Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. 3 :“x.f; Latof the Thames Tunuel; of Prof. riax PAGGENDORT, the celebrated Ger- jcist; and of AMEDEE PicuoT, one of the few French suthors who have devoted their lives to English literature. He translated ex- gracts from Sir WALTER ScoTT, some of the peauties of BYROX, one or two of THACKERAY'S warks, and MacavLav's History. He was also editor of the Rerue Britannique for some years PR <5 —— Springfield dispatch eass: 3 petilon to Gov. HaTzs, the next President, is “dircalation here to-dsy. requesting him to ap- el ocax as his Secretary of War. 1t has polnt Gen. [oed the sizuatares of the State offi- 'sd those smong the Republican Senators and Representatives who are in the city. The course LoGAN is pursuing on the Pacific il Sinking-Fund bill, in going against the ¢ of the people and upholding the monopolists who bave ewindied the people so B edfully and shodkingly, is not calculated to recommend bim o the confidence of President 4vEs to such adegree as to give him a place 1 bis Cabinet: he cld Wells-strect Bulldozer fairly frothed ot he mouth yesterday morning. He-bawled out thst “The decision of the Arbitrators was the result of shameless partisanship and perjury py ermined scalawage,” and theu, collecting all \:ie remaining strencth for one pun-gent ob- reation, the pun-dit called the decision Fichtrocions.” and after administering this apstise punishment be fainted, and had not come to when iast heard from. e ———— The Nation says that 41t is unfortunate that the vote in the Commission has been cast on ¢ lines.” If Justices Cuirrorp and FieLD bad acted with the majority of the Judges, this would mot have been. They are greatly to slame for their partisan course. e ————— PERSONAL. prof. Husley bas attempted to crash the oppo- ez of his development theory by calling them o-pgpc:-phllcsophrr!," but they have not been smubed to carth, possibly because they are not embodiments of the truth. Jtiessid that 3 Boston parazrapher who has cope under the fnfiuence of Moody and Sankes, ‘at has not a8 Fet wholly surrendered, shows half scolompof regenerated items and half & column of the old wicked kind. The new spirit hasworked auly midway down the column. Eph Holland; the Cincinnati prize-fighter and re- peater, bas made a deposition which is eald to con- 1sin remarkable accasations aruinst the fair fame of centain statesmen of Hamilton County. The Gaarite cays the docament is awaited with cager cariosity by euch as are not crowding the anxions el Col. Sellers ix watching the proceedings of the Commiselon at the Capital. During the trial- seee the otber pight, he indicnantly ** declined to spswer.™ Counsel, of course, preseed for a reply, <hea Reymond angrily demanded: **If yomr Fonor pleace, am 12 peer or am 1a vaseal?" And _jtwonld have warmed old Wells' heart to have Yeard the applanse. It ie possible,” savs & keen critic, *‘to feel a Jangnid eort of amusement ot the misinformation —vried. bot mot vast—which 3. Offenbach managed to collect during his short stay in this country: but beyond this there is little in his ook that can bave zny sort of interest for any- bodr.” Binding scems to have as depressing an effect on bouffe-writers as onthe average American pewepaper-humorists. The practical Madame Michelet proposes to in- sarea supply of water to Perc Lachaise for the use of persons planting flowers on the tombs of rels- tives. This, she thinks, will be the best memorial of ber bueband, wwho was strack by this want whea, enlosiog a friend &fiy years ago, he paia frequent visits to his grave and vainly endeavored to keep slive flowers planted o it. i There is nothing so refreehing in this world as a Dodest newspaper. After & long and diligent search one has been found. - It is mot published 2smay be imagined. but appears once a Architect and Building Newr. Its modesty is attested in tae fol- Jowing note, printed in the issac of the 10:h inet.: “*We are again oblized by want of space to hold over our cditorial matter till apother week—a post- ponemext which we presume our readers will easily forgve. ™ President Gilman, of the Johns Hopkins Tui- versity, in descnbing his ideal coliege the other . said that three by-laws shonld be passed,— that 10 vaste of time shonld Ve allowed, thstthere £300ld be no disparagement of any branch of learn- ing, and that character is before knowledze. Of these, the last, we should eay, might be called the golden by-rule, and be posted couspicnonsly inthe room of every etudent. Therc haslongbcen a peed of 2 golden by-rulc, since the golden rule has gone entircly ont of faehion. The propotition to establish at Andover Theo- logical Seminary 2 Profeseorship of *- Theology as related to other Sciences™ i¢ interpreted by the Xatior. as evidence that *‘the necessity of a scientific cquipment for theological students is be- gicning to be recognized.” But can the proposed profestorship farnish anything eo formidable us ‘*ascientidc cquipment ™ to anybody! Its pur- pose will be rather to farnish 2 theological equip- ment azainst scientific objections. A theological seminary is not the place to learn science. The people of San Francisco are iaterested in bearing that their famous Spring Valley water is alive with swmall red bugs, which are ai present literally choking the water-pipes and can be ob- tsined from ary hydrant. A physician who first Teported tae mstter to the Chronicle proved the correctaces of his statements by holdinz a fine eambric hsndkerchicf nnder the faucet in the edi- torial rooms of that paper. After five or eix gal- lons had passed through the handkerchief it was found to be covered with hundreds of little reddish orgenisms, The proposal to have a etrect-carnival in New York #8s somewhat serionsly interfered with by the diecovery of a law forbidding the appesrznce in ** any'road. public highway. field, lot, or inclosure of any person macked or dieguised in a manner 1o revest identification.” The people of the North wonld rise up and hail as a benefactor any person wlo would discover in Louisians and the other Soutbern States a eimilar law. 1t is difficalt now todecide which is the more grievous afliction— lidoring or the Mardi-Gras carnival; and both would be equally pat a stop to by the rigid enforce- ment of the New York statate. Ar. Robert Buchanan's dramatization of his own novel, **The Quecn of Connanzht,” lately pro- duced in London,” has mot oothed the usually pPlacid Irish bosom. Contrary to custom, all the Irishmen pictared in it are liars, knaves. and cow- arde. The Insh gentry are boors and drankards. They agree innothing except in bating England nithe Englieh. Mr. Joteph Marphy must be Jooking for a play like this to produce in America. Itwould literally bring down the galleries—and alter they came down the proceedings would be of the warmest deacription that the taiented black- emith-actor named has ever witnessed. Mr. Alexander Acaseiz is now on his way home from England, whither he went a few weeks 280, atthe invitation of the officers of the Challenger ~expedition, te wilness the unpacking of their col- Iections, and to take charge of the echinoderms which he and Col. Theodore Lyman are commie- sioned 10 study and report upon. Some of this PAT of the Challenger’s collection has already ar- rived st Cambridge, Mase., and Mr. Agaseiz will Probably relinquish his intended jourmey of ex- pleration to Mexico or Peru, 10 gevote his atten- tion