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Year: 1875

We learn from pamphlet distributed among
the newspaper Offices within the past few days
that rich man Of this city, whose name is at
present withheld, purposes endowing musi-
cal institute upon new plan. 1t is to COM
prise o college of music with the best profess
sors the world can furnish an opera-house for
the representation of "a new style of musical
"moral drama" suitable for Christian audiences
and grand hall for every variety Of vocal
and instrumental concert. Tuition is to be
entirely free, but the institution is to be self
supporting, deriving its income from the public
performances of the teachers and advanced
students, every alumnus being required TO
devote certain time to the benefit of the in
stitution Having learned professors and a
thorough course of instruction, the COllege-so
the author Of the Prospectus remarks
"would possess within itself tho very
"best talent in the world fore public
entertainments, and hence it would become
zone of the most popular of institutions"
The plans for the building seem to have been
already sketched, and even the site has been
chosen, which is the block of ground now oc-
cupied by the Hippodrome.


We know nothing of the source of this pro-
posal, but it is apparently made IN good faith
and anybody who has suggestions to offer is
invited to communicate, with DR.. Elmer of No.
200 Fifth Avenue. Mr.. Kingsland of the Acad-
DENY of Music is understood to be also in the
confidence of the intending founder. The
scheme is such a grand one, and its import
anco not merely to New-York but to the
whole country is SO serious that we must all
be anxious to SEQ the endowment wisely ap-
Year: 1875

The death Of the Hon. Samuel Hooper is an event
of more social than political moment at the present
time. He had definitely made up his mind to retire
from public fe aud his term of service in Congress
would have expired on the 4tb Of March. His
successor is already chosen to ill the place be leaves
in the House of Representatives But twill be hard
for any one TO fill the place which his death makes
vacant in those social circles which have known
him so long aud so favorably. His name will not
rank among those of the great statesmen and leeis-
lators of the Republic But it will be long before
the recollection of him a kindly and generous
man. a gentleman whom politics never turned
bitter great merchant without the narrowness OF
the nero trader. and steady partisan who still
valued his manhood above his party name fades
from the minds of his countless acquaintaDces. His
work in the House Of Representatives for fourteen
years will not give him the notOriety which many
charlatans gain in many daysi b"s VI any curious
person should care TO trace it through 'De records
of Congress, it will be found that few mtaSers OF
his time have borne their part with more sinceq&'
sagacity, or industry. He has been worthy repre-
sentative of great constituency, which will doubt
less take caie of his memory.
Year: 1875

and scores of Congressman, who have hence
forth no political future, are undoubtedly
Watching for the opportunities which we hope
may never come. Within these two weeks
every act of every Congressman should DC
kent under the public eye as in the focus OF a
burning glass. Scorching publicity is our only
ri
Year: 1875

a sman artificial demand. 1t may be several
years before there will be work for all tho
three hundred and odd furnaces now out of
blast. but that the iron industry will soon re-
cover a healthful tone and enter upon career
of steady if moderate prosperity we cannot
dOubt
Year: 1875

Will Congressman take the pains to look at
Col. SCOTS latest subsidy bill, and see whether
it provides for a proposed subsidy for such
roads "as may be constructed or acquired "
by his company If 80. there is a clear steal
of not less than s2OOO00OO of actual cash IN
it, outside of all questions of the propriety OF
granting subsidy to build road into the
wilderness. Why should subsidy of great
many thousand dollars per mile be voted TO
railroads already built, the title to which TINS
company has in some fashion or other
"acquiredf"
Year: 1875

Although the man may be insignificant and
his claims contemplate, the question of the
right of Mr.. Pihchback to seat in the Senate
assumes importance in view of the illogical
declaration of the President that he will


accept the decision of this matter as verdict
upon his policy in the Louisiana case. 1t has
been established again and again that Mr..
Pnchback has no just claim to a Senatorship.
Mr.. Morton alone is unconvinced, and the
Senate is so fully committed against the pre-
tender that it cannot without qualification pass
upon his credentials. But as the necessity of
the Administration is great, and qualification
Year: 1875

