Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1880, Page 11

-THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 26, (880—SIXTEEN PAGES. i puFUS HATCH'S GOW-CASE. Another Step in the Litigation with Brewster & Co., of Broome Street. ule Landaulet Productive of a Little Bill— ‘A Little Bill Pruducttve of a Little Lawsuit. late Jawstit Productive of a Little Storm—A ifile Storm Productive of a Big Thing. Generally All Around. New York Sun, Dec. 23. t the Ist of January, 1874, Mr. Rufus gach, of Wall street, bought a landauiet of & Co. carringemakers, of Broome Jt cost him $1,600 in trade end cash. Mr. Hatch’s coachman, of Park avenue, as- ‘thst the vehicle was used onan averago gree times awock. In the spring of 1817 Messrs. prowater & Co., Of Broome street, presented a wil of $4242, pnlance due for repairs on the ypndaulet. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS densed from the bills ante 1875. Repairing eprings............ ie Etobening ‘up lamps, and 60 on. Jan. 9—Fixing some bolts .. yuh Tuckling pokes,” haba, ‘rivets 4—Tue! spokes, . rive a nats, washers, ‘and things en- g—A ect to with linchpins, hul warehSe-A ore Hila and runing wear. Yay 2—Another bout with the springs. Jay ig-Again wrestling with the springs juy.sHepairs on body and rugs...... ipo s2-A grand overhauling of springs... 225 Bor. 1s-Repairs of springs, and other Thmgs........ Dee. Trouble witn the sprin; Dec. Springs out of onder: Jan. S1—Springs and other things fixed... Bolt in the back spring. e eIg_Littie difficulty with the arch Touching up the body. 2—Course 01 Fa s—One bolt... Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wail strect, REFUSED TO PAY THE BILL, nthe ground that the repairs were unskillfally made, ‘and that the charges were exorbitant. Messrs. Brewster & Co., of Broomo strect, sued Mmforthe amount. The case was tried before Jndge McAdam, of the Marine Court, and a joy in March. 1878. While on the stand Mr. Hafus Hatch, of Wall street, daserted that he bad paid Brewster & Co., of Broomestreet, $9,300 for carriages and repairs within six yeara. He especially designated one bill of $200 for ro- pairs which he said be had lately paid, and. added that, although he disputed the present indebted- esa, rather than have a Jawsuit he would will- ingly pay €200 more and call it square. In his qurge Judge McAdam, of the Marine Court, told the jury that by this remark Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wall street, had admitted an indebt- sdness of $200. The defense took an exception. Under the Judge's charge the jury gavo.aver- Uct for Brewster & Co., of Broome street. _ Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wall street, carried the esseupto the General Term of the Marine Court on the exception. It came before Judges Alker and Sinnott, of the Marine Court, in De- rember, 188. They atlirmed the judgment. An was then taken to the General Term of Common Pleas. In March, 1879, Chief-Jus- tice Charles P. Daly and Judge Van Hoesen, of tse Common Pleas, reversed the judgment on bs Speers and ordered a new trial © case Was agnin tried betore Judge Alker, af the Marine Court, anda jury on 19. By this time it was exciting universal public in- terest. On this trial facts were developed which astonished even the astute Mr. Hufus Hatch, of ‘all street, but which Were not pleaded in de- fense. Mr. Upton B. Jenkins, of Park avenue, coacbman for Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wail street, acknowledged that he he had RECEIVED PRESENTS IN MONEY from Messrs. Brewster & Co., of Broome street, atdifferent times. Tho following is an extract trom bis. testimony: “Mn Upton B. Jenkins, of Park avenue—Tho * pills used to run along. AboutJan. lI used to go to Messrs, Brewster & Co., of Broome. strest, and get something. Icannot tell how much i got ¢ach year. Inever kept any account. The present I recelved was in money. “Ex-Judge William Fullerton, of New Jersey, of counsel for Mr. Rufus Hutch, of Wall strect —-Of course you didn’t know why they gave you the money? “Mr, Upton B. Jenkins, of Park avenue—No, wr. I never asked them why.” After the defense hud rested, Mr. Brewster. of Messrs. Brewster & Co., of Broome street, was recalled in rebuttal, and questioned as to these tuities. He ‘acknowledged that he was in the bit of giving cratuities to coachmen. The cross-examination pi ledthus: - . *“Ex-Judge Wilham Fullerton, of New Jersey What was your object in paying tne money? “Mr. Brewster, of Messrs. Brewster & Co., of Broome street—It isa custom imported from the old. sous: “Ex-Judge William Fullerton, of New Jersey We don’t want the custom of the old country. What wes