immediately to these strangers from the decp- st seas ever reached by a naturalist’s dredge. Auseful little volume just come to hand is enti- tled *‘Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre and of Draw-Poker.” The work is said to bebr . “a Professor, one of the oldest and most noted enchre-players in the United States, and a member ‘of the Washington Enchre Club.” The rules for Ppoker, if we mistake not. are {rom the penof the ex-United States Minister to Grest Britain, and are not his worst contributions to the sum of haman bappiness. The two games treated of in the com- vendium are strictly American in their origin and development, snd it is highly becoming that aman- al for students of them should emanate from the Kational Capital. A wealthy gentleman of Boston was picked up intensible in Fifth avenue, New York, Tuesday, Iaving, as the newspapers euphemistically put it, #lipped on a piece of orange-peel and fallen beav- “l5. Preciely. - But the orange-peel had 3 good many glasses of champagne punch aronnd it before ne elipped it. The unforiunate fentleman thus widely brought into notice is ome of the colid men of Boston, having lately come into the possestion of a fortue of #everal millions of dollars. e i well known also 10 theatrical circles. Only the World was civil enongh to print his name and explain how he hap- Dined to pass the night at the etation-house. + English vl engincer, who bullt the 1 “HARD TIMES.” Beecher's Lecture on the Great Topic of the Hour. The Cash System a Bad Founda- tion for Commerce. Expa_nsion Very Easy; Contrac- tion Extremely Difficult. Jay Cooke’s Bubble--~The Northern Pa- cific Railroad. Beecher and the Tabernacle. There were no extra preparations for a large crowd at McCormick Hall 1sat evening to heor Beecher in his last lecture. The raised seats on the platform, which were throoged last Mon- day evening, as well as the extra scats in the body_ of the hall, were nowhere visible last evening. There were, however, a few chairs on the platform, of whose few occupants the most prominent were two bald-headed old gentle- men in velvet caps,—one at each side of the platform,—flavking the lecturer, as it were, and lending a grave and reverend air to the occasion. Whatever may have been the rea- son for the forethcught of the managers, it became apparent that they had caleulated very correctly the probable numerical strength 9( the audience. The hall, instead of being jammed as it was at the first lecture, was only comf{ortably full. Perhaps it was the tendency of people to stay indoors Saturday nizhts that was responsible for this; at least such was the reasoning of those who did venture out and who, of course, listened to 2 most entertaining lecture 8s a reward for their pains. made his appearance, accompanied by Mr. Car- penter, who, & few minutes later, performed the somewhat unneeessary task of introducing the great preacher to the audience, with the an- nouncement that he would lecture on a topic in- teresting to all—* HardT imes.” Mr. Beecher was welcomed with deserved ap- plause. He commenced by saying that the present commercial crisis stood out more pre- cminently in contrast with the great degree of prosperity which had preceded it, 45 well as by the obstinacy with which it remained. There scemed to be no remedy, and very few had been able to give any satisfactory explanation of its origin and extent. Some had attributed it to over-production. A little over-production there might have been. but that surely must have spentitself long ago. Some had ascribed it toone thing and some to avother, but men had finally settled down to the view that the cause was a want of confidence. It was admitted that there was money enough, but men suid that there was a want of confidence—as though a counsel of physiciaus were to stand around a dead man and some one would say that he bad died from one disease while others would say it was some- thing else. Yet, after ali, they would conclude it was quite certain that the man was dead for want of breath. [Laughter.] .But how came this loss of confidence! Before this commer- cial revulsion there had been a period of great fidancial prosperity. - It belonged to the nature of commerce to be conducted om credit, aud commerce was subject from time to time, generally at regularly recurring periods, to these depreseions, ana many men would say it was a great deal better T0 BAVE NO CREDIT. But suppose 2 man couldn’t pax. Might he not go?! Was this good economy? Wasn't it like requiring a younz man. learning the trade of a carpenter. tg earn 2 chest of tools and pay for them before he could use them? The absolute cash system might be well enough in respect to 2 man's domestic cconomy, but iu so far as com- merce was concerned it was 3 bad system that had no credit at tlie_bottom. With “everythiog ou a cash basis. tbe bad man could get as “much as the vood wan. But with credit, a man of aptitude, judgment, patient perseverance, indnstrious skill. and moral character, was at a premium in the community. . Credit was, in- {eed, a moral discrimination,—a premium to a YounT mau to grow up in a good. moral charac- ter. But it was true that therecould besn abuse of the credit svstem. Enthuslasm in Dbusiness grew: eversthing weot on ewimming- Jy. Mem got warm in bLusiness, and began to Blow soap-bubbles and see beaven throuzh them,—perbans _the only time they ever daid ¢ it. [Laughter.] Then &chemes began pe formed of doubtful utility, and the eredit system permeated the whole community. But the tredit and the pay lines had been varing their relations. Suddenly something disturbed the commul at” happened thenl A ran Would say to a debtor: + Weil, this is a iperiod of Zreat timcertainty s pav e that thou owest.” [Laughter.] And €o it went through the whole country, every man puttiog his hand to every- hody ¢lse's toreat, and demandivg payment. Laugbter.| This thing happened about onte o overy ten years. Cool, conservative men might not get excited, for that was not their nature. But when a calamity of this nature fell ona bustling. mercurial peo- ple, it very quickly precipitated matters. In the West these calamities might be looked for once in sbout ten vears; in New England in Sbout welve or fifteen; in England perhaps twenty; and in Bolland, where they were never excited, perhaps once in 100 years. [Laughter.] fier the firet year or two of the late War. & sudden impetus was given to industry. The Goverpment stood in the markets of the world as a gigantic purchaser of hundreds of differ- ent - articles, all of which could not be introduccd in this country. Briareus had 100 hands, but the Governinent had a million. What mizht not_be expected of the insanity of industry produced by this want of commodities¢ Farms were sold and the pro- ceeds used to build factorics; there never was fime of such universal prosperity. But, un- fortudately, money was not money. The Gi croment could pot pay gold, and issucd & cur- rency redeemable in the hope of gold. But it was doubtful how the war would tarmin:lf Thore was a class who were_cetermioed that it should termivate in a victory for freedom, thouth it cost tae last man. [Applause.] An- Giberclass proposcdanamicablescttlementwhile vet there was a ray of grace. [Laughu:r.] These bull-frog prophets sat croaking around the edge of public aflairs [laughter), 2nd, 25 ‘might be expected, they hadn’t a very encourag- jog effect on finance or ‘anything else. GOVERNMENT PAPER WENT DOWX, . antil it depreciated so that it was scarcely worth one-third of its face value. What was proper- t{l i‘und;\?