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Year: 1873

A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT.
HE Is IN FAVOR OF IMMEDIATE LEGISLATION TO


CARRY OUT THE FISHERIES CLAUSE OF THE


WASHINGTON TREATY.


TBY TELEGRAPH To THB TRTBUNRl


WASHINGTON. Feb 19.-The President was at the
Capitol to-day and had an interview in his room
with Speaker Blaine and Representatives Garfield
and Banks the subject of the bill TO out the
provisions of the Treaty of Washington in relation
to the fisheries. The President said it wa the duty
of Congress TO pass this legislation without unneces
sary delay and he anxious that it should not be
allowed to fail by Of the pressure Of business
at the end of the session. He referred to the oppo
sition of certain fishing interests on the New
England coast. and said that this ought not
to be considered. because the Treaty left no
alternative to Congress but bound the United
States to provide for carrying out its PROVISIONS oy
the necessary legislation. He stated that the
Dominion Parliament and the Parliament of Prince
Edwards Island had adopted the legislation re-
quired of them permitting in-shore fishing Dy
Americans. and that Congress could not with pro-
prety longer delay to provide for the free impora
ton of Canadian-caught fish, stipulated IN the
Treaty.


The President afterward had q short intervie"
with several Influential Administration Senator'S
and il is reported that the subject OF their con-
ference was the proposed Mormon legislation
Year: 1873

The almost superhuman strentgh
and courage of women under cir
cumstances of great peril or when
the maternal instinct is reused to
the utmost for the preservation of
their offspring, has been recently
exempliied in the most extraord-
mary maner at Segano small Will
age south of Milan. A child of four
years plying near an old well bES
carelessy covered over, went too
near the insecure edge, ap2 before
the eide, sister could reach her, was
precipihted to the bottom. The
frightened child ran screaming to
her mother with the fearful news.
The later q workwoman in the fac
tory stsod for a moment as if para
lrLed, when as if realizing the full
danger of her little one, instantane-
ously fisw across the court, and with
her eye fixed upon the water below,
paid, mute, teeth hard set together
She thought only of rescuing her
child, and clutching the old coping of
the wei, let herselfdown from stone
to stone until she reached the water,
where IN inner row of stones gave
her a boting. The little one had
caught by its clothing to this jagged
wall, and the brave woman reachin z
far over, firmly grasped the child
and lifting it free, held it safe above
water with one hand, while with
the other steaded herself against the
damp slippery wall.


In the meantime the alarm had
been gwen, and the wOrkmen who
had come to the rescue, let down
ropes to which the woman attached
herself and child. But this was i'm
possible to accomplish without let
ting 90 of the child. The poor Ro-
man could not again bear the terror
of losing her baby for an instant,
and With a look of baffled hopeless
despair thrown up 10 those who
waited breathlessly for the result,
was about to resign herself TO her
awful fate, when a sudden grasping
of the rope below gave renewed
courage to the spectators. The un-
daunted woman had made another
effort for life, and successfully.
! Slowly lifting the child to her mouth
she had taken in her teeth a por-
ton of the dress and safely held it
until she made fast the rope to each.
This communicated to the people
above, a shout went up, rs one
more fearless than the rest, at the
risk of of his own life went down to
the rescue of the mother and child,
which he accomplished by intrepid
GOODNESS and undaunted courage
amid the hearty bravos of men, and
the half frenzied hysterical shrieks
| fthe women.
Year: 1873

There are two and a half or three
millions OF dollars idle and useless
in cotton warehouses of this city
Why is this cotton unsold? Its con-
version into greeRbacks would lift
the veil and relieve the pressure" +"
and Memphis would become the
happiest city on the continent
Memphis Appeal.
Year: 1873

How often do we hear the misquo-
tation, He that giveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord, while the true
version is, "He that hath pity upon
the poor, lendeth unto the Lord;
and that which he hath given will
pay him again"
Year: 1873

LAST summer, in the dog days, Sothern
played a joke on his Scotch terrier, Jack,
to cure him of making acquaintance with
other dogs when out for q walk. When
he saw another dog, Jack would rush up
and rub his nose against that of the stran-
ger, and indicate in doggish ways that he
would like to be his friend. When the
season for muzzling came, Sothern put
muzzle upon Jack and took him out for
walk. Somewhere near Union Square he
met Florence, and as the twain stood in con-
versation Florence noticed that whenever
Jack applied his nose to that of another
dog the latter went bowling down the
street, leaving the terrier very much as
tOnished Florence could not understand
it, and finally asked:


"Ned, what's the matter with Jack, that
all the dogs run away from him SOP"


ooh, nothing" said Sothern, "except
that before / started out / fixed couple
of cambria needles in his muzzle so that
they stick out about an inch beyond the
end of his nose."


