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Year: 1876




The Boston Civil Service Reform Club is
making life burden to tho Congressional
candidates of both parties in Massachusetts,
by asking them whether they will pledge
themselves that if elected they will set up
no claims for petty Offices, but support a
thorough reform of the federal civil service.
In Illinois three candidates for Congress,
two of them republicans and one democrat
we believe, have openly pledged themselves
to abstain from seeking offices of the Exccu-
tive and to help on reform of the civil SER
vice in every way. Why will not the
friends of this policy, of both parties, form
society here in New York, which could
then properly and publicly question every
Congressional candidate throughout the
State on the subject? 1t is very easy to do
this, and it seems to us one of the most di-
rect and practical ways of helping on a re-
form which is more needed than any other
not only in the federal but in the State and
city governments. One or two Western cam
didates have been asked this question:
'Will you, if elected, confine yourself to
giving information or advice to the Execu-
tive, when asked, and for the rest mind
your own business, leaving the President
and departments to attend to theirs 2" This
is q somewhat crude way Of putting the
matter. The friends of civil service reform
in this State can easily improve upon it.
We advise them to do So
Year: 1876

Hon. Hugh McCulloch's general views ON
questions of finance and currency have
always been so sound that we feel some hesi-
tation in disagreeing with any of his views,


but we are quite unable to indorse the plan
of resumption which he advocated in his
address to the Bankers Convention at Phila-
delphia. He thinks that Congress, at it's
next session, should pass an act declaring
that on January l, 1879, United States notes
shall cease to be legal tender. and author
izing the Secretary Of the Treasury to re-
ceive them at once in exchange for four per
cent gold bonds The funding of portion
of them in bonds of long date would, no
doubt, be a wise measure, which would GER
tainly bring them, and with them the bank
note circulation, to par. But the repeal
of the Legal Tender act, instead Of
being the first step, ought to be the very
last. 1t is not possible, without causing
great shock and disturbance, to accumulate
in this country an adequate stock of gold in
so short period as two years. 1t is indis-
pensable to have some medium of payment
by which debts can be legally discharged,
and in all domestic transactions greenbacks
would be as good as gold for that purpose If
they could be maintained steadily at par.
In England, which has the soundest cur
rency of any nation in the world, Bank Of
England notes are legal tender in oil ordi-
nary transactions. With the exception OF
the bank itself in the redemption of its own
notes, every debtor can tender them in pay
and 1, a1,1


pletely as if he offered gold. The advantage
of this system is great economy in the use
of coined money. There is but one gold re-
serve in all England, and our currency might
be made perfectly sound with but one gold
reserve in this country. The Legal Tender
act might be continued in force without
detriment to business if the United States
notes were redeemable in gold at the Sub
Treasury in this city. Redemption at one
place would keep them securely at par, and
q separate gold reserve in each bank might
be dispensed with until the general stock Of
gold in the country should become suffi-
cient. We could safely resume specie pay
ments five years earlier without than with
a repeal of the Legal Tender act, because
the legal tender notes at par would answer
every purpose of gold itself in the great
mass of domestic transactions, as Bank Of
England notes do in Great Britain. If we
had sufficient supply of gold in the coun-
try, or could acquire it in the ensuing two
years without provoking all the money mar
kets of the world to obstruct and thwart us,
the repeal of the Legal Tender act might be
safely taken as first step; but as we neither
have it nor can economically acquire it in SO
short period. the repeal of the Legal Ten
der act would convulse the business of the
country. The true course is to bring the
greenbacks to par by gradual process Of
funding and preserve their legal tender
character while we are cautiously accumu-
lating sufficient stock of gold to enable US
to dispense with them altogether.
Year: 1876

that the people shall choose their own
rulers. and sometimes they are bad rulers.
The principle ofgovernment by demagoguery
is that some fat-witted leader SHALL in the
name OF the people. choose nominal rulers,
and sometimes they are bad ones. But
though bad system has accidentally good
results sometimes, and a good system bad
results, the good system is the law of the
land, and this year the people mean to en-
force 1t. SO John Kelly may stand aside.
Year: 1876