&cmuldprop%ni w‘ag zhr:lnly }nsttcr cd, molded, adopted, by the in” of man. Was pA fraction of wgsz cxlsteg in the world ~was roperty—that usc for articles of laste,P etc. And these was Jess gold in the world than Eeopl:lmlglned. Tt was 2 good thing for gold that it was 80. Laughter.] Were there more of it, it would {ze worth less. Gold was simply & material set spart as a representative of property. As this representative, it was uscful as a mcans of ex- change, all tie natjons of the carth having ac- quiesced in considering it the equivalent of property What was paper! It stood over zold and silver, and represented them. When commerce grew. it requircd vast amounts of gold, and # became too bulks, s0 that per took its place. ‘Paper was good for what R& represented, and not *a cent bevond that. Paper, or gold, without property, which it rep- resented, was not for anything. People say: “Ob, the conntry is x;uod for it; there is he honor of_the country.'” Hut where did it honor go whea it couldn’t pay? About once in twenty-five years—when the partics alterated— here was an attcipt to tinker at the finances. Laughter.] The Republicgns were in_to-day, and e Government must be run. ‘The Democrats, having been lonz out, were mOw bungrs. Oh, to Was gold property? w hungrr! [Laughte: 1t might be safe to Er(:xst aparty witha _annuy lhn:‘gs,gm 11:, X trust it with paper money. e resist Snd it would be 't resist the temptation, :ca‘llsgysltmns day when the Government had the right to make money by printing paper. But this depreciation of the currency had spreal, o that men ratca their money by the count and not by _the value of the power. Itwasa good deal like a man’s seeing double. The mo- ment 8 Currency came into universal i, o, 4L 1£, SEPSHES dlusors ected the imagination: how It o ch 2 perlod the Pacitic Railroads haa spread out like snakes in springz. There ‘were 20,000 miles of road built ia ten yearsé and even Illinois was 8 pertect gridiron of a State in this respect. Hope bocame €0 insane that the entire community was puffed up—like the Dutchman who catled himself fat when he was Soit was ;rsuh thi e?;;lv;l_:nnnlty wen! y 3&: tr!:; falling in a forest and bearing down others with them. Mines, foundres, iron- [works.fll went,—unable t0 phy their Jpiper. It was a quarter past 8 before Mr. Beecher. People tried, as soon as they could, to pick themsclves up, and then hegan that ENORMOUS SHRINKAGEZ OF VALUE. It was easy enough to inflate, but to shrink back again to an active gold basis was not so casy. There had been a good deal of human nature in the buflding of ~ railroads. [Laughter.] ~ What was stock? Why, it was ~ the piles that the Dircctors drove down to et a good, solid foundation, on which to put s first-mortgage bond, and upon this was a nice debt on which to put a secoud, and, on top of that, bankruptey. [Laughter. { Usually there were twenty Directors,—five o] them wisc, and fiftecn respoctable. [Laughter.] Finally, after a course of collusion with the contractors, and swindling of every conceivable nature, the crash came. But who sy posed the Directors lost anvthing? Oh, no. It was the poor schoolteachers, the farmers, lawyers, and doctors, who had been led by the religious newspapers to take advan- tage of the admirable opportunity to sell Gov- ernment bonds and inyest in Northern Pacific stock. [Applanse.] Even the ministers took some. Some of them put in a thousand or two. He kuew it. [This with a lugubrious look, Which provoked great laughter.] Never had he appreciated so fully the words of Paul: «T would that I were aitogether as_thou art, sove these bonds.” [Laughter.] Tnstead of falling on those best able to bear the calami- ty, it fell on the people of moderate means,—the middle classes. This period of shrinkage had gone on, and would go on until the common people had time to carn what they called their small overplus, sucked up in these speculations. But, after all, the losses had been material; the gain, moral. Debtshad been pald; people had been taught lessons of economy and pru- dence. Young men, who had been allured to the cities with the prospect of becoming merchants, returned, some to beg, some to their homes, than which there was ho better place for a battered ambition to put in and refit. Some, remember- ing the wordsof the mood book, #Go to the ant, thou slugeard,” went to their aunts and nelped eat their bread. &Lnughwr.] ‘The bank- rupts had learned something,—the value of & home,—and wnen 8 man nad done that, though e be a bankrupt for 3 million dollars, he had made one of the preatest discoveries. [Ap- plause.] Some had done even better than that. They had learned the total insecurity of carth- iy ~ values, and had Jaid "up for themsclves -~ treasures o heaven where nefther moth nor rust could corrupt, and where there was nothinz that maketh a lie; there, where the spirits of just men wercmade perfect. There let a man invest, and, though hebe a sorry bankrgpt that had learned this, he had Jearned the way of living, the way of dying, and the way of living sgain. [Prolonged applause.| BEECHER AND THE TABERNACLE. To the Editor of The Tribune. OrricE STAR LECTORE COURSE, CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—We think it just to the Tabernacle Committee, and to ourselves, that we should briefly state the facts, as far as we know them, why Mr. Beccher did not preach or lecture in the Tabernacle. To have replied before to all the public and private criticisms to which we have been subjected would, in the minds of certain of our ecritics, undoubtedly have been comstrued into a shrewd eflort on our part to do some special advertis- ing for Mr. Beecher's second lecture. That lecture having been given, we are DOW extricat- ed from all embarrassing surroundings, and cannot be accused of having any other interest in the opening of the Tabernacle for proper public uses then that which should be felt by every public-spirited eitizen. Lét us premise by frankly acknowleding at the outset that we recognize the propriety and right of the Tabernacle Committee. us a Com- mittee, to determine absolutely and without reference to the opinion of any one what shall be done with the building they manage. it is true the building was erected partly. by ublic subscriptions, but having passed into the hands of this Committce, it is, to all intents and pur- poses, thelrs to_do with as they like. Their né@fi;ncm, may be criticised, but their rights not at all. ‘Furthermore. let us say for onrselves that when we engaged Mr. Beecher to lecture for us, the extraordinary fee we were obliged to Day compelled vs, in self-defense, to_stipulate a8 a part of our contract that Mr. Beecher should appear in Chicago only for ourselves, or by our consent. To that extent he hecame *our property,” as some of our critics have Kindly reminded the public. It has been our constant desire. and wethik the public will bear witness that it hus been our habit, during the six years of our manasement of pub- lic enterprises to deal honorably with the pub- Jic, often sacrificitg our temporary persoual iu- terest to the public bencfit, recognizing, we frankly confess, that such a coursc for those dealing with the public is the only wise one to pursue. It needs no explanationtoany business man