Owing to the constantly-increasins circula-
ton of The TRIBUNE we find it more difficult
than usual, and indeed generally impossible,
TO furnish back numbers. Readers who do
not want TO lose any of the proceedings of
the Beecher Trial, can have the Daily sent by
mail postage paid) for 81 a month.
Year: 1875

Practically two weeks of work are left to
this Congress. 1t was expected to do many
bad things. Thus far it has been foiled in the
most of them. and though the danger increases
with the closing days of the session. there is
good reason to hope that most of the jobs
still clamoring at the doors of the two Houses
may be kept back in one or both The South
ern Pacific still boasts its confidence of carry
ing through the gigantic subsidy which is to
rescue its managers from bankruptcy, and
build railroad in the unsettled region along
the Mexican frontier. at the expense of the
United States, for the benefit of the inner
circle of its stockholders. The Northern
Pacific has less confidence and less ground for
any, but we hope that the real prospects of
the other may yet be found to be no better.
While the ears of Congressman are deafened
with this strident demand for help for the
South by way Of railroad in the wilderness,
it remains to be seen whether they are going
to refuse that practical help which might come
from some substantial measure for opening
the mouths of the Mississippi. We are threat
ened with an increase of forty millions of tax


alton, and there arc but two weeks in which
to defeat that. A host of lobbyists are watch
ing these two weeks in the hope of being able
to crowd through petty schemes OF plnnacr.
Year: 1875

A letter from Unionville, Pull
nam Co., Mo, to the st. Louis
GtO6e-DenaOcr0t gives the details
OF a fatal termination Of a family
feud near MartinStoWn, in the
above county. 1t seems that
James Hunter and Samuel Carter
are brothero-in-laW, living about
a mile apart, the father -in-law,
q. LaWsUn, living midway be
tween the two. Great animOsity
has existed for a long time be
tween the TWO former, the father
in-laW taking sides with Carter.
Hunter has several times been
heard to say that he would take
Carter's heart out the first time
he got a good chance. Last Sat-
urday Carter went to the house
of his father-in-laW 10 see his
Wife'S sister. who was sick in bed.
He sat on the end of the bed con-
versing with her, when Hunter
came to the house and began
sharpening d hatchet just outside
the door. When he had finished
he crept softly on tip-toe through
the kitchen to the room in which
Carter and the sick girl were. He
pushed the door open and slipped
quietly into the room with the
remark. Now, Cd d-n you,
Pve got you just where | want
yOu," and then made a rush at
Carter with the Ratchet upraised
and would have Drained him on
the spot had not Carter jumped
aside quickly and seized a gun
standing near the bed, raising it
to shoot. But before he could fire
Hunter was upon him, striking
fast and furiOusly with the hatch
ct, Carter Warding off the blows
with the gun, and receiving few
slight cuts on his arm. Hunter
kept crowding Carter until he fell
backward up0n the bed across the
sick girl. Carriers situation was
now very desperate. He knew
that if Hunter got one fair blow
ut his head he would be instantly
killed. He suddenly threw up
MS rlBnI arm anu caught hunter
around the neck, and drew his
hand down close to his breast and
then with his left hand succeeded
in getting his knife out Ofhis pock-
ct and opened it with his teeth,
and then quick as a flash cut
Hunters throat from ear to ear,
the blood flowing over the bed
and completely drenching both
Carter and the sick girl, At this
time Mr.. Lawson entered, and,
taking the situation in a glance,
sprang forward and raised Hun
ter from the bed. AS he did, the
hatchet dropped from the hand Of
the WOuld-be assassin, and he
sunk. to the floor a corpse.
Year: 1875

"My dear husband" said de-
voted wife, "Why will you not
leave off smoking? 1t is such an
obnoxious practice, and makes
your breath smell SOL"


"Yes," replied the husband,
"but only consider the time | have
devoted and the money / have
spent 10 learn to smoke. If l
should leave off now all that
time and money would have been
wasted, DON'T you SeeW


A man in Michigan cut a large
piece out of his leg the other day,
under the impression that he had
been bitten by rattlesnake, and
then discOyered that he had mere
ly been stung by bee. A mea-
ner feeling man on making the
discovery, was probably never
raised in that state.
Year: 1875

