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Year: 1875

We print elsewhere letter of Mr.. Wendell
Phillips to the Legal Tender Society of New
York, which is as one might expect from so
ready and practised q thinker as he is, one of
the most brilliant and readable contributions
which has been made in long time to either
side of the financial discussion 1t is very
plain that Mr.. Phillips has taken the trouble
to read, and had of course the ability to
understand, the best writer's on finance The
skill with which he evades the generally
accepted conclusions of these writers is some
thing as amusing as it is wonderful, and the
ability with which he touches the weak and
blundering parts of our present financial
system shows that the advocates of sound
currency have in him an antagonist who will
force them to do, what very many of them
have not yet done, understand thoroughly
their own side of the question.


But while Mr.. Phillips is strong in attack
ing the weak places of his opponents, and
in ridiculing-what deserves ridicule more
than any one thing in which the public is
Just now interested--our present preposter-
Gus financial system, he no sooner develops
a policy of his own than he comes out in
strange colors; for who would have thought
that Mr.. Phillips, the Tribune of the people,
was, after ALL only bloated aristocrat in dis
guise? Here is Mr.. Phillips plan :-'Let
the government stand ready to issue all the
currency any business man wishes and can
give good security for at low interest and con-
vertible into long bonds.


How friend of the people can advocate a
scheme which would make the taxpayer a
mere wretched beast of burden to O favored
class we cannot see. Suppose Mr.. Phillips
plan were now in operation, what would re-
suit? Here are many millions of dollars
lying idle just now in the banks, drawing no
interest, or as good as none but under the
financial scheme of Mr.. Phillips the owners
of these millions would at once cart them to
Washington and require Mr.. Bristow, who is
the agent of the people of the United States,
to pay them interest on all this money. He
would say, II do not need it y but they
would reply, ''You must take it; you
must keep it safely for US in the gov
ernment vaults, and you must pay
us interest for it. We cannot get
anybody else to pay us interest" And
in Mr.. Bristows next report we should
find heavy item figuring as interest for
money which the Treasury did not need; but
which Mr.. Phillips made it borrow" How
would this preposterous favoritism benefit
the poor, whose friend Mr.. Phillips is?


Or, on the other hand, suppose q laborer,
n mechanic, n small farmer wants money, as
so many now do He goes to the Treasury
and states his needs. Does he get money
under Mr. Phillips plan? Not at all The
Secretary replies "We lend money, but only
on good security" That is to say Mr..
Phillips would have the government lend
only to the rich. We do not doubt he means
well but he has blundered, and we confess
he does not cut nice figure as 'bloated
aristocrat."
Year: 1875

CREEDMooR. members of the Ameri-
can rifle team will make their first appear
ance since their return to America before the
targets to-day at Creedmoor. The occa-
sion of the meeting is the competition for the
Remington Diamond Badge. Without doubt
there will be notable assemblage of rifle
men to welcome the victors to their old
battle ground
Year: 1875

VENICE again shows signs Of life, and her
energies begin to be displayed in works of
art and utility. 1t may be that these Italian
cities are yet destined to attain to something
of their ancient commercial importance.
Before them lie Africa and the East. and
they are once more the ports by which the
merchandise of two continents can most
quickly and readily be dispersed over a
great portion Of Europe.
Year: 1875

OUR SPECIAL DESPATCH informs us that the
rumored complications between England
and China have been greatly exaggerated.
There has been some Misunderstanding, but
it is hoped it will be settled without much
difficulty
Year: 1875

PAINE ON BoGARDUs.-I Paine evidently
does not agree with Captain Bogardus'
opinion of his own exploits while in Eng
land. He is opposed to the abolition of the
boundaries" in pigeon shooting because it
might lead to the practice of fraud. Accord
ing to his views Captain Bogardus did not
meet the best English shots, and therefore
his championship cannot be accepted Sc
riouslY
Year: 1875

WE PUBLISH in another column an inter-
esting letter on the condition of the French
press. The great nation has not yet acquired
the knowledge Of the value which truly
free and independent press renders alike to
governors and the governed.
Year: 1875

WALL STREET YESTERDAY market was
attended with considerable excitement
Stocks declined and gold temporarily adj
ganced. Money on call closed at recent
rates. Foreign exchange was steady
Year: 1875