AN ADDITIONAL LIST Of awards at the Cen.
tennial Exhibition is published in the
HERALD this morning. The manner in which
the medals are scattered over the world
makes their possession of comparatively lit
tie value, and their abundance cannot fail to
be long remembered with smile of derision
at their worthlcssness.
Year: 1876

THE RETIREMENT OF WoLcoTT the green
back candidate for Governor Of Indiana,
from the canvass is likely to result in send
ing back the independent voters of both
parties to their respective organizations.
The democrats and republicans will thus
be evenly matched and the result will be
the more significant MS regards the Presi-
Dental contest
Year: 1876

THE PRoTEsTANTs IN SPAIN have obtained
favorable opinion touching the liberation
clause in the constitution from Senior Alonzo
Martinez, former Minister of Justice. But
whether or not the Spanish constitution
guarantees them their claim toleration has
become universal right, and it's enforce
ment sooner or later must become part of
international polity.
Year: 1876

ANOTHER Stock OPERATOR has been forced
to the wall. These things go on from day
to day, and though they ripple the surface
of speculation for an hour they leave no per-
manent impression behind, because, after oil,
this species of speculation has no real rela-
tion to the business of the country.
Year: 1876

WILLOW FEVER CASE was reported in
Brooklyn yesterday, but it is hoped no con-
tagion will spring from it. The lesson of
August prevented any mistake in the de-
scription of the disease furnished to the
BOARD of Health
Year: 1876

THE FEATURE of the democratic mass
meeting at Cooper Institute last night was
the letter of Horatio Seymour demanding a
decrease of taxation as the first step toward
the revival of business. 1t is late in the
canvass to begin the discussion of this issue,
and both parties seem purposcly to have
eyaded it. Although MIR. Seymours letter
sannot be regarded as at all conclusive on
the subject OF. which it treats it is bene-
Acial in introducing into our political dis
sussions the real questions which are before
ths country.
Year: 1876

Woodward will be brought here at once
on a requisition from Governor Tilden. A
new era Of grief seems to be coming for the
old Tammany Ring. With Woodward in
custody and Tweed on his way home there
is little wonder public expectation should be
on tip-toe
Year: 1876

A BATTLE between the Turks and the Ser
vians is reported to be imminent. Ii it is
fought and should prove 30 be in any way
decisive, the crisis in the Eastern question
will be inevitable.
Year: 1876

THE BAsHI-BAzoUKs in the Turkish army
continue to be unmanageable, and many Of
them have left the front. Even Turkey may
before long be compelled to suppress these
marauders and assassins
Year: 1876

The people laughed heartily yesterday
at the. soldier displayed at the head ofthe
editorial columns of the Republican, with
his drawn sword, covering the remarks OF
the N. Y. Times. We had thought there
had been blood enough spilled in this
country to keep Radical Republicans in
office but it seems the voice Of our weak
neighbor is still for war. We ,odnt peace;
and the people want it; and we hope that
another war is not necessary to satisfy the
llsuIpers in Washington of this fact.


Our fighting friends on the Radical side
had as well talk more moderately; for
justice and right in this contest must OBJ
tain. The people will not be blufied of
with threats. Mr.. Grant and Radical
soldiers in the army would be considered
''very small potatoes in an uprising OF
the masses to obtain justice.


The Republican ought to have sense
enough to know that the vast majority of
he soldiers Of the last war voted for Til
den, and that the best and ablest generals
Of the Army are on the side of the peo-
pie; opposed to Belknapery, Babcockery
and the whiskey fraud villianies, Credit
Nobilier and Subsidy swindlers, and
aoped that the election just held was to
get rid of the rascally crew.


The three hundred thousand majority
Of the people of this country, nearly all
trhde, will not be pushed aside by the
ku-kluxing Returning Boards of Florida,
South Carolina and Louisiana; and the
men at Washington will not dare to pro-
ceed with their threats.