your object? “Mr. Brewster, of Messrs. Brewster & Co., of Broome street—Well, I could answer your ques- tion better by saying something el “Ex-Judge William Fullerton, of New Jersey -Iwouid rather you would give me the reason. “Mr. Brewster, of Brewster & Co., of Broome freet—That 8 one reason. Another is that’ {t iduces a coachman to feel moro pride in his tarriage. He bas to treat his friends, He has weatmoney. Itisacreditto usanda itto isemployers both. “Ex-Judge William Fullerton, of New Jersey -Isitnot to induce him to bring the work to Your shop and not somewhere else. “Mr. Brewster, of Brewster & Co., of Broome Sreet—It is not. If a coachman shouid ask for we would kick him into the street.” Mr. Adolphus D. Pape, of Monroe street, of tounsel for Mr. Hufus Hatch, of Wall street, requested Judge Alker, of the Marine Court, to charge the jury that if they found that Messrs. Erewster & Co., of Broome street, had paid mouey to Mr. Upton B. Jenkins, of Park avenue, foachman for Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wall street, for the porpees of improperly influencing bim tomake business for the firm without regard to theinterests cf Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wall street, THE BILL WAS A FRAUD. tnd Messrs. Brewster & Co., of Broome street, would not recover for the work. Judge Alker, ofthe Marine Court, refused this request, on ground that there was no evidence in the fase that would warrant the jury in arriving at fy such conclusion. Counsel for defendant an exception. The jury found a verdict for the pinintiff of £509.97, and counsel fur the ‘efense again appealed to the General Term of ‘the Marine Court. gusg.wrus heard before a fall bench on April 1880, 16 sit judges ju Reridan and’ Hawes and Chieredustice Shea, of fe Marine Court. The defense claimed that judge Alker, of the Marine Court, in refusing request to charge the jury, had taken from tha defendant a constitutionul! right, as the jury Sight to be allowed to pass upon the evidence. mey the Court rendered the following no teareot opinion that the scheme which Beplalntiifs adinitted on the trial to bea part Fite plan for encouraging business to bo ght to their factory is contrary to the pol- kyo the law. Itis, in the eye of the law.— has ever demanded a higher, certainly a Rare severe, conduct than the acquisitive spirit trade ana commerce seemed inclined to en- gta custom contrary to good public morals. use it naturally must result, whatever pet be the intention of the plaintiffs them- ech in subsidizing servants in the employ- tof persons ewning curriages, Who are cus- ers, and of ail such persons who may bo qutomers. Tho habit, according to maxims of uuersal jurisprudence. is pernicious, illegal; Bocusiom, even if known, of a particular ise, orcommon usage itself, can commend the toleration of courts of Justice. Thatno fens Can serve two masiers is a mandate of tho a yuon law as well as religion. been G2re of opinion that if this defense bad feu omally one of the issues in the caso ‘Would have made, when proved, Ang A VALID DEFENSE. tar 5G canhave no doubt as to its proof, for tery to be found clearly in the plaintiffs’ own Hi y,and could have bee regarded as an Simission’ for the purpuses of the trial But it came out on the trial, and perhaps deed, vested known to the defendarfi, who, in- ‘ordcred by his coschman until the account resented to him for payment. Tbat de- Roramotion made for that Purpose. Suchan would restin the discretion of the Bo remedy i iy is not by appeal, but perhaps by a application ut Special Term,on the cane, perial on the issues as amended. The Gen- form, sty pe Pass on questions actually and apne Judge declined ut the trial to charge Sit he subsidizing of corants could be pric that there was vider " no evidence upon which RizUY cuuld consider that request. In this nd evidence that should have gone to ty if there Was any issue on that mutter. “Guid relate, except, of course, as it might the quantum meruit, iw ‘Particular defeuse was not a formal issue in ‘tied that he knew nothing of the re- #28 wes not made of the issues by amendment th as to its aliowance and as to terms. a leave ou terns, to ameud the auswer and for resented by tho record only. eis the Jury, and placed his ruling upon the u for his ruling he erred; there was evi- \Fas no such issue to which the evi- Sereally tho ouly: tase averred, and as to that th ligt? evidence was left to the jury intel- ” We are, therefore, of opinion that this Court ggnnot on this appeal reverse the judgment. The Judgment and urder denying new trial aro a0 irmed, with costs of appéal to the respond- VIEWS OF MR. HATCH, OF WALL STREET. Air. Rufus Hatch, of Wall street, was found in his munsion, 42 Park avenue, Inst’ evening. He id Nie scated near a matachite mantel smoking o rine, ve you pet of the decision in your case?” he was asked. Yes,” was tho reply. ‘A copy was served on me this afternoon. J don't want to say anything aboutit, It's a sort of a cow case, . [thas been tried in the courts for the past twoor three ‘ears, and it will probably be tried in the courts ‘or several years tocome. I'vehad four biglaw firms at ft, and Tintend to hand it down to my oldest boy. and have him carry it on. It's a reg toherteanes.” . 