Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1878, Page 16

1 16 - BOSTON. Meeting of the Radical (or Chestnut-Street) Club. Prof. Hyatt Reads a Paper on Evolution. What the Notables Présent Say About It. The Theological Radicals Finding Ont ‘What They Believe, ‘And Bringing Out Their Guns Against the Scientists. Prom Qur Ouwn Correspondent. BosTON, Jan. 23.—At the monthly meeting of the Radical Club, which took place yesterday in the Chestout-strect parlors, and which, by the way, the Boston papers always speak of now by its new name,—the Chestnut-Street Club, while evervbody else, in public or private, sticks totheold with the fond persistence of habit, Prof. Oyatt, the distinguished Scicntist, read an eseay on Evolution, illustrating his words by a series of BLACKBOARD DIAGRAMS. Te opened with a brief sketch of the develoo- ment of the theory of Evolution, and the date of the first awakening of interest in it was fixed in the latter part of the scventeenth century. But Prof. Hyatt said that the theory was a re- Yolt against the theocracy of the Middle Ages, had been strongly combated by all religious teachers, and had never won general approval in France. The Professor, in speaking of the modesty and caution of the leading men of that school to-day,—Virchow, Huxley, and others,— spoke also of the unwise and rash excesses of some converts to Evolution. It was comforting to hear that Huxley and Virchow, and 2ll uo- prejudiced Scientists, deny absolutely that it fs proved that life is originated by simple physical ageccy, or that mav is an im- proved type of a vertebrate animal. On be other hand, that such proof may be found, Prof. Hvatt thinks, is the great desideratum of Scienee; and he is entirely prepared for the demonstration of Science that IHE ANCESTORS OF MAN WERE VERTEDRATE ARIMALS, *hough be declared that it would be the highest presumption to teach such at present ‘as a proved fact. He considerea that the rightful tlaims of “Darwin’s Origin of Species” are that it led to a revolution of the mcthods of thousht on, the question of Evolution, and that it turned the attention of investigators to more’ cxact methods of research; that it presented the most perfect type of scientific morality; and that it proved a new and true view of Evo- lution. The last point, though important in the judgment of most men, in Prof. Hyait's opinfon is least; for the Darwinian laws, he affirms, have only a limited application. Mr. Darwin, he thinks, prefixed a faise and mislead- ing title to his book, as the theory fails to ex- plain the origin of a single characteristic or modification. The title should have been, “The Laws of the Survival and Perpetua- tion of Differcnces Between Species”; for Darwin bases his theorr upon a now =admitted aviom in biology, that species have a constant tendency to vary. Huxley, the exponcnt of radical Darwimsm, says that the world now needs a good law of the igin of variations. According to Darwin, we have no point of absolute origin except that with which we started,—the successful individ- uals. The larger divisions did not originate by this process; they arose from the increasing number of those possessing ancestral differ- ences, which belong as much to them s to the oririual forms. Inevery large species, Prof. Hyate went on, two classes of differences seem 1o be perpetuated, and others are transitory. He thought that perhaps tne latter may con- firm the Darwinian theory so far as uscless churacteristics of animals Decome extinet. The only one of the former which answers the Dar- winian hypothesis arises with the latter, and is at first indistinguisbable from them: but, if fixed in the organization, becomes the marks of the species. ‘The ottier of the two consists of those which are due to the uniform action of physical causes. IERE TIE PROFESSOR, TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT HE MEANT, read from a former paper ®f his facts upon sponges and other Iacts upon the transforma- tion of {resh into salt water animals, whereby one_genus becomes another, which show that the Darwmian doctrine of the struggie for ex- istcuce and_the survival of the fittest is un- necessary. The Darwinist replics tbat those animals ouly survive which zre peculiarly titted tw live under tue new conditions in which they are placed; but the answer is equally reassuring and couvincing. No selection of certain varie- tles takes place. All the animals wiich are ex- perimented upon chanze without the interven- tion of such causes. They are protected from a strugele for existence. Sinele varictics, which may be supposed to have been better fitted than otliers to survive, are not selected. And here we strike out the keystone of the arch which supoorts the universal application of Darwin’s theory. If Darwin’s theory does not explain 1ue onigin of variations, vet we have no right to that physical - causes wounld produce variations, for many variations are 2lt - transient. Inso far as changes are made by nent and Ly climate, however, there al causes are re- Dot take place. expes is 1o doubt that. if the phy moved, the modificstions wil 1lere, again, PROF. IIYATT GAVE SEVERAL DLACEBOARD IL- LUSTRATI 5 to prove his theory. Cousiderable time was taken in pointing out, proofs—which were math- cmatically drawn out by diagram—of the per- sisterce of embryonie forms through the Life of an individual or species, and the gradual en- croaclment upon them ol characteristics of adult lifc and old age. When the process of de- velopment is carried so far that the forms ot old aee come down to those in ¢ ife vitality is exhiausted, and death is the next result. The notable persons in the audicnce were David Wasson, Jonn Weiss, Col. Hizgins James Freeman Clarke, Prof. Pierce, of C. bridge, the distioguished mathematician, and Dr. Bartol. Dr. Bartol, ag Chairman of tbe meeting, after thanking Prof. Hyaty for ms paper. and otherwise expressing the gracicus gratitude which is one of the marked