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Year: 1873

Powers of the Auditing Bureau OF the


Finance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS De-


cisfen by Judge Fancher.


In a case heard recently before him In Supreme
Court. Chambers, Judge Fancher rendered yester-
day an important decision. The point OF the de-
cision is that the Bureau Of the Finance Depart
ment cannot arbitrarily refuse to approve of a
proper voucher to a claim reverse the action OF
the Supervisors. PATRICK Martin was appointed as
sistant janitor OF the County Court House at So
per day. and served for some time, when he stopped
service, payment for the last eighty days having
been refused. At the time OF making this demand
there was an unexpended balance of the appro-
pration of 1873 applicable to this class OF claims
and the Supervisors in 1872 audited his bill Ap-
plication was made for mandamus directing the
Auditor to examine and audit the account and to
the Comptroller TO pay the amount OF the claim.


JUDGE FANoHER's OPINION.


Judge Fancher gave quite lengthy written
opinion embodying his decision, the substance OF
which viii be found in the subjoined abstract. In
passing on the legal questions he holos that the
acts OF 1857 and 1870 though requiring vouchers
do not substitute the auditing power OF the Comp
the Auditor has not examined and allowed the
voucher, ana the Comptroller has not approved IL.
has right to have mis- voucher audited, allowed
and approved and his claim paid The Auditing
Bureau In the finance Department cannot arbi-
trar1ly refuse to examine and approve the proper
voucher Tor an audited claim The Auditing Bureau
cannot reverse the action OF the Supervisors
Where the amount has been ascertaned and
fixed by the Board OF Supervisors, and the
Tor which the claim was made have been rendered
TO the county, IL Is not competent for the Auditor
to refuse to audit the voucher, nor for the Comp
trOller TO refuse to appropriate or pay the claim
The intention Of the statute plainly is to grant
the Auditor power to examine and ascertain
whetne claims have been audited and allowed by
the Supervisors. II so audited the voucher thereof
should be produced TO the Finance Department
There may be an audit by the Supervisors where
the amount is not extended. The Auditors duty
would then be to extend state the aggregate
sum allowed TO the claimant but he would have no
power to change the rate nor to entirely refuse
TO audit 1t He compares the to that
OF the directors OF a private corporation direct
ing bill to be paid, and their auditor then
fusing to examine their voucher and the cashier
refusing to pay 1t He examines at length some
minor points raised, and especially the allegation
OF the County Auditor that there is no money ap-
piicable TO this claim In the treasury, ana con-
cludes that the Auditors oath is mere swearing
to legal conclusion that the sum now in the
treasury cannot be applied TO back claims and that
such an oath is nugatory. He therefore orders a
mandamus TO the Auditor TO examine and audit
and 10 the Comptroller TO approve and pay the
claim, the order TO be settled on two days. notice.
Year: 1873

The peach crop which, some time ago, was be-
leved to be- seriously injured by the severe cold
of the winter, now promises to be the largest
that has been grown for several years. In the
central and lower portions Of the Peninsula
the trees have bloomed and are literally covered
with the rose-tipted blossoms. Tie crop, how
ever, is not beyond possible injury, for it is at
tended with enemies even up to maturity still
the indications are that the crop will be an un-
usually large one in the districts named. About
Middletown there is no doubt that the crop will
he a short one.
Year: 1873

Intensely cold, stormy and ice-bound
as all nature is at the Arctic circle, there
are evidences in multiplied forms to
prove that the climate in those inhos-
pitable abodes of the white bear and
walrus was once as mild, warm and de-
lightful as in the Island of Cuba.


Vegetable productions of the soil SO
ancient we have no data to reckon from
are abundant. These grew fuxuriantly
where it is almost impossible to sustain
either plants or animals with all the ap-
pliances of art, and from their structure
are particularly fitted for tropical
climate. This statement requires no
proof, since the archives of geology
verify them by preserved specimens in
the rocks, the land and caverns of the
frozen North.


What forces produced the change
from a mild to terrific region of storms
in their most ftful exhibitions of resist
less fury The polarity of the earth
must have been suddenly changed.
Year: 1873

That the interior of the human eye
has been photographed is well known /;
though the experiment is somewhat
cruel one for living subject, still there
are victims who endure it. An instance
of this kind is given by DIR. Vogel-that
of very handsome young lady (whoae
brother is a physician), who patiently
takes extract of belladonna until the
pupil has become sufficiently large; the
interior of the eye is then illuminated
with magnesium light photographed.
In similar manner has the ear been
photographed-that is to say, the
tymPanhm only. A tube is inserted, in
which is mirror, inclined at a certain
angle. The mirror throws light into the
interior of the ear, and is also provided
W tn central hole, through which the
illuminated tympanum can beinspected.
A system of lenses projects an image on
the sensitive plate, and the picture is
made in the ordinary manner.
Year: 1873

