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Year: 1873

It is announced that in his will, Ed
win Forrest will leave his entire prop
erty, even his wardrobe and valuable
library, to be usel for the foundation
of a Home for Disabled Dramatic
Artists. Sixty acres of ground within
the limits Of Philadelphia have been
made over to the corporation of that
city for the purposes set forth, and in
after years those members of the -dra-
matte profession whose lives have not
been crowned;with successful gains may
enjoy the comforts of a beautiful home,
surrounded by reminders Of their art.
Mr.. Forrest said to friend less than a
month ago, that this project had been
the main object of his life for thirty
five years, and that he had made ample
provision for carrying it out. It was
his desire that the endowment should
be legally perfect; that there could be
no question before the Courts about
the title. Further, he said he wished
his hequest to be so closely understood
that no one would doubt his motive.
Tom TAYLOR, the English dramatist,
has left the British Government service
with Il pension of $3.50 per year, the
office he heid-Secretary under the
local government act-haviDg been
superseded by the new local govern.
ment board
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN at Fremont, Ohio, had
a reception at his house the other even
ing, and when the guests went away it
took him all night to wash the tar and
pick the feathers off his person,
Year: 1873

We have little except accounts of shin- gles torn of, bar-posts knocked down and horses and hens frightened by the balloon. The boys fortunately shut the gate in time for the great rain which brought down the balloon, so that the Potash is a beautiful lake and there will be skating It we wait, but the article in the Sentinel stating that child was drowned there and it's body found under the ice was pre- mature; and the New Haven paper which copied it may know that the water is not deep, and although we have nice flowers In the church every Sabbath, we don't have to use them for graves of our Sun- day school scholars. a. HIN.
Year: 1873



 The struggle impending in France is

 apparently coming to an immediatedecis- ion. The Orleans branch of the Bourbons

 waive their present claim to the throne,

 trusting to succeed the childless Count de

 Chambord who will take the title of Hen- ri V.. in case the Assembly finally restores the monarchy. On Sunday, elections took place in four departments to fill vacancies in the Assembly, and were carried by the Republicans by heavy majorities. The monarchical majority in the Assembly is small; the people of France are opposed to restoration of the old Bourbons i: and the new constitution the Assembly must frame, for Henri V. to break at his earliest convenience, must greatly restrict the suffrage or the Republicans will beat him at the polls from the very first. That such mad scheme can be entertained for moment in the Assembly shows how little the popular will is regarded by. a French conservative. What he relies on IS the army, and the official influence the head of any government can exercise through it's unlimited power over appoint ments. Imagine our president appoint ing not only postmasters but all the state, county and town officials of importance, and We have some idea of the power of governmental patronage in France.

 The vital point in this scheme for Bourbon restoration is whether the pres ent ministry can control, first. the Assem- ply; next, McMahon; and lastly, the army. through McMahon. Failure on any one of these points would involve the imme- diate collapse of the project. In the As sembly the conservative Right lose the support of the Napoleonists who helped them overthrow Thiers. The white flag, if Chambord insists on it, is intensely distasteful to the army as we'll as the peo- ple;even if he gives it up, his sincerity will be justly doubted. The king by divine right imagines that his kingdom is sort of entailed, private property. No one of the line has more than life interest. He cannot make any renunciation of his ab- solute power that will bind his heir. nor even himself Still it is possible that in the state of exhaustion and discourage ment under which France has labored since the war, such dynasty can be tenn porarily imposed on her. With sulky army and hostile people, however, Hen- ri V. would have poor chance of remain ing on shaky throne in a country where political earthquakes are so frequent.
Year: 1873

We made an important mistake in a part of our last weeks issue in announc- ing our vote on the capital question. The vote of Litchfield stood Yes TIT; No I36. --As so much has been said, and writ ten, about the crooked Shepaug railroad, by persons who evidently expect to find an Air Line road in the valley of river running through the mountain county of Connecticut, We have taken the trouble to compile the following table from the published report of the Railroad Commis- sioners. It will be borne in mind that these returns are sworn to, annually, by the officials of the various companies. The roads which failed to return their alignment, are of course not found in the table. The per centags of straight line may be of interest to our readers.
Year: 1873

