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Year: 1873

The Bazaine trial has ended with the terri
BILE verdict which we indicated two months
ago He has been found guilty of the capitu-
lat0n of a fortress and of an army in the field
without having done all that was required by
duty and honor, and has been sentenced to
death and To degradation from his rank before
execution. But the Court, while finding him
technically guilty, recognized the extenuating
circumstances by which the case is surrounded.
and recommended him to executive mercy.
Marshal Bazaine spoke only word or two in his
own behalf. and they were no doubt perfectly
sincere. He said there were two things which
had always been sacred to him through forty
two years of service, Honor and Country he
had never been false to them, and he called
upon his Redeemer to witness that he had
never betrayed France.


There is no doubt that the sentence and the
protest were equally conscientious. The mem.
bers of the Court Martial were old and expe-
nenced officers, selected for their high charac-
ter and blameless regulations. 1t was presided
over by the Duke d'Aumale, who has gained
unexpected laurels by tho vigor, energy, and
capacity with which he has conducted the case.
IL has caused universal astonishment to see
what practical insight and grasp this prince
has displayed during the progress of this mo-
mentous trial after quarter of q century of
exile and apparent idleness. If his inquisition
has sometimes seemed merciless, it has never
seemed unjust. He has judged the unfortunate
soldier before him with the calmness and the
judicial sevcQE VI history, Tho most crush
Year: 1873

The "reserven was drawn upon yesterday
for another million of initiation in the cur
rency. We have no hope for anything better
from the Administration. Is Congress going
to adjourn over the holidays without stopping
itf 1t is a poor quarter in which to seek for
relief, but, if none comes from it, we may
count on the steady progress Of this initiation
TO the end
Year: 1873

The patriotic boy in Green Bay is deserving Of
honorable mention. He has sold his skates. bought
a shot gun. and when last heard from he was in the
woods looking for spanlsrds. To this poor lad the
nows Of pacific adjustment will be anything but
oxhllaratinR.
Year: 1873

Proof of the continued vitality and growth
of the Farmers Movement at the West VIII
be found in our reports of the annual meeting
of the Masters of Oranges in Illinois, at which
700 delegates were in attendance, and OF the
State Grange of Iowa, at which the existence
of 1888 subordinate Oranges in the State with
a membership of nearly 100000 was reported.
Both the Grand Masters in their opening adj
dresses insisted Oh the necessity of adherlng
as an organization to the non-political charac-
ter with which the Oranges set out, but both
contain the pregnant suggestion to politicians
that outside of the Grange the members are
expected to take part in politics and act for
the common interest.
Year: 1873

The effort which some of our most eminent
philanthropists have been making for an organized
system of charity in this city seems to have reached
a point where its success depends upon public sup
port We do not doubt that this will be cordially
given The Committee which the recent Charity
Conference appointed to devise plan for the united
action of benevolent societies. held meeting on
Tuesday and unanimously approved 9. report
which furnishes admirable and practicable solu-
ton OF the Ff5b'cif5 Il viz sab@itted by the Rev
Dr. John Hall aud Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, lOS
recommendations are that the Committee shall '0o'
tainl authoritative information concerning the
objects and resources of the various benevolent
societies of the city; shall system of regis
traton of all persons aided by those societies, in
order that impostions may be prevented; shall
ascertain whether the existing institutions
have the requisite facilities for meeting
the increased demands of the Winter; shall give to
the public the methods necessary for detecting
fraudulent applications for aid and for verifying
deserving ones, and shall ascertain and make public
the law regarding charitable societies, and also that
concerning street begging and other forms of pauper


ism This report put to practical application, as 1t
doubtless will be, seems to meet the want which
charitable people have deeply felt. While the
Committee has power to suppress fraudulent in
stitutions when discovered, the publication of any
such will be enough to put stop to their operations
The Committee will meet again on Friday. In the
mean time the least every charitable society can do
will be to send in itsname, that Central Bureau
may be formed and a directory issued.
Year: 1873

Members of Congress are beginning to feel
the abolition of the franking privilege, as
they are obliged now to buy stamps for the
documents they send by mail. Of course they
are talking of restoring the frankng priv
ilege in some modified FORM The pocket OF
the average member of Congress is his most
sensitive part. He feels the abolition of the
franking privilege almost as quick as he did
the increased salary. But he is little quicker
to complain of the former than the latter.
Year: 1873

The debate on the repeal of the Salary bill
ran on through yesterday in Congress and is
to be continued till 3 p. m to-day, when 1t
will be closed The notable speech of yester-
day was by Mr. Dawes, who advocated the
cutting down of all salaries increased by the
bill of last session. His speech was excep-
tiOnal in its Outspoken treatment OF the IN
crease of the Presidents salary and its free
discussion of the Presidential perquistes,
which other Administration members have not
dared to touch upon.
Year: 1873