that, havingagreed topay Mr. Beecheralarze fee to come to Ciicago to lecture for us, it was our privilege to detérmine whether be shonld preach either before or after. or preach at all. At least Mr. Beccher so understood it, and, through his agents, Hathaway & Pond, placed the entire matter in our hands, and it was arranged with them that- he should reach once, and that on the Sunday before the ectures. - So much by way of preface. Now to the facts respecting the Tabernacle, We made all our arrangements to have Mr. Beecher lecture in McCormick Hall, but as soon as Mr. Beccher's lectures were announced a pressure such as we _could not have reasonably resisted, il we had so desired, was made ypon us to arrange that he should lecture in the ab- ernacle,where all who aesired to hiear him could be comfortably accommodated at an admission fee of 50 cents. Accordingly Mr. Carpenter saw Mr. Harvey and explained the situation to him. Mr. Hafvey, with equal frankness, told Mr. Carpenter that it was the intention of the Comumittee to have some entertainments of their own In the Tabernacle to raise mogey, and did mot wish to bave the movelty of its use worn oI before they lad completed their cerfes of entertainments. He eald, however, that it was a matter of money with them, as they were in great need of funds, and asked what consideration we coula offer. Mr. C. sugzested he (Mr. H.) should make any reasonable”propo- sition, and_he would find us liberal 1n our sc- cepance. He asked if we could offer to pay $1,000. Mr. C. told him that, having to - pay Brecher such an unusual fec, we could not take such a large additivnal risk, but instead of pay- ing a certainty for the Tabernable would will- ingly give such a percentaze of the receipts, as in case the buildiog should be crowded to its capacity would spproximate the sum named. As a further reason why it it was desirable for us to make the percentagearrangement, Mr. C. explained to Mr. Harvey—who, as a shrewd business man, at once took in the facts—that it was no fnagclal advantage to us to have Mr. Beecher in the Tabernacle, as the general result would be the same whether be lectured in tbe Tabernacle at 50 cents or McCormick Hall at §1.50. Our chief desire was to please Mr. Beecher with alarge audicnce, satisly the public, and close our lect- ure season with eclat. After an extended interview Mr. Harvey told Mr. C. to_submit a propesition, and if liberal enough_the arrangement mizht be consum- mated, he stlpuhflnF, as 2 part of the consider- atfon, that we should give the Committee our services in the management of their own cnter- tainments, which we tendered him independ- entlv of any conclusion reached in our matters. We submitted three propositions to choose be- tween, one of $300 rentalasa certainty, or if they would join us in the risk 10 per cent of the gross receipts, or 123¢ per cent of the net re- ceipts, Intimating at thie same time that if the receipts warranted it the Committee would find us disposed to dopate an additional sum to any charitable purpose Mr. Harvey should “indicate. These propositions seemed perfectly satisfactory to Mr. Harvey, who will I trust, excuse us for referring to him thus per- sonally, but we think it due to him that the public should know that the same broad _busi- ness views which have characterized his efficient and brilliant business manazement of the Moocdy meetings guided him in this matter, al- though obliged, 15 Chairman of the Committee, to finally ascume the responsibility of a refusal, while personally, as he informed us, favoring an acceptance of our proposals. When Mr. Harvey received the propositions he said he would consuit with some members of the Committee respecting which was most ac- ceptable, and let us know the result the follow- ing day. We considered the matter settled, and tried to secure a plat of the Tabernacle to prepare for printing reserved-seat _tickets. About noon the next day, Tuesday, we received & line from Mr. Harver saring ™ the Committee have decided not to rent the Taber- pacle for the lecture.” This surprised us the more because only a few moments before we had conversed with a member of the Committee with reference to the matter, and, while criticising taking actien without a meeting of the Commit- tee, expressed pleasure at the consummation— as we supposed—of the arrangement. We thonght it strange that *‘the Committee ” had dedt:cd ‘without this member having known the result. We instantly sought out Mr. Harvey, and Mr. C: nter found him in Maj. Whittle's room at the Brevoort House, with " J. McGregor Ad- ams, another member of the Committee. Mr. Q. asked whether the %ogositiona ‘were not Jiberal enough, and Mr. Harvey replied they had no fault to find with them; it was simply thst certain members refused to open the Tab- ernacle, and their opposition was final. Mr. C., finding there been no meeting of the Committee, suggested thit one be called, but such 3 couree seemed unwise to Mr. Harvey, who simply expressed his regrets-that the arrangement coilld not be e summated, and nssumed for the Committec the entire re- sponsibility of refusing. Up to this time nothing. had been eaid on cither zide about Beecher's preaching in the Tabernacle, but the understanding Lad been that he was to accept the invitation extended him by Mr. Moody, and preach in his church. Mr. Harvey asked whether the arrangements for his preaching there had beenm completed, when, thinking the Committee’s objection to his lecturing in the Tabernacle might be over- come by his_first preaching there, Mr. C. in- formed Mr. Harvey that rather thannot have all accommodated wno might desire to hear him, we would afrange with Mr. Moody to have him' preach in the Tabernacle instcad of the Church. But Mr. Harvey thought it would on- 1y lead to further disappointment if the matter was acain agitated, and 50 we dropped it as finally settled. However, the next morning, while the great rush for tickets was in progress; a gentleman infroduced himself to us as a member of the Committee—Mr. Sol Thatcher—and asked why we had not_arranged for the Tabernacle. Mr, Sheldon fully explained the eituation to him, and he said he knew, if a meeting of the Com- mittee could be had, there would be no diflicuity about securing the Tabernacle both to preach and lecture in, and he immediately started out to sec some of the leading members, we pronos- in%)to meet with the Committee. n Friday morning we made several calls on Mr. Harvey to ascertain at what hour the Com- mittee would meet, but could not find him, and Were finally referred to Mr. Case, the Treasurer of the Committee. We had that morning de- Gided, in view of the extraordinary rush for seats, that it would be best to have Mr. Beecher preach in the Tabernacle, as in any event ive felt confident people would be turned away ; and, having spoken once ia the building, there could afterward be ao objection to his lecturing there. Intending to so present the matter to the Committee, Mr. Carpeuter called on Mr. Case to find out where the meeting was to be held. In view of certain statements of Mr. Case in a published interview, Mr. Carpenter deems it necessary to say that the only propo- sition made to Mr. Case’at this or subsequent {nterviews was respecting Beecher's preachinz. In reply to the question “Is it true the Cou- mittee refused permission to Mr. Beecher to reach in the Tabernacle?” Mr. Case says, No, it_has not .even been asked, except