It is an Established Fact, that Con- sumption can be cure; but it is far better to prevent the cruel disease from fasten- ing itself on the system. by the timely use remedy like D.. Wistar's Balsama of Wild Cherry. This standard preparation will speedily cure . cough or cold and even consumption often yields to it's great power.
Year: 1873

The republicans of the Third Ward are request
ed to meet at the office of the Street Commits
sioner, 6 East 9th St., (old Washington Engine
House,) this evening, to nominate candidate
for City Council. The notice for this meeting is
signed by the "Committee of the Ward, !" and APP
-unnecessarilv so-and the place of meeting,
being entirely outside of tile Ward seems rather
inconvenient.


The election OF Councilman, in the Third Ward
will be somewhat affected by the issue of remov-
ing the street market back from King street to
Market Some of the store keepers on the latter
declare their intention of disregarding politics,
and supporting whatever candidate will pledge
himself to the transfer bach again. Mr.. Fine
gan, is said to favor that action.
Year: 1873

The following very sensible article is
taken frym the Chicago Tribune and will
be found interesting to every citizen and
especially TO our farmers who nave TO
suffer from the exorbitant Railroad
rates for carrying grain to the Hast


When it is notorious that the railway
routes from the West to the East are so
inadequate to the transportation Of the
freight offered, that they cannot take
more than one ton in four, it is useless to
talk of low rates of freight to the sea
board. The time has, however, now
come when the railroads Of the North
western system must themselves unite
and give their energies to the establish
rlent of : route which, while admitting
transportation at low rates, will be suf-
icient to carry off every pound of freight
brought from the interior to the lake
ports. So long as there is a limit upon
the amount that can be transported
hence, so long there must be limit up
on the business of ali these roads They
are all interested in cheap transportation
to The East. Whatever may have been
their alliances with the Eastern roads,
their interests are those of the people Of
these States.


What they need, and must have, is q
cheaper freight rate east OF Chicago than,
in the opiliun of Gus best railway mana
gers. il viii ever be possible for any mum
Der ct railways to the seaboard to give
The average all rail freight on corn last
year to New York was 29l cents per
bushel, and 81 ! for wheat The opinion
Of those best experienced IL such matters
is, that it never can be reduced 10y rail
below 20 ceats per buShel, while the
same persons assert that. by the St Law
renee route in vessels. Of larger tonnage,
it can be shipped to Montreal at IA cents.
Take the difference al cents per bushel
in favor Of the St Lawrence route, and
how grea. Is the interest of cur railways
! TO sccure it ! The following table, made
up irom The statistics III Poor's Manual,
shows the number of miles. leased lines
included, and the capital of the railways
to which We refer:
Year: 1873

THE passage by both Houses of Con
gress of the act abolishing the much
abused franking privilege Is an event
over which the country will rejoice, as
being an important step towards reform
The result has been secured by the per.
sistant and almost imperative demand OF
the people. The act, as passed, and
which has been signed by the President
and become law, makes clean sweep
sfter June next, and does not even allow
any appropriations for stamps for the use
of members of Congress.
Year: 1873

A very singular phase Of horse training was
exhibited recently at C,lumbus. Ohio. The
horse Pustle won trottiug race in three
straight heats without break, making better
than 2,4O every time. And the same day q:
the same fair be was entered for and won the
pacing match in nearly the same time. Such
al Instance is almost without parallel.
Year: 1873

nB- Things are daily narrowing down
to final struggle over the State Treasu-
ry. 1t is the central point Of interest
One class of people put money in it, an
other greodily hastens to take it out. II
is not in human nature to stand it much
longer. The people who have yeta rem
nant of their property are willing to pay
a reasonable amount of it in taxes and to
sustain an economical government; but
when taxes approach confiscation; when
the money which they pay in is not ex'
pended in carrying on the public insti.
tutions, or advancing the public interests
in any way; when its chief use is tc
pamper in idleness and luxury good
for nothing set of greedy officials, stran'
gers to honor, virtue and decency, they
may well ask themselves the question il
that is to be their hard fate forever?-C0'
lumbia Phoeni1.
Year: 1873