A strange and tragic story is that OF a crazy
woman who wanders amongs.the mountains about
Partenhenn, in Bavaria. A short time ago she was
the handsome and happy wife Of man who had
but one evil habit-that of poaching. One night he
was pursued by forester, and, turning he shot the
man. The deed was seen by others, and he was
obliged to fly. With his wife and two children, one
of them an infant, he went toward the Austrian
frontier and at night. while all were sleeping,
ceaed in a thicket, the sound of hoofs was heard.
Touching his wifes arm, the husband whispered,
Tho gendarmesw She started SO suddenly and so
violently that the infant resting in her
arms awoke and began to cry. The father
ordered her to keep it quiet, and the poor woman
held the little one closer, endeavoring to stop its
cries. while the gendarmes had halted and seemed
to be listening. Then her husband laid his hand on
the child's mouth and held it there for the ten min
utes that his pursuers remained quiet. When, at
last, they rode away, the child was dead. The
family went on its way and at the frontier the Gus
tom-house officers inquired if they had anything TO
declare. Nothing said the murderer but the un-
happy mother. uncovering her dead infant. told her
wretched story. only to lose her reason in the
fct Of wifely and motherly affection.
Year: 1873

The Police Commissioners have done graceful
act in passing the resolution of upon their
own members involved in their order respecting
theater tickets. Hereafter no member of the force
is to ask for accept free ticket to any place of
amusement and an ample number of officers is de-
tailed for duty at the Academy of Music and all sim
liar resorts. We will not assume that this is the re-
suit of the recent remarks of THE TRIBUNE upon
Mr. Commissioner Smiths affair with the manager
of the Italian opera; but the Board has evidently
perceived the unfortunate not to say ridiculous light
in which it was placed by the action Of its President


in that case and has been prompt to repair the blum
der 1t is not every public body which has the
moral courage to own itself In the wrong.
Year: 1873

VALUE OF CASTOR OLA correspon
dent o! the Germantown Telegraph
writes: ave have used meats foot oil
in its simple form and prepared in vari
Gus wave, also tho leather presetvati 1--WE
oils, sold in cans at the stores also all
oleaginous, butyraceous, and other lu-
gubrious substances known to the farm.
kitchen, but We give the preference over
them all to castor oil. We have had
boots year old that we oiled with it
and the leather was soft smooth and VA.
ter proof to the last time they were used
We apply ii clear, without heat A little
lamp.6l1ch might be used on old leather,
but is seldom necessary on new, as the
oil itself seems to keep the blacking on
and renders tho leather black and Of fine
appearance Those who have been an f,
noycl with hard, cracked, water soaked
boots, the surface OF the latter rough
withou; lacking, and the leather shrunk-
en- aud wrinlt,ed so as to chafe, gall and
otherwise punish their feet, will find cas-
tor oil well applied to be every way sat
isfactory We have used it for wagons
and bugges and find that it is in every
way superior. 1t will wear longer, lu-
bricate better, and is least Objectionable
Of anything we know of We use it very
little at once, and enough to cause it to
run Off aud catch dirt at the ends of the
hub,
Year: 1873

Ak AMrsING EXPERIMENT The gas


of our ciiias can be lighted by frictional
electricity, excited by lady's ordinary
fur mufr Thus-place four tnnblers,
upside down, upon the floor Of carpet,
and upon these lay board or other sub
stance to stand upon. within reach Of the
burner Upon this insulated board let a
person stand, and second person take
the mun and rub it number of times
down the back of the coat Of the first, by
which he or she (If it be lady with a
wooden shawl on) will become charged
with electricity Sufficient to light the gas
with the tip Of the finger, rs eHectuslly
as il done with an ignited match. To
perform the experiment well requires
three persons. one 10 turn on and of the
gas. for if done by tho person insulated
and charged he viii not only receive a
shock, but discharge the electricity be-
fore applying i: to the gas. A number
OF persons can participate in the amuse
ment at the same time, By insulating
themselves and joining hands Let the
friction of the muf be applied to the
person farthcst from the burner, until all
become charged, and the person at the
other extreme can light the gas, all feel
ing sensible shock at tho time of igni-
tion or discharge Of the fluid
Year: 1873

LEARN a TRADE, One man with n
trade Is worth thousand without one.
a return to the old plan of apprenticing
boys to trades is being advocated The
hosts of young men in every large city
who apply for employment and fail TO
get it. for the reason that they cannot
tIuthfnlly affirm that they are educated
or especially fsted for any pal ticular bus.
mess, constitute n potent argument in
favor Of reform Under the apprentice
system we should have fewer ignorant
mechanics and incompetent business
men A trade is half mans fortune
Year: 1873




The fashion of dancing is no. at all
cosmopoliie---note even national In Sar
atoga the different styles make medley.


