, and to bo il
communication with his friends IN this
State. Tho curious statement is made
that in tho presence Of friend and ono Of Lis
clerks he prepared n written confession Of his
crime eight days ago, a]l knowledge Of which
was kept by them from tho public for nearly a
Srnnk.
Year: 1873

Tho pressure upon our columns on Sunday morning
s great that compelled to request advertisers
to send In their advertisements for that issue at
carly m hour possible, In order that toy moy with
certainty Bccnro tho proper classification.
Year: 1873

To those who wish to REINvEsT Coupons OR
DIVIDENDS and those who wish to INCREASE THEIR
INCOME from means already invested in other
less profitable securities, we recommend the Seven
Thirty Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company well secured and unusually productive


The bonds always convertible at Ten per cent
premium Q.1Ol into the COmpany's Lands at Market
Prices. The Rate Of Interest seven and thTeetenths
per cent gold is equal now to about s. currency
yielding an income more than one-third greater than
t. S. 5-2Os Gold Checks for the semannual interest
on the Registered Bonds are mailed to the Post
Office address OF the owner. All marketable stocks
and bonds are received in exchange for Northern
Paciics On MOST FAVORABLE TERMS.


-. JAY Cooke & Co.
Year: 1873

Bill TO Reduce Letter Postage and
Require Prepayment on Newspapers.


The following House bill was passed
yesterday by the House Of Represents
tives


Be it enacted, etc That on after the lst
day Of July next on all mail matter
which is wholly or partly in writing, ex'
cept book, magazine and newspaper man.
uscripts and corrected proofs passing be.
tween author and publishers, and except
ing also, correspondence or postal cards;
on all printed matter which is SO marked
as to convey any other or further inform.
alton than is conveyed by the original
print except the correction of mere typo.
graphical errors, on all matter which is
sent In violation Of the law or regulation
Of the Department respecting enclosures;
and on all matter to which no specific
rate OF postage Is assigned postage shall
be charged at the rate Of two cents on
each half ounce or fraction thereof; In
cluding all letters commonly known as
drop or local letters delivered through
postofElces or their couriers; magazine
manuscripts and newspaper manuscripts
are hereby declared to belong to the
third class o! mailable matter.


SEC. 2. q That from anu alter the first
day Of January next, under such regula'
tions and in such manner as the Post
Master General shall prescribe, postage
provided by law to be paid upon printed
matter of the second class, shall in all
cases be prepaid and collected at the
Offices respectively where such matter
shall DO mailed; and postage on daily
newspapers not exceeding 4 ounces each
copy In weight, shall be charged and
collected at the rate Of fifteen cents per
quarter, provided, that weekly newspapers
within the respective counties where the
same arc printed and published, and none
other, may pass through the mails free o.
postage, as provided in the 9Th clause oI
Section 1O4 Of the act to revise, consolidate
and amend the statutes relating to the Pos
Office Department.


SEC. 8. That any person who shal
take any letter, postal card or packet ouI
OF any post office or branch post Office, OF
from any letter or mail carrier, or which
has been in any post office or branch pos
office, or in the custody Of any letter ol
mail carrier, before 1t shall have beer
delivered to the person to whom 1t was dl
rectcd, with the design to obstruct thC
correspondence, OR pry into the business
or secrets ol another, or shall secrcte
embezzle or destroy the same, such person
shall, upon conviction thereof Tor every
such oiEenSe, forfeit and pay a penalty
Of not exceeding five hundred dollars OIL
be imprisoned at hard labor not exceed
ing one year, or both, at the discretion
Of the court,
Year: 1873

Dom Piatt, though cordially opposing
Messrs Wilson, CoIfsx and Kelly, has the
grace to believe them honest and says IN
his Washington CapttGlI' " Tho fact that
after generation Of public life, public
life that has been sober, hard working and
economical, a good sized army blanket
would cover the property Of any one et
them is poof as strong as Holy Writ that
they are honest,
Year: 1873

A Peoria man arose the morning aftet
a drift as high as a church, He worked
for half IN hour to Idig his dog out, and
then went down town and told his clerks
what he had done, adding, A Imercitul
man is mercituI to his beasts, But alter
he left home the neighbors saw his wife
and daughteFshoveling out paths through
the snow and carrying in coal.
Year: 1873

Many Of the Washington bellies have
adopted the fashion Of making their calls
on foot, and are to be seen In bcvles on
the street making the air musical, as bellies
should, with their ringing laughter as
they exchange jokes about their fairy.like
No 12 shnea
Year: 1873

Revolution In Spaln..A Republic.


Amadeus has abdicated the throne Of
Spain, and the Cortes has adopted q Re-
publican form Of Government by an over
whelmiDg majority. We do not have full
confidence in the capacity Of the Spanish
people to maintain a Republic but the
example Of France may help them, and
we can but cordially wish that the Span
lsh Republic and the French may
strengthen, support and perpetuate each
other till they arc established on immu-
table foundations.
Year: 1873

WE must ask the indulgence Of cores
pondents whose iavors do not appear.
The matter in our columns since the strike
Of our compositors ia set up largely by
boys, who arc not yet equal to setting DIFF
tlcult manuscript, and we are obliged to
put as llttleo Of that kind oI matter in hand
as possible. We hope to be relieved Of
present difficulties before many days; but
In any event we shall fight it out on this
line II 1t takes all summer.