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Year: 1875

rented a little room, and was never
seen in the gay streets of Paris,
save at dusk, when she went to
carry home her work to those who
gave her employment. Her room
WAS situated in the fifth story of n
house that overlooked the garden
of the Count de Plesval. To nd
mire the flowers and inhale their
perfume WAS Cosette's only pleas
are, and through the long summer
hours she could be seen seated at
her task.


Ono evening as she was leaning
upon the window sill watching the
birds fit from branch to branch, and
lost in melancholy thought, she
was awakened from her reverie by
hearing the sound of q delightful
strain of music, and through the
windows that led from the drawing
room of the hotel de Presval she
saw persons dancing, aud q feeling
almost akin to envy entered her
breast to witness the happiness
which contrastcd SO painfully with
the sadness Of her tiny home. At
length, weary with work, and lul.
led by the strins of the music, her
head sank upon the sill of She
open easement and she slept, little
dreaming that she had that evening
bcen observed for the first time by
Henry de- Pfesval.


The Count de Presyal was q
young and remarkably handsome
man, possessing all the pride and
arrogance of high birth. He was
member of the Jockey Club, and
acknowledged by all his gay and
dissolute companions to be one of
the most successful men with wo-
men.


For de Presval to observe beauty
such as that possessed by Cosette,
was sufficient to induce the desire
to possess her charms, to win her
favor if not her love. Inquiry
informed him that she was an or.
phan, and although romantic and
unhappy, nevertheless virtuous and
industrious.


"I will play new role, thought
de Presval; 81 will let her observe
me continually in the garden in the
character Of pensive student, and
thus gradually win my way 10 her
heart.


The plan proved efIectual, inso-
much that Cosettc did observe che
Count, but gave no visible evidence
Of having done SO.
Year: 1875

A young man in OHIO, in a playful freak,
the other day, cut off the end OF young
lady's nose with pair of scissors. The per-
formance not proving satisfactory, however,
the fragment was replaced and will proba-
bly, grow on again, but the nose hereafter
will always be a second-class affair. The
proper reparatiOn for the experimenting
fellow to make evidently is to marry the
girl.
Year: 1875

next took the stand and after few remarks.
which were inaudibls to the Sentinel's rep
resentative, said that Christianity and science
were very unlike. There is no way by which
the higher education can be reached but
Year: 1875

Mr. McIntire's attempt to control the vote oil
the workmen on the reservoir is gross outrage
not only on the mems rights but on the COM
munity. 1t is bad enough, (thanks to the crook
ed policy OF Mr.. Hyde,) that Mclntire should be
boss of the basin, at ALL but that he should defy
the most positive injunctions of the Water
Committee and attempt to coerce the votes OF
o., the workingmen under him by the threat of
discharge, doubles the iniquity of the act


We now call the attention Of voters to this
case. We call their attention to the circum-
stance that Mr.. McIntire, in spite Of the under
standing (of which he was we'll informed,) that
no control should be attempted over the politics
Of employees; and in spite of his own constant
professions that he only desired to earn living
by having the position OF boss, and would not
use the place for party advantage and in spite
of the pretenses made by his associates and
leaders, including Mr.. Bayard, that they would,
if put in power. inaugurate higher and more
honorable system Of political ethics has directly
striven to dragoon the four hundred men work
ing on the basin into voting the Democratic
ticket, for fear of discharge. We call the atten-
tion of every fair-minded and honorable man to
the transaction, and desire to know what opinion
he will express upon it, by his vote, tomorrow.


One word further anybody who doubted be-
fore can see reflected in this attempt the course
that Will be pursued by a Democratic majority
in Council, should such majority be chosen,
tomorrow. Mr.. McIntire will be Democratic
leader in that body, dividing authority perhaps
with Mr.. Farrell. And Just like this basin job
will he their general policy and method Of pro-
ceeding. Do the people want year Of that
experience? II not, this is the exact time to
say so, by their votes.
Year: 1875

Ecery Ecening intimates that it is quite sure
that the Democrats will have majority in the
next Council. Let US see. We shall know
more about it tomorrow night. Meanwhile, as
this anticipation is formed from the talk in
Democratic circles, We commend 1t to those Re-
publicans who are ia the habit OF thinking that
" one vote won't make much difference"
Year: 1875