Well, the result was that in day or
two Jack was afraid to 60 near any other
brute of his kind, and all those who had
been interviewed with those needles were
careful to keep away from him. Sothern
saws he will take out patent for his in
vention, provided Bergh does not have
him arrested for cruelty to animals.-Cafo-
cf1lndti Gazette.
Year: 1873

By GERALD MASSEY
So OFTEN is the proud deed done
BY men like this at Duty's CALI
So many are the hOnOrs won
By them we cannot wear them all!
They make the heroic commonplace,
And dying thus the natural way;
Yet is our worldwide English race
Ennobled by that death to-day!
To anchor fast where pillows roll;
1t stirs us with a sense of wings
That strive to lift the earthiest soul.
Love was new. and life SO sweet
But at the call he left the wine
And sprang full-statured to his feet,
Responsive to the touch divine.
6 Nay DEAR I cannot see a0u die
For me, Ibdge ma aUOrk to do
Up here. Dorm to the boat GOOd-6y
God bless y0u. ZShaW see it through"
We read until the vision dims
And browns; but, ere the pang be past
A tide Of triumph overbrims
And breaks with light from heaven at last.
Thro' all the blacllness.of that night
A glory streams from out the gloom;
His steadfast spirit holds the light
That shines till night is overcome
The sea will do it's worst and life
Be sobbed out in bubbling breath;
But firmly in the coward stride
There stands man who hath vanquishd Death |!
A soul that conquers wind and wave,
And towers above sinking deck;
A bridge across the gaping grave;
A rainbow rising DER the wreck
He saved others; saved the name
Unsullied that he gave his wife,
And dying with so pure an aim,
He had no need to save his life.
Lord! how they shame the life we liv
These sailors of our sea girt isle,
Who checrily take what thou mayst give
And go down with heavenward smile
The men who SOW thelrl Ives to yield
A glorious crop in lives 10 be;
Who turn to Englands harvest field
The fruitful burrows of the sea.
With such breed Of men so b ave,
The old land has not had her day;
But long her strength, with crested wave,
Shall ride the seas, the proud old way


CasSeh'S Magazine.
Year: 1873

How GOSSIP lNCREAsEs.-H gossip
increases and grows till it gets into gen.
eral scandal and is entirely different from
the original story, is told by letter writ
er. He says that he was told that if he
ever took house in terrace a little way
out of town TO be very careful that it was
n center one. For one must be well
aware that story never loses by telling,
and consequently if he lived in the mid
die of rowof houses it was very clear
that the tales which might be circulated
to his prejudice would only have half the
distance to travel on either side of him,
and therefore could only be half rs bad
by the time they got to the bottom of the
terrace as the tales that might be circu-
lated Of the wretched individual who had
the misfortune to live at either end of it.
As an illustration Of this he was informed
OF a lamentable case that actually occur
red short time since. The servant of
No. told the servant Of No. 2 that her
master expected his old friends, the Bay
leys, to pay him visit shortly; and No.
2t'ld No. 3 that No. expected to have
the Bayleys in the house every day, and
No. 3 told No. A that it was all up with
No. l, for they could not keep the bailiiIs
out. Whereupon No. told No. 5 that
the officers were after No. l, and that it
WAS as much as he could do to prevent
himself being taken in execution, and
that it was nearly killing his poor, dear
wife; and SO it went on increasing until it
got to No. 50, who confdentially assured
the last house, No. SO, that the Bow
street officers had taken up the gentleman
who lived at No l for killing his poor
wife with arsenic, and that it was hoped
agd expected that he would be executed.
--Eh9Lish paper.
Year: 1873