7 la ‘1 “Are you to employ any more lawyers?” Waxthepetqiatea —_ “Of course I am,” was the answer. “As soon as Garfield's Cabinet is made up 1l'm going for ‘William M. Evarts, and l shail tell my boys to employ Judge Brady und Judge Lawrence when their terms runout. Have acigar? Glad you don’t smoke. It's a bad habit. ; “ Who are your lawyers?" he was asked. “The fact is,” he repliod, “that I don't know as they want tobe known. Continued defeats, you know, don't add much to. men's legal ropu- tation. One of them is Adolphus D. Pape, a lumii of the Seventh Ward. Another is Henry 8. Bennett, a ‘gentleman of marvelous Jegal acumen. Then there's ex-Judge Robert Sewell, a remarkably handsome lawyer. And ou can count in Auron J. Vanderpoel, of Vanderpoel,Green &Cummings. Sometimes f think that the firm should be green Vanderpocl &Cummings. Then there's ex-Judge Fuller- ton. He got left in the Beecher case, and now he's got leftin my cow case. So you sce that I must lasso Evarts or sumebody else. 1 may even have to see Conkling or Ben Butler before Iget through. Butler could goone eye on the case, and that is as much as any man ought to go on a landaulet stuffed wi sponges and rigged up on wishbone springs.” “How do you pay your lawyers?” was the next question. “i “THAT'S MY SECRET,” replied Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wall street. “I don’t want the Judges to know.” “ Why?” we asked. “ Because some of my lawyers may be Judzes themselves some day,” he answered. ‘ Why, they cveu wanted me torun tora Judgein the 4-11-44 Ward last month, but I declined.” “ What Judge wrote the opinion’? “You had better ask tho Court. Six Jud, compose it. I'd give $4to get acquainted with the gentleman who wrote it.” “ What do you think of the opinion?” “ Well,” was the reply, “I think that theCourt conclusively shows that I bave the biggest set of galoots. for lawyers on Manhattan Island. But wait until I yet a second edition of counsel, and Ishall know more about it.”” “What did you suy you paid your lawyers?” he was asked. “1 don’t mind telling you st you don't tell any- ‘pod: he replied. “I gaye ‘em points on Pa- cific Mail, and they do suy that one of them has made more money than the salary of any Judge in the State.” “* Which onc?" we asked. s “Tcan’t give you hisname. It would bedan- gerous, for the other thirteen would all be Jeul- ous. I'druther tear down a hornot’s nest than give you bis name.’ “Which do you consider your best lawyer?” “Did you ever play dice?” he replied. “Shake *em up, and you'll know.” “ What's your next move in the case?” he was “Ob, Ishall move on in the regular order of business,” was the answer. ‘Move on. Do you understand, young man? Move on.” And his questioner moved out, leaving Mr. Rufus Hatch, of Wull street, in a cloud of glory and cigar smoke. GEORGE ELIOT. A Strong Eulogy of the Dead Novel- ist, Mrs. Cross. New York Times. No one will dispute the rank of George Eliot (Qirs. Cross) among the aovelists of hersex. In England there have been but two women whose novels have gained a place in English lteratut but “Evalina’ and “Pride and‘ Prejudice” will bear no comparison with tho best work of George Eliot. Years ago it was the fashion to epeak of George Elfot as the worthy rival of George Sand; but time has modified the estima- tion in which the clever and audacious French- ‘woman was once held, and, thotigh the charin of her atyle can never be underruted, it is evident that hor reputation as a novelist has greatly de- clined during the past twenty years, and 00 cool critic would now think of comparing tho crude coloring of * Indiana” with the brond and masterly canvas of “Middlemarch.” George Eliot is not only recognized universally as the first among female novelists, but she is ranked with the masters of English fiction, ana 1g-hela by many to be the pocrof Thackeray, and even of Scott. it has long been the fashion to say of George Eliot that her gentus was essentially masculine; and it is said that her first publisher, to whom she was personally unknown, firmly believed that the “Scenes