in- cidentally,” ete. From latest information it {s undoubtedly true that ¢ the Committee™ never refused, be- cause “the Committee™” were never given an opportunity,—Mr. Case deciding the whole matter _for the Committee. But that Mr. Case was “not asked"—'‘not incidentally” merely but directly and with- out any conditions surrounding the rerbuesb— to permit Mr. Beccher ta preach on_Suuday in the Tabernacle Mr.. Case himself will not prob- ably deny. Nor will Mr. Case deny that in his conversation with Mr. Garpenter the matter of Mr. Beecher's lecturing was the ‘“incidental,” and the preaching the material portion of the interviews. In his first interview Mr. Carpenter endeavored to ascertain when aud where the Committee would meet. Mr. Case said no meeting would be called for any &1 purpoze, for the matter had already been decided. Mr. Carpenter told him we desired the Committee to meet so that arrangements could be made tobave Mr. Beecher .preach in the Tabernacle, for the public demand Enll become so strong that we could not if we would refuse, and we would not take the re- sponsibility of not permitting Mr. Beecher to reach there. He said the responsibility could e placed upon the Committee, and Mr.” C. re- plied that was why he wished the Committee To act as a body. Mr. Case suid the Committec would not meet, because it was not desirabie to have the matter considered asa Comunittee, for, while he was what might be called a Beeclier man, it was well known that his own sect (Congreszational), as well as others, were divided upon the merits of the case, and the Committee proposed to avoid all room for criticism. Mr. Carpenter suggested that there would be less criticisin by quietly acceding to the public demand than attempiing to thwart it. whereupon Mr. Case replied that *if 499,000 ont of the 500,000 people in Chicazo should pre- sent a petition to let. Beecher into the Taber- pacle he shonld say * No.’”* Mr. Case said there were other reasons which he did not care to ex- plain why the Tabernacle could not be used to Jet Mr. Beccher {n‘e:mh in, and when furtber pressed be said that when subscriptions werc being taken comsiderable sums were subscribed with the understanding that the ilding should only be used for revival purposes. Mr. Carpenter suggested that no such objection could poesibly hold vainst Mr. Beccher, for his would uudoubtedly e the greatest revival sermon ever preacned in the Tabernacle; whercupon Mr. Case said that it was against just such an emergency that the restriction in the snhscrlr(iun was aimed, for, at the time the subecriptions were being taken, there was public talk of building a large hatl for Swing, and it was to prevent the Tabernacle being botizht or used by the Swing people that the pledges were given, and the same reason would hold against Beccher. In his interview Mr. Case says: peoter made some Yery severe remal only “severe remarks ™ made by Mr. C. were in this connection, and, as he had Jabored with zeal and love in securing the $50,000 guarantee- fund which emabled Prof. Swing to remain in Chicazo in an indcpendent church, Mr. Carpenter might be excused making some S severe remarks.”” But they were more < live- 15" than * severe,” consisting simply in asking Mr. Casc what was to oe done with the building Shen they were through with it, and upon Mr. Case saying that it would be converted—not theologically, we presume—into stores. Mr. Farwell being put under a contract tnat it thould be used for no public purposes after the Committee were through with it, Mr. Carpenter suggested that the siores “ehould be bap- tized,” or, perhaps better still, be thoroughly fumicated, so the commercial and religious epirit should not vome in contact. In the final interview with Mr. Case, Mr. Car- penter urged him to give him a list of the EFubscribers so that they might be personally visited. and thelr comsent obtained tor this special departure [rom their agree- ment, bat_ this Mr. Case refused to do, and also refused to call a mect- ing of the Committee, after which, considering we had done all that could be asked of us to ac- commodate the public, we relinquished all fur- ther efforts tu et the Tabernacle. Tt bas been stated with semi-official authori- zation on the part of the Committee that no % formal demand™ was made to have Beecher greswh in the Tabernacle. The *demand *’ to have im preach was 25 * formal * as to have him lect~ ure, and as we_speut two days trying to induce the officers of the Committee to call a meeting 50 that u *formal demand ™ could be submitted, the informality of thc demand should mot, we think, induce the Committec to make usrespon- sible for not securing the Tabernacle for Mr. Beecher. Tn couclusion, we Lave only this apology for departing from our usual custom of silence and intlicting this long letter upon the public, and that is, that we trust a full statement of the facts will induce the case to be carried to the supreme tribunal of the entire Committee, and have it there determined whetherjthe Tabernacle shall be held so sacred that elevatiuz and edu- cating catertainments shall not be permitted to be given in the only place in Chicazo where the great masses can be accommodated at a merely nominal price. We can urge this subject DOW without being accused of interested motives, and for the credit ofiChicago we trust the Com- ‘mittee,—which we belicve are broad enough to act for the publicielfare,—and not a single man, shall in future decide whether the Tabernacle canbe used for concert or lecture. CARPENTER & SHELDOXN. ——————— THE ELECTRO-THERMAL BATH. Dr. Hayes has removed to his new home, which has been built tohis order by Walter S. Williams, of Hartford Conn. He has placed in his new rooms the ne plus ultra of all the best electrical meaus for the treatment of patients that can be gathered from his Jong experience in the use of this wonderful therapeutic agent. Dr. Hayes’ electro-thermal bath-tub and elec- trodes have been adopted by instrument-makers generally. He stands pre-eminent in inventing the best electrical means conuected with the - bath, which s fully explained in his book on * The Electro-Thermal Bath and its Use, with History of Cases.” which will up- ar in a few wecks. The central and popular focality will be duly appreciated and enjoyed by his patrons, beiniz at 167 Wabash avenue, in the Palmer House Block, or, in fact, connected with the Palmer House. The fine dining-room will be served in first-class style, to tue guests of the house and others who may come to the table, with food proper for the fnvalid or the epicure. —————— SMALL-POX. Special Mapisos, Wis,, Feb. 17 ceived to-day from Highland, lowa County, states that the report that nearly 100 cases of small-pox existed at that place is untrue; that only sixty cases have appeared so far, and that the people are supplied with food from Avocs, the only restriction that place having made is to allow only licensed freighters to go to High- Jand, while Museaday, Mineral Point, and Dodgeville have ordinances threatening imprisonment to all peraons coming from with- in two miles of Highlan BOSTON Mrs. Sargent's Last “Evening” for the Winter. E. P. Whipple Gives Us an Inside View of Various Celebrities. George Banoroft and Jefferson Brick— Motley and Secretary Fish, 4 Westerner of 01d Days Asks a Question of 013 Roston-—1 Profane Answer: Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. BosToN, Feb. 14.