IL you sec two hundred pound man
and woman perspiring around with their
bodies tossed lightly and springily in
the air, arms swaying, keeping good
time. and making Persian salaams for a
bow in the lancers, you can set them
down as belonging to the old Tweed
Fisk Leland Americus club school.


IL you see two heated young people
tripping fast away ahead of the music,
taking short steps. and Jerking through
a square dance as il the house was on
fire and the set must be completed before
any one could take TO the fire escapes,
You can set them down as from the plan.
tation districts Of the south or the rural
districts of PennsJ Jlyana and tho west.
1t is the steamboat quiekstep


If you see a hlack-eyed youth with
long hair and young lady with liquid
black eyes. and she has her two hands on
the young mans shoulders at full length,
and she stands directly in front 0! him,
and they both go hopping around like
Siamesc twins with wire springs ualer
them, you can wager they arc from Lou
isville, Memphis or Little Rock They
have the square.toed wrestling step.


II you see a young fellow grasp n
young lady firmly around the waist, seize
her wrist, stick her hand out like the
bow spirit Of Sound yacht, and both
hump up their backs like a pair Of mad
cats on door yard fence, and then go
sliding slam bang against people, over
people, through people, up and down tho
room. sidewise, backward, and up and
down like saw-mill gate, you can be. on
them having learned their dancing from
the Morristown. Riverdale, and Yonkers'
socisbles. 1t ls the suburban New York
saw mill jump-up


Ifyou see coupe gliding gently and
slowly and lazily through The Laneors.
just half as fast as the time, but keeping
step with the music, quietly sauntering
through tha "grand chain, - too languid
to whirl partners, talking swoetly all the
time, as if they were strollng in grave
yard, you can rest assured that they are
from New York, and from the most fash
ionable section between Madison square
and the park. This is the graveyard
saunter step.


Ii you see fellow clasp girl melt
ingly in his arms, squeeze her hand
warmly, hold her swelling bosom to his,
and they both go floating down the room
locked in each Others embrace, hooking
like one person, his feet only now and
then]protruding from profusion Of il
lusion and lace and so on, rely upon it
you can set the two down as belonging
to the intense Boston school II is the
melting Harvard jrcket race embrace.


Massachusetts, take our hat
Year: 1873

There is many rest on the road of life,
If we would only stop to take it;
And many tone from the better land,


If the queralous heart would make it.
To the sunny soul that is full of hope,


And whose beautiful trust ne er faileth,
The grass is green andlthe flowers are bright,
Though the wintry storm prevalent.
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will sooa peep through,
When the ominous clouds are rifted,
There was never night without day,


Nor an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, the proverbs say,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many gem in the path of life,


Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown
Or the miser's boarded treasure;
It may be the love Of "a little child,


Or mothers prayer to Heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks


For cup of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life


A bright and golden filing,
And to do Gods will with ready heart,
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate silver threads
Of our curious lives asunder;
And then blame Heav'n for the tangled ends
And sit, and grieve, and wonder.
Year: 1873

Cor THEIR SATISFY. The Montgomery
(Alabama) Advertiser learns from gentleman
just returned from Texas that there are in the
State not less than ten thousand men who
would be willing to work as day laborers on the
farms in Alabama, if by so doing they could
be assured of their return to their old homes.
Year: 1873

Feb. 18th, 1873.
Editor Spectator:


[ am plain man and try to
speak plainly. and as [ do not speak often, |
hope YOU will pardon my intrusion. 1t is real
" painful to see the intellect the youthful geni-
us of Staunton waste in surveying the area of
the lots bordering our Female Schools, and then
they misplace their energies in walking miles
every day to head eff column Of schoolgirls,
so they can stare their modesty out of counte-
nance and make them sick with cigar smoke
Then the combination of both nuisances at and
around church doors, after service, is too bad.
Ii the police cannot stop these things, will not
their parents give these intelligent, refined and
energetic young men chance to fully develop
their undoubted talents with a pick and shovel
on the Valley Railroad?


A LOVER OF COOP MANNERS.
Year: 1873

A gentleman advertised for a boy


assist him in his office, and nearly fifty
applicants presented themselves before
him. Out of the whole number he Sc
lected one and dismissed the rest. "I
should like to know" said friend,
son what ground you select that boy,
who had not single recommendation"
" You are mistaken" said the gentle
man, "he has great many. He wiped
his feet when he came in and closed the
door after him, showing that he was
careful gave up his seat instantly to
that lame old man, showing that he was
kind and thoughtful he took offhis cap
when he came in, and answered my
questions promptly and, respectfully,
showing he was polite and gentlemanly;
he picked up the book which I hadpur-
posely laid upon the floor, and replaced
it on the table, while all the rest stepped
over it or showed it one side; and he
waited quietly for his turn, instead of
pushing and crowding, showing that he
was honest and orderly. When | talked
with him I noticed that his clothes were
carefully brushed, his hair in nice or
der and his teeth as white as milk; and
when he wrote his name l noticed that
his finger nails were clean, instead of
being tipped with jet, like that hand
some little fellow in the blue jacket.
Don't you call these things letters of
recommendation ! do, and l would
give more for what I can tell about a
boy by using my eyes ten minutes, than
all the letters Of recommendation that
he can bring me.
Year: 1873

A writer in the Saturday RevieaO
says .....