of Clerical Life’ was written By. amau. In the attribute of strength George ot’s novels may be loosely suid to be mascu- line: though this implies, and without sulticient reason, that strength is exclusively a cbaracter- istic of masculine genius. Unquestionably she had this quality. She was not confined, as are many novelists, men a8 ‘well as women, toa canvas large enough only for three or four fig- ‘ures; and her creative power was not exhausted in drawing those. In her more important works she introduced us ton d gallery of portraits, every one of which bad its own and striking merits. In “Middlemarch,” which in some re- spects is her greatest work, there are a dozen people, any of whom is a distinct crea- tion, and all of whom are painted with a power and fidelity which only a master of fiction could display. To puss from, such a bouk to.even 50 finished a study as Hawthorne's “Scarlet Let- ter,” isto compare the grand canvases of Tin- toretto with the cabinet-wbrk of Meissonler. No other English novelist has been thus lavish of power. Tho teeming brain of Dickens gave us countless caricatures; but even in * David Copperfield,” ‘the possible le, those who seem capable of self-sustained life, are very few. Sir Walter Scott lavished his best efforts ona few central figures in each one of his nov- els, and filled inthe background with a host of lay figures, of little more individuality than be- longs to the Firat and Second Citizens of histori- caldramas. George Eliot did nothing teebly. She gave as much care to the supernumeraries astothe leadine actors of her novels; and the result ig a sustained and uniform strength that sets them apart from all other works conceived on anything like as brond a scale. There was, however, one characteristic of George Eliot which was distinctively masculine. There is no lack of wit and sarcasm among women writers, but George Eliot is the only woman In whose novels we flud the purest type of humor. The humor displayed, perhaps con- sciously, by Afrs. Poyser, and, certainly uncon- sciously, by the delightful Mfr, Brooke, is utterly unlike anything that any other woman writer has given us. ‘This is the ono trait of George ‘Eliot which fully justitied her masculine nane, and might have excused a carcless critic in mis- taking its wearer for a man. The femininity of George Eliot was, on the other band, visible on every page of her ks. In nothing was it more evident than in ber’ in- ability todraw a hero who was at once noble, and manly, and real. Her pet heroes,—Adam Bede, and Feliz Holt, and Daniel Deronia,— are distinctively women’s men. ey are = 88 an as impossible as the heroes of Mr. George Macdonald, whose genius is typically feminine. While George Eliot's women are irresistible,—for no painter has ever e. ‘celled the long list of female portraits beginning with Dinah and Hetty and ending with Gwendoline,—her men are unreul just in proportion as she strives to commend them to our admiration, and her greatest liter- ary failure is that intolerable prig, Deronda. Sne meant that we should bave a heurty disap- proval of Gwendoline; but that young woman's hoble qualities ehowed themselves in spite of her creator's frown, and she made conquests where she was expected to act as a repellant example of worldliness and selfishness, Had she been less real, George Ellot could have done with her as she listed, but she speedily crew out of her control. The fact is, perhaps, the highest compliment that could be paid tw the novelist. Itis idle to predict the place that a novelist will.bold in the estimation of posterity, but there cau be but little doubt of the permanency of George Eliot's fame. —<———____ UNFURL YOUR BANNER, ERIN! For The Chicago Tritune. Unfurl your banner, Erin! Let it float upon the breeze! ‘Why plead for justice longer? Rise up from off your knees! An Alien’s band is grasping the land your fathers ‘] An Augie tongue defaming the altars of your od. ‘There was a timo when Erin could by ber strong right han¢ Dictate in blood to tyrants the terms of her de- mand. Your sons now toil in exile, your daughters mourn alone: Your homes are desolatod,-your liberties o'er- ~ thrown. Suffer no more in silence! Proclaim with tramp @. and drum, 5 And tramp of arte thousands, that Freedom's dawn has come Say, bas your arm wo weaker? Is your sword no longer bright? Must Valor stand By idle, and not enforce her right? In every quiet hamlet, in every busy town, Hoist high the Sunburst banner—pull other en- sign down! Put on your armor boldly? Let Freedom’s sword be drawn! i f ‘Tho’ dark the sky above you, ‘tls darkest ’fore the dawn. a In serried ranks tell England that freemen take