That love is the leading element of the highest happiness in mar riage; that love, while it lasts, covers multitude of errors, pri- vations, misfortunes-even sins I do not doubt. But the question is, how far is love, when unaccom- panied by any of the other condi- tions, itself a justification of mar riage? True love works wonders but it cannot prevent the physical and mental ailments which devel- op themselves in people of feeble organism. It cannot supply a lack of intelligence, a want of force, in either husband or wife; and, as all housekeepers know, it cannot make the pot boil" Love alone, when we consider its pro- verbal instability and the small chance it has of surviving under bleak conditions, is certainly an insufficient capital upon which tc commence the partnership of mar riage. This is true of even the highest and strongest love; how much more so of the nasty anC passionate attachments which leat to so many thousands ofmarriages

 There is an infinity of false sentiment about the passion O

 love. While I would not cast , doubt upon the existence of noble love, of devotion, and of passion which no sorrow or trial can tire which is ever refined and strength

 ened by suffering, yet the value the office, the very nature of lov' in an ordinary life is greatly mis

 understood. Love is the most ex

 aggerated passion in literature

 It holds, in our imaginations, ; position which it does not hold il the life of one man or woman in

 thousand. Being the suprem, passion of modern art" says re

 cent writer, ''it becomes necessar, to sound high it's praises" w, should suppose, if we read onl,
Year: 1875

Economy is the frugal use of money or other means. Itis good thrifty management generally. Now, how many of us are really economical and saving in the management of our farms; very few indeed. Food of every kind is often wasted: Fodder and hay is thrown out in a muddy lot, where gang of hungry hogs run over it and mix it up with the mud, and the poor horse or COW looks wistfully for more through the cracks of the almost empty crib. The manure which might be made to enrich acres of land is left to be washed away or remain an unsightly object in our lots.

 Then if we keep more hogs or other stock than we can keep well, that is, always in good order, it is a lack of economy. Many man has wasted his corn feeding his hogs to keep them alive through the winter and then let half or all of them die for want of corn through a long dry summer, when if he had kept only fourth or third of the number he might have had pork to sell and keep. Again how much money is worse than wasted for whisky; and tobacco in all it's disgusting forms. Oh. If everybody could be induced to spend the money which is now wasted on whisky, snuff, tobacco and cigars, for food and raiment for the suffering poor, what a change would "come over the spir- it of their dreams" as well as over the faces of the now destitute ones. THAT would be economy indeed. Who will try it just fol six months just for an expert ment? T.
Year: 1875

The man who works for a fixed salary of course knows just what is his income, and frequently ev- cry one else who has any interest in the matter knows also. Mer- chants and men in most classes of business can determine at the close of each year what has been their income, gross as well as net. It is not so with the farmer. It is very difficult for him to tell just what his gross income has been, and not easy to tell what were the net profits of any years work.

 It is not always in mind that, in an unusual degree, the farm furnishes large number of things which are properly a part of the farmers income, and which men in other callings find to take a large part of their income, but on the farm it is impossible to tell what they amount to. The farm furnishes q house, the breadstuffs meats, poultry, eggs, butter, veg etables, fruits, used by the family and hired laborers, and generally the fuel. In addition to thi, there is the use of horses and car riage, which amounts to q consid

 erable sum with many families living in towns or cities. Could
Year: 1875

novels and poetry, that the one thing interesting in life is the re- lation of the sexes and the anxie- ties of pairing. Many young peo- pie are so dizzy with love they are unable to go on with the other in terests of life. They cannot see men as they are, engaged in their daily work, pursuing their various ends and living multifarious life. of which love is but a single ele- ment. Our regard for the passion oversteps the healthy limit, and becomes morbid; we judge of it untruly; we attend to it's prompt ings with absurd expectations; we teach ourselves that the passion is uncomfortable, and regard it as a kind of fate; and we glory in the supremacy O1 nrst love, as II the heart did not require train ing as varied as the intellect. Considering the widespread mis- cry which our misconceptions of love have wrought, we might doubt whether this passion was not the greatest misfortune, as, we'll as the greatest. blessing, in the world. We may conclude, in in spite of Chaucer, that Love's allegiance is not the only thing needful to make a permanently happy marriage.-Galaxy.
Year: 1875

Which is the more profitable to raise sheep.or dogs seems to re- main an un nsettled question, for a few still continue to raise sheep, tho the majority raise only dogs of the very poorest variety.