OF course one would not like to see
women give themselves to any one, no
matter who he might be, for the sake of
getting married but the solid thing of
life should be taught them as well as
it's poetic beauties and false hopes,
false ideals, unsubstantial loves, should
be vigorously excluded. A bad marrl-
age or q loveless life is not a pleasant
coda to that never-acted romance; nor
is the disenchantment which comes with
such cruel certainty on the heels of the
lovesick and unsuitable marriage q
blessing to be desired. Beauty fades,
passion cools, the blindness of ro-
nance gets couched when seeing is too
late; poetry does not pay the butcher (;
and gallantry of bearing of the "long
sword, saddle, bride " kind is apt to
lose itself in domestic bad language
when the pot is empty of puddings, and
half dozen children swarm about the
musty lodgings or dingy quarters to
which love and folly have reduced the
gay lieutenant and his bride. On the
whole, Prince Prettyman is dangerous
fellow either to get or wait for, faving
the trick of unsubstantiality through
out. Romantic girls would do well to
reflect that, if they are to have only one
gown in life time, they had better buy
one that will wash and wear creditably
to the end, rather than fimsy bit Of
finery that looks well only in the begin
ming, and goes to pieces before the first
wear is out. ~ "
Year: 1873

We mentioned the other day that the
French Minister of Marine had sent
out circular warning shipowners, cap
tains, and insurance agents against the


new "infernal machine" intended for
the destruction of vessels which, for
fraudulent purposes, it is desired to
destroy. But for the respectable au-
thority on which the warning was given,


the alleged invention might have been
regarded as a hoax; and, indeed, we
suggested as much. It was no hoax,


however, but grim and horrible fact.


The Birmingham Daily Post has seen
one of the villainous contrivances. 1t
is an irregularly-shaped piece of metal,
about six inches long, by three broad
and two and half deep; and it is so
constructed as exactly to resemble a
small block of steam coal. Indeed, the
specimen we have is evidently modelled
from an actual piece of coal, and it is
colored bright black, so skillfully that
on casual inspection it would readily
pass muster for coal, and so might be
put into the coal bunkers of vessel
without exciting the least suspicion.


The interior is followed so as to admit
of the introduction of detonating COM
pound, and a mechanical contrivance is
arranged in the hollow part so as to in
sure explosion at desired moment.
We have also an exact description of
the materials employed to fill the shell
for such it may be called-but these,
for obvious reasons, we decline to pub
lish. There is only one thing satisfac-
tory in reference to this diabolical in
vention-that it is not of English make.
Year: 1873

it home to me now, Amy, and 1 will not
vex the dearest little wife in the world
again by adding unexpected company to
her household cares" ..


So Amy lost her grievance, for Oliver
gave her due notice from that time for
ward when he meant to invite a guest.
True, it was a strong temptation, when
he met his friends, to run the risk and
take them home, but the vision of
Boyle's bill, and Amy's sacrifice of her
uncle's wedding present, rose beforehis
eyes, and he gave the invitation for an
other day, or let it pass. For after all,
he found, when the appointed day
came, he cared very little for the ex-
pected pleasure, and would have en-
joyed quiet dinner and evening with
Amy quite as well as the company of AN
OCCASIONAL LFRIEND.-Ledger.
Year: 1873

The origin of the expression the
Man in the Moon" is unknown, but
the name has from time immemorial
been applied to the dark lines and spots
upon the surface of the moon, which are
visible to the naked eye, and which,
when viewed through good telescope,
are discovered to be, the shadows of
lunar mountains. 1t is one of the most
popular and most ancient superstitions
of the world that these lines and spots
are the figure of a manleaning on fork
on which he carries bundle of thorns
or brushwood, for stealing which on
Sunday he was confined to the moon.
The account given of a man who was
stoned to death for gathering sticks on
Sunday, is supposed by some to be the
origin of this belief. Dante supposes
Cain to have been the offender who was
placed eternally in the moon for punish
ment of his crime. Some of the old
poets thought these spots and lines rep
resented the boy Endymion, "whose
company the moon loved so we'll that
she carried him constantly with her. "
Other ancients thought they represented
a fox it sfy, t.l A5f 0tRtt