AAN PAS O -


is u hundred to one against US. Each year
these two drains upon the State have be-
come more and more. 1t can be shown
that the paid and anpaid printing claims
haze s.0ulloved up nearly the whole
ansoat,.t raised from. taxation during the
past fve gears. The other expenses had
to be met by the sale of bonds" -


This is the evidence OF Radical, not OF
Democrat. The Legislature and the
Printing have swallowed up nearly the
whole amount raised from taxation. It is
time that the hand of every honest man
was raised against legislative extravaganza
and against the Credit Mobilier Republi-
can Printing Company, the Father of all
Swindles, the fertile source of corruption
Break that Ring, and Reform will be pos
sible. Let it roll on, and in few years
Clerks Jones and Woodruff will rule the
State as automatically as they now, as
they say, rule the General Assembly
Charleston News & Courier.
Year: 1873

T0 fhe Edtfor Of Ths Tribune.


SR Allow me TO call your attention 10 the fact
that your article of this morning on Judiciary he-
form ia founded upon misrepresentation OF tact'
which has inadvertently caused you 70 do injustice
to those who have been engaged in promoting the
bill reported in the Assembly for the reform Ot our
Police Courts. That bill provides that the Justices
to DO selected under It shall be nominated by the
Mayor and confirmed by the Justices of tbe Superior
Court so that neither tue Council of Political Re
FORM nor any of the gentlemen who have promoted
the passage Of the bill can have any patronage from
it, or lose any by reason of the Police Justice
bills TO which you refer. 1t is no part of my pnr-
pose to consider the connection of patronage. If 1t
has any with these new bills and hardly neod as
sure you that shall be glad to support any legsla-
ton. regardless of the quarter from which it may
have come that seems adequate 10 accomplish the
reform 80 much needed. And am your obedlent
servant. ID. B. EAroS.


No. East Hrenty -Riafh-d.. March IA. 1873


[Mr. Eaton always deserves the most respectful
attention as a Reforner who wants Reform for IFS
own sake not for tho sake Of Office. We cannot say
IA much for some of bis associates in the Council
of Political Reform and we may be pardoned for
looking with Jealous eyes at their work. In thus
case we were entirely right in speaking OF the dis
pute about patronage. The Custorn-house
Republicans want il bestowed in one quarter the
Council" in another. We care more about the
reform than about the disposition Of the patronage
under it. But we should counsel the Legislature to
give great confidence to any representations Mr.
Eaton may make on the subject.-Ed
Year: 1873

In Alabama they have a newspaper critic
who ought az once be turned loose into Congress II
Is the editor Of The Slate Journal OF Montgomery who
SAYS:


A whole day was gwen 10 talk in the House Of Rep
rcsentauyes yesterday II would be great pity 70 cut
OF any Representative from pertinent observation on
any subject but when members get upon the floor. and
continuously swing their and hands, and imagine
that up FOR lack OF welldgested ideas, some
fend should inform them that they make great mis-
take There too muck talking, TOO many frivolous


points OF order and too little attention PAID 70 business
the part OF some members 70 make creditable
progress IN egisatiOn II is all well enough for any
member however hatng in speech 10 explain the pas
Of bills purely local. wherein his people are inter
eted but when II 20 legisating for the people or
te entire state II is little else han presunptuos Tor
every member merely because ne can. 70 occupy the
tine Of the House IL uttering his crude notions IAe
General Assembly is not debating society.


Dear dear and 20 think that there are Sl4 Senators
and Representatives who have not yet learned that that
u also true Of Congress!
Year: 1873

The BERGER FAMILY OF BELL-RINGERs.-
The Berger Family of ell.Ripgers visit Rich
mond on their third annual tour Thursday
next the Sd proximo. Their charming con-
certs will be given at Virginia Hall, and as
the company is very popular in Richmond
they will doubtless have fine houses during
their stay here. v.
Year: 1873

RUNAWAY YEsTERDAY.-About O'Clock
yesterday morning Mr.. Bossieux tied his
riding-horse to one Of the little gates at the
Richmond and York railroad depot. The
horse took fright after he had been left, and
dashing off at rapid rate, carried the gate
swinging about his head. His right eye was
knocked out, and the animal was otherwise
injured about the head and shoulders.
Year: 1873