 At this very time, when child ren go supperless to bed, thous- ands of mean dogs, worse than useless, are perambulating the country, ready to snatch the meat and bread the destitute so much need.

 Much is being said and written about the great advantages of raising sheep.

 Wool and mutton are always cash articles, and moreover, no animal can be so cheaply raised >as the sheep. Then why don't we have more of them? Simply because the cur ranks the lamb. Men love dogs and dogs love men, and will divide the last crust and piece of meat with each other, and so what are we going to dc about it? Shall we pass law re. quiring every man who keeps dog to obtain a license and pay two or five dollars, and appropri ate the money to remunerate those whose sheep have been kill. ed by these vile butchers? SOME THING ought to be done to en- courage the raising of sheep here for it is a fine country for the purpose, beyond a doubt. The Oranges would do well to take ur the subject, and discuss it thor oughly for it is of vast import ance, dogs being about the only hindrance. T.
Year: 1875

' furnished by the farm and used on it, be ascertained, the amount would surprise many who have never thought it an important part of the yearly proceeds from the farm.

 It is manifestly unjust to the farm to refuse to take these things into account, only crediting the farm with what is sold from it, and then compare this with the income of man in other business. A residence for himself and fami- ly is not, necessarily, a part of farm; just as it is not, necessa- rily, a part of a store or physi- cian's office. It would be unfair for grocer, who lived in the same building with his store to claim that the rent of the latter was what he paid for the building, and give this as a reason why he should charge a higher price for his goods.

 A merchant saves to his family the profit on the goods they get from his store; a mechanic saves something in the same way;a doc tor saves the "doctors bill;" a clergyman's family usually pays no pew rent, but none of these things nearly approach in amount what the farm glves to the farm CTS family.

 If farmer would imagine his residence removed off his farm, deducting its value from the value of the farm, and crediting the lat ter with everything produced on it he would find that the receipts would make a much more credit able showing than before. Of course the house rent should be charged to the farm.

 We have no disposition to at tempt to convince any one that farming yields great profits, but there is no good to come from making it appear a worse busi- ness than it really is, and when a farmer talks about a city man getting $2,0O0 year, leaving the inference that this is to be com pared with his own net profits, he is making his business worse than it is. When the city resident has paid out of his income for all the the things which the farmer gets almost without thought, from his farm, he has very much reduced the sum. Nor will it do to say that the prices he pays are toe high, his expenditures extrava- gant, and his whole life artificial, for it is simply because of this artificial life that he receives the salary or income which seems so large to the farmer

 There is another thing to be placed to the credit of farming as a business; the fact that much oi the work done does not give its full return year after year, but brings a return year after year sometimes in money, often in in creased comfort and ease of living or in an increased value of the property when at last it is to bt disposed off, Western Rural.
Year: 1875

There in the ARION which unkied person understand MUST IMPROVE TONE and DURABILITY Instrument.

 SECOND. perfect workmanship and quality of Piano wem fully warranted for five years.

 THIRD These Instruments have VOLUME of TONE combined with  be n all Piano. longer Piano world fully demonstrated introduction to the Musical testimonials square SAME QUALITY workmanship high-priced

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Year: 1875

The use of carpetings may be traced to a very remote period, although as late as the time of Queen Mary, rushes and oth- CT coarse materials were used on the floors of her apartments. For many years Eu- rope received all her carpets from the East. and in many places whole families might be found in the occupation of car pet weaving. We are now producing in this country carpets of the same excel fence as those of foreign make. The Read Carpet O., of Bridgeport, are said to make the best Ingrain Carpets that are sold in this Country. Messrs. HALL & READ are the agents of these goods, and also keep the largest assortment of Velvet and Brussells carpets in the state. Hall & Read also enjoy deserved reputation for selling all classes of Dry Goods at the lowest market rates. They retail all do- nestle goods at the wholesale price lists and it is said that all kinds of housekeep- ing goods can be purchased there as low as in New York. We would advise our readers when in Bridgeport to visit Hall X Read. 9 4w
Year: 1875