Ana qacer te die for Faith and Fa. Bw to conquer a oe BAN LACONIC AND EPIGRAMMATIC. Wise Remarks and Reflections in Brief Space. Things Worth Reading and Con- ‘sidering. ~ By Colton. L It 1s almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his errors as his knowledge. Mal-information is more hopeless than non-information, for error is always more busy than fgnorance. .Ig- norance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a ecribbied one, on which wo must first erase. Ignorance is contented to stand still with her back to the truth; but crror is more presumptious, and proceeds in the sume direction. Iynorauce has no light, but error follows a false one. The consequence is, that error, when she retraces her footsteps; has farther to go before she can arrive at the truth than ignorance. Ee ‘With respect to the authority of great names, it should be remembered that he alone deserves to have any weight or Influence’ with posterity who has shown himself superior to the particular and predominant error of his own times; who,like the peak of Tenernffe, has hailed the intellectual sun before its beams have reached tho horizon of common minds; who, standing like Socrates, on the apex of wisdorg, has removed from his eyes all film of earthlydross, and has foreseen a purer law, a nobler system, a brighter order of things; in short, a promised land! which wke Moses on the top of Pisguh, he is permitted to survey and anticipate for others. without being himself allowed to enter or to enjoy. Ii. To cite the examples of history, in order to animate us tovirtueor to armus with forti- tude, this it is to call up the illustrious dead, to inspire and to improve the living. But the _ usage of those civilinns who cite vicious authori- ties for worse purposes, and enforce the absurd- est practice by the oldest precedent, this it is to Dequeath to us as an heirloom tho errors of our forefathers, to confera kind of im mortality on folly, making tho dead more powerful than thnoo, and more sagacious then experience, by subjecting those that are upon the earth to the perpetual mal-government of those that are beneath tt, : Iv. A writer, more splendid than solid, seems to think that vice may lose half its guilt by Icsing allits grossness; an idea suggested, perhaps, by the parting anathema fulmivated by Gibbon against the fellows of Magdalen,— ten,” ho sald, “in whont were united ull the malevolence of monks without their erudition, and all tho sensuality of libertines without their reilne- ment.” But it would be xs well, perhaps, for the interest of humanity if vice of every kind were moro odious and less attractive; if she were always exhibited to us, liko the drunken Helot to the youths of Sparta, in ber true and disgusting shape. It is fitting that what is foul within should be foul also without. To give the semblance of purity to the auhstance of corruption is to proffer the poison of Circe in a eryatal gob- let, nnd to steal the bridal vestments of the virgin to add more allurement to the seductive smiles of the harlot, ¥v. * {f those alone who ‘sowed the wind did reap the whirlwind,” it would be well. But the mis- chief is, that the bigotry, the madness of ambi- tion, and the miscaiculitions of diplomacy seek thoir victims principully among the innocent and the unoffending. The cottage is sure to ‘suffer from every error of the Court, the Cabi- net, orthe camp. When crror sits in the seat of power and of authority, and is gencrated in high places, it may be compared to that torrent which originates indeed in the mountain, but commits its devastation ir the vale. VI. Great minds bad rather deserve contempora- neous applause without obtuining it than obtain without deserving it; if it follow them, it 13s wetl, —but they will not deviate to follow it. With inferior ininds the reverse is observable; so that they can command tho flattery of knayes while living, they care not for the execrations of hon- est men when dead. Malton neither uspirca to resent fame, nor even expected it; but (to use is own words) his high ambition was * to leave something s0 written to after ages that they should not willingly letit die.” And Cato tinely observed. He would much rather that posterity should inquire why no statues wero erccted to him than why they were 1 Vil. - ‘As in Agriculture, he that can produce the greatest crop is not the best farmer, but he that can effect it with the least expense; so in soci- ety, heisnot the most valuable member who can bring the most good, but he that can accom~ ish it with the least admixture of concomitant il. For let no man presume to think that be cun devise any plan of extensive good, unalloyed