The much vaunted enterprise Of 3 city cotem-
porary was made forcibly manifest, yesterday, by
the publication in its columns, word for word.
and in prominent manner, making the article
Its leading local, of quite lengthy clipping from
the COMMERCIALS report of the late great storm.
Considering its recent intimAtion that our re-
ports were greatly exaggerated, We regard this
as rather cheeky, but then-wen, we were pre-
pared to expect it. OF course no credit was
given.
Year: 1873

The reported massacre by the Indians at Fort
Bill reported by telegraph, yesterday, is discred-
tied by the War Department. Had the occur
renee actually taken place. it is claimed the in
telligence Of it would have been communicate
by quicker and more direct route
Year: 1873

The attention Of bidders is called 10 the 9TH section
Of the Post Office anprVpraton act q March lslli
which requires that all bids Of A5,0D and upward
shall be accompanied by check or draft OF not less
than Ave per cent, Of such bid
Year: 1873

NorE-whcn the oath Ia taken before Justice of
The peace, the certificate OF the clerk Of court oi
rrsord should he added under his zeal Of oihce that
the person who administered the oath In u duly
qualified Justice uf the peace.
Year: 1873

1t is pleasant to think, just under the snow,
That stretches SO bleak and blank and cold,
Are beauty and warmth that we cannot know
Green fields and leaves and blossoms of gold.
Yes, under the frozen and dumb expanse,
Ungladdened by bee or bird or flower,
world where the leaping fountains glance,
And the buds expand is waiting its hour.
1t is hidden now; not a glmmer breaks
Through the hard blue ice and the sparkling drift
The world shrinks back from the downy flakes
Which out of the folds of the night cloud sift.
But as fair and real a world it is


AS any that rolls in the upper blue;
If you ait you viii hear its melodies,
And see the sparkle of frost and dew.
And often now, when the skies are wild,
And hoarse and sullen the night winds blow,
And la and hollows with drifts are piled,
l think of the vioets under the snow
look in the Wild flowers tremuous eye,
hear the chrp of the ground bird brown.
y breath from the budding grove steals by,
Andthe swallows are dipping above the town.
So there, from the outer sense concealed,
1t lies shut in by veil of snow,
But there TO the inward eve revealed
are bonghs that blossom and flowers that glow.
The lily shines on IS bending stem;
The crocus opens its April gold;
And the rose uptosses its dtadcm


Against the floor of the winter sold
And that other world, to my soul I say,
That yelled and my site world of the dead,
Is no further away on any day


Than the lilies just under he snow we tread


Presbyterian
Year: 1873

Once some Of these experts were granted
leaves of absence, without paw from the
government, for the purpose of restoring a
large quantity. of burnt money belonging
to Adams Express Company. This was
permitted partly because it was known
that there was no one else who could per-
form the service. without which the COM
pany would be subjected to great loss. but
principally because the company offered to
pay them much more for their time and
labor than they were receiving from the
government. and it was thought that their
long and faithful services justly entitled
them to this addition to their meager sal
aries. The money was taken from safes
recovered from the wreck of burnt
steamer which had been lying for four or
five years at the bottom of the Mississippi,
and the notes were so burnt, decayed, and
damaged as to be absolutely worthless.
unless identified and restored. Yet nearly
every note of the one hundred and eighty
one thousand dollars in United States and
National Bank notes recovered was re
stored with unerring certainty and redeem
ed at it's full face value. The Chicago and
Boston fires have for the last year and
half furnished burnt notes enough to keep
all the experts of the Office pretty con-
stantIy employed. -" Ar Hour Among
tie GreenbackS ;" Scribners S for April.
Year: 1873

The other morning at breakfast Mrs
Perkins observed that Mr.. Silver, in whose
house we live, had been called away, and
wanted to know if | would see to his horse
through the day.


| knew that Mr.. Silver owned horse,
because | occasionally saw him drive it out
of the yard, and | saw the stable every
day but what kind of horse it was [
didn't know. / never went into the stable
for two reasons: in the first place [ had
no desire to, and secondly, [ didn't know
as the horse cared particularly for COM
pany.


never took care Of horse in my life,
and had | been of a less hopeful nature,
the charge Mr. Silver had left with me
might have had very depressing effect
but | told Mrs Perkins | would do it.


You know how to take care of horse,
don't you p said she.


| gave her a reassuring wink. In fact
I knew so little about it, that L didn't
think it safe to converse more fluently than
by winks.