wclI enable the invalid who may require 1t, or the
lover Of Soda Water who may desire IT, 10 enjoy the
use Of this delightful beverage at any time at home


we haye on lfaught the following popnIar
Year: 1875

AT great outlay of time and money
q wagon road has been completed from
the highway passing through the Della
ware Water Gap to the summit of Mount
Minsi, the peak forming the Pennsyl-
vania wall of the gap. The mountain
is 1000 feet high. A suspension Lridge
is to be built from the summit of this
mountain to that of Mount Tammany,
on the New Jersey side of the river.
This will be the highest bridge in the
world. II will be over half a mile long.
The cost of the structure will be about
100000.
Year: 1875

SOME of the California papers are
urging the repeal of the Specific Con-
tract Law by the next Legislature of
that State. They also want to me-
morialize Congress to make the ma
tional currency receivable for custom
duties.
Year: 1875

The famous passage of the Padma
Parana, translated by Able Dubois, has
been part Of the domestic code of the
Hindoos for thousands Of years. Ac-
cording to the Hindoo lawgiver a wo-
man has no god on earth but her hus-
band, and no religion except to crafty.
obey and love him. Let her husband be
crooked old, in6rm, offensive; let him
be irascible, irregular, drunkard, a
gambler, debaucher let him be reck-
less Of his domestic affairs, as if pos
sessed by devil; though he live in the
world without honor; though he be deaf
or blind, and wholly weighed down by
crime and in6rmity-still shall his wife
regard him as her god. With all her
might shall she serve him, in all things
obey him, see no defects in his charac-
ter, and give him no cause OF uneasiness.
Nay, more, in every stage of her exist
ence woman lives but to obey-frst her
parents next her husband and his par
ents, and in her old age she must be
ruled by her children. Never during her
whole life can she be under her own CON
troll.


These are the general principles upon
which the life Of women in India is to be
conducted The Hindoo writer was so
considerate as to add few particulars:
IF her husband laughs she ought to
laugh; il he weeps she ought to weep; if
he is disposed to speak she ought to join
in the conversation. Thus is the good.
ness Of her nature displayed. What
woman would eat till her husband has
first had his 6ll2 If he abstains she will
surely fast also; if he is sad will she not
be sorrowful2 and if he is gay will she
not leap for joy2 In the absence Of her
husband her raiment will be mean"
Year: 1875

fabric of which they are made. To
eccentricity Of color is now added eccen-
tricity Of material, which is often OF the
most bomely description. 1t must not
be thought, however, that this eccentric
simplicity brings financial relief to hus.
bands of the grandes danes. The dress
makers charge nearly if not quite as
much for toilet, Of whatever it may be
composed, and therefore lose nothing,
but on the contrary gain much, by the
simple tastes Of their customers. The
time is no doubt approaching when
Partisan society, having rung the
change on every other kind Of novelty,
will try the effect of arrsying themselves
in sackcloth and ashes, garb which has
much to commend itself to their reason,
if not to their tastes.
Year: 1875

A writer in an English journal says:


Partisan society at the present mo-
ment seems to be lsboring under any
thing rather than conservative reac-
ton" In the matter of clothing nov
city takes the place of all other con-
siderations even, apparently, that of
comfort, ITO reach the hight OF Pari-
sian elegance nowadays" says the
Paris correspondent of the Warehouse
men and Drapers' Journal, it is neces-
sary to have something quite new, and,
novelty thus taking the pas Of all other
considerations, an ordinary material
may be found to render good service and
be as capable of affording an eccentric
combination as the most expensive and
delicate fabric" There is a rush for
sensational costumes" and these, ii is
stated, may be made Of linen or barege,
as we'll as of China Grape or satin. Even
some OF the most elegant ohapeaux
are made OF the commonest kind Of
plated grass and straw. The Partisan
dressmakers justly argue that when
grandes danes adopt the peasant apron
or the shepherdess hat, there is no rea-
SON why they should not borrow also the