—Last Saturday Mrs. Sar- gent’s last * evening” of entertainment came off, and deserves special mention from the fact that E.P. Whipple was the reader of the oc- caston; for, of course, at pretty much all the purties in Boston now *‘a paper ” on some sub- ject or other is read. Miss Preston in her “No Name ¥ story, *Is That AlL" hits off this grow- ing greed for essays sandwiched in with coffee and cake In her ely description of Guildford, where she says, * The art actually survives in Guildford of gving o party where the guests in- clude both old and young, where no ‘paper ¥ read.” But nobody wants to find fault with such a paper as Mr. Whipple read, especially when Mr. Whipple read it in thut melodious voice of his, which he scems to have got into the most com- plete training possible for the human organ, to express human sympathy in the traaslation of another’s words. His * paper” was founded upon his Centennial articles in Harper's Maga- zine, but it contained in some points a fuller and freer expression, and it s this that 1 propose to give. I went in a little late, missing the first of the puper, which touched upon certain celebrated divines aud statesmen of & past day, but in time to hear what was pronounced by earlicr comers to be the most interesting por- tion,—that that treated of the purely literary men. I CAME IN WHEN BANCROFT WAS BEING ANA- _ LYZED, and in speaking of the historian’s strong indi- viduality, the tfollowing vivid description was given: “He bas a strong and pronounced indi- viduality, fixed ideas bnd ideals, and iaapt to £ce things not in their relations with each other, but in their relations to Mr. Bancroft, and some- times gives an erroneous representution of facts by his mode of arranging and ioterpreting them. Then he is a transcendental philosopher, wrapped occasionally in a cloak of calm, mys- terious sublimity, and rhapsodizes 95 if he had been initiated in the counscis of Providence, or at least had—in Emerson’s phrase—*listened to gods in their gossip o the eternal politics.” At other times he indulges in strange freaks of declama- tion, und goes furiously not 50 much for the glory as_the glorification of the country, rep- resents Furope trembling and aghast at what is occurring here, and, indeed, approaches danzerously pear TIE RUETORIC OF MR. JEFFERSON BRICK. This school-boyish tonme, unworthy not only of a historian, but of & grown man, is generally followed by a lucid narrative of events or a really philosophical view ot their import, which has no conmection with the raot by which it is prefaced. Indeed, the cuif which yawns between gome of his declamators propositions und the incidents and persons he brings in to their support, is g0 wide that the reader'is reminded of the logde of that reazoner of whom it was said that, “+4f his premises bad the confluent small-pox, his con- clusions would be in o peril of catching it The nest in order was Prescott, and here the brilliant expression which checked itself in the printed puechad full sway. What fine presen- 1ation is this: 4 Prescott, though his residence was on Bea- con street, in Boston, yet mentally lived in the aze and country and among the personages forming the subjcct-matter of his histories. He was in imagination by the side of Columbus, when he plead hiscause before the Spauish Court: HE WAS OX TIE STAFF OF GONSELYVO, THE GREAT CAPTALY IN THE WARS IN ITALY; he accompanied Cortez in his march to the City of Mexico; he toiled up the Andes with Pizarro: he sat opposite Philip the Second when he ordered the exccution of his sou, Don Car- los. His imagination vitalized and viied the facts which his understanding disposed. and his Onderstanding was always guided by an fntel- lectual conscientiousness” which made lics of the brain seem to him s disgraceful as lics of the heart.” Of Motley, comparison with Pres- cott, we get a good deal of the samede- geription that has been put in priot, The con- trast of a certain fire and fervor with Prescott’s and this telling hit, which is nol in in sercnity, rint: B ' Prescott {s serene ever in dealing with Philip the Second. Motley hates Philip the Second more than he does Secretary Fish.” Then followed s very clever analysie of Cooper and Bryant, with points of similarity sugeested. Of Cooper Mr. Whipple said: “The wilderness and ocean are his own,”—his only rival in de- lineating Awmerican Nature being Bryaot. “To Brrant Nature fecds the faculty which medi- tates, to Cooper the_faculty which acts. Bry- ant's communion with Nature soothes and ex- alts the soul. Cooper tasks und invigorates the Wwill.” Of N. P.Willis he zaid thi The facultics T used were exception- ally _fine: the matter on which he used them were often exceptionally thin, and the matter, perishablc In iteelr, carried the faculties with it to oblivion, Of Willis’ gen- erosity to young writers, Mr. Whipple was warmly enlogistic. * His name wenty-five voars azo,” Mr. Whipple said, * was so high that there was a vague impression that he was the first of American authors. In 8 social gathering at_that time the great German poet ‘oethe was discuesed. some for, some aeainst him. A solid business man, who Was present, broke in with this remark, ©AS FOR THIS HERE GO—ETHE, AS I PRONOUNCE his name, that you're talking sbout, it seems to me he must be the N. P. Willis, of Germany.'” Of Poe he spoke briefly, rendering homage to his splendor of imagination and skilltul con- structiveness, but presenting the shadow of his morbid nature. TPON BATARD TAYLOR’S HEAD he placed all the crowns of high cndeavor and poetic conception, with ereat fudustry and ac- quirement. Aud at the conclusion of this elo- quent tribute be concluded the paper for the evening with repeating Taylor's poem * Cama- deva,” which celebrates the appearance of the Hindoo God of Love upon earth. In last win- Whipple's reading 1 spoke with some warmth of his power in actually introducing to some of his hearers the beauty Ol geveral _poems, which they had themselves read with little appre- In rendering “ Camadeva,” ~ Mr. Whipple again and more forcibly tested this power. He has no elocutionary tricks, but his Poite and manner become siinply fexible lo- oruments, with whica to convey his perfect Zonception of the poet’s meaning. Appreciation 1 Doauty s certalnly as necessary to the critical Pacuity s the power to detect faulls, and he Is o tnie critic whodoes not combine both equally. 0 Whipple's appreciation sccms sometimes 1o Tun before the critical power, but it is only In seeming. The fact is, that THE CRITIC'S SCALPEL . 