During the past ten or fifteen years
much attention has been given to the
plants of various countries by paper
makers. Almost any plant will yield
paper material but in all there is some
elements which it is more or less costly
to remove before paper can be profitably
made. We have in our own country
many plants which do tolerably well.
The common rag-ws, Anbrosia arti-
mesiefolia, has beel1 Ether extensively
used the past year or two, and promises
to hold its own pretty well. But the
plant which has become the most popu-
lar in this connection is a grass, Lygeum
spartum, known in the trade as Esparto
grass, and which grows naturally in the
marshes of south Spain and the coasts
of the Mediterranean. In England Es-
parto grass for paper-making is being
consumed in immense quantities. The
London Times is printed now entirely on
Sparto-grass paper, and it is the stout
est paper we receive. The native loca-
tions have been found too limited for
the demand, and plantations are being
made of it in various parts of Spain
where it does not naturally grow. 1t is
well worthy of trial in this country but
the seed seems difficult to get hold of.
Commissioner CaprOn had his attention
drawn to its velue when he was at the
head of the agricultural bureau, and
imported seed at some cost but the
plants died out during the heat of the
following summer at the, government
gardens at Washington. Twas thought
it would not adapt itself to this climate;
but this experiment ought not to be re-
garded as desicive, by any means.
Year: 1873




You can always tell a boy whose
mother cuts his hair. Not because the
edges of it look as if they had been
chewed off by an absent-minded horse,
but you tell it by the way he steps on
the street, and wriggles his shoulders.
When a fond mother has to cut her
boys hair, she is careful to guard
against any annoyance and muss by lay
ing a sheet on the carpet. It has never
vet occurred to her to sit him over
bare floor, and put the sheet around his
neck. Then she draws the front hair
over his eyes and leaves it there while
she cuts that which is at the back. The
hair which lies over his eyes appears to
be surcharged with electric needles,
and that which is silently dropping
down nnder his shirt-band appears to
be on fire. She has unconciously con
tinued to push his head forward until
his nose presses his breast, and is too
busily engaged to notice the sufing
sound that is becoming alarmingly fre-
quent In the meantime he is siezed
with an irresistible desire to blow his
nose, but recollects that his handker-
chief is in the other room. Then a fly
lights on his nose, and does-it so unex-
pectedly that he involuntarialy lodges,
and catches the point of the shears in
his left ear. At this he commences to
cry and wishes he was man. But his
mother doesn't notice him. She merely
hits him on the other ear, to inspire
him with confidence, and goes on with
the work. When she is through, she
holds his jacket collar back from his
neck, and with her mouth blows the
short bits of hair from the top of his
head down his back. He calls her at
tention to this fact, but she looks for
new place on his head and hits him
there, and asks him why he didn't use
his handkerchief. Then he takes his
awfully disfgured head to the mirror
and looks at it. and, young as he is,
shudders as he thinks of what the boys
on the street will say.
Year: 1873

A correspond bin a recent number
of the Countr. .ssss~sntleman recommends
as a fertilizer for potatoes the following ::
One part salt, two parts plaster, three
parts lime, and four parts wood ashes,
mixed together, and one tablespoonful
applied to each hill at the time of plant
ing. On land tolerably rich with hu-
mus or vegetable substance, like an old
pasture, or bound-out moving lot, the
above fertilizer I think would prove an
excellent dressing for potatoes, much
better than barn-yard manure, especial
ly if in its raw, green state. think L
| shall use some IN this way this
season by way of experiment on small
piece of potatoes. But on land such as
usually grow potatoes, viz, sandy
loan and rather lean in humus or vege-
! table substance, I should prefer mod
crate barn -shovelful of ripe compost In
addition to the above named fertilizer,
/ applied to each hill composed of one
part green barn-yard manure and three
parts good swamp muck. 1 have had
very excellent luck for a number of
years with this compost in the cultiva-
ton of potatoes on soil as above de-
scribed, and can recommend it. have
used also with good success all the in
gradients In the above described fertil-
izer except lime, incorporating them
with compost, and also applying them
to the hilIst the time of planting, and
to the vines, except the salt, during
their growing state, it serving not only
to promote their growth, but to keep
the vines green and healthy, and 1 see
nothing why a little lime mixed in with
these other ingredients should not be
equally beneficial to promote the growth
of the potato plant.
Year: 1873