qualiti alwavs apparent at the Club, invited Prof. Pierce to speak first., as belonging more to the - Scieutific School than any other present. Prof. Pierce 1s a man of marked and venerable aspect, —his nead aug shoulders of rather a leonine ap- pearance; and, when he rose to his feet, his dark eyes glowing bencath hiswide brow, snow- capped with thick white bair, I thought, as Charlotte Sroute thought of Thackefay wlien she first saw him: **And there arose a iion out of Judah.” It wasa little odd to hear tiis inathematical lion take up for the ideal as he did, and declure that the ereat danger in the sdentiflc researchies of the present day lay in the fact that it scemed to strike at the ideal. But'it was only in seeming. TIE IDEAL WAS INDESTRUCTIBLE 1t would cver elude the positive approach. And the Professor madeamost happy illustration of bis meaning by statiue that two magnetic 1orces ol entircly opposite poles could never de- stroy each other. Mr. Weiss expressed the general opinion of the audience when he warmly commended the simplicity and modesty of scentiic men like Prof. Hvatt He sad that he - was profoundly grateful for the lacts that had been given him; but that, when a scientific man led him down to the physical basis of all things, healways wanted to kmow who made this basis. Tacn, following Prof. Pierce, only a ood deal wore 50, Mr. Weiss declared for the ideal. The Dest results of Materialism, he said, were from the ideal,—the inspiration of the imagination. AMr. Wasson politely and kindly attacked the paper on tie same grounds, and said that the Suicntists could never explain the mental and Col. Higginson, who always differs from every- borly, friend and foe, gave his opinion that, con- ring the state of Science at the time that Darwin’s book on Evoiution was published, its title was not a misnomer. He also said that it was possiole that Darwin's law may bold good in_higher orders of animals, while it seems to {uil in the lower, aud stated that Agassiz had admittel privately that be had some doubts of the absolute permanence of species in all cases, thoueh he was & strong opponent of the theory of variation. . B Pleasantly as the meeting passed off, and in- structed and grateful for such information as the gentiemen whom I have quoted seemed to be, it was certsinlynot so lively a meeting, cither in matter or in discussion, 18 one where the subject is less abstruse and more generally THE .CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY.. JANUARY . 27,. 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. - understood. All those who took partin the discussion, WITil THE EXCEPTION OF PROF. PIERCE, frankly admittcd that they were too little versed in the Positive Scicnces to undertake to mect Prof. Hratt with any sustained criticism on his own premises. Yet, though we missed the live- 1y skirmishing which is one of the results of a purely philnsophical or literary paper, it was food, and a wood thing to have the ecienzific tiger of instruction open uo all its re- sources, show all its streneth, and to find that even its greatest supporters confess themsclves unable to adrance beyond their own materialistic speculations unable to picrce the purple veil of myster wh sbrouds the Infinite: unable, with all their wis- dom, to_discover the First Causcin material forces. For ong, I must confess it was a great comfort to come out of all that diagram-proof of Materfalisi, where in the process I began to fcel only the millionth part of a vertebrate, and 1o find, after all, that it was by no means set- tled that I was only an insignificant sliver of a backbone, or the first cousin to an ape. Itisa most excellent thing, too, for the Radicals, both for their own zood and for the outside under- standing of them, to Lave their spiritual side brought out as it is broucht out in the protest against the conclusions of the Positive Scien- tists in the meetings. If we oo on in this way, by and by people will begin_to understand that THE *“WICKED RADICALS’ DO REALLY BE- LIEVE IN SOMETHIING that is out and above this world. And the Radicals themselves are beginning to look at ach other and say, * Well, look here; we are not such unbelievers, afterall, as we thought we were, beside these scientific fellows who reduce cverything to a vertcbrate, and who propose to account for that shortly, and put us ug m small parceis marked No. 1 or No. 2, or whatever else, and thus make an end of us. We are reallv a very spiritual set, and shall presently be asked to take a front seat in the ranks of the faithful, with a_newly-imported and advanced Rev. Bombastes Cook, or a modi- fied and good-Enelish-speaking Moody.” This is the way things looic_now, with such fine, bonest fellows as Prof. Hyatt in the ficld with their sharpshooting, and the theological philosophers bringing out thelr resources and mouunting guard with_ the old cry, **I beliey help thou mine unbeliel.” N. P, THE BABY. HOW A MAN TAKES CARE OF IT. ; Mary Blake in February Scribner. In spite of all the statements to the contrary, there aremen who hclp take care of their chil- dren. They are the kindest and best husbands in the world. They do not wish to sce their wives overburdened with care and worry, and they intend to nelp them a great deal, and actu- ally do. Yetit cannot be denied that their opinion concerning the value of their scrvices and their wives’ opinion on the same subject do not exactly coincide. One of these good hus- ‘banas will help dress the children for breakfast, and speak of it with a egrandly virtuous air, while the factis be only wuashed the face of one while his wife washed and dressed tne other three. He belps get the children ready for churchs that is, he buttons up Dick’s boots, and helps Jenuy put on her gloves after he has leisurcly aud comfortably dressed him- self, while his wife ties sashes, ana hunts up odd gloves, and puts on collars, and curls one child’s hair and washes another’s hands, and in the intervals ““does