MONMOUTH PARK.-There was yesterday
brilliant assemblage at Monmouth Park,
and great interest was manifested in the pro-
ceedings. Some unpleasant feeling was
caused by the alleged pulling of Donny-
brook by her rider on the first day, and the
consequent swindling of persons who had
been induced to bet on the ''gray mare"
This is very serious charge, and should be
at once inquired into. If such acts be toler-
ated horse racing must soon lose its interest
for the public. The blackleg element should
be carefully eliminated from the sporting
fraternity
Year: 1875

The body OF a man by the name OF Smith was
found near the railroad bridge, at Ludlow
Grove, in horribly manged condition, having
been. in all probability, run over by freight
train of the NJ. Il {. road during the night. A,
flag was found in his hand. whicn led to the
supposition that he was an employe of the
road. The Coroner will hod an inquest this
afternoon,
Year: 1875

The verdict Of the Coroner's Jury in the case
of the man Lou Smith, a brakeman on the NJ. &
c. roa l., who was found dead on the track OF
the above road near Ludlow Grove, this morn
ing, as that he came to his death from in
j.ries received by being run over by a freight
train while in the discharge OF his duties
Year: 1875

A general, after having gained
great victory, was encamping with his
army ?or the night. He ordered sen.
tineIs to be stationed all around the
camp as usual. One OF the sentine ls,
a. he went to his station, grumbled to
himself and said


why could not the general let us
have a quiet nights rest for once.
after beating the enemy? I'm sure
there is nothing TO he afraid Of"


The man then went to his station,
and stood for some time looking about
him. 1t was summers night, with
harvest moon, but he could sec
nothing anywhere, so he said: ~ am
terribly tired; l shall sleep for jus,
FIVE minutes out of the moonlight,
under the shadow OF this tree" So
he lay down.


Presently he started up, dreaming
that some one had pushed q lantern
before his eyes, and lie found tie
moon was shining down on him
th uugh hole in the branches Of the
tree above him. The next minute an
arrow whizzed past his ears, and the

whole field before him seemed alive
with soldiers in dark green Goals,
who sprang up IRON the ground where
they had been silently creeping on
ward, and rushed toward him.


Fortunately the arrow had missed
him; so he sh outed loud to give the
alarm, and ran back TO some other
senlinels. The army was thus saved,
and the soldier said: u shall never
forget. ss long as ! live, that when
one is at war one must watch"


Our whole lie is war with evil.
just after we have conquered, 1t
sometimes attacks US when We least
expect it. For example, when we
have resisted temptation successfully,
and are saying to ourselves, How
good we have beenl" there suddenly
come other and greater temptations,
but we are not on guard aud do not
resist. Jesus says to us. "Watch and
pray, that ye enter not into tempta-
tion.n
Year: 1875

A young woman lately disguised as
q hackman in Liverpool was at last
detected by the other cabbiss. because
she was polite and civil to strangers,
and refused to take more than legal
fare; which shows that no woman 10
mean enough to be q man.
Year: 1875

Concord, N. n. June s.-The seced-
ing Republican Senators returned to
their seats this afternoon. The Senate
concurred with the House in notify
ing the Governor that both branches
were organized and ready for business.
The House passed a resolution fixing
tomorrow for the election of Governor,
but the Senate refused TO pass SINH
lar resolution. 1t is believed that the
question as to possibility of legally
electing an executive will be raised.
Year: 1875

NEARER TO DEATH we walk
near powerful machinery, we know that
one misstep and those mighty engines
will tear us to ribbons with their flying
wheels or grind us to powder in their
ponderous jaws. So, when we are
laundering across the land in a railroad
carriage, and there is nothing but an
inch Of iron flank to hold us on the
line. So when we are In a ship, and
there is nothing but plank between
us and eternity. We imagine, then,
that we see how close we are to the
edge Of the precipice. But we do not
see 1t. Whether on the sea or the land,
the partition that divides us from
eternity is something less than the oak
plank or half inch Aange. The ma
ohinery Of life and death is within US.
The tissues that hold the beating powers
in their place. are oftener not thicker
than sheet of paper. and if that thin
partition rupture, it would be the same
as II a cannon ball had struck Us.
Death is inseparably bound up with
life in the very structure Of our bodies.
Struggle as We would to widen the
space, no man can. at any time, 60
further from death than the thickness
of sheet Of paper.
Year: 1875

Lord Bolingbroke, in his "Refec-


tions upon Exile" says: 'Our natural


and real wants are confined to narrow


bounds, while those which custom and


fancy create are confined to none. !"