WHEN beginning to use glasses, use
them as short a time as possible, only in
deficient light, or on minute objects, and
then change the strain to distant or larger
objects. BY a judicious attention to these
two points, the age Of the sight will be
retarded many years. And as reading is
one of the luxuries of age, and one of
its most delightful pastimos and amuse-
iuents, we cannot be too careful of tho
cye>ight, and should study how we may
best husband its powers.
Year: 1873

Notwithstanding the increase in the price ol
subscription last Fall, when TIE ALDINh
assumed its present noble proportions, and
representative character, the edition was more
than doubled during the past year proving
that the American public appreciate and will
support sincere effort in tho cause of Art
The publishers. anxious to justify tho ready
confidence thus demonstrated, have exerted
themselves to tho utmost TO develop and inn
prove the work and the plans for the coming
astonish and delight even tho most sanguine
friends Of THE ALDINE


The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many of the most eminent artists
of America.


Tho popular feature of n copiously illus
trated Christmas number Of THE ALDlN Il
will be continued.
Year: 1873

Lightning struck the cast tower on
Central College, on Saturday night
last. After almost dcmOlishing the
tow er, the electric fluid passed down
the tin guttering in two places on the
north side, and in one OF the front or
south of the building, tearing great
excavations in the brich and stone At
ihc bottom OF The building where il
left the gathering. The damage will
amount to several hundred dollars,
hut it is a great wonder the building
was not set Oh fire fayette Ad.
YnrtiSpr.
Year: 1873

The graphic thinks its latest balloon
fizzle proves several things, viz: that
the balloon was strong; that large
balloon will carry up fully equipped
life boat; that cotton balloon con-
tanning 100000 of gas can cross the
Atlantic, "if the theory of constant
eastwardly current is correct" Now
continues the Graphic, if it can be
demonstrated that life boat attached
to balloon can be safely launched on
the bosom of the waters, then the
question Of transatlantic aerial navi-
CATION lis simply question ballast
aud amount Ofgas." This leavs the
problem about where it was before
the Graphic went into the balloon
business.
Year: 1873




Prof. Mead of Andover leads off in
the Independent with an article on
the Right OF Bolting, which shows
that Seminary Hill commands the
political field, and that the eyes Of the
theolgians upon it are not Indifferent
to the view. The Professor is indig-
nant ut the restrictions which are
placed upon this right, and insists
that the obligation to abide by the
action of q party caucus is pure fig
ment. "When and how" he asks,
docs man bind himself to submit
to the authority of such q political
gathering ?" Neither a political par
ty nor political caucus ia an organ
ization of such character that it can
exercise binding authority like this.
And this IL his conclusion:


I'VE are all groaning over the tyr
amy Of the caucus. 1t is true that so
long as caucusses play the part they
do in our politics christian men ought
to attend them, and to secure for good
men the recommendation to popular
support which q caucus nomination
gives. But it is time that they repu.
diate and spurn the doctrine that q
majority vote of caucus, as such
limits the freedom Of any man at the
polls. This doctrine is altogether toe
much like the one 90 zealously pro-
pounded by the looser kind of college
students when they succeeded in get
ting the majority of class to vote fol
some rascality. The tyranny of &
caucus will never be broken until VIZ
boldly take the ground that it has M
authority, that it imposes no obliga
tion, and that the only claim which
any man has upon our votes lies ir
his own worthiness."
Year: 1873

There is no doubt the tragic history
OF the Polaris will tend to lessen the
desire among the people of the United
States for further Arctic research The
startling termination of the expedi-
ton may, perhaps, suspend for the
present the idea of resnming the prof
ect, yet 50 far from there being any
thing in the details published to deter
the enterprise as unfeasibie. Halls
discoveries have given impulse to
Arctic exploration. It is now proved
beyond all question that the coast Of
Greenland stretches toward tho North
Pole within 800 miles OF the myster-
ious spot. The Open Polar Sea Of
Morton is no more. 1t is now known
as Polaris Bay. 1t was not until the
Polaris had reached latitude S2a l6,
that heavy ice was met, and there Is
reason to believe she could have gone
further had the opinions Of those on
board not been divided on the subject.
Hall was in favor OF going ahead, and
II will forever be matter of the deep
est regret that the attempt WAS not
made. The hypothesis that Green
land is prolonged past the North Pole
has yet to be determined, but on one
point there can he no mistake-that
the route adopted by Hayes and Kane
Is the correct one. The dangers Of
Arctic exploration, moreover, have
been greatly exaggerated. Experience
has taught sound and wholesome les
sons. The days Of navigating ice lad
en- seas have passed. Hap-hazard sug-
gestions in the construction of ships
for battling with the ice would not
now be listened to, while the severity
Of an Arctic winter dwindles down to
nothing when cOunteracted by the
scientific measures known to explorers
Of the present day. do not say that
the rigors Of the climate are less terri
BILE than they were 200 years ago, but
they are harmless when properly pre-
pared for. Indeed the occupants of
many Of the tenement houses in the
city OF New York suffer far more keen
iy the hardships Of winter than would
. band Of intrepid and experienced ex-
plorers In the vast wilderness Of ice
known as the Polar regions. The dis
covery of the North Pole and its mys-
terious surroundings is only u matter
Of time. The question is who shall be
first in the race.