and unadulterated with evil, This is the prerogative of the Godhead alone! vou. ‘The inequalities of life are real things; they can neither be expinined away nor done away. A leveler, thorefore, has long ago been set down as a ridiculuus and _ chimerical being, who, if he could finish his work to- day, would bave to begin it again to-morrow. The things thut constitute these real inequali- ties are four,—strength, talent, riches, and rank. ‘The two former would constitute inequalities in the rudest state of nature; the two lutter more roperly belong toa state of society more or less civilized and refined. Perbaps the whole tour are ultimately resolvable intu power. But, in the first xppreciation of this power, men are too apt to be deceived. Nothing, for instance, is more common than to see rank or riches pre- ferred to taient; aud yet nothing is more ab- ‘surd. That talent is of a tauch pigher order of power than riches might be proved in va- rious ways.—being so much more indepriva- ble and indestructible, so much more ubove all accident of cannes and all confusion of chance. But the peculiar superiority of talent over riches may be bost discovered front hence: that the influence cf talent will always be the greatest in that government which is the most Patz. while the influence of riches will always e the greatest in that government which is most corrupt. So that, from the prepouderanco of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigor of the commonwealth; but, from the pre- penderance of riches, its dotage and dexenera- Uon. That talent confers an inequality of a much higher order than rank, would appear from vurious views of the subject, and most par- ticularly from this: many a man may justly thank his talent for his rank, but no man bas ever yet been able to return the compliment by’ thanking his rank for his talent. When Leo- nardo da Vinci died, his sovereign exchumed, * I can make a thousand lords, but not one Leenar- do.” Cicero observed to a degenerate patrician, “Tam the first of my family, but you are Uelase of yours.” And, since his time, thuse who value themselves merely on their ancestry have been compared to potntoes,—all that ix good of them ts under the ground; perhaps it is but fair that now bility should have descended tu Urem, since they never could have raised themselves lo it, xX. Anupright Minister asks, What recommends gman? A corrupt minister, Who? x. The first consideration with a knave is how to help himscif; ana the second, how to do it with an appearance of belping you. Dionysius tho tyrant stripped the statue of Jupiter Olymplusof a robe ot mussy gold, and substituted a cloak of wool, saymg, Gold is too cold in winter and toa heuvy in summer,—it behooves us tu take carcof Jupiter. XL. If hypocrits go to Hell by the road to Heaven, we may carry on the metaphor, and add, that, ng all the virtues demand their respective tolls, the hypocrit has a byway to avoid them, and to get into the main roud again. And all would he weil if be could escape the last turnpike in the journey of life, where all must Pas where there is no bypath, and where the toll is death, xu. In great matters of public moment, where both parties are at a stand, and both are punc- tilious, slight condescensions cost Jittle, but ure worth much. He that yields them is wise, inas- much as he purchases guineas with furthings. A few drops of oil willset the politicn! muchine fat work, when a tun of vinezar would only cor- rode the wheels and canker the movements. XIL Were we as eloquent as angels, yet should we please some men, some women, and some chil- dren much more by listening than by talking. xIv. When Mahomet forbids his followers the use of wine, when the Grand Sultan discourages learning, and when the Pope denies the Seript- ‘ures to the laity, what are we to infer from bence? Not the danger of the things forbidden, but the fears uf those that forvid. Mahomet knew that bis was 4 faith strictly military, and to be propagated by the sword; he also knew that nothing is so destructive of discipline us wine; therefore Mahomet interdicted wine. The Grand Sultnn knows that despotism Is founded on the blindness and weakness of the governed: but that learning is light and power, and that the poworful and the enlightened make very trouble- some slaves; therefore the Sultan discourages learning. Leo X. knew that tho Pontilical Hierarchy did support und was reciprocally sup- ported by a superstition that was fulse; but be also knew that the Scriptures are true, and that truth and falsehood assimilate not; therefore, Leo withheld the Scriptures from the laity. XV. A wise Minister would rather preserve peace than