Young men who are just entering upon
life. and forming the habits which are
likely to adhere to them to its close,
will do well to treasure up in memory
these true and instructive words of one
Of England's finest writer's and most
philosophic statesmen "Our natural
and real wants are confined to narrow
bounds. It 10 surprising how little it
is that is absolutely essential to mans
existence. aud, if be will take an intel
ligent and considerate view of life. to
his comfort and happiness. Intellect
ual enjoyments are comparatively cheap.
The cultivation of the mind, which af-
ford the highest and the only enduring
satisfaction, can be pursued on an in
come quite Insignificant for the supply
Of Injuries. Our physical wants are
very few, if we preserve our tastes
simple, as they are by nature To eat,
to drink. to exercise. to sleep. to keep
warm, and to be sheltered: small
sum will supply all these necessities.
The pleasures which are pure, and
which tend to our improvement are
within the reach of almost every one.
But the wants which fancy and custom
create, as Lord Bolingbroke well says,
are confined to no bounds 1t is against
these that young men on the threshold
Of life should sedulously guard. Be-
ware Of luxurious and expensive habits
The gratidcation Of them may cost you
much Of the labor and time which, if
given to intellectual cultivation, would
be far more conducive to happiness. It
is easy to do without that which you
have never INDUCED in. It is hard to
leave off habits. however extravagant
and absurd. When you are to decide
about adopting mode or style of liv-
ing, consider well whether it is certain
that, without Inconvenience, you will
be able always to preserve it. The
only safe rule is, to keep your wants
within narrow bounds.
Year: 1875




The celebrated razor blades produced
by Rodgers, of Sheffield, and which 60
to all parts of the civilized world. are
forged out Of bars of the very best high
ly carbonated cast-steel, tilted to about
half an inch in breadth, and Of thick
ness sufficient for the back Of the razor.
The blade is first moulded at the end
Of the porter-rod and then forged, and
the edge being brought out. the con-
cave surface is formed by working the
side on the rounded edge Of the anvil
it is then cut off, and the tang is either
drawn out from the same material as
the blade, or. if this be Of superior
quality, piece Of iron is welded to it.
The steel used is Of excellent quality,
SO as to undergo the beating necessary
to produce the thinner part, while the
back is left thick. Some Of the work.
men are SO expert in forging the blade
that they will produce on the anvil an
edge SO sharp and even that it can be
used for shaving after being whettsd.
After forging. the blade is smithed or
beaten on an anvil. to render the metal
as compact as possible. The blade is
also slightly ground. or scorched. after
the forging, on coarse. dry grit stone.
to bring it to the shape required and
remove the black scale or coating. The
blade is next drilled for the joint and
stamped with the name; then hardened
and tempered, and ground on whet-
stone Of from four to eight inches iu
diameter. $3.50
Year: 1875

The Baltimore Weekly Sun has successfully
stood the test of time, and is not founo want
ing in any of the essentials of frst-class pa
per for The home circle. A strict adherence
TO conservative principle and truth has rem
dered the journal sort of HOUSEHOLD
WORD" and as such it has become neces-
sity wherever it is known.


As Literary Paper it is entertaining and
instructive to all classes, its contents being
always Of high tone and scrupulous morality.


The Farmer will find the Baltimore Weekly
Sun . valuable instructor, its original articles
on and judicious selection of matters intimate
ly connected with the great national interest
of agriculture amply repaying the price Of
subscription.


The paper is designed to meet the needs of
persons residing in the towns and rural dis
tricts of the


MIDDLE, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN


STATES,
careful note being regularly made of local
matters in those regions, in addition to COM
plete and concise history of current events


ALL OVER THE WORLD.


The Msrchant and the Mechanic viii find
the Weekly Sun an ever fresh Encyclopedia of
Useful knowledge. -
THE WEEKLY SUMS MARKET REPORTS
are especially valuable, giving the latest prices
of all kinds Of Produce in Baltimore and the
principal cities of the Union, for the latter the
telegraph being availed of up TO the date Of
publication.


TERMS INVARIABLY CASH In ADVANCE.
Year: 1875

table, and rolled again. In from an


hour to au hour and half the leaves
become well dried. and their color
n6xed." that is there Is no danger Of
their becoming black. They are now


Of dullish green, but afterwards be-


come brighter. This process, it is to
be understood. does not apply to teas
which are artifcially colored. Mr..