up” her own hair, and saves the baby from the razor, and Jenny's best bonvet from the baby. He stands patiently (?) in the hall as the bells begin to toll, snd mildly calls, “It is getting late, Marfs.” Which fact Maria koows as well as he does, for her hauds are trembling 50 with ner- vousness and haste that she can hardly put a single pin in its right place. Just as the last strokes of the bell are sounding, thev hurry off to church, losing catirely the calming iufluence which comes from 2 leisurely walk on a fine Sunday morning. He takes the opportumty to remark, with just a shade of reproof in his gen- tle tones, 1 can’t understand why it takes you so Jong to get ready. It really docs seem as if with as much as I do to help vou, we need not be oblized to hurry so at the last minute. I don’t like to sec you go up the aisle with your face as red as a lobster,”’—which, of course, is very soothing to Maria’s irritated nerves. ‘The father cares for the baby at night in very much the same fashion. The mother has lifted the child into her own bed, and back foto its cradie again, in the vain bope that in one place or the other he will go to sleep, has brought **driuks of water” for him, rocked the cradle and sung to its uneasy occupant softly and sleepily for an hour, till finally she thiuks that if she s to be in this semi-emphibious state, half out of bed and balf in, the air from the open window is too cool for her. She knowsif she trics to shut it herself the little tyrant will in- stantty miss her presence and be ten tunes wider awake than ever, and all the hour’s sing- ingand rocking will be lapor lost. So, with much regret, she sofily asks John to get up and close the window. IIe has lain remarkably stil and Dreathed rather leavily, and is somewhat difficult to arouse for a man who afterward declares he was wide awake all the time. But, like the zood husband neis. hie cheerfully closes the window, and gets an extra_blanket for the baby, and pleasantly asks, as he settles down into the pillows again, ++What makes the baby s0 uneasy to-night?"” ‘He manifests a strange indifference to his wife's reply, and in fact motning more is heard fron him till morning, while his wife sleepily and painfully works awav for an hour long. ut at breakrast, with what calm complacency does he speak of the trouble the baby made us last uight, with an “us ' fairly editorial in its com- prehensivencss. The next night he goes into room by bimself to sleep. He *“cant’t stand it ave his rest broken so,” but adds zencrous- I 3 ¢ of him the night.”” And so he does till about 12 o’clock, when the baby For ten minutes he triesgfaith- fully to get him to sleep again, and then'igno- i retrests and ealls for “mamma.™ n traveliug on a bot summer’s day, with a year-old baby, that the busband’s virtu shine brightest. Mamma is tired and needs rest. They are poing to spead a week with some friends a day's journey m tie country. Sheis half inclined to lcave the baby at homb. Her mother will *come over” and look after niim, and *it’s only fora tew days after il But' ke says decidedly, “Oh! no, take bim, by all meavs. Our cousins will all want to'sec him. and heis such a cood hittle fellow. PIL help you take care of aim on the way, and there will always be somebody there who will want to amuse him.” She. being youn and inexoerienced, hat not vet learned that nolody ever takes careof a aby to any extent, so_long as its mother is near. for both motler and baby have notivons of their own as to what ki care of? means. Besides, she has a mother’s instinctive desire to kecp ter elild with her, and so says 10 more abont it. Then comes the usual ordeal of “getting ready,” on which Ler husband mzkes the criz- icisms customary to men, who cantot under- stand why women do not find a clean pocket- handkerchicf aud an extra collar suflicient additionzl wardrobe for a week, as they do. Howerer, at last they are ready to start. There is the laree traveling-bag, with all sorts of mysterious appurtenances for the baby’s toilet, the little traveling-bag with the lunch, and some cracicers and a silver cup for the baby, the ehawl-strap bundle enormousiy swollen by a small pillaw, also for the baby, for ¢ he mizht £0 10 sleen in the cars, you know.”. (Alas, low the best 1aid scemes of mice and mothers gang aft a-gley!) And lastly the baby, the largest and hveliest bundle of all. The father sets out with the best of resolu- tions. _Jle is soine to take carc of that baby all day. Jis wile needs the rest, and sic shall have ft. How little we realize what it will cost us to exccute our good intentions. How differ- cat they look to us, when we are actually * un- der fire,” from what they did, whea in peace and quietuess we made them! He places his wife in the most comfortable seat he can find, a bag at her feet, a shawl at her back, takes the baby in his lap, and the day’s campaign begin: An bour gocs by very pleasantly. The baby i awmused by the novelty of the situation, and his father silently congratulates himself on the wisdom of his manazement. ** Women wouldn’t Lave balf the trouble they do if they only knew how to manage,” he says to himself. Just here, ihie newsboy appears with the morning papers. Secretly wlad of a diversion, he buys a paper, and the baby zocs to his mamma. The youns rascal, by this time tired of sitting stiil, and missing oo the steady support of his father's strong arms, begins to wrizgle aud twist He slips down "on the floor, his mother lifts bim up again. e sits still - two seconds and a half, and attracted by something outside, slips down again and stands tottering half a minute. Then she drags him back into berlap. Great, heavy fellow! how Le pulls on her arms and shoulders. But she fs used to it. and only wonders what ails her arms and back that they get so tired every day. She is sure.she doesn’t domuch but talke care of that baby. Next, be * flops *’ over upon the opposite seat, in a few minutes he * flops ” back, slips down