guin a victory, because he knows that even tho most successful war leaves nations gene- rally more poor, always more profligate, than it found them. There are real evils thar cappot be brought intoa list of indemuitics, and the demoralizing influenco of war is not the least of them. The triumphs of truth are the most glo- rious, obiefly because they are the most blood- less of all victories, deriving their highest lustre from the number of the saved, not of the slain. XVL The Nght and hent of the sun benefit all, ana are by all enjoyed: the spots on bis surface are discoverable only to the few. But the lower order of aspires to fame and talent have pur- sued @ very different course; instend of exbibit- ing talent, in the hope that the world would for- give their eccentricities, they have exhibited only their eccentricities, in the hope that the world would give them credit for tulent. XVI. ‘The enthusiast (I. ¢., bizot) has been compared toa man walking in a fog, everything immedi- ately round him or in contuct with him apyeurs suftictently clear and luminous, but. beyond the litule circle of which he himself ts the centro, all fg mist, and error, and confusion, But he himself is,’ nevertheless, og much in the fog as his neighbors, all of whom have n{socantoned out tholr iittle Goshens of perspicacity. Totul freedom trom error is whut none of us will allow to our neighbors, however we may be inclined to flirt a littic with such spoticgs perfection ourselves. Sir Richard Steele has observed that there is this difference between the Church of Rome and the Church of England: the one professes to be infallibie, the other to be never in the Wrong. Such high pretensions are extremely awkward wherever the points of difference happen to be more numcrous thin those of agreement. A safer mode of proceoding would be to propose with diffidence, to conjecture with freedom, to ex- amine with candor, and to dissent with civility; in rehus necessuriis, sit unitas; in non necessariis, iberalitas: in omnibus, charitas. This ought to enthusiasts moderation, of whom begin to make converts from motives of. clarity, but continue to do so from motives of pride; like some riv- crs, which are sweet at their source, but bitter at their nouth. The fuct is, that charity is contented with exhortatiou and example, but pride is not to be so easily satistled, An en- thuslast, therefore, ought sbove all thins to guard against this error, arising from a morbid essociation of ideas, directed to view and ex- amine all things through onc medium alone. The best intentioned may be exposed to this in- tirmity, and there is one infallible symptom of the disorder, which is this: whenoyer we find ourselvos moro inclined to persccute than to persuade, We may then be certain that our zeit a8 more of pride in It than charity, that we are secking victory rather than truth, and are bo- ginning to feel more for ourselves than for our muster. ‘lo lose our charity in the defense of our religion is to sucrifice the citadel to main- tain the outworks,—a very imprudent mode of defense. INSECT CONSERVATISM. More Storics from Sir John Lubbock Relative to the Wonderful Instincts of Ants. London Spectator. Sir John Lubbock will certainly earn the praise of accumulating more facts upon which we may found reasonable inferences as to the intel- Jectuul character of the aut, than all bis acute predecessors in tho same field put together. And his latest published observations on the subject, communicated to the Linnean Society, and printed in their “Transactions,” contain some of his most interesting results. The ant, it is evident, does not, like Lord Beaconsfleld, believe merely in race, but, on the contrary, like the English Squire, “acred up to his lips, consoled up to his chin,” believes chietly in family, and we, must add, bas shown much more amazing instincts than any Englisn Squire in discriminating the progeny of one group of families from the progeny of another. That astrauge ant, though of the same species, put into any nest, will be at once attacked and killed, Sir John Lubbock nas proved again and again. Like the English rustic who, on assuring himself that a man is a stranger to the district, immediately proposes to "eave’alf a brick at ‘Im, cho ants pay no regard to species ut all, if they tind an ant who canuot trace his descent to tholr own nest intruding upon it. They make ‘principle of hostility to aliens, drawing uo dis- tnction between allens of their own species and aliens of another species. But tho remarkable thing appears to be their special instinct tor identifying the descendants of their own tribe, Sir John Lubbock separated into two parts, in