After breakfast seized toothpick and
walked out to the stable There was moth
ing particular to do, as Silver had given
him his break fast, and L found him eating
it, so | looked around. The horse looked
around, too; and stared pretty hard at me
There was but little said on either side
hunted up the location Of the feed, and
then sat down On a peck measure, and fell
to studying the beast. There is wide
difference in horses Some of them will
kick you over, and never look around to
see what becomes Of you. | don't like a
disposition like that, and L wondered II
Stiver's horse was one of them


When [ came home at noon went
straight to the stable. The animal was
there all right. Silver hadn't told me
what to give him for dinner, and L had no
given the subject any thought; but l wen
to the oat box and filled the peck measure
and sailed up to the manger. :, ,
When he saw the oats he almost smiled
this pleased and amused him. emptie'
them into the trough, and left him abov
me to admire the way l parted my hal
behind. just got my head up IN time u
save the whole of it. He had his ear
back, his mouth open, and looked as II n
Year: 1873

BURNT GREENBAcKs-The Identification
and restoration of notes which have been
burnt is difficult and interesting opera
tioD. Every one has observed that a
printed paper after having been burnt, if
not subjected to strong draft or roughly
handled, retains its original form, and that
the printing is distinct and egibe, and
appears as if it had been raised or embos-
sed ou the paper, but that if it is touched
never SO gently, it crumbles into dust.
Notes in this condition are frequently re-
ceived at the Department for redemption.
The counter subjects each note and frag
ment Of a note to a careful inspection in a
strong light, under powerful glass, until
she determines the denomination and issue,
and then pastes it upon a piece of thin,
tough paper in order that it may be safely
handled. But this pasting, by destroying
the raised or embossed appearance, at
once and forever precludes all chance of
again identifying the kind or denomination
of the note. Henceforth it is but plain,
black piece of paper, giving no indication
that it ever represented money. 1t is
therefore very necessary that the counter
should be quite sure that her judgment is
correct before the note is pasted upon the
paper. She must also,-a most difficult
task-determine whether the pote is gen.
uine or counterfeit. And yet counterfets
are discovered by these experts among the
charred remains of notes with almost as
much certainty as among perfect notes.
Charred notes Of national banks have
occasionally come into the possession of
the Department, and have been restored in
this m nner and returned for redemption
to the banks which issued them, accom-
panied by the afidavits of the counter
that they were the remains of notes of the
banks to which they were returned. In
most cases they were promptly and cheer
fully redeemed. But occasionally surly
bank officer, unable or unwilling to trace
any resemblance to bank notes, OF at least
to the notes of his bank. in the plain
black pieces of paper returned to him, and
Influenced perhaps by desire to effect
little saving for the stockholders, refused
to redeem and challenged the Department
to the proof. All positive ocular proof
having been destroyed when the notes
we're restorediand pasted, the Department
was compelled to submit to the loss,
Year: 1873

crease to the stock being on the outside, 4
ring of woody substance being added
every year. The endogens grow on the
inside, where the fresh shoots appear,
swelling the old ones out to give them
room. The leaves of the endogenous


plants differ from those of the other class;
their veins run nearly straight. The
leaves of the ribbon grass will give an
idea of the way the veins generally run
The veins of the leaves of the banana are
parallel to each other, but not to the chief
midrib they run directly from it towards
the margin. They easily come apart, the
wind sometimes splitting them into rib
bons, each with its midrib, yet they ap-
pear to be as useful to the plant. when
thus divided, as if they remained entire.


The ribs of the leaf of the other group
of trees, the oxogens, are branching or
in the space Of net work-Y Young Folks
Neus.
Year: 1873

A comical twin story is reported from
Dublin. A barber was waited upon one


morning by a nice young gentleman, who
desired the hairdresser's lowest terms per
week for keeping his comely "eaput in
condition. A moderate sum was named
and accepted. Thereafter the new Gus
toner appeared regularly every day for
" close shave" with frequent additions of
shampooing and hair-cutting, and often
twice day. In short, the barber mar
yelled at the rapidity with which the
young mans beard and hair grew, and
the mystery was only solved after con-
siderable time, when, one day two of him
came into the shop at once for shave,
The original customer who had twin
brother so exactly like him in personal ap-
pearance that one couldn't tell other
from which," and the two had been getting
the attention of the tonsor for the price
paid for one.
Year: 1873

FASHION Nor REFINEMENT-I observe
that Utmost all persons who discuss fashions
apologetically fail to make certain I'M
portant determinations. They talk of
beauty, taste, art and refinement, as if
these things were synonyms with style
and fashion. They point to the beauti-
full green earth with its endless profusion
of beauty in the forms and colors of its
vegetation. They point upward to the
spanged heavens, all radiant with celestial
splendor. They tell US that God has
made everything beautiful in his time, and
that We should initiate his exquisite crea-
tions.


If it were really question of taste, art,
beauty, or refinement, this argument
would be relevant and weighty. We may
certainly ann to build and dress in good
taste and with refinement. But the argu-
ment is almost entirely irrelevant. Style
IS not taste, and fashion is not refinement.
The prevailing styles seldom correspond
with good taste, and that only accidental
". The female dress-fashions of to-day,
as all persons of culture and refinement
vel know, are made up of horrid deformI-
ties, tawdry fnery, and costly vulgarity.