They will come to their senses in a
few days. They are exceedingly dumb
people at Washington; and seem not to
be able to proceed even in their bad way
until Morton or Conkling gets there and
it may be that old Chandler in his de-
iirium has forgotten that Democratic
House of Representatives will meet in
December and may if necessary send
committees TO each of these States with
power to investigate thoroughly the whole
matter and report upon the validity of the
returns. This taken in connection with
the fact that votes are counted in joint
meeting Of the Senate and House OF
Representatives, which greatly prepon
derates to the Democrats, we think there
may be no fear of the success of an,
frauds the returning boards may attempt
The House Of Representatives is maste
OF the sitlation-it must be the Judge il
the matter-if it were not there woul
be little use in the p9~ade and ceremon
OF taking votes in the Electoral Collee
TO it to be opened and counted. In fa
precedents have already been establish


wherein the votes of States have been r
jected by Congress.


In conclusion we have only to say til
that if this Administration dare to dri


The people to war to obtain their ju


rights, U. S. bonds would not he wor


tive per cent. at the end-thev wou


probably settle the accounts square a,


leave the negro also but a very sm.
space to stand upon in future electi,


returns.
Year: 1876

Corrected returns indicate the follow
ing as the political complexion of the
next House of Representatives. Although
official returns may vary the result, yet
the fact is assured that the Democratic
party will have a good working majority
in the House:
Year: 1876

''To love and to labor is the sum of
living; and yet how many think they
live who neither labor nor love-"


What a gem of thought it is, set in
this quaint, old Saxon, The first part
of the sentence is beautiful text for
ones life, while the other is an equally
sad commentary on the 'living" of a
great portion of humanity.


And are not these twain, the loving
and the laboring, the one ''royal law"
of the Bible? and do they not bring
with them their "Own exceeding great
reward?" .


"Ye who seek happiness, be-
hold, here is the key


The sitting down, fol ling ones hands
and moping away ones life in vain
yearning after affection, will never do
you any good.


Just step out of yourself and live for
and i'm others. Go out with a brave
spirit into the world and minister to
the wants of humanity. Everywhere
hearts are reaching out to you for help;
everywhere bleeding hearts are needing
the balm of sympathy and tenderness.


The little children want your smile,
the old people want some comforting
word; and the strongest and the best
have their hours Of weakness and of
needn'


So, don't sit still, we pray you, for
this is not living. But whatsoever
your hand findeth to do, do it with
your might" with true, honest heart
and purpose, and no matter how heavy
may be the darkness of the night through
which you are walking, the morning
will rise, the flowers will blossom, and
the birds sing about you.-Arthur's
Magazine.
Year: 1876

In learning, concentrate the energy
Of the mind principally on one study I;
the attention divided among several
studies is weakened by the division !;
besides, it is not given to man to excel
in many things. But while one study
claims your main attention, make occa-
sional excursions into the fields of liter
ature and science, and collect materials
for the improvement of your favorite
pursuit.


The union of contemplative habits
constructs the most useful and perfect
character; contemplation gives relief to
action action gives relief to contempla-
ton. A man unaccustomed to spec
ulation is confined to q narrow
routine of action; man of mere specu-
lation constructs visionary theories,
which have no practical utility.


Excellence in 4 profession and sue
cess in business are TO be obtained only
by persevering industry. None who
thinks himself above his vocation can
succeed in it, for we cannot give our at
tention to what our self-importance de-
spises. None can be eminent in his vo-
cation who devotes his mental energy
to pursuit foreign to II, for success in
what we love is failure In what we ne
glect.
Year: 1876

When money is put aside to be saved,
it should be put i'm some place where it
cannot be directly got at. The very
fact that little trouble and formula
has to be used prevents it being spent
many time when it most certainly
would be If il were close at hand.


l said just now that what was spent
for the household was generally a ne
cessary outlay, and yet there are two
or three ways in which money can be
saved 1 should like to mention here.


The first is by buying in large guam
titles. OF course the danger is that
when there is stock Of things to 'run
at" as servants say, they will be more
extravagantly used. All can say on
this point is that they must not be run
at" A proper quantity must be por-
toned out and the rest put away. Then
it will be found that articles may be
bought both cheaper and better in large
quantities than in small ones.


