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Year: 1873

sides to have operated upon the popular
mind. The cause is the Salary Grab;
the meaning is that the people under
stand it and have signifed their disgust.
More than enough Republicans who
voted for Grant last November stayed
suIlenly away from the polls last week
to change the whole result Call 1t
apathy, or forgetfulness, or neglect, or
what you will, they stayed away with
purpose They had been deceived by
false Administration and lying Con-
gress. They had voted for President
Grant and Republican Congress upon
the promise that both were in favor of
honest administration, of retrenchment
and reform In less time than was de-
cent after the votes was counted, they
found the President urging that his own
salary be doubled and a dishonest Con-
gress consenting to it under COM
promise which increased their own pay
and stole for them million and half
from the Treasury. The people saw it,
understood it, knew they had been lied
to. They waited almost year Last
week they simply stood around and dld
not vote. The hundred thousand and
more of Republican votes that turned
up missing" when the ballots were count,
ed were a plainly written notice and
warning to the party in power, saying,
Gentlemen, you lied to us and cheated
us last year We have found you out


We are not voting this year. But we are
sitting right here on the fence, waiting
to see what you are going to do about 1T


And now the very safest thing TOR the
gentlemen to do who passed the Salary
Grab is to yield gracefully to the de-
mands of the situation, say it was mis-
take, and repeal it. 1t would be wise
thing in the President to recommend Its
repeal, but that is hardly to be hoped
for. For Congress it is so wise thing to
do that there is no alternative. The Re-
publican party is already overloaded.
Carving the odium of this disgrace it
staggers to defeat and certain ruin.
There is no use now in wasting 81 told
you SOS" over it, or lamenting the mis-
take. There will be no wisdom in spend
ing time over any modification of it, or
in trying to qualify it and save portion
of it. The Salary Grab is stencil. The
men who profted by it, and the party
under whose administration 1t was pass
ed, are already SO tainted with it that
the only safe course is to bundle the
whole thing overheard without reserva-
tion-repeal it promptly and without
question Put back the law and put
back, so far as possible, the money. That
is the lesson of the elections. More than
a hundred thousand Republicans have
said and as many more are waiting an
opportunity to say, "Put it back. Has
the Administration any--we were about
to say-earsf Rather, can it hear and
understand?
Year: 1873

An Iowa schoolmistress had her toe
torn off by lightning the other day.
She merely remarked that it was an
untoeard performance on the part OF
the lightning and kept on with her spell
ing-class.
Year: 1873

CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH The New
York Star dwells on the causes, or probable
public life which have recently taken place, and
comes to the conclusion that OverWoTk aud
want of rest are at the bottom of it. lnnutri-
tiOp and OverwOrk cause degeneration in the
coats of the blood vessels in the brain and then,
by their burstingOr or over-distenBiOn, death may
occur at any time. Again, the majority OF
people in this country use largely such inferior
food as flesh meats and preparations of fine
flour, half decOmpOsed with yeast or soda ,and
also use in their cooking operations an excess
of lard, butter, sugar, salt spices, ETC., and as
many who live thus work harder than any
ought to work who live on the best Of diet, it is
q wonder that apOplexy is not more frequent
than tits,
Year: 1873

COMMON NCARRIKRs-There is a cOntrariety
of decisions by the courts as to common car
riers, in different parts Of the country, from
time to time hence the Illinois Legislature is
making statute on the subject. Common
carriers, under q new law, are forbidden to
ev2de or lessen any Of their responsibility un-
der the common law by any provisions or stip-
ulatiOns printed on the receipts given for prop
erty they may take in charge for transpOrta-
tion. This bill, If the report Of its provisions
should prove correct, win enuneiate wholesome
doctrine in reference to freight transportation
WhiOh will be very welcome to the cOmmu-
nifty,
Year: 1873