JOURNALISM AS A BUsINEss.-In
commenting upon the failure Of 4
newspaper manager, the St. Lou
is Globe tells plain truth in the
following words "The business
of journalism will continue to be
an inviting field for experiments
to those who have q large amonnt
Of money and large amount Of
egotism. ! man who, having ed
tied Z newspaper until he was for
ty, should suddenly announce him
self & lawyer, would be regard
ed as fool by the legal profession;
and yet we often hear Of lawyers
Of forty making sudden pretentlons
to journalism. There is an idea
that editing requires no appren-
ticcship: that editors come forth
from law Offices and colleges fully
armed !or the profession, like Pal
las from the brow Of Jove. It is
a mistake: there is not in America
to-day 1 single journalist Of nation
al reputation who has not devo-
! ted more time and more hard
work to his profession than, with
equal fitness and application would
have made him great lawyer or
q gool doctor. And yet ninety
! ont Of every hundred men you
meet on the street will hesitate
about carrying q hod or making a
pair Of shoes, whereas there will
probably not be one in the hundred
who cant. according to his own
judgment edit any newspaper in
the country better than it is edit
tied. no matter in what manner or
BY whom.
Year: 1875

A COOPERATIVE HOUSEHOLD
| have heard, writes a London
correspondent, an amusing account
of the failure of a recent attempt
to establish a acontederated homo in


London. Five families possessing
small incomes united in the estab-
lishmcnt Of q common home. A
large house in the Bloomsbury re-
gion was taken for the purpose,
and the arrangements for the rcgu-
lation Of the household were made
with the utmost care and precision.
There was to be a common dining,
room, in which all the meals Of
the household were to be taken
and each family had q set of rooms,
which it was to furnish and ar
range as suited its own convent
cncc. There was to be one cook
for the whole household, and q
couple Of servants 10 do the other
work. The experiment was COM
menced, and for the first day or
two matters wcnt we'll enough.
Before week had passed, how
ever, it became evident that to
govern a confederatcd home would
be nearly as difficult as to manage
an Irish Parliament. The five
families could never agree upon
what = ~ should eat and drink.
The dinner especially was stand


ing subject Of dispute, and the COR
sequence WAS that the kitchen be-
came u scene Of constant wrang-
ling between the unfortunate cook
and her five mistrcsses. Five
bells would frequently be ringing


ut the same time, and one family
would complain that they were
neglected and that another was
receiving undue attention. Then
the children of the different tami-
lies would quarrel, and Of course
each mamma was sure tat her
darlings were not the cause Of the
disturbance. Before few weeks
had passed the confederated home
became what the person who told
me the story called a contedera-
ted discord, and had to be broken
Year: 1875

THE BIBLE SusPENDED.-The Chi
cago Board of Education, one men,
ber only dissenting, has suspended
the Bible in the public schools of the
city. There are great many people
who will heartily approve, a great
many who will heartily disapprove
this action of the Board; and yet,
these different classes will agree that
the best use to which the Bible can
be put is to read it carefully at home
or at church, and that the worst use
to be made Of it, is to make it RAM
part to divide contending hosts. No
book is so COED, none 50 poor that i
may safely be handled as bone Of
strife and contention, and emphati-
cally is this the case when such con-
tention is working injury to the
cause of general education.
Year: 1875

authority emit all the paper circulation, on
nothing but its own dictum, and according to
its own discretion as to volume.


The party which declares this can say moth
ing against the centr aliZation of power IN
France, Russia, Prussia or Dahomey, for it
surpasses them all. With such power in the
hands of party ii would hold the solvency of
all business men and the livelihood of all Ia
borers at its mercy. Government would be a
combination with the kings and rings OF the
money and stock markets, and with specula-
tiors and thieves of all degrees. 4 turn Of
the central currency screw could transfer
wealth from the many to the few, and could
enable the favored combinations of specula-
ting robbers to wade through general calam-
ity to enormous fortunes. The adventurer
who sought the Presidency could buy the sup
port of the party Warwicks by giving them
the manipulation of the central lever of the
currency volume, by which they could plum
der whole people to heap up riches for
themselves Thus the Presidency would be
sold for the privilege of plundering the peo-
pie, in a baser way than the crown was sold
in the decadence of the Roman Empire.