15 held in check by the warmth of s Kkindly heart.. It is thus we get,‘:glnt{le:t;lrlelem; x;sfg sucl ave just report e fuller such as I have i D! : wflf‘h ”f l;l:'&m n his articles for, t. In n- ; h &arper" publlslhcd lasy vear, he shows this spirit_of repression, otably ia the case of George Ticknor. With all his opportumties for knowing the character and mental habits of this historian of Spanish Jiterature, whose name nas lately been brought up from obiivion by the hig octavo volumes con- taining, under the head of * Life and Letters, a procession of grea names and little incidents, it is certainly a pity thatiso good & raconteur 88 Mr. Whipple should not bave given the public fuller benefit of these opportunities. To ehow how time obliterates, and throws promincot pames . into the background, when there is DO eat, vital power involved, I must tell a story fiurfl of that old Boston when Tickpor was in his prime: Wess meane probably amly x few when the West b miles sunsctwsrds of New York, and at that considered a far-off couptry—came to Boston when George Ticknor was the great man of the town, and_asked, as younZ Boston bas asked 1y, % Who is Mr. Ticknor” wfhyz astonished and somachat profanely em- P e rge Ticknor!” Why you might as e Who is Geos 28 well zco‘;o hell and ask who the Devil is a8 come to Bostom and ssk (Who & Georgo Tick- ter's account of Mr. nor#? Therc are various versions of this story, but the main points are said to be facts. . NB LIFE-INSURANCE. A Satisfactory Examination of the Natlonal Life-Insurance Company of the United States of Amerlca. In marked contrast with the unpleasant de- velopments that have appeared in our news columns recently coucernine certain Eastern companies, we are glad to note the results of 2n offical examination of a cornoration whose principal business-oftice is located in this city. thc National Life-Insurance Company of the United Sz_ucs of America, although having a charter direct from Congress, docs not atiempt to disavow its responsibility to State Insurance laws. By mutual agreement, on behalf of the State Departmeatsof New York, Massachusetts, ‘Pennsylvania, aud Michigan, the Hon. Samuel H. Rowe commenced on Jan. § a rigid examina- tion of the books, assets, and liabilities of the Company. Commissioner Rowe was assisted by Prof. Watson, the well-known actuary and as- tronomer, and J. V. H. Lott, Esq. The detailed examination continued, without interruption, until the 10tk of February. ~The results are highly gratifying to the friends of the Company and the public generaily. On the 14th inst. the Company received from Commis- sloner Rowea renewal of its authority to do business In Michigan, together with his written assurance that he found the Company able to comply fully with the stringent laws of his State.. The admirable report of the Company for Jan. 1, 1877, will he found Inanother columo. We would call attention to the fact that the en- tire reserve is invested in_United States bonds and first mortzages. More perfect security could not be offered to fnsurers. It is almost un- necessary to say that this Company has nothing to do with the National Capital Life-Insorance Company of the District of Columbia. Unlike the latter concern, the National Life-Insurance Company of the United States of America is not reinsuring other companies, and isnot re- sponsible, in any way, for the liabilities or pol- jcies of the Republic Life-Insurance Company, or any other corporation. —————— ITEMS OF INTEREST. Gold, 1055{. Chapin's original cheap bookstore. Ormsby, the leading photographer. ‘Wedding presents at Van Cott’s, 234 State. Inauguration day two weeks from Monday. Imported blueglassatSeoram’s,211 Randolph. Chicago has an inland commerce of §$652,- ,000. 003‘550}1352 River Bridge will cost about $20,- J. H. Dixis now using the *“bluelizht” in curing his hams. “The Vermont copper mines have sixteen blast furnaces in operation. Palmer House Turkish, Russian,and swim- ming baths are all the rage. There are not over 5,000,000 bushels of wheat in Minnesota available for export. Attend the “Fair,” at 198 State and 61 Adams street, for bargains in everything. New styles frames, also framineto order, at Lovejoy & Foster's, 85 State street. In some~ol the iInterior counties of Texas stock cattle are selling for §3 per head. The patent carbon permanent photographs made ouly by Gentile are admired by all. Great Britain s busiog cavalry horees in the markets of Canada aud the United States. It isreported that a number of American officers are seeking service in the Russian navy. Boots and shoes at manufacturer’s prices at Montgomery & Lawson’s, 244 State,cor. Jackson. A good copy of Murrillo’s Melon-Eaters " is on cxhibition at Wolcott’s, corner Wabash and Adams. Street-car preachers have begun operations in New York, and you get a ride home and & ser- mon for five cents. ““Eupeon " will sell. The people will have it. It’s handy to have in the house. Cheap, clean- 1y and easily applied. ~The Ruseian fleet in the Caspian Seanses naphtba for fuel, which is obtained from the ever-burning springs of Bakor. New styles of striped skirts, corsets, and ho- siery at “ The Chicago Dry Goods Company’s™ new retail store, 220 State street. The Emerson clip and file, manufactured by John R. Barrett & Co., 150 State street, are baving an extensive foreigh sale. «Eupeon ” will cure Goy. Packard or any oth- er man. There is nothing like it for fresh wounds, scald, burns, bruises, sprains, etc. Business men are eclecting some excellent of- fice boys from H. B. Bryant’s Chicazo Business College and English Training Sehool. «Eupeon” will give instunt relfef in tooth- ache, headache, paius in the side, back, stom- ach, or bowels. Try it and be convinced. A flrm in New York i5 sbout sending out to Australia four Jocomotives for use on the rail- roads of the Government of New South Walex. The Jerusalem Building at the Centennial was sold at $10.25. The Spanish Building, which cost, 312,000, received a bid of $300, when it was withdrawp. i “Eupeon.” You will want it when this changeable weather brings on rheumatism aod neuralgia. Sold by all druggists. Only 50 cents per bottle. Since the planting of muibe trees, raio, which was formerly & very rare thing in Lower Egvyot, has become a frequent . visitor in Alex- andria and Cairo. % «Smith's Green Mountain Renovator™ 1s what you want. Itisa purely vegetable com- und. It purifies and enrighes the blood, and mparts vigor, strength, and vitality to the whole system. Loufs Ramp, whose market and ice-house, No. $4 MeGregor street, was burned on the 6th inst., received from the Fireman’s Insurance Company, of this clty, bis pay in full Mouday last. This was quick work. The excessive cold of the early part of the winter extended to latitudes uoaccustomed to such visitations. At Shreveport, La., they had sleighing for a few davs, which was never known there before by the oldest inhabitant. e ————— HEAR YE, HEAR YEI1 Know all men by these presents that Whittlesey & Peters have commenced sult in the United States Court restraining Colby & Wirts, Nos. 217 and 210 State street, from eelling, we believe, the best woven wire mattress in use for $7.50, former price §18. They also pray for a permanent injanction, and, if granted, wire mattresses will advance to former prices. C. & W. are famous for reducing prices In furniture as well as spriogs. —————— A RARE CHANCE. S. Hyman, jeweler, 235 Wabash avenze, will movein a few weeks to hls new and aplendid store, northesst cormer Stateond Madison strects, and offers his large and elegant stock of diamonds, watches, clocks, bronzes, jewelry, silver and sil- ver-plated goods, at posifire cost pricee. There was never a better opportanity offcred tobuyers to purchase the beat quality of goods at unprecedent- ‘ed low prices. AUCTION. Lipman'ssale of forfeited watcbes, diamonds, snd jewelry takes place Tuesdsy, the 20th inst.,at Butters' Auction Roome, corner Wabash avenne 2nd Madison street. An excellent opportunity will be aforded those who wish to huy bargains, con- sieting of forfeited watches, dismonds, coral 2ad gold jewelry, which will be eold to pay advances and charges. Sale for cash, commencing at 10 2 m. —— KIMBALL'S CARRIAGE ESTABLISHMENT. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the adver- tisement of the opening of C. P. Kimball £ Co.'s new znd superb carriage establishment, Nos. 370 and 372 Wabash avenue. It will be one of the im- portant events of Washington's Birthday in Chicago. ———— INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATES. The days of extortion are sbout numoered in the art of dentistry. Elastic conzclences ssy that the best set_of teeth cannot be made for $8, while ‘honest toil gives a living profit to Dr. McCheeney, comner Clark and Randolph streets. —————————— THE MUCH-TALKED-OF SWIMMING BATHS just put in st the Palmer House by Dr. McChes- ney deserve, as also do his Turkish, Russian, electric, and medicated bathe, all the praise be- stowed. - Entrance 36 Monroe street. —————— COOK & MW'LAIN NEVER * BULLDOZE.” Gentlemen sending clothes to this old relisble frm for repawre, cleaning, dyefng, etc., can al- ways rely upon the most artistic work and the low- est price. 80 Dearborn street. L ———— 600D REPAIRING DONE. 1f you want your cacrisge or buggy painted orre- paired, mow fs the time to send it to Thomas H. Brown's Novelty Carrisge Worke, 333 State street. —_——————— PURE AND HEALTHY. . The biscuits and articles made with Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder are really elegant; and itis absolutely pure and wholesome. REMOVAL, E. R E. Carpenter has removed to his new Dea- tal Rooms, at No. 218 State street, corner Quincy. —e BUSINESS NOTICES. To the Gentlemen of Chicago—We respect- fall announce bavin this day reduced the price of gur widely-popular Silk fats to 88, and on= Derby Hats 1o §3. With this announcement wenoted recent reduction In costof lsboras enabling s in a messure to meet the exigencies of the times, and aesure you that in the emulation of the character and reputation of our fabricx fn the pust, we aball produce the Amidon Hat of the fture. % F. IL AMIDON'S SO, New York Feb. 10. 220 Fifth-av., New York- T. H. Tilton, Agent, Palmer Housc. o — . Dyspepsia cured In sixty days In flve prom- inent gentlemen: & merchant. s banker, a lawyer. 3 judze’and s minister, whose addresses can seen at Dr. Brosdbent's permanent office, Rooms & and 9, Clifton House, Chicago. He also cares deafness. paralysis, hears, liver, and kiduey dis- eares. He detecia diseases at sight. Advice fres daily from 10 to 6. Offensive discharges irom the head, Ca- tarrh, and obatruction of the air p: es. Spec- . ial depariment of practice. Dr. Hartley demands DO exorbitant fees in advance. Office, on street, Room 5. _Keeo's Cuztom Shirts Made to Measure.— Very best. 6 for $9; no obligation to_keep any of Keep’ 1:, naer.u unless perfectly satisfactory. 173 i PR RN Boland's Aromatic Bitter Wi i romedy fof mervons debiy. Impovenaben blood, Bad impaired digestion. Depot, 43 Clark atrest. e i Dunbar's Bethiseds Water for kidi - cotens Cale & Blockt. 55 South Giack seper. VEGETINE. WIAT 1S ACCOMPLISHED —BY— VEGETINE. When the blood becomes weak and lmpoverts! e e oo e R BOT Sytem - Tareh so of order, and. Quugh the sufferers may not b sick enoufn 10 take the they are poorly prepared to re- “lut the cold. bleak weather attelding the winter saa- wn. Theperson may be thickly clad, if the circata- tion of the blood tu poor they wiil shiver with the cold. There {4 puthing which will 80 fortify the sysiec insc cold or clisngeable weather as quick efrcalation of good. pure blood. The VEGETINZ will renew the Dlood, give tone to the atomach, restore the liver o {ta proper ction, stimulate the kidneys 10 as to ensbin them to perform the functions devoiving - upon them. corry off (he putrid Dumors, rezulate the bowels, and Testore the whole system to_working onder. This fa Precisely what VEGET(NX does. and this is the axact ‘way through which it has accomplished so many won- derful cures, asmay be seen from the following wa- Qquestlonable evidence: A Hushand’s Statement of the Great Suffering of His Wife. Harwica, Sept. 34, 1875, v ek St vy pratse %1% Sta: I feel It my daty to say a word tn of VRGETIXE. My wife had been troubled with & bad hu- mor for teveral years. which she fnherited from her parents. We have tried several physicians and u great many different kinds of medicine, with but little bean- Bt. She was 4o mach emacisted’ that we had almoss deapaired of ber ever beingany better. Heartog of tha VEGETINE, we resnlved 1o try once more, and she com- menced uslng it laat March. and has been {mproving L2 Bealth eversince, _From iod pounile sne has advanced n; shure, ahe beile of suving ber Hf fus praise. If It pleases You to make nse of this atat ment you are at [iberty todoso. She bas taken fift=an Dottles, and {a still using ic,xad | can safely recommend 1tass greac blood purifier.” Yours respectuily. JOSEPH L. BUTLER- The Wife’s Statement, HarwicH, Sept. 34, 1875. m:1feel T mustsay 3 few words about the VxoeTiNr. The paysicians sald 1 hac vo many com- plaicts ey did ot now wha: to give me. They sald hiad a bad bumor, and 1 ha¢ ihe kldaey complaint. the cak and [ don'e my life, and Ny nefghdorssay that the VEGETINE has Teally sceomolished o wonderful cure {n my case, and T telf every one whom I meet it s tne best mediclas o theworld. Yours very thankfull %s. J. L. BUTLER. Further Proot. FACTS WILL TELL. H. R. STEVENS, ESQ.: DA Sir: Allow me fosay a word fn favor of Vo~ xTixE. During the past year I have sufiered from 3 complication of diseascs. 11afid inbed from the 3dof Sovember untll the middle of the fotlowing June, and on an average did not it up two hours A week. I had he_State. bac got no elght of the best phssicians in t Reip. and constantly grew worse. They agreed that [ (s, pysemia, and kidney com- art disease. pht plaint. and could never be any better. I was reducedin ‘eigtit 50 pounds, Which 1s much, for I sm naturally n. 1o Jnae, finding [ was falllog under the treatment of the phyaiciana, [ commenced the use of VEGErore through the eafnest per<ussion of flends, and. 1 am happy to etate, with good results. I have ed 16 pounds in welghi, can it upaliday, walk a mile, Tam greatls encouraged, and shall continae asingtha VeaETINE Al I can gotit. 1 am a poor man. but for the truth of this starement [ refer to any man in Gollac town or viclalty. " Yours. vers thankfaliy. Aug. 2, 1875 A. J. BURBECK, Goftstown. ¥. B. Reliable Evidence. MR. H. R. STEVENS: 2t Str: [ will most cheerfully sdd my testimony to the great numberyou have aiready recelved in favor of your great and good medicine, VEGETINE, for 1do nor. Think enough can be said In ifs pratse, for [ was troubled over thirty years with that dresdful disesse, Catarrh. and hiad aiich had coughing spells that 1t would seem a2 though I could never breathe any more; 80d VEOETINE has cured me, and I o feel to thaok all the Ume that there 1s #0 R00d & medicine as VEGRTINE: and | al- 50 think It one of the best medicines for conghs aad weak-sinking feelings at_the siomach, and advise ev. erybody to take the VEGETINE, for | canassure them it fs0ne of the best medicines thas ever was, 3z, L. GORE, Cor. Magazine and Walnut-sta., Cambridge. Mass. APPRECIATION. 1 S, CEASCEONE, March 19, 1889, Dear StR—This 1810 cert!fy that I have used your «Blood Preapration ™" (Vegetine) fa my family for several years. sad T think el "o fala or . or Bbear f¢ aftections, it blood purifier and =i have ever used, sod 1 have nsed almosteverything. [ «an cheerfuiiy recommend 1¢ 1o any ons fa nced of suck amedicine. - Yoursrespecttaliy, _ frv. A. A. 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