Another way to save expense is to
pay for everything as you get it. If you
do this you will avoid overcharge. and
will buy far less. If the money had to
be put down at the moment many an
unnecessary purchase would be avoided.
People who have limited incomes are
those who can least afford to live on
credit, and unfortunately they do it
more than any others.


heard of a workingman the other
day who was very desirous to save, and
vet in looking over his expenditures
he could not detect any extravaganza
in any part of it. He came to the con-
clusiOn that the only way In which he
could possibly ecOnomize was to walk
to his work instead Of f.riding. and0tO
take his dinner with him from home
instead of buying it in the city. He did
this, and put away the money he thus
saved, and in few years he found he
had in his possession enough to buy
the cottage in which he lived. He was
Year: 1876

besides much better In health for the
regular exercise he had taken.


Speaking of dinner reminds me to say
that tits no economy to live poorly. Ma
ture requires a certain amount of nour-
ishment, and will have 1t or be re-
venged, and the revenge will, In all
probability, take the form of long
doctors bill, or diminished working
power. This sort of saving Is "penny
wise and pound foolish" The things
to save out of are shams, false appear
ances, and self indulgences, not really
necessaries. Where is the saving in
working in dim light, to save candles
or gas, and injuring the sight? In
wearing boots that take in water, and
bring on rheumatic fever? Or i'm living
on poor food, and lowering the system?
Far better wear shabby hat week or
two longer than usual, or dispense al
together with that piece of finery you
were contemplating. The worst Of it
is, however, that generally people are
much more willing to dispense with
necessaries that make no show, rather
than with useless extravagances that
afford an opportunity for display which
everyone sees thrOugh.-CdpelPs Mdgd-
zine
Year: 1876

las the virtues of medicines can only be ascer
tanned by careful observation it Is to be regretted
that many of the drugs still prescribed By some
Physicians should retain place in our materia
medica AS an instance of this, that vile drug Bal
sam Copaiba furnishes an example, About the year
1870 the Spaniards in the Island of San Domingo
having become afflicted with certain complaints,
thought according to the prevailing notion at that
time that the remedy might be found where the
disease originated. Under this impression Balsam
Copaiba came INTO use but never has a nauseating
drug done injury, for it not only changes the
of the disease to a more dreadful state than
the original, but it ruins the tone of the stomach
and brings Dyspepsia in its worst forms. To


void this drug and its effects the SAMARITAN s
GIFT, a pure vegetable remedy is within the reach
of ALL Only pills to be taken, and will cure every
time n from two to four days. Male packages S@
female SO.
Year: 1876

1t is reported from all quarters that new
er in any previous political campaign did
the women manifest SO deep an interest as
in the one just closed. What does this in
dlcate2 Certainly that women are turning
their attention to public affairs, and that in
time they will demand to have their share
Of active participation accorded them.
Year: 1876

The English papers, for want of better
subject have been discussing the new title
for Queen Victoria with considerable bitter
ness. The distinguished liberal who char
acterized the addition of Empress of India"
to the royal style of the Queen of England
as attaching the gingerbread Brighton Pa
vilion, built by George w., to the
hoary pile of Westminster Abbey, was
singularly unhappy in the reflection he i'm
piled upon the reigning house 1t is very
likely, indeed, that the new title will sit
as lightly on the royal shoulders as the gov
ernment of India on the national conscience.
The first may give some extra employment
to London tradespeople for a few months,
but the latter will go on in its round of ex-
tracing millions of money from millions of
Asiatics just as it has done. The taking of
the title of Empress of Hindostan is,
in fact, sign that everything portable is
already taken from India or about to be.
There are no important theatrical announce
ments from the English capital save that
Genevieve Ward is playing round of old
characters. The American horses in Eng
land do not seem TO ma faYor In British
eyes; but if they get into condition in
time for their engagements we shall be better
able to judge of their merits. The Irish
rihemen will send out a team to the
Centennial contest, and we think the
signs are observable of an inclination
among the English sharpshooters of getting
a team together whether their sulking Ma
tional Association wishes it or no. The
financial fogginess which so fitly matches the
season of storms in England seems to find
American securities in fair condition. and
the Times says good word for our national
sense of pecuniary integrity, although it does
not praise the honesty of our administrative
officials. There, unfortunately, it touches
America on its sore spot.
Year: 1876