Old Tubal CaiRNssa man of,might,
In the days Whsn Earth &Hs S0uhe; 9l
BY the fierce red Hight OfhiB furnace briEhW
And he iiftod high bis bFHWny hand
On the iron glowing clear,
Till the sparks rushed out in scarlet showers,
As he taBhioned the sword and spear.
And he sang" "HuTrah for my handiWorkI
HurTAh for the spear and sword
Hgrrah foF the hand that shall WELD them we'll,
For he shall be king and lordi"
To TubAl Cain came many one,
As he wrought by his roaring ere.
And each one prayed for a strong steel blade
As tho crown Of his desire;
And he made them weapons sharp and strong,
Till t1ey shouted loud for glee,
And gave him gifts Of pearl and gold
And spoilS OF the forest free.
Who hath given us strength anew
Hurrah for the smith, hurrah for the Ere,
And hurrah for the metal truet"
But sudden change came DER his heart
Ere the setting Of the sun,
And Tubal Cain was filled with pain
For the evil he had done;
He saw that men, with rage and hate,
mi Made war upon their kind,
That the land was red with the blood they shed
In their lust for carnage blind.
And he said-"Alasi that ever l made,
=, Or that skill OF mine should plan
The spear and sword for men whose Joy
Is to slay their fellow man.
And for many day old Tubal Cain
Sat broOding DER his WOO;
And his hand fOrebore to smile the ore
And his furnace smOldered low.
But he rose at last with n cheerful face.
And bright courageous eye,
And he barred his strong right arm for work,
while the quick flames mounted high:
And he sang- hurrah for my handicraftp
And the red sparks lit the air;
Not alone for the blade the bright steel


made"


And he fashioned the first plowshare.
And men, taught wisdom from the past
In friendship joined their hands,
Hung the sword in the hall, the spear on the wall
And pOwed the willing lands;
And sang-"HuTrah for Tubal Canl


Our staunch good friend is he;
And for the plOwshare and the plow


10 him our praise shall be.
But while oppression lifts its head,


Or atyrant would be lord
Though VIC may thank him fer The plow.
Wen not forget the swordi'
Year: 1873

The new Court House at Hinton,
Summers CO., w. Va, has been let 10
contract at $40, 500. For long time
there has been waged bitter contest
over the locality OF the county bull
dings- The contest is similar as TO its
origin to the San Juan Stand difficult
ty between America and Great Brit
ain The act called for the mouth of
Green Brier river Oh the c. & o. r.
Il. The existence of a number of
islands below the point where the
waters of New River and those OF
the Green Brier first tOnch each other
gave rise to the question as to the true
mouth of Green-brier. Certain parties
contended that il was below the island
and the distance to be travelled by the
majority of the people of the county
would thus have been increased by
several miles. There is a small lesson
in this matter for land grabbers. But
for the disposition TO extortion in the
price of land the claims of the lower
locality would never have been set
up. The railroad company deter
mined not to pay the fancy prices
asked. We are glad that the matter
has now been settled in favor of the
upper and proper locality.
Year: 1873

The plates for the new fve-dolIar
National Bank note have been COM
pleted at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing of the Treasury Depart
ment. and the work Of printing the
new issue will be commenced in a
week or ten days. though they will
not be ready for circulation for a
month or six weeks. The new note
will be one of the handsomest ever
issued by the Government, its gen.
eral appearance being far superior to
the old one.


The size is the same as the pre-
sent note, but in the left-hand corner
instead of the representation of
Columbus discovering America, there
is a vignette-head of Rufus King, one
of the first United States Senators
fromN ew York. In the right-hand
end of the note, instead of the rep
resentation of POcahontas and Smith
there is a neat piece of geometrical
lathe work, with the figure D engraved
on its face ia white. Beneath this
is the seal of The United States in
green. At the top of the note are
the words: Circulating note; Ma
tional currency" in Roman letters
forming a curve. The other letter
ing of the note is as follows:


.sThe-National Bank in the city
of-will pay five dollars on demand
President. -, Cashier


Beneath this are the words ''Se
cured by United States bonds de-
posted with the Treasurer of the
United States. T. i. Spinner, Treas
urer of the United States John Alli-
son, Register Of the Treasury"


On the new note the signature of
the bank officers appear in the centre
of it instead of at the bottom. as in
the old one and the names Of the
Treasury officials are at the bottom,
that of General Spinner being at that
right instead of the left At the top
of the new note. Oh the right hand
side above the lathe>work, the name
of the city and State wherein the
bank is located will appear. Much
of the lettering on the face of the old
note is omitted from the face of the
new one and put on the back instead.
Two large VS. complete the face, one
at either end Of the cyclOidai wolk.
The back of the note is of a very neat
design. bordered by an elaborate
scrolI-work with the word five IN
each corner. In the centre Is also
a classical figure representing Ameri-
ca, and beneath this the words, eth S
note is receivable, nc.