The demi-monde who invent them, and
the journalist who spread them. are not
true artists Indeed from these inven-
tions We might almost suppose them to
be barbarians. \ painter or scul ptor
would destroy his art reputation If he
were to present, on canvas or marble, al
most any part of the form which a girl OF
the period presents to the eye An angel
attred in the fashion of the day would
present the appearance of monster. 1t
is amazing that cultured American women
should submit to such deiormities and
WI lgarities-women who really possess.


4 discerning sense


OF decent and sublime, with quick disgust
From things defo med or dIsarranged OF gross


In species.


Refined culture, then, does not origin
ate fashion.


Fashions originate in " the lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
life" The prof gate women of our mod
ern Sodom invent most of them to set off
their - female charms" in bewitching
manner. No respectable lady can walk
the streets of European city, to-day,
lad in fashionable attire and unattended,
without exposing herself to suspicion and
insult


Among our respectable American women
fashion is founded mainly on pride. 1t is
an effort to attain the distinction of supe-
rior excellence, wealth and happiness. 1t
is an effort to outrank the masses by out.
stripping them in changing our clothes. 1t
is an effort to prove that 1--WE are as good
as anybody" by dressing as gay and
stylish as any 1t is the lowest arena and
the silliest struggle that pride has ever
entered.


New styles almost uniformly appear
hideous, and they are usually hiedous in
deed But they are soon associated with
wealth, pleasure, and aristOcracy, and by
an illusion of fancy they are invested with
kind of fictitious beauty and loveliness.
La discussing this subject, then, we should
clearly understand that style does not
usually originate in taste, but in lust and
pride, and that fashion i. not usually an
exhibition of refinement, but vulgarity.-
Interior.
Year: 1873

Asa companion piece to the equestrian
statue of Admiral Farragut, who was never
on horseback in bis life, there ought to be
bronze representation Of Gen. Sherman
charging the nights of Mission Ridge in
canoe.
Year: 1873

for him to stay at home, if he has one, or
to do most of his loafing around his hash
house. Respectable people would then be
exempt from the annoyance q his presence.
We take it that no real lady or gentleman
would object to poor people in the cars
with their washing, washed or un~ashed,
or to wares OF any kind unless they were
carelessly handled. But some people are
altogether too elegant for every day use.
They should never appear on the worlds
great thoroughfare where they are liable
to be jostled by honesty. They should
stay at home and study out the great
problem of weak minds: "Will the mig
ger work without compensation
Year: 1873

alarm for their own liberties and plunge
anew into civil war. This has been pre-
vented by the firmness and calm temper
of the Republican administration and the
fidelity of the Southern people to their
parole. The Democratic dynasty now
seeks to renew its sway on any
terms. 1t proposes a partnership 70 its
most determined political enemies Nay,
it serves in their ranks and would have
made and established protective tariff,
and land and money bounty system for
the sordid privilege Of aiding in the act.
A few more desperate proposals, and it
will find its name and prestige burden
that no weak party can carry, and that
no strong party will consent to carry.
Year: 1873

about the next President he may or
may not be Grant. We do not know of
man who is better approved by the
American people. But it is by no means
certain that he would consent to run for a
third term, or that he would succeed if
he did. Our present purpose is to assure
the imported writer's for the New York
Herald that we shall endeavor to get up
something original when We do change
our government, and not go back to the
stupid Romans, inferior in every way to
the Americans, to borrow one Of their
very worst examples.
Year: 1873

A gentleman, who gives US his name
and the names of his witnesses, informs
US that there is screw loose at the
Quarantine station. As the story comes
to US, there is frightful mortality among
the patients who are landed from ascend
ing ships. We are satisfied it is a case
for the attention Of the Board Of Health,
perhaps fo- the Governor. We will cheer
fully give all the information we have to
those who desire it, SO that justice may
be done, and no one suffer wrongfully,
either in health or reputation.
Year: 1873

1t :s said there is NO city in Europe in
which there are so many large bands Of
skilled musicians as there are in Vienna.
They all number between fifty and sixty
performers, and there are not less than
sixty Of as perfect orchestral bands as that
of Theodore Thomas.
Year: 1873

"A gay young Lutheran is what an Oh
City lady called young blade whom she
suspected OF rapidity. The young Lothario
denied the soft impeachment. and said his
father was Methodist. but ne "didn't be.
long regularly to any meeting house him
Year: 1873

Judge Hoar refers to Ben Butler as the
Tichborne claimant of the Massachusetts
governorship. OF course Butler talks
back. and in the controversy HOar gets the
worst end Of the argument.