Fortune gives also an account Of the
coloring process, as practised in the
Hwng-chow green tea district. The
superintendent Of the workmen, man
aged the coloring part Of the process
himself. Having procured portion
OF Prussian blue, he threw it into a
porcelain bowl, not unlike chemist 8
mortar, and crushed it into very fine
powder. At the same time, quantity
Of gypsum was produced and burned
in the charcoal fires which we're then
roasting the teas. The object Of this
was to soften it, in order that it might
be readily pounded into q very fine
powder, in the same manner as the
Prussian blue bad been. The gypsum
having been tskep out of the fire, after
certain time had elapsed, readily
crumbled down, and was reduced to
powder in the mortar. These two sub
stances having been thus prepared.


we're then mixed together. In the pro-
portion of four parts gypsum. to three
parts Of Prussian blue, and formed a
light blue powder, which was then
Year: 1875

The Cincinnati Commercial Of Sat-
urday says: yesterday one of our
churches, which has recently lost its
Pastor, was thrown open for Christ
mas worship, and talented gentle
man from an adjoining city was Sc
lected to conduct the services, includ-
ing communion. Unfortunately, this
gentleman had been induced by some
of his friends to partake of Christmas
egg-nogg. All unused to a beverage
having a spirituOus liquor for one of
its ingredients, the gentleman's head
was somewhat affected by his pOta-
tions. We are not informed that he
had drank deeply. The officiating
gentleman managed to get through
the services with considerable pro-
priety until he commenced the dis
course. His subject was the wild
ow's Mite and his sermon had been
duly prepared. But he wandered sad
ly and talked at random, skipping
from one point to another, until it, was
painfully evident that heswas not in
condition for such a solemn occasion.
At last after he had talked about an
hour, he seemed suddenly to have
made up his mind that it was neces-
sary for him to say something per-
sonal. He commenced to talk about
the liability Of frail human nature to
err, and hinted at the fact that he had
erred. By this time the Wardens of
the church had communicated with
each other quietly, and PASSED the
word around that the people, who
were not many, had better drop out
one By one. This was accomplished
in quiet and dignified way. They
did not leave in a body, with noise,
but simply got up one by one and
passed out, leaving the eloquent man
talking TO empty benches. The ut
most decOrum was preserved, and the
strategy as well as the dignity of the
congregation, placed as it was in
most perplexing situation, is highly
commended"
Year: 1875

We must row with the oars we have
and as We cannot order the wind, we
are obliged to sail with the wind that
God gives.
Patience and attention will bring US
far. If cat watches long enough at
the mOuse's nest the mouse shall not
escape.


Perseverance will obtain good cab
bage and lettuce where otherwise
nothing but thistles will grow.


The plowman must go up and
down, and whStever else may be done
there is no other but this long way 10
do the work well.


Learn to sleep with one eye open.
As soon IS the chicken goes 10 rcost
it is good time for the fox.


Fools always will ask what time it
Is, but the wise know their time.


Grind while the wind is fair, and II
you neglect, do not complain o. Ged's
providence.


God gives feed to every bird, but
He does not bring il to the nest in
like manner He gives Us our daily
bread, but by means Of our daily
work.


The dawn of day has gold In its
mouth.


He that lags behind in road where
many are driving always will be in .
cloud Of dust,


Never set your feet in q dirty and
crooked pain f6e tIIe love Of money
1t IS work that will bring bad inter.
est IL you wish to suck honey OF this
ties.


You will need long spoon IL yon
wish to eat with the devil out Of the
same dish.
Year: 1875

The following incident, related by
the Newark Advertiser, has reference
to one of the most successful law firms
of New York, and Is = good illustra-
ton OF the opportunities OF life ia this
country: "Mister, can not you give
me employment? ?" said a One-legged
boy to 8 gentleman on his way to bis
Office. A boy with only one leg was
not a very desirable candidate for Of
fee work and office running, but the
gentleman said, Come along aud let
US see what you can dO.n The hoy
was taken to the law Office, and the
gentleman suggested that perhaps the
best thing for the boy to do would be
to get a second neither limb, and at
the same time gave him an order
that would as far as possible make
him 8 walking man. The boy did
the errands OF the house, but found
time to read Coke and Blackstone,
and the other day the one-legged lad
was admitted 10 the bar, and he has
an important position ia the law
Office OF Martin 4 &Smith, Mr.. Isaac P.
Martin being the gentleman to whom
the little lame boy appealed. We
hope that Mr.. Martin will have many
pleasures in life, but we think no act
Of his will give him more satisfaction
than the result Of that speech !:
"COme along and let US see what you
can do" Boys with two legs OF one
may take courage and incentive from
the above little incident, which will
give the reader better and pieasan-
ter thought Of mankind
Year: 1875