on his mother’s lap, wrizeles and twists awhile, gets a drink of water from the water-boy and spills it on his mother’s clean cuffs and his own white dress, slips down azam, and aain she lifts him back. All tnis time papa is calmly reading his paper. Having finished it and be- come convinced that the country is goingto hold together a little Jonger, he hands the paper to his wife, (Did you ever see a man ofler the paper to his wife before he liad read it himsclf, especially if it was near election?) Yes, she would like to look ag it, if he will 'sce to the Dbaby. “Certainly,” with the slightest shade of io- jured innocence in his tones,” ** haven’t I donme 50 all the morning? Besides, the baby will take care of himself, he is bir cnouth.” Mamma 15 wisely silent, and beains to look over the paper. The young smmr, who never thought of touching it so long as his father had it, now begins a series of indiscriminate dashes at it, which, combined with tac motion of the cars, makes reading a matter of difliculty. “Let him bave it.," suys the mother, 1 am too sleepy to read.” “ “’ll)Pdm'l'l you take a nap? It would do you zood,” exclaims the husband. * Let me arranee a place for you.” And ina few initiutes the shawls and bags are arranzed into a very tempting restine-place for the tired mother. She, who ros 5 o’clock to get ready, willingly lays her head back on the snawl and closes her cyes. Just as the “ chug-chuyr ” of the cars begins to be a con- tinnous_* hum-m-m,” she is startled by u seream from the baby, who has u suspicious- looking red spot over his eye. Papua looks u little confused, and exclaims: “Why, you see, hie gat 5o still, that I thouznt 1 could read the President’s messaze, and the first thine [ knew he bad tumbled off the seat.” But from the * biw bag * mamma produces arnica and an old handkerchief.while papa won- ders how she could have known Le oing to get bumped, and thinks it is not such a bad thing to ** get ready * alter all. 4 Never ind, he is all right now. You ro to sleep again, and Il devote myself to him.” So, once more, the weary eyes close, and this time everythine fairly fades out of sight, awmd she is in that delizhted state when one is asleep just enough to be conscious of thecomfort of it, ihen her husband says: “Maria, I um sorry to disturb you, but really I think this child is hungry, aud T can’t lind his bottle of milk.” So she raises herself and feeds him. Of course, she has slept only enough to make it mpossible for her to £o to sleep again, but not cuough to rest her very much. ; By this time they bave reached Springfield. Papa gets out, acup of teafor mamma, walks up and down the platform, exchanges a hearty word or two with some one, jumps on again as the train moves off, and leisurely walks into the car just s she has worlked herself into a frenzy of apprehensiou 1or fear he s left. The recollection of the fact that he las the tickets and the checks in his pocket. and that she has but 50 cents in hers, does not tend to calm her nerves. ‘The possession of a little extra money is a wonderful sedative on such occasfons, but men do not always think of that. “What a rest it is to stop awhile!” says he, as he seitles himself down into the seat again. She, stut up in the stifling car In the dingy and smoky devot, with the restless baby crawl- ing into and out of her lap all tne itle, won ders why it bias not seemed pleasant to her, but ouly wonders. A woman’s mind is not gener- ally given to anslyzing sensations. Neither of them thought what a relief it would have been to both motber and child if he had taken the baby up aud down the platform a few times. “Now. let us have our lunch,”” he coutinnes, and the luonch bag is opened. Mamuma eats hers in the intervals of feeding the baby and rescuing Lier own food from his reckless grasp. Asit is, he manages to tip over acup of milk upon the only thing she really cares much about. Papa cats his witk a vizorous appetite, and thensuys: “Well, now, you have had your nar, and 1 guess I'll take mine,” and forthiwith he proceeds to sleep a good hour. Meanwhile, mamma tries to zet the wrizaling baby to sleep. But no, the condensed quistness of forty cels could not be livelier. Heis on the scats, down on the floor, and up sgain all at once, and her backand arms and shoulders ache agrain and again with lifting him. Presently, papa shows signs of returning consciousness. In sheer desperation, mamma says; “Don’t you believe you could take this child in your arms and get him to sleep?” adding, with a spice of worldly wisdom,—** He will be socross when he gets there, if he loses bis nap. Papa’s fatherly pride Is touched; he does not want his baby to make a poor impression on his new friends. Besides, mamma looks tired, and isn’t he taking careof that bul So, with great cheerfulvess, he takes tne restless boy. The father’s strong arms and broad chest are 'a. pleasant contrast to mamma’s unsteady grasp, and the cbild nestles closeup to him. The tired little head leaus heavily on _his shoulder, the white lids drop over the blue eyes. and, in a little while he is fast asleep. Papa enjoys hold- ing the precious bundle for awhile. Thereis a slight tingze of complacencyin thiuking of the casc with which _he put him to slecp, after mamma had tried so long in vain. Preseutly, however, even his stout arms begin to ache, aud he vroposes to use the pillow which has mnade the shawl-strap bundle so bulky. So mamma_preparcs a tempting bed, but no sooner does his lordship’s pretty head touch it than his eyes fly wide open. ‘Tue father feels as 1 he done deserves a little res| d y: ~‘There’s 2 manp in the next car I want to see. T zuess I'll step iu there for a few minutes.” So off he goes for half an hour, and talks politics, and trade, and the bard times till he iecls quite refreshed. The baby is crosser than ever, stips down and is pulled up, bumps his head against the window and eries for water, but the water-boy has apparently gone down to the bottom of the Red Sea with” Pharaoh after it, for he cs Just as the mother's pativnce uand temper are worn threadbare, the smilinx father appears with an old army friend whom he has just discovered, and whom he wishes to introduce to bis wife and baby. Mamnma instinctively feels, though she cannot sce, that her boonet i3 awry, her *erimps * all out, that the marks of baby’s smutty tingers are on ber cuffs and collar, necktie, and bonnet- string: As for the baby bimself!