Another feature of the new note
will be the numbering panel on the
face beneath the vignette Of King.
The background Of this panel is so
arranged Ill fugitive c0lOrs that any
attempt to alter the number will
mutilate the whole.


The bank lumber will appear upon
this plate and the Government num-
her upon the back Of the note in blue
figures.


The designs of the new ten-dollar
National Bank notes are being pre-
pared. and work will soon be COM
menced on the plates Of that demo-
minatiOn.
Year: 1873

was, in fact, some fifty or more
miles longer than the competing one,
and the Baltimore tunnel does not add
to his facilities for speed to such an
extent as to make up for this increased
distance. One thing is certain, how
ever, we have competing lines Of rail-
road, both of which can be run be-
tween Washington and New York,
and theone will always serve as check
upon the disposition af the other to be
unjust to the public.
Year: 1873

People who believe stories about
intelligent dogs will read with plea
sure that lost deg in Norfolk. having
seen his masters advertisement in one
Of the local papers, promptly went.
Year: 1873

A TRIBUNE reporter, yesterday, called upon
Mr. william A. Colt, old resident OF brooklyn and
member OF the Committee OF Fifty, who does business
ns real estate broker at No. PInest., NewY0rk to
ascertain OF the situation OF aairs Mr. Colt
said he bad very little add TO the remarks Of Mr.
Backhouse and others Published in Fridays TRIBUNE.
He agreed them fully To the aspect OF a


fars In that city also TO the necessity Of vigorous


action the part OF citizens TO rescue the
city from the hands OF It's official plunferer. He
thonght a number OF the best known and most trust
worthy citizens OF Brooklyn should he called together
FOR a conference that they should call in the aid OF


therp who might be suggested by those fret meeting
together an6 that they should agree upon ihc tine
Year: 1873

The price of marriage licenses is
reduced twenty-five cents In Iowa,
and now stands at one dollar and n
quarter. which is cheap enough. Still
a man can get into trouble In other
ways for less money.
Year: 1873

At an adjourned meeting OF the State Temper
ance Alliance to-day, the Secretary read report
OF the Campaign Committee recommending that
the towns and cities be canvassed to secure the
names Of men who VIII pledge themselves to take
charge OF thorough temperance canvass In their
respective districts; also recommending the ap-
pointment OF agents to take charge OF the work.
and employ such assistance as may be necessary
to carry out complete state prOhfbitOry canvass


resolution that the execution OF the liquor law
by the State and city ofcials was net satisfactory
to the Alliance, was adopted


There was considerable Butler and anti-Butler
talk at the meeting but all attempts to designate
candidates for Governor were warded OF, the de-
clared object OF the Alliance being the advance
ment OF temperance,
Year: 1873

Bingaman was away first, Utica second Wheat
ley third Buchu and Carver being side by side. AS
they came up the homestretch and passeu under
the string Carver and Wbeatey were head and
head, two lengths in advance VI Blngaman, the
latter being length 80 ahead OF Buchu, Utica
bringing up the rear. Carver led the way around
the upper turn, Buchu sticking closely TO him
all the way, the others In bunch q
few lengths behind. As the horses passed the half


mile pole Carver was leading half length Bin9a.
Year: 1873

A, Western editor remarks that he is
glad to receive marriage notices, but re-
quests that they be sent soon after the
ceremony, and before the divorce is ap-
piled for. He has had several notices
spoilt in this way. Another Western
editor says that the editor of a rival
sheet was skating recently and broke
through the ice. He went in up to his
ears, but the hole was not large enough
to let them through. While he was
waiting for some one to take him out his
ears froae, and they have since been am
putated and are used for door mats.
Year: 1873

First. A knowledge of what his land
will produce, is necessary to the farmer
that he may know what expense NAV
be allowed in cultivation, etc. This he
must learn by trying his land-he may
THINK he knows by what others have
done. This is well enough, if he is sure
he can do as others do.