The dangerous river floods to which
Madras is always liable after the Oc-
tOber rainfalls, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette, have been more than usually VII
Olent and destructive. During the
greater portion of the year the rivers
of the presidency are mere dried-up
channels, with hardly q trace of wa
ter; but when the wet months ar
rive, the unremitting down-Pour gen.
orally so saturates the surrounding
country that in short time the chan
nels are filled and become swollen
rivers, which hurry along with the
most terrific velocity. About the
middle of October of this year the
rainfall was particularly heavy, and
the rivers began to swell to such
height that fears were felt Cor the
safety of the railway bridges. These
anticipations were soon realized, and
the danger proved to be even greater
than was expected. On the lines be-
tween Madras and Bombay and Cal
cutta six bridges have been complete
ly carried away by the floods, and
large portions of the lines have been
seriously damaged. The severity of
this years floods is said to be due
partly to the fact that the outer or
rainy portion of q cyclone swept the
hills from which the streams flow,
and that this unusual abundance of
water caused several of the tanks
which are formed throughout the
country for the purpose of reserving
water for the artificial irrigation of
the land during the dry season to
burst, and still further augment the
water of the rivers. The destruction
caused by the river Penn2r and its
tributaries, the Chithavarty, the Tau
pugnee and the Cheyar, was especial
ly noticeable, everything that offered
the smallest obstruction to the rapidi-
ty OF the waters being utterly swept
away. All communication between
Madras and Bombay was entirely cut
off, and the mails were delayed for
five or six days In spite of the ef-
forts OF the railway engineers, it can
hardly 0e expected that the lines in
terrupted can be restored for some
time. It is to be hoped that, as the
bridges have to be rebuilt, care will be
taken to make them strong enough
to resist floods and to PROVIDE against
the recurrence OF disasters which,
though on this occasion they do not
appear to have been fatal to any one,
might well have been lamentably de-
structive to human life as well as to
property.
Year: 1875

Many of the colds which people are
said to catch commence at the feet.
To keep these extremities warm,
therefore, is to effect an Insurance
against the almost ipterminsble list
Of disorders which spring out of q
'islight cold" First never be tightly
shod. Boots or shoes, when they fit
closely, press against the foot, and
prevent the free circulation OF the
blood. When, on the contrary, they
do not embrace the foot too tightly,
the blood gets fair play, aud the spaces
left between the leather and stock
ings are filled with comfortable sup
ply of warm air. The second rule is
never sit in damp shoes. IL is Of
ten imagined that unless they are
positively wet it is not necessary to
change them while the feet are at
rest. This is fallaey (; for when the
least dsmpness is absorbed into the
sole it is attracted further to the foot
itself by its own heat, and thus per-
spiration is dangerously checked,
Any person may prove this by trying
the experiment OF neRleeting the rule.
and his feet will become cold aud
damp after a few moments, although,
taking off the shoe and warming il,
it will appear quite dry--RHrdL NetD
Yorker.
Year: 1875

Tor his appearance TO answer the suits
now for the first time brought against
him. We believe this offer win be
accepted and that very soon the great
Iammany leader will have an opportunity of
meeting Ingersoll. Garvey and the rest OF his
OLD vasSals before a jury of his countrymen.
In doing this Mr.. Sweeny takes the advice of
the HERALD. He could do nothing else Mr..
fecknam informs our reporters that Mr.. Walsh,
against whom is also an indictment will pay
twenty-five thousand dollars to settle the case.
Mr.. Walsh was an old Court House Commis-
sioner, and he is charged with neglect of duty
and not with any crime This distinction has
been allowed to his benefit, and proceedings
against him viii be dismissed upon the pay
ment Of the sum specified. We commend
this example to Tweed. IT Tweed had given
to the city the half million of dollars he has
paid to lawyers, leeches and blackmailers the
people would listen with composure to his
pleas for mercy