MILITARY INTEGRITY.-The Cincinnati
Commercial undertakes to show that the fall
of Belknap teaches that we can no longer be-
lieve in the integrity of army officers as civil
rulers. The Commercial certainly has great
array of facts on its side, but its conclusions
are too sweeping Belknap did not belong
10 the regular army and he had no strictly
military training He was only brave vol
unteer fighter. 1t is true that many other
soldierly 'good fellows" have fallen in poll
tics but for every soldier who has given
way to temptation there have been several
Colfaxes, Ameses, Delanos, Sweenys, Shep-
herds and Pendletons who have used their
political influence to acquire money. Cen
eral Sherman is pure man whom no ring
could corrupt Several of the foremost Off
GERS of the war have been proved invulnera-
BILE to temptation. There is just as much
evidence in favor of the army officer as
civil ruler as there was before the fall of Bel
KNAPP. The truth is that the merely military
man is not by nature good civil officer.
The theory of compatibility, however, APP
plies to both the military and the civil
classes. weak man will fall whether he
wears shoulder straps or speaks from the
caucus.
Year: 1876

The floods seem to have swamped GER
tain portion of Paris, but in city where
the barricades can be up with fighting pro-
crossing in one end of 1T and people prone
nading quietly in another part, little extra
cold water cannot do moro than dampen a
little the jollity of the capital. Victor Hugo
recounts that during the dangerous
(mede of 1892 the people chatted gayly
around the Tuilcrics and some one occa-
sionally said, "Tney are fighting" as a
.fdne,T of to-day may hazard the re-
mark that ''the Seine is still rising" after
which he will tell the garcon that he docs
not desire to see more than the usual auan-
tity of river water in his cafe an. laH.
The dramatic and operatic news bstokens
more present activity outside of Paris than
in it, but the hum of preparation is in
dicative that France will take her revenge as
soon as Lent is fairly over. The republic Of
MacMahon is strongly favored with religion.
and as Nine. la MARKETABLE is re-
ligious, and sets the fashion, public
entertainments cannot but feel the restrain
ing influence. This in the present genera
tion is something new. Your atheistic
Partisan does not object to the she'll Of re-
ligion being imposed upon him il he can eat
what kernel no likes. He will submit to
five courses of fish on Good Friday if
you give him afterward n roast gigot stuffed
with garlic to satisfy his carnal appetite and
his infdel conscience. He must have his
meat, and so the fashionable world must
have its fun. Balls being just now under
the ban of religion and fashion, musical
soirecs are held in the salons, at which the
same amount Of scandal, French Irritation
and epigram can be interchanged without
the trouble OF saltation.
Year: 1876

If this were free State, in which the
Legislature were under the influence of the
will of the people, it would be easy enough
to regulate our gas difficulties, for statute
providing that the price of gas should be
regulated in accordance with the price of
coal would end the tyranny of the COM
panies. In France it is provided by law
figure the price of four pound loaf shall be
another certain figure the relation between
the two being definite and always the same,
the one going up or down with the other
Allowance is made to give the baker fair
profit and to prevent extortion. This is
done in case where competition can oper-
ate. How much more occasion is there
for this application of authority where,
as in the case of gas COM
pany, competition cannot come in to
limit robbery 1t can always be ascertained
what price the companies pay for coal, and,
taking that figure as a basis of calculation,
the price of gas could be fixed at such a
point beyond as would allow fairly for all
other expenses and proper profit. Such q
law would protect the people; but such n
law cannot be secured in this State, with the
people on one side and the gas companies on
the other. Neither such law nor law for
the proper regulation of street cars will ever
be passed in Albany until twenty members
of the Legislature have been sent to the
State Prison for taking bribes.
Year: 1876

THE TILDEN MYsTEBY.-"A Republican"
sends us communication which will be
read with interest Our correspondent is
not satisfied with the Governors denial of
the story that letters are in existence show
ing that the President used improper infiu-
ences to induce Mr.. Clews to send money
into Pennsylvania to control the election of
1872 He makes a clear argument. AS it
now stands we are afraid that not only the
Governor, but the Lieutenant Governor,
know more than they are willing to avow.
If they do they owe duty to the public to
make their knowledge known. "a Republi-
ran" has the best of the argument, and he
drives the Governor into an awkward posi-
tion. The best way is to come out and tell
us all about it.