Second. A great many unsuccessful
farmers get in the grass, and fail to
keep up with their work, but YOU will
hardly ever find one that has not an ex-
ctlse; 1t was too wet or too dry, or the
hands failed to work, OF something pre-
vented the work being done in the
proper way and at the proper time
when the real cause was bad MANAGE
neht. And the reason why thev don't
learn to manage better is, they don't
ATTRIBUTE the results to their true cause,
II they would say failed, instead of
the seasons, etc, they might learn to
Third. A farmer should know what
his means will admit of his doing-hoW
many hanqs, mules, ETC., it will take to
do the work he proposes to have done
In certain time. This perhaps requires
the incest of all calculations. and AS man
by nature wants to do more than he can
do, 1t would be well for him to guard
against laying off more work than he is
aole to DO. The only rule that | can
give that will be sure to guard him
against thlS great error, is to calculate
last. 0''1 y "''''' 'i0 ''l''


Fourfh' A great many good men, and
especlally farmers, are careless or indO-
lent. They are always cheerful and ac
comm0dating, and proposing to do a
great deal next year, but wait until II is
too late to begin. The way to avoid This,
| IS to commence at once, and never stOD,
IT you are waiting for tomorrow or
next week, before you go to work, YOU
may know you belong to this class of
,, Fifth; The farmers who make more
tnan they consume, generally know
what their land will produce - what
their means will admit of their doing
lay OH no more work than they can have
zone, and adopt Il rule for cultivation
tnat they are able to carry out. If these
lungs mark aman'S success in business
the young man would do well to heed
them. 10


Sixth. To know how to do, is indispen-
sably necessary. This NAV be acnnired
0y seeing others do, Or by reading how
they do. 1t is equally necessary to know
1rhdt one knows and what he can do
Let us consider how we may learn this
Did your business last year turn out
what you expected it would. If it did
not acknowledge the fault as yours
not knowing what to expect, etc. DID
you carry out your plans? If not, more
than likely the fault was yours, and vor
would generally do we'll to SO cOnside1
it; Did you do all the work you propos
ed3 If you did not, acknowledged fha1
1t was your fault, not knowing what tt
expect of yourself. By such procedure
you may learn yourself by the same
rule that others know you by-which is


What you will do and know, by What
you have done and known [S6uther1
Cultiyator.
Year: 1873

A Providence woman was puzzled to
know why she attracted such general at
tentiOn during a shopping expedition,
the other day. An hour or two earlier
she had been "dOwn street," and return
ing had taken off her overskirt, but left
the bundle of papers forming a hustle
still in position,
Year: 1873

At dusk last evening the brig Lepanto,
which was run into and sunk by the steamer
Belle Lee, had been raised and her cargo
of 40 bales Of cotton safely landed on the
wharf. The brig unmoored and removed
to a wharf below to allow tho tug an op.
portunity to get the bark Constantia from
under the wharf, where she had been driven
by the force OF the blow.


The Lepanto ia nearly broken in two, and
requires the tug Tyler alongside to keep her
from sinking.


The bark Constantia was removed from
under the wharf without trouble and is not
leaking now moro than usual. 1t will only
be necessary to discharge portion OF her
cargo, which consists wholly of slaves, she
being damaged only above her plank shear
survey will be held ON both vessels on
Monday and the proper repairs made at
once.


Too much praise can not be awarded TO
Captain Colburn, of the underwriters tug
Tyler for his promptness in being on the
spot so soon after the accident. Although
the night was foggy. he CROPPED his way to
the brig and immediately made her fast 50
that she could not sink entirely. This saved
the vessel and cargo, tor had she gone to
the bottom the sediment ON her deck would
have broken her in two in raising, and q
large portion OF her cargo would have been
Loaf.
Year: 1873

portance. We assure them that we have no
wish to discourage such of them as are de-
sirous of achieving the frat part of the
adage beginning this article. If any woman
thinks by effort she can acquire the ability
to talk wisely, let her by no means intermit
her endeavors, remembering. however, that
there ia no natural incompalibility between
that and looking well. If a woman has but
little gumption. she might better expend
some of that little upon her appearance; if
she has much, she can surely spare por-
ton of it upon so desirable an object.
Year: 1873