—lair all sticky and standing, wilk around his mouth, dust on bis sleeves, cracker-crumbs in his lap, cmders sticking all over his moist little hands and face, and on every spot on his white dress where he has spilled milk or water.—he is a very different little fellow from the sweet-look- ing baby in his fresh white dress and prown Wwho came into the cars in the morning. Mamma is so uncomfortably conscious of the Daby’s soiled dress, und ber own dilapldated ap- pearance, and so vexed at Johm for bringing a stranger to see them when they are in such a plight, that she is not very entertaininz. Johu is dimiy eonscious that his family do not apoear at their usual good advautaze, and wonders 3 o well that he where the baby got such a dirty face. The old anny friend, be- a bachelor, is a little surprised s comrade’s enthusiasm over either wite or baby, but oraises the child, more or less, accord- ing to the clasticity of his couscieuce, aud docs not prolonz the interview Leyoud the demands ness. verything must have an_end, and s no exception. Already passen- sersare beinning to gather up bags and par- cels, and soon our travelers are seated in the coach which is to carry them up the *lox hill 7 to the pleasant farm-house, ““Lam 30 tired!” gasps the poor mother, and Yier fuce confirms the truth of her words. ' The father fecls Cistressed, but only says: ** L am very sorry; but never miid, we are al- most there,” while he thinks,—* [low little these women can endure! Ilere I have taken care of that child all the way up, and teel us {resh as can e, and she is all tired out with the journey. Whata pity our American women haven’t more stamina. ——— NOTES ON THE LAST ‘' NATION.” To the Jiditor of The Tribune. CnIcsco. Jan. 26.—On page 53 of the last is- sue of the New York Nation, Mr. Mason classi- fies the silver party into five parts, to-wit: (1) Enthusiastic speculators, (2) demazozues, (3) morteazors not consciously dishonest, (4) men who believe silver was fraudulently demone- tized, (5) men made mad by Eastern abuse. I wonder what cluss Senator Davis comes un- der. Ile was for many years an honored mem- ber of the United States Supreme Court, heara all the great arguments of the celebrated 1aw- yers in the lezal-tender cases (12 Wallace R. et al.), has for many years been perfectly familiar with every argument used on both sides, is a millionaire, and his property is mostly in bonds and mortgages, and yet speaks and zotes always Jor the retarn of silzer 1o the exact place fn tie Toinage where the Constitution and laws from 1789 to 1873 placed it. ‘The Nation wmight cail hin a lunatic, a repudi- ator, a knave, as it has for twd years .past all wao expressed the sentiments of Judge Davis; but Mr. Mason is a Jawyer and a gentieman, and therefore could not quite follow the Nution. “ A Western Shylock ” asks: ¢ Supposing no suspension to have taken place in svecic payments, can it bedoubted thatwhen the fall iy silver oceurred the silver dollar would Laye beed appreciated in fineness to 4t the zold dollar just as the silver coin in 1853 was debused to balance the zold coin?” I the writer does not know enough to kuow that the silver dollar was not debased by the law of 1853 mor ever touched or meddled with from 1792 to 1873, as the Statutes would show him, how could he kuow that the silver dollar wouid bave ever fallen il it had not been demonetized? Just before it was demonetized it was worth 10334, as Senator Randolph in his gold speech admitted, and there is no probability that it would have ever fallen below 100 if it Lad not been demonctized. On page €0, Mr. Barrows explains how un- limited legal-tender of silver would nqcmle, and then in complete iznorance of the laws says: ¢ A trade-dollar of 420 grains will not pass, aud debts canuot be pald with them at par witbout 2 hitch or a wrangie,” and adumits that i *prac- tice two hali-dollars, containing thirty-live grains less silver than a trade-doilar, are useful as change money.” Could the Nution have published a stronger argument for remoaetization than that! The trade-dollar of 420 grams is not as valuable as two half-dollars with thirty-tive grains less sil- ver! Why? Because haty-dollars are legal-tzuder up fo §5, und the trade-dollar is not lezal-tender at all for any amount. 0 better than a plece of uncoined silver (United States laws, July 22, 1876, Sec. 2). Two half-dollars coined under the * clipping act of 1353 puss_current every- where with mreenbacks worth 93 cents, and a greenback is only u promise to pay in gold next January, Restore tne sitver dollur of full nurity, which is 6 per cent more than the hail- dollars, and is it not fuir to suppose it would at once be equal to zold? G TRANSLATION FROM HEINRICH HEINE. “*Wenn (ch In defne Augea seh." 3¢ 1 but gaze into thine cyes, My every care and sorrow ilics; But, wihen thy ruddy lips 1 pre: 1t cems that notning more can biess. 