And what would be ''the faith of the gen.
eral government" which the platform pro-
poses to emit these notes upon, after it had
abandoned all faith by repudiating its promise
to redeem these notes, and had entered upon
an unlimited and perpetual issue, with the
avowed purpose never to redeem them? Can
such abandonment be called faith? Would
this prevent their depreciation? The faith
that the nation meant to redeem these notes
has diminished their depreciation and kept
them for a long time at a value. higher than
their great volume would warrant. But when
government abandons this promise, and en-
ters upon the permanent policy of increasing
them at the discretion of whatever party hap
pens to be uppermost in Congress, is it not
inevitable that the whole body of them will
will rapidly depreciate, and will keep on de-
preciating until stopped by contraction, with
all its inseparable disaster Gin. GGz.
Year: 1875

HIS HOLINESS, the Pope, said in an address
made by him on the 1st inst. to deputation
of students from Catholic colleges in America:
at seems that the harvest in America is ripe
and laborers alone are wanting. You are pre-
pairing yourself for that work. Preach es-
pecially by example, in order to convert that
great nation If ihe Pope seriously contem-
plates the work of converting this nation,
which he has a perfect right to do if he can,
it would be well to begin by ordering his
bishops to cease the war which they are ma
king upon our public school system. We are
well assured that nothing that the Catholic
Church can do will more certainly embitter
the American people against it, than an at
tempt to break down the system of free pop
ular education which exists in this country
A more foolish and suicidal policy could not
be adopted by any religious organization
Pkila. Bulletin.
Year: 1875

Their wigwams are built throughout
of redwood bark, and are round in
shape. which can be better explained
by saying that they are in the shape OF
a bowl upside dowd, with small one
placed also upside down on top. There
are no windows, and aside from the
aperture for entrance, which is about
two feet square, and a small opening
at the top to allow the smoke to es-
cape, there is no opening to this conf
cai-shaped enclosure. To enter one OF
these huts it becomes necessary to get
down and crawl In. Once inside, a
strange sight greets the eye. The ma
jority of both sexes go perfectly naked,
and being scrupulously particular, each
one does his or her own cooking. They
sleep In circle in hollow places In the
ground, with feet to the centre.


Their cooking apparatus, which con-
sists of good-sized rocks followed out,
und is in convenient reach and the Dig
ger need not rise to prepare his break
fast. The food consists Of bread made
from acorns, which are first buried,
then roasted, then pulverized, and last
ly mixed up with water and baked.
This bread is said TO be very nourish-
ing. Their mode Of preparing squir-
rel, hare, etc., is to take them Just as
when killed, pound them to a jelly and
and then roast them. Another article
OF food very common with them is
known as tho fish worm The Dig
ger is an inveterats gambler, and his
principal game is very simple, consist
ing Of holding both hands behind him,
in one Of which is . stick, while the
other bets he can tell ia which hand he
holds il. 1t is stated that they scorn
cheating, and, aftor the bets are made,
never change the stick from one hand
to the other. Their mensy consists OF
little round shells with . hole in the
center, which one OF their number Is
selected to manufacture. No counter
felt is ever attempted. Each she'll rep
resents about half cent of American
money, and Is taken by their tribe as
greedily as gold. Astring Of this mon.
ey can be seen at this Office, and 1t is
wonderful how Uniform these buttons
can be made by simply rubbpg them
on stone with the hsnd.-Sanea Rosa,
Cal, Times.
Year: 1875

SPEAKER BLAINE will not take part in the
political compaign in Ohio during the coming
autumn on account of injuries received few
weeks ago from railroad accident. His
physician has directed him to abstain from
public speaking for several months to come SO
far as may be practicable, and this advice Mr..
Blaine will adhere TO.
Year: 1875

The Legislature of Connecticut. which is
Democratic, has refused to pass an amend
ment to the Constitution of that State to pro-
hibit subscriptions in favor of railroads by
municipal corporations Other States have
felt compelled to adopt this provision for the
protection of the people against themselves;
but the Democracy of Connecticut is so thor
oughly old-fogyish and conservative that it
can do nothing to protect the people. What
better has any one right to expect from
party of old Hunkers?
Year: 1875