1t is very clear that the time is fast
approaching when the North Pole will
no longer be n mystery.
Year: 1873

1t is said that "Love is blind" and we
mortals Of to-day, having great respect
for age accept with due submission the
venerable assertion. But then 0et me
whisper in your ear) we don't believe it
one bit We let dear Antiquity in more
ways than one have her say, while we
silently protesting, have our way.


Really, love has microscopic eyes. 1t
sees all the beauty and every blemish
1t reaches out to correct the faults and
when this may not be, it tenderly covers
them from view-just as moss covers the
ugly rock, and vines creep over and drape
with beauty the rotten log in the woods


No, no, Molly, don't tease me When
l make pleasure business, | do not get
it; but when | 60 earnestly about duty,
pleasure drops right into it. Tis such a
queer thing, this pleasure. 1t eludes
you If you seek it. IF you turn from it,it
pursucs you


But this once, for the sake of happy
New Year, forego your theories and
come


% Molly! holidays are such hollow
days They are the homesick days of
the year to me. I'm afraid of them so
you see in selfdefense, fill them Just as
full of action as they will hold refrain
from giving where gifts are expcctcd,a and
give where it will be a surprise. Don't
you love to see a sad face light up with
an unexpected pleasure do not care
to seek my own pleasure on these days.


That's the very thing. You are the
one Of all others to put the fun and soul
into my party. Do something for me
come :!


The two girls stood in the bay window
of a warm, bright library. Shadows
gathered about the room, but a genial
light from the CRATE famed across the
floor. Without, one by one, the street
lamps were lighted, revealing the snow
flakes silently falling. So the two girls
stood by the window looking out upon the
street. They were friends. cannot
conjecture why, unless by the affinity Of
contrast. They were unlike in nature,
and even fortune had served them d.
versely. One lived beautiful luxur.
Gus life, the other depended upon her own
hands and brain for her maintenance.


'Ah " replied the other, that's differ.
cnt view of the case and the still face
filled with laughter. Now, you give me
part will perform You make me a
cog in the wheel, and | will help grind
out the grst with pleasure


You dear, delightful girl


With condition, though must be
invisible


And why, pray?'


We'll, I'm not morose bit-not even
cross-Ive only bitten my own nose off ;
and I'd want the privilege of moping be-
hind the scenes little while


Laughter came from the window, end
ing in breathless, You are a queer be-
ing. I'm glad you have bitten off your
nose, since it leaves you so respectable a
profle'


But, Molly, it hurts to do such things.
1t is far easier to say, Il will cut it off
and cast it from me-, than 20 do


Never mind your solemn enigmas. |
believe l have gained point. You will
come and spend New \ ears with me on
condition that you shall be invisible to
my friends


Yes


Very good
Year: 1873

GARBAeE.-Great complaints are made by
the people on East Fourth street because Of
khe nOn-appearance of tho garbage carts In
that neighbOrhOOd 1t is said no cart has been
along there since the middle OF May.
Year: 1873

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites TO promote connubial
happiness. Indeed, without these the journey
tn tough life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly dnrkens to the view, me ioind
becomes shadowed with despair, and flcd with
the melancholy reflection that tue bsppiness OF
Year: 1873