1f an thy breast my head I lay, Surrounds me heavenly ecstasy: But when thou sayest,” 1love thee, 1 can but weep then bitterly. New Lav: Jauuary, 1 W.L. D. —————— The Cost of the Paris Police. Pall Mall Gazetts. ‘The estimated cost of the Paris police foree for 1575 is about_£300,000. Independently of thie numerous staff attached to the Central Ad- winistration, which costs £60,000, the Prefect of Police has under his orders eighty distinct Superintendents (Cominissaires), who,with their Secretaries, Special Inspectors, aud office ex- penses, cost £50,400. In addition to the Com- missaires, the Pretect of Police has the control of an auxiliary force known as the Municipal Police, at the head of which is M. Ansart, with one Assistant Superintendent, one head clerk, twenty-four assistant clerks, five divisional juspectors and 33 police Sersreants (oflicers de Daix), in_receipt of £5,662; 25 chief inspectors, SO0 sub-inspectors, and G800 pohcemen (zar- diens de Ja paix), in receipt of ubout £409,000. Thus there is an cffective force of 7,695 persons employed in the task of maintaiving order in Paris.” The budget of the municipal police for 1873 is within a fraction of 0,000, to which must be added a sum of £20,000 for the inspee tion of the markets, and the sum of £60,000 for the fire brigade. Altogether it is cstimated that at least 50,000 persous are employed in one way or another by the Prefecture of Police. e —— TRellgble 'help for weas and nervons sufferers Chronic, ufllnful. and prostrating discases curdd without medicine. Pulvermacher's Electric Belts the grand desiderstum, Avoid imitations. Book and Journal, with particulars, mailed free. Ad- dress Pulvermacher Galvanic C » Cincinnati, Ohio. AMUSEMENTS. “STAR LECTURE €OURSE. SALE = SEATS Morning delivered in THE TABERN ACLE STHE WASTES AND BLUN- by, the wrestest Uvig piatform WARD BEGINS NEXT For the great lecture, for time. DERS OF S0CL orator, Rev. KENIEY BEECHER For which, ha e the magnlacent suditorlum of THE TABERNAC] am abie £o announee 3 cale of priecs ne: fore offered (g u lecture by this great divine, tickess belug sold at INCLUDING 25 RESERVED SEAT, 50 Aund seventy-five ceris, sale beglnning Wednesday mornioy, Jan. 50, at Koot & Sons, 156 State-st. BER, Keserved Seats cost no more than STANDING-ROOM, So secure beat scats by obtalning first ch GEO. B. CARPENT NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. MOXDAY, JAN. 28, GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION ! First production of the Zreat moral Temperance Drama FROM THE ALTAR T0 THE SCAPFOLD! With the talented Emotfonal Actress, MISS ADELAIDI STETSON, AS LUCY CARS( /Ehe celebrated Comedian, Mr. INEIL BURGESS, In bis original Comedy, entitled MY MOTHER-IN-LAW! 3rs. Diggory Gospell (my mother-lu-law), Nell Burgess Grand Family Matinees Wednesday, Ssturdsy, and Sunday. Scale of Prices—Parquette, 75 cfs,: it two rows ress’ Circle, 50 cta. : first two Dress Circle, 75 cti. ralcony. 50 cus. ; Balcon: Private Boxes, (o0, Ex\rm eharge fur reserved i Mondsy, Feb. 4. {nauzurazion of J. A Hamiin's man- agement,’ with DEXMAN THOMPSON and Combiua- tion as JOSHUA WHITCOME. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. A NEW LOCAL BURLESOUE OPERA. AROUND CHICAGO IN 80 HOURS. MUSIC BY LEQ0CQ, OmNB&PT%‘ AND STRATSS, Local Songs, Operatic Hedlzys, Brilliant Costames. ‘yrollenne Troupe, Tattooed Caotaln Constantinins, forinerly with Barpum's Cirvus, The Wild Wonan, The Slumnexe Triplets, The Fl New Scencries querude Uall Poular Ir COLISEUM NOVEL 87 Clark- 2, Manager. nt. voll. Loliscum, Lincoln Parik, Mas- Stde Turner Hall. 75c, and §1. TY THEATRE, rth NG, last times of in their exctting the Dogs of ke Ranch. e RTAIN- Torder Drama, 1n3acts, A LIFE FOR A LASH, or Also 2 FIRST-CLASS LTY ENTE MENT, composed of the F} fent {n Amerfca. LOOK OUT FOR TO-MORROW NIGHT—A STRAIGHT VARIETY BILL. NO LONG WAITS. First appearanceof the Famons MILTON JASPERS. John M. Tarner, The Lorellas, Fred Warren, Tiltie An- Tonlo. und all the favorites of the week retained. . M*CORMICK HALL. JOHN B. GOUGH'S NEW LECTURE, “NOW AND THEN,” TULSDAY EVENING, Jan. 29, Tickets, 50 centa. No charge for reserved seats. For sale ot Jansen, 3cClurg & Co.'s, UAVERLY’S THEATRE. (Late Adetphl.) J. I TAVERLY. -Frojirietor and Manazer. THIS § NIGIT ONLY, the great Sensation Star, Sr. .5l LANGDON, fu the highiy-thrlling sci- sativnal drama, WRESTLING JOF, Ok LIFE AT THE NIN Lteniember, only o] riunity to NE o Itcwember. only opoorcuntty to e thls FINE COM t bles and Combination—Phants. T IS O NG PR hentx Jonday. E&-LON AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY’S T{EATRE. QUINLIN & HOULE' Propristors und Managers. “ Laughter Hold ng Both Her Sidest® GREATEST COMEDY SUGGESS! OUR BACHELORS! WITH THE COMEDIANS, STUART ROBSON WM. H. CRANE. “No play of modern times has been reccived with such continuous laughicr and applause.”’? ROBSON g T Bali-Headed Bangle. CRANE g - - The Iuflxibis Judge. Houses {‘.rovm the Roof! BANGLE, The Great Advocate of Harviage. JOWLER, Its Uncompromising Oppeser. THE LADIES’ COMEDY ; THE GEXTLEMEN'S CONEDY ; THE HAIDEN'S COMEDY ; “THE BACHELOR’S COMEDY. 15 Seats can be procured for every performance of tho week in advance. Come Barly, and Avoid Growis HOOLEY'S FHEATRE---OFERA, Ten Nights and Trwo Matinecs of [ GRARD ITALIAY AND ENGLISH OPERA. MAX STRAKOSCH, Director. The Company will comprise tue three Great Prime 0 une. MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, M'LLE MARTE ROZE, MISS ANNIE LOUISE (ARY, Who will be supnorted on this ocessfon by Miss ANNIS MONTAGUE, Miss LANCASTER—Soprant FOM KALL, GLAFF—Tenorl, ‘\N—Baritone. Lk~ s, . CA DL, GOTICHA Grand'Chorus utid Orche-t AMusfcal Director. S. BEMRENS. OPENING N ) AY, Feb.4, I TROVATORE. Leonora. Azucenn. ‘erdi'us Conte df Luna. crrando. MISS CARY s, Mr. Graff us Manrico. "Mr. Mr. Conly us TUESDAY EVI the filustrious Anxlo- Maesty's O G, Feb. 5, first appearance of rinco Prims Donus, from Her As LEO. Wednesday Evenlag, Feb. 6. Thurday Evening, Feb. 7. Admisilon, $1.50. ILeserved Scats, 50 ceni extra. according to location. Family Clrele, 75 cts. “Ilié sale of Reserved seats will commence on Thurs- day morning, 31st inst., at Box Utlice. McVICKER’S THEATRE, ALL THE RAGE! ALLTHE RAGE! ROTEIRNG LIIKE IT! 21 Hours Genuine Fun! JOHN DILLON. In their Four Comic Characters are ROLAND REEDk & 2 aevzeees, WL TIHE RAGE FOR ONLY A FEW NIGHTS MORE., B A B Y Iseryin: for a chance with the FOUR COMEDIANS. THE TABERNACLE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF TIl MEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION, JOHN