Mr.. Joseph Redmond, the Chairman of the
City Democratic Executive committee, was
last night called on to resign by vote of the
committee, for the very inadequate reason
that he has been indicted by the Crane Jury
for embeZzlement of the money of the Water
Works. Such rule, if carried out, will cause
the Democratic party to shrink. 1t is worse
than 'sumptuary laws Shall man in this
free hemisphere be driven from the chairman
ship of Democratic committee for simply
exercising the Democratic right of embezzle-
ment? & much higher Democrat than Mr..
Joseph Redmond, who held at the same time
the Office of Trustee of the Water Works
and Mayor of the city, and still holds the lat
ter, escaped indictment for the same offense
by only one vote Shall he be called on by
Democratic committees to resign his office?


We doubt if Mr.. Redmond will serve as a
scapegoat for the debasement the Democratic
party have brought into the Water Works,
and into every branch of administration that
they have touched. To depose him is a farce
while Johnston remains. Redmond is badly
treated. Doubtless he was conscientiously
CARRYING out Democratic principles. For
what where good men put out, to fill up the
establishment with Democrats, if not for
spoil? That this is the right of the victor, is
an old Democratic principle. Redmond was
only carrying this out. The Indictment for
embezzlement, instead of being reason for
Al. 10
should have caused them to rally round him
as representative Democrat under persecu-
tion.-G Gin. GGz
Year: 1875

THE cry of more money is almost
as old as trade itself. Adam Smith
had to meet it in his day. No COM
plaint.' he says, lis more common than
that of a scarcity of money. Money,
like wine, must always be scarce with
those who have neither wherewithal
to buy it, nor credit to borrow it. Those
who have either will seldom be in
want of the money or the wine which
they have occasion for Mr.. Haldi-
mand, in his testimony before Par
liamentary committee in 1919, said /:
sWhen people feel distressed they will
always say that they want money; at
the:san1e time. If you doubled erery mans
money, they aoW all remain relatively
in the same situation and aciu be equally
distressed Lord Overstone, in his tes-
timony before Parliamentary COM
mittee in 1857, insisted constantly on
the difference between money and
capital. "People Think" he said, that
whenever they want capital, if they
can only be a further issue Of notes,
notes are capital, and that anything
which puts these notes under a system
Of regulation is really producing some
regulation by which they are to have a
less command of capital than they had
before" In the case OF this country at
the present time, the primary need is
neither money nor even capital, though
an increaseIof capital is never undesir-
able. 1t is renewed confidence that we
want, an adaptation Of affairs to the
condition in which financial revolu-
ton has left us; superstructure of
trade on foundation Of certainty, such
as currency convertible into coin
alone can give. When man can raise
himself to the moon by pulling at his
boot-straps Nation will be able to
csmmand commercial activity by issu-
ing its own unconditional promises to
pay"-and no sooner.-N. Y. Post.
Year: 1875

took place The Arganauta crow appear TO have pre-
pared themselves in the short interval which had
elapsed with the utmost possible and the result
was the defeat OF the Aalantas, who were outpaced
from start TO finish. Smartng under the dsappoint-
ment Of this unexpected blow and evidently still under
the influence OF the iniudicous counsels which pre-
vailed at Troy they have again challenged their now
victorious rivals copy OF this challenge signed by
the captain Of the Aalana Boat Club appeared in
OF yesterdays papers, and feel constrained 20 say Is
not creditabe TO It's author Orhographical and gram
patical errors may be excusable in such document
but the discourteous terms In which IL Is written arc
entirely inexcusable 1t reads more like the ''den'
OF prize fighter than the polite and cour-
teous challenge OF gentlemen TO a peaceful trial
OF Skill The precedens thus set by the Atalanta Club
-nrst, in challenging defeated in the moment OF
victory; second, in refusing to acknowledge honorable
deieat and thirdly in conducting their correspondence
with rival club in an acrimonious manner are sub
versve OF the best interests OF amateur rowing and
would, II established and followed insure its certain
and speedy decadence Sincerely hope that the Alta
anta Boat Club will endeavor TO reinstate themselves
In public favor by avoiding in the future repetition OF
the errors committed this Our citizens will
then gladly congratulate them In victory and sympa-
thze with them in defeat


"He that ruleth his spirit is greater than ne that
taketh city" AMATEUR
Year: 1875