We are glad to welcome back to business
our energetic and public spirited friend, e.
E. Girardey, as will appear from an adver-
tisement in another column. We are
pleased to find that one 80 well known, so
conversant with real estate titles, and so
competent to act as an intermediary be
tween our embarrassed holders of real
estate and the foreign capitalists, who will
no doubt soon turn their investments in this
direction. will not leave our city or with
draw from his special profession. Such
Year: 1873

Alfred Lewis, one of the parties engaged
IN the Colfax massacre, was brought into
the United States Court to day by Deputy
Marshal Stockton, and on motion of District
Attorney Beckwioh was demanded to the
Parish Prison
Year: 1873

The work of enlisting men for the navy
is still being pushed by the naval officers
at this station. Commissioner Wright ships
this morning, by the steamer City of Hous-
ton, l25 men for New York.
Year: 1873

The PYTmAs TEMpLE.--The project Of
building temple for the use of the knights
of Pythias seems to meet with favor in the
Order. Tonight the general committee ap-
pointed TO consider the matter will meet at
Pythan Hall to receive the report of sub
committee appointed to report plan for &C.
tipn
Year: 1873

Is the only one that surpasses 1t, and no
Protestant body can pretend to rival its
wonderful capacity for accumulation.
When we reflect that this vast property
is held by the Roman bishops, under The
supervision of their European head, and
that within the next ten years, If 1t pre-
serve the same rate of increase, II will he
nearly trebled, we must look with natural
distrust upon the concentration of so vast
power in single body or caste.


And here we encounter tjat dangerous
trait in modern Romanism which has al
ready excited the alarm of all sincere low
ers OF freedom. 1t is growing not a spirit
ual body, to which there could be 10 OBJ
lection, but as political faction. It's pow
er lies In lis unity, its wealth, and its strict
obedience to foreign dictator. Protestan-
tism as snch has no political strength nor
aim. 1t is divided and powerless. Roman
ism has long united the great mass of its
adherents In struggle for secular power.
The Roman Catholic vote of the city OF
New York, for example, was given solidly
for Tweed and Sweeny because they acted
as its instruments. They helped it to large
sums of money from the public funds
they aided 1t in building up a throng of
Roman Catholic schools. Tammanv Hall
has long been Catholic Club. The chief
political aim Of Ronanism at present is to
destroy the American system of education
what its further aims may be it is not diff
ficult to conceive and that the majority OF
the people will be forced for their own
preservation to meet it as q political party
irrespective of all theological grounds of
controversy is necessary consequence Of
its own mprudence.-Harpers Weekly.
Year: 1873

a few inches al time. But as there might
be such thing as racing up staircase,
so when we study against time, there Is
strain in the mere speed, however good
may be the system we are following.
There may also be strain on the faculties
in the direction of them toward kind of
study which is not adapted to our natural
gifts. If we learn wha, nature qualified
us to learn and learn it step by step, with
out hurry, we incur minimum of cere-
bral fatigue, and gain maximum of ac-
quiremeni. Study of this kind gently
stimulates aud does not fatigue, unless
prolonged for an unreasonable length of
time. 1t is positively favorable to health,
because II is favorable to cheerfulness; it
makes life pIeasanter and more interesting,
and 50 far from being injurious TO the
nervous system, il gives II tone and vigor,
exactly as manly exercises give tone and
vigor to the muscular system. There can
be no doubt that men were intended to
bear intellectual labor without injury to
their health; we are constituted to think
and to learn just as fish Is constituted TO
swim or a bird TO fiy.-London Globe.
Year: 1873

STUDY BENEFICIAL TO HEALTH. True
study is an eminently lelsurely process,


the great condition of success in II being
dellberation, and though it always suffici-
emily interests the student to keep his fac
ulties lively, it seldom excites him to any
dangerous degree Hence believe that
genuine study is much less injurious to
health than is often upposed-certainly
much less than many things which are
scarcely reputed Injurious at all. The pro-
cesses of genuine and well directed study
positively save the brain by their rational
and orderly sequence, by the safe advance
from step to step. Study of this kind is
like well. built stair case by which you
can climb TO great hight with minimum
of fatigue, never lifting the body more than