B. GOUGH Wil deitver his NEW LECTURE, “REFORM,” At the Tabernacle, MONDAY, San. 28, AT 8 O'CLOCK. introduced fn & shor: specch hy D XOLDS, the great Temperance I fzed Ribbon movemeat. ¥ Tormy ents extra. tedrved seats now 117 & 119 State-st, NGRTH SIDE TERX-HALLE. GRANDCONCERT THIS AFTERNO0Y, AT 3 0°CLOCK, BY Tnn CHICAGO CGRCHESTRA (40 Pieces), GEORGE LOESCH, Director. BEETHOVEN, SAINT-SAENS, IIOZART, MEYERBEER, ‘WEBER, STLAUSS. “The best of masic at the lowest of prices. SEWING MACHINES. T ————— WILSON sitions. machines. Its capacity is unlimited. V/ILSOR MACHEN"ES sold in the: United States the combined sales of all the others. Tho WiLsgyl: REMDING ATTACHMENT for doing all kinds of repairing, WITHOUT PATCHEING, given FREE with each o | WILSON SEWING MACRINE op, 827 & 829 Broadway, New York; Rew Orleans, La; Cor. State & Madison Sts., Chicago, llis.; and San Francisco, Ca, ¢ e ey | ACENTS WAHTED. AUCFION SALES By T. E. STACY, AUCTIONEER, 146 Dearborn-gt., oppesite Tribune. RECEIVER'S SALE, TUESDAY, JAN. 29, AT 10 A, M., Bank Fixtures, Safes, Desks, Counters, Etc, Splendid Burglar-Proof Safss, at GERMAN AMERICEN BARK, No. 69 North Ciark-st. 1 shall sell the fixtures of sald Bank, Siutingz and Standing Desks, Plate ‘Top Counters, Chatrs, Stoves, Tne Gas Flxture Fine chance for auy une Open for inspeation every Sale DOSLIYY ut 1o tit up oflices or_baul \y before sale from 910 . m. Also, Wodnesday Jan. 30, at 10 A. Aduwission, 15 cents FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Corner of Soath Park-av, aad Thirty-frst-st, LECTURE OF MRS, C. M. CLARK (Chalk Level), THURSDAY EV) -BOHEMIA, GERMAN AMERIGAN BANK, Corner of Fifth-av. and Washington-st, T shall seil the entire fixtures of ine abunt the same class of fixture: ‘Tlie above are_the bust chances Sold by order of JUSTUS KIL] of Court. T. E. 146 Dearbos SALES OF ALL KINDS OF PROPERTY, REAL ESTATE, &c., AT AUCTION. Sales almost dafly. Mortgages foreclosed. Ten years' exprripee. References o abancance. £~ 1 have eeveral fmportant sales on my list. All will be duly advertised. Call for any infoimation or business on % E. STAU 146 Dearborh-st. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. General Auctioneers. 174 Raudolph-st. BANKRUPT SALE STOCK OF GROCERIES, Scales, Mill, Storo Fixtuores, Ete., Of the nrm of PARKER & BOYNTOYN, Dankrapts, 256 DEVISIORX-STE., AT AUCTION, ' ONDAT Mo Jan. 10 o'clock, at 250 0 i WA s MISCELLANEQUS BOOKS AT AUCTION, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, Jan. 9, at 2 o'clock, at our e, e e IR & CO., Aucttoneers. Batters & Co.’s Regular Trade Sale, DRY G0ODS, CLOTHING, WOOL- ENS, BOOTS, SHOES, Etc., THURSDAY JAN. 81, AT 9:30 O'CLOCK A. M., At thefr salesroom, 174 East Randolph-at. trect. SEWING MACHIN: in workmanshlip is equal to a Chronometer Watch, ang as elegantly finished as a first-class Piano. lt_receim the highest awards at the Vienna and Centennial : IT SEWS CNE-FOURTH FASTER than oth: Expo. There are moy, than mackhine, Ly IRRIVAL AND DEPARTIRE F oy EXrLAxaTIoN oF Rererxxce Manxs excepred. o Sunday excepled. 3 Myt Sy Shatys A $Moacay excapeyd CTZICAGO & NORTHWESTERY RARL Ticket Olives, G2 Clarkest, Ds’s‘;:emxu ““‘"‘?fin aPacific Fast Lin y abubuque Duy Ex.via Ciintoy| - abubugue Sight Ex i Nzl LLaCrosse Expres: : L)arquette Ezbress H aGeneva Lake & Loc K 2Geneva Lake Fxnress H - Tullman Tiotel Cacs are_run thronzh, bare; cazo and Council Dluf, o 3 el g g o Bl "n the train Iésviog Chng oother road _runs Pallman or hotel cars west of Chica o, Yge fum g ‘a—Depo: corner of Wells and Kinzle-sts, Dot corner of Caiial and Riazle-sta CHICAGU, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RATY; Depats footof Lakest., Lmlhna?-\'.,md smefigfl ‘aud Cunal and Stxtecith-sts. Tiekés Oces % g Trafus. ! A s s el 5 R BRI DT Leave. | Arfre " Mendota & Galesburg Express. Otiaws & Streator Express. T:ockford & Freeport Dubuque & Stoux Clty Paclllc Fast Express Kansas & Colorado F Downer’s Grove Padsc: Aurora Passenzer. Mendota & Streato Aurora Pasenger. owner's Grove Passenzer. Freeport & Dubuque EXpress.. * fehe Express. 1 s Fast B P s 5-Cars are rup between e EXpress. CHICAGO, 8T. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LT3 Ticket otlices 62 Clark-st. andat Kinzie-Strect Dews. |_Leave. 1 Ambe St. Paul & Minneapolis Fx. St Puul & Minneapois CHICAGOQ. ALTON & ST. LOUIS AND CaICAH KANSAS CITY & DENVER SHORT LISES Unfon Depot. West Side, near Madlson-st, brilge, w1 Twenty-third-st. Tleket Otice. 122 aadolghi. |_Leave. | Armive Ransas City & Denver Fast Ex $12:30p. 1. * 104 0. St Louis & Springileld Ex.... * 9:00. m. * 8w, o St. Louls, Springdel §ownim TR n Pekin and Peol * 9:00a m. 0, Toria, Kegl bomtTim Chicago & Paducah K. R. E: a4 M. 2 m Streator, Lacon, Waih'ton *12:30 . m. % o Joliet & Dwizht Accommdat'n * 4535 p. m. * Y3 = BUTTERS & CO'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE Household Furniture and General Merchandise, SATURDAT, FEB. 2, AT 9:30 Q'CLOCK A. ). At their salesroums, 174 Fast Rsndolvh-st. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, 78 and S0 Randolph-st. ACCORDEONS. TUESDAY. Jan. 29, at 10 o'clock, we willsell an to- cordeor new guods, {n pertect or TG R e e o L IS0S, FOMELOY & CO. FOR TUESDAY'S SALE. Jan. 29, at 9:30 o' At our Stores, New and second-hand FURNITURE, Carpets, Stoves, and General Household Goods. ‘ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Our Regular Weekly Sale, Friday, Feb. 1.'at 9:30 a, m. Large and Attractive Sale New Parlor & Chamber Suis, 1IN GREAT VARIETY. A Full Line Carpets, Stoves, General Household Furniture, Gencral Merchandise, ete., ete. KLISOY, POMEROY & CO. By GEO. P. GORE & CO., © and 70 Wabush-ov. BOOTS AND SHOES AT .AUCTION, WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, 9.30 2. m., WWhen we shall close out our Winter Goods, n addition to extra lines of fine 2nd desira~ ble oods, Rubber Goods with large dis- counts, Sucker Boots in fult variety. GEO. P. GORE & €O 68 & 70 Wabasi-ar. Saturday, Feb. 2, at 9:30 a. m. REGULAR SALE OF FURNITURE, CROCKERY, And General Merchandise. Particolars Friday. GEO. P. GORE & CO.. Auctloncers. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAL Unlon Depot.s corner Madison and Capat-its. Tickss Otice, 63 South Clark-st., opposite Sherman ouk, and at depot. Mflwaokee Expresa.. ‘Wisconsin & Minnesota, Green: d Menusha through', ona o Tay, Stevens'Point. and Ash-! land through Night Express. t 5:00p. m.is T:00% m A1l traing run via Milvaukee, Ticken for Sc Fatl a0d Miineapolla sre good clther ¥fa Madison and Pratit du Chlen, or via Watertown, LaCrosse, and Winona. JLLIN0I (ENIRAL RULBOAD. ot t, foot of Lake-sz. and foot of Twenty-secon e e ot 121 Kandoiph at.. near Claree St. Louts Express St. Lonis Fast Line Springiieid Bxpra. Sprngstield Nizght Ex. Peorla. Buritogton & Keokuk Peorla, Burlioiton & Keokuk Dubuque & Sloux Clry E Dubuque & Stoux Cit; Gliman Passenger. @ On Saturday night runs to Centralia only. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RATLROAD. Depot, foot of Lake-st.. aad fuvt of Tweazi-sicaad-. Tieket Otllce, 67 Clark-st., southeast coraer of Laa dolpl, Grand Paclic Hotel, nnd at Palmer House. Leav Artive FRREPBSERp Mafl (via Matn and Atr Lige).. Day Express, . EKaamazoo Ac Atlantic Expreas (dutly). Night Express.... FITTSRURG, FT. WAYNE & CHICAG) RAILWAL Dupot. corner Canal und Mudlsou-sts. Tcke: Olieh €5 Clark-st., Palwer House, zud Grand Pacite bz Teave: Mall and Express Paclic Ex] ¥ast Liue BALTIXORE & OHIO. Exposition Bullding, foot of Mon- st 83 Clark-st., Paliner flouse, ot (Expostiion Lulldinis. Leave, | A7 Morntng Express.. FasiLigo oo orntng Mall—Old Line. e lton spectul ¢ 1y, PITTTSBURG, CINCINNATC & ST. LOUB B B Dejot coruer of Clinton aud Carroli-sta._WWest S |_Depar | e _ EDUCATIONAL,. PARY INSTITUTE, 03 & 105 Ashland-av., FOR GIRLS AND YO_U;\'G LADIES.” SPRING TERM commences WEI 10, h time several new classes S3will be ziven on SCIENT and a course of ten lectures on ETTQUETTE who has made the subject a specialty. JE TWELFTH-ST, TURNER-HALL, THE ONLY GRAND HASQUERADE BALL! THonday, Jan. 28. A Trip to Hunki-Dori Land. TICKETS, $1.00. Seats In Baleony reserved without extra charge. BOURNIQUE’S SCHOOLFOR DANCING 128-Trwenty-fourth-st.. near Indiang-av. CLASSES—For Ladies, Children, and Gentlemen. Private lessony given by appointment. BEGINNERS AN ENTER AT ANY TIME For particulars send for circulars. FRENCH READINGS, By PROF. ETIENNE LAM.BEBT,‘ TO-MORROW, AT 11, AT HIS ROOMS IN HERSHEY HALL. Readings preceded by remarks on the art of MASTERING FRENCH. INVERSTEY 61 NOTRE DAIIE, Thts Instittion affords students an apportunity of cal, Selent ruduate Course of C| punulni gt ol o Clasdea the. or Commerclal Cot ‘The Pust CIvil Eugineer- I w Tully ey fsbed, ‘Second Term Scholastic Year will begln Feb. 1, 1878. For catalogue, address V. REV. W. CORBY. C. S. G. . RADDIN & CO., By C. Auctioneers, 118 £120 Wabash-av. Large and Attractive Auction Sale BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS, TUESDAY, JAN. 29, Inclu(lin!i(iu_v retail stock. Sale positive. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, LARGE DRY GGODS SALE, Clothing, Woolens, Embroiderics, Laces. L. C. Hundkerchiefe, Hats and Caps, Gloves, Silks, Ho- siery, Carvets, and Notions. ALSO A Silendid Ling Seasonable Clothing, ‘The entire stock of a Merchant Tailor. Sales at 10 o'clock sharp. E. RADDIN & CO, D—BY 4 YOUNG PARISIAN went cducatlon. 3 zoveruess ina Frince preferréd: excellent ety JITUATION WA ) iy, with comp family: one golng 10 Addre: referenc W 96, Tribine ol JFAMILY, BOARDING-SCIOOL FOL BOYS. . LW rates; careful tratulog. L.IAND, Geneva Lake, Wis THE WOTAN'S HOSPITAL, The Woman’sfifspital of the State of Illinois, 273 THIRTIETH-ST., Chicago, Between Wabash and Michigan-avs. The Womau's Free Dispenesry connected with this Institution 1s open every Wednesday and Suturday from 11w 1 olock Yor the gratultous treatmieut of Diseases of Women. HA AR GOODS. PALNER HOUSE HAIE STORE. The best place in Chicago for Halr ‘Goods, wholcsale or retall. Improved Gossainer Yuves anpecialiy. i¥on- * AN Ko By WAL MOOREHOUSE & CO., 8tand 83 Nandolph-st. Nextregnlarsale of Furniture and Houschold Goods On Wednesday. Jan. 30, at 9:30 a, m., ‘When we ehall eell an unosaally large stock of Parlor Furniture, _Chamber Furniture, ‘Library & Hall Forniture Office Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, And a Tarze lot of Miscellancous Goods and. Gen- eral Merchandise. x - WAL MODREHOUSE & CO., Auctioneers. By JAS. . McNAMARA & CO. 54 WABASIL-AV. Boots and Shoes at Auction, TUESDAY MORNING, Jan. 20, at 1i o'clock . m. Cluging-out, o2 Wint osing-out. \Vinter Guods. Also, full Uue of Columbus & Kast Day Ex. P 055 Columbus & East N1l p.10. § 702 CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC Mmgg Depot, corner of Van Buren and shermaa-sd. X Outlce, 56 Clark-st., Shierman House. ‘Arrive. Omaha Leaveaw'th & Atch Ex Teru Nccommy Night Exprese UCEAN STEAMSIIPS. Philadelphia and Liverpool. The oniy transatlantic line salliag under the AZS can Flag.’ Sailing every Thunday from Fhiladelss and Wednesday rom Liverpool. RED STAR LINE, Carrying the Belgtan and United States matls. Siiing €very twelve days, alternately from PUILADELPUL W ORI a2 OVLY w ANTVa rafts iu amounts to sult. PETER WRIGHT & SOXS, 119 East Randulph-sc, CRISS Gen'} W.E. LAWERENCE Manager. WHITE STAR LINE. Un'ted States and Royal Mall Steamers etweea Ne¥ York snd Liverpool. For pussage :utl uflice, 48 Souths Clark-st. ALFRED LAGE] General Westera Drafts on Great Britaln and Irelan: CUNARD MATL LINE. Sailing three times s week toand (rom British Ports. Lowest Prices ot Apply at Compxny's Ofiice, northwest co! Clark and Randolph-sts., Chicigo. P. 1. DU VEENET. General Western Azent, | SCALES. FAIRBANKS’ STANDARD SCALES OF ALL KINDS. AFAIREANKS, MORSE & 00« 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicsg® - Becarefultobuy anly thelGeauiot an P sk, g e,