The Western Rural has heretofore
called attention to the offensive taste re-
sulting from the careless dressing of
sheep and seown that the process should
be completedas quick as possible. As
aDpropOs to the same subject the Lon
don Gentleman's Magazine says:


1t may be of interest to some of our
country readers to learn how to dress
a sheep properly because a great deal
of flavor depends upon how this opera
ton is performed. We give directions
how to avoid this Ill flavor which arises
from the absorption by the meat of the
gazes from the intestines, which, as the
outside of the carcass cools, cannot es-
cape, and are, therefore, absorbed by
the flesh. There is a simple remedy.
As soon as the animal is dead, let the
hide be slit up from the brisket to the
tail, and to the knees, by quick mo-
tion of a sharp pointed knife, inserted
beneath the skin. Strip the skin from
the belly and the ribs and legs, so that
it viii be out of the way of the intes-
tines. Then open the sheep immediate
", and disembowel it. All this ought
to be the work of about one minute or
two, or If it occupies five there viii not
be sufficient time for the carcass to cool
sufficiently to cause any unpleasant
taste. Then proceed to strip the skin
from the back of the carcass. A sheep
should be killed by thrusting a sharp
knife through the neck, back of the
windpipe. without I (fhing it, however,
but cutting the arteilos; and as soon as
the knife is inserted it shouldbe twisted
round as if to make a round hole; there
VIII then be no mistake made in cutting
the arteries, and the death of the ami
NAL VIII be comparatively painless and
rapid.
Year: 1873




a Wisconsin correspondent of tbe
American Rural Home. referring TO the
use Of Paris green to destroy potato
beetles, says:


Here, we have been obliged to endure
the inhiction of his annual appearance
and depredations upon our potato vines
for the last seven years, and after
throwing away thousands of dollars
worth of -four mixed with Paris green.
1t was discovered that the green mixed
with water was a great deal cbeaner
and more efectual in the work of killing
them, inasmueh as it can be applied at
any time of the day. 1t Is much moro
durable and constant DESTROYER than
when applied with -four, as after tbe
dew Is off it becomes dry and then nv .
little shaking Of the vines by the mind
the composition disappears mostly and
after that the plants are not materiallv
harmed by the bugs.


My method is, to fill common sized
water pail with water, and mix a table
spoon even full of the green. By stirrine,
well, which viii give the water a deep
green color.


then take part of an old broom, or
new one viii do, and with that I
sprinkle the vines. One pail suffices
for about two rows about twelve rods in
length. One application will suffice
Tor the present and future generation.
seldom have to make more than two
applications during the season. Twill
further state that it is safer to get the
green of some reliable druggist, as YOU
are more likelyto obtain an unadultera-
ted article.
Year: 1873

A HINT FOR Town AND STREET Ma
KERs.-It is worthy of remark that the
arranging of the streets according to the
cardinal points involves a sanitary OBJ
lection of-eo mean import. No fact is
better established than the necessity of
sunlight to the highest degree of animal
health, and no constitution can long en-
dure without i'll effect, the habitual dai-
ly privation of its health-giving power.
City houses, at best, can rarely be so
well provided for in this respect as those
which stand alone, as is generally the
case in the country. and it is all the
more important that every facility
should be afforded to secure as much as
possible of its general influence. But
every house on the south side of a street
running east and west must have its
front rooms, which are generally its
living rooms, entirely secluded from the
sun during the winter, and for most of
the day during the summer. This fact,
coupled with that of the indoor life of
American, and particularly western wo-
men, is enough to account for a very
large share of the nervous debility
which so generally prevails. If the rec
tangular system must be adhered to in
city arrangement, it would be far better
that the lines of streets should be north
west and southeast, and the cross streets
at right angles with them, than as now
dispOsed.