The dstemper or disease similar 70 the epizooty Of
couple Of years ago which has recently broken out
among the horses in Jersey gradually disappearing
A number Of the horses in the Newark Fire Depart
afflicted with the cough, horse catarrh but
only In two seriously affected none
are yet bad that they unable work The horses
Of the livery stables generally affected but only
slightly, that they wo.k all the time and not IN.
iured by IT, The horses OF the Orange and Newark
Horse Car Company, both in the Broad street stables
and in Orange, suffering from slight attacks Of the
catarrh. number Of private persons In Newark re-
port things bad however, that they have had TO
haul the horses on labor In Elizabeth too the horses
have been affected but are much improved al last &C.
Year: 1875

Professor Garland, Of New Brunswick, n j., who
recently attempted to kill his wife, and aerward made


bold effort to commit suicide is in fair way of re-
covering from his injuries Within the past few days
he has been able talk with his friends reference to
his business affairs Mrs Garland has made a formal
complaint against him before the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer now in session at New Brunswick and as
a consequence, Judge Scudder has appointed officers
to with the Professor until he able be
moved the County JAIL furnish bail in the Of
$40 900 for his appearance at the next Of court
He is kept in complete ignorance Of these steps to
bring him TO justice. day two ago his Alfred
had affecting interview with him. MRS Garland is
so far recovered that she and her making
arrangements for the reopening Of her music store
She is entirely out of danger
Year: 1875

ANNUAL FALL GAMES OF THE NEW YORK ATH-


LETIc CLUB-EvENTs AND ENTRIES.


The annual fall games Of this prominent athletic club
will be held on Monday next The programme Of sport
is Of the most interesting nature and will delight the
thousands who are to be present Many important
alterations have been made to the grounds in Mott
Haven. The track is an exact one-nfth of a mile
circuit and ladies' stand has been constructed capable
OF accommodating thousand visitors. The keeper Of
the track has also been furnished with commodious
dwelling house, in which are dressing for 100
contestants The energy and devotedness displayed by
this club toward the furtherance OF these sports de-
serve, they will receive hearty support from the
general public.


The entries to the important features OF Monday
next under will be found TO contain tho names of
some of the best performers In the land:-
Year: 1875

The about the respective rights Of the States Of
New York and Connecticut the waters Of the Long
Island Sound which the Attorney General
commenced SUIT on behalf of the owner an oyster
which seized by the Connecticut authorities,
is in the United States Court for solution
Year: 1875

THE BROOKLYN AND sEAwANHAKA CLUBS


ABOUT TO WIND UP THE RACING SEASON.


The Brooklyn Yacht Club viii wind up its racing
year to-day by the usual fall regatta The prizes will be
champion pennants each Of the classes and patent
log for the schooners. The courses over which the
yachts win sail the last year. these being
around the ghtshp and return for schooners and first
class sloops and around Gedneys Channel buoy and
return for second class soops and around the South
Spit buoy and return for the third class sloops
There have been regular entries made, but all the
boats of the feet that remain in commission are ex-
pected to take part In the race besides the pleasures
that will result from the SAIL the club house on
Gravesend Bay will be opened with appropriate cere-
MONIES in the evening The start and finish will be OIL
this structure.


THE sEAwANHARA REGATTA.


The Ladies' Racen of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club
will also take place to-day Prior 70 the Kane Regatta
would be numerous but the mshaps on that occasion,
which disabled many OF the yachts also belonging TO
the Seawanhaka Club, viii probably reduce the starters
TO nine Such the aspect OF affairs yesterday, and
the committee hopes that this representation will be
sufficient to make the occasion success. AS the
yachts expected TO carry ladies they will sail in
ordinary cruising trim with boats and anchors
board, and for and convenience in working, club
topsas and mantopmast staysails will not be allowed
The probable starters will be as follows
Year: 1875

James Mcdonald, who injured on Thursday by
the falling of safe at No III Broadway proves
TO have been seriously injured FIRST reported
and there is every probability Of his recovery. Upon
inquiry at the Office Of the safe company appears
that the accident the result of lurching of the
supporting beam The injured man has been for the
past fifteen years In the employ OF the company in tho
capacity of carting and hosting, and In
the habit OF selecting his own materials