THAD. STEVENS AND LEADERSHIP
Tie Washington Chronicle is responsible
for the following new story on the old
commoner: "a few days before Thad.
Stevens died some admirer intlmated
that in the event Of his death there was
no one in the House to take his place as
its leader. The cynical old man repeat
ed the word Header, saying: Does any
body think that have been leader
Members that have wanted mean aud
dangerous work done, and were too de-
cent or too cowardly to do 1t themselves,
have approached me trying to make me
believe that was leader. I have
been fool enough to take the bait many
times, and on vote the towards have


lways to q man abandoned the leader.
tlh. I've been a great lender."
Year: 1873

From the Lewiston, Idah'., Signal:


From what we can learn it is a
number Of years since we we're visit
ed by storm of such duration and
ferceuess as thas which was fairly in-
aueurated last Sunday. It commenced
showing on Friday. but not until Sun
day did the ground present an appear
ance which would indicate more than an
ordinary furry of snow. All that day
and the two days following the feecy
particles came down. until it piled up to
the depth of 20 inches; bnt the body of
the snow is light and dry and for that
reason it will not remain any great
length of time. On the mountains it
fell to much greater depth. and being
much more moist is packed much more
solid. Thursday it rained a little in the
morning. with q very visible effect on
the snow and left many spots bare
again. We are of the opinion that CHI
nook is blowing. but 1t is sabove us. and
therefore only the mountain tops, if any
where, will get the benefit of it. From
what we can learn stock. of all kinds are
not suffering much from the effects Of
the storm. OF horned animals, those
which were in pretty fair condition in
the fall bid fair to stand long and pro-
tracted siege of rough weather. but the
poor, ill-conditioned cannot last long.
Mules and horses are all right. provided
we have no severe frosts. rs they could
get living on almost any surround
ing bill.
Year: 1873

PARTY PREJUDICE.--A gentleman oc-
cupying a distinguished position. with
whom we we're accidentally brought IN
association in this city some time since,
has written us a letter. from which we
take the liberty of publishing the fol-
lowing extract:


II thank you kindly for coy Of
your excellent address before the Teach
ers' Institute, and for your gentlemanly
kindness towards me while was at Sc
nttle. Allow me ever to number you
among my friends; ind permit me to
add, that in my brief intercourse with
YOU there, was impressed with this
thought: how dim and misgniding is
the light in which we view public
mans character, when we have seen 1t
only in the columns of opposing politi-
cal prints


Not because Of its personal bearings,
but to exemplify prevailing party pre-
;ndice growing out of the common prac-
tice Of party editors of low grade OF
assailing all party opponents with foul

invective or vile calumny, do we refer
to this subject. Through this mallgn
influence it often happens that men OF
honest intentions and mutual interests
in the public welfare, neutralize the IN
fluence of each other by mutual distrust,
and designing rogues profit thereby
Having suffered more newspaper vitu-
peration and Misrepresentation than any
man of our acquaintance, we never take
any personal offence at prejudices thus
engendered-wh are often SO strong
as to cause persons on first making our
acquaintance to question our identity
and have been taught to condemn no
man on account of differences Of opin-
ion, and to utterly disregard the assaults
of partisan journals. based upon such
differences, upon any man.
Year: 1873

From the Rochester Democrat we clip
this merited good thing: Brick Fomeroy
sends us specimen copy of his Demo-
cndt, with request for notice of some
kind. He is gentleman more capable
Of injuring The cause which heespouses
than any body else inthe United States.
They may have some men in Europe
who can rival him IN that respect, but
we have not heard Of them.
Year: 1873

Parties from Semiahmoo, are in this city
making inquiries as to the feasibility of
starting newspaper at that place. We
hope they may find it practicable to do
so. as it would be of great advantage to
that portion of the conntry.-Cou,ier.
Year: 1873

FL.


NEw CARR1ER.-Mr. Frank NJ. Var
rem will from this date have entire con-
troll of the delivery of and collections for
the DAILY DISPATCH in this city. We
take this occasion to say to all who are
interested in maintaining a daily paper
with the telegraphic dispatches. that
the publishers have thus far expended
every dollar received on subscription for
dispatches, paper and carrying, without
realizing cent for the labor expended
in its printing. Every inhabitant of the
town is interested in sustaining this en-
terprise, and it is not fair to throw the
entire burden upon us.