February, 1879, a nest -of ant which contained two quecns, giving abwut the game number of ants and one queen to exch. In February the nest contains neither young nor eggs, so that the division was made betore the earliest stage of being for the next generation began. in April both queeos begun to iny egus. In July, Sir John Lubbock tovk a lot of pupe from euch division, and pinced each lot on a sepurate glass, with attendants from the same division of the mest. Atthe end of August he took four previ- ously marked unts from the pume bred in one division and put them into the second division, and one previously marked aut from the pupie bred In the second division and put it Into the urst; ‘in both eases the ante, which could never bave been seen in any stage of their life by any of the aunts In that division, were wel- comed as friends, cleared of Sir Jokn's paint, and accepted as members of the family. ‘fhe same thing happencd again und again. But whenever astranger was introduced after the same fashion, it was immediately attacked and destroyed. This confirmed still more remark- ably a series of less crucial experiments former- ly made by Sir John Lubbock ou the same sub- ject. By some inscrutable senso or other, tho unts, it is clear, know the descendants,—at least in the firat degree,—of those which have once belonged to their own nest, evca though they were neither born nor thought of when thoir parents left the nest. So much forthe profound instinct of consanguinity in the ant, as well us forthe unconquerable hostility they show to those ants who are not connected with them, within recognizable degrees at least, by blood. But now a3 tu the intense political conserva- tism which this biguted sort of family feeling produces. Sir John Lubbock has discovered, it uppears, that once let an ants’ nest get accus- tomed to living without a queen,—once let it orgunize democratic institutions,—und nothing wiil induce it to admit a queen for the future. Queens introduced into queenless nests were nlwnys rutblesly killed, even though in ono Sir John exhibited the queen for three days to the ant-domocracy in a wire cage which protected her from them, In order to xecustom them to the sight of royalty. Tho moment the protecting wire was removed tho queen was attecked and slain, just as if she bad been an ordinary alien. Sir. John, however, was cccasionaliy able, by the help of a little intrigue—of the Marshal Mac- Mahon Kind, but more successful—to obtain a throne for @ wandering queen, Tne way be managed was this: He took a few ants trom their nest, and put them. in that disorganized stute, with # strango queen. The ants were then in_a timorous und ditldent moud. Thoy hud no fixed institutions to tall back upon. They felt wanderers in the world. And feeling this thoy did not attack the queen, but rather re- garded her as the nucleusof a possible organiza- tion. By thus gradually adding a few ants at 2 time to a disorganized mob which bad necepted the queen as the sturting-polut for x new polity, “Tsucceeded,” says Sir John, “in securing the throne for her.” And it is to be inferred, we think, that the lan- guid skepticism which is one of the commonest causes or eiTects—it Is difficult to say which—of that intense timidity which is so often con- neeted with conservatism, aifects these wonder- ful little creatures also. SirJohn shows us most satisfactorily that the ants understana each oth- er,—thut when un ant goes back from a bit of food which she is unabio by her own strength to stir, she can and does cominunicate in some way to her fellow-ants the needof help. They clear- ly understand her message, nad they prepare to ussist ber; but they bave, it appears, no real confidence in her information, What thoy see with their own eyes fills them with tho utmost earnestness, but what learn from others they do not more than halt believe. They usually go with the messenger, but they go without any real clan, without any of that earnc3tnesa which ther dis- play after getting persouat experience of tho existence of the store of food. After that they aroaliurgency. After that. they outrun their fellows, und cannot reach the store of pro- visions too soon. But on the hearing of the ear they act with the utmust Inngor. ‘They follow, but so slowly that they never keep up with their eager guide, svon drop benind, and generally give up the expedition as one beyond thelr courage or strength, or at least too much for their half-faith. Let us hear Sir John's curious delineation of the sort of authority which one aut's information appears to carry tu his fellow- an “I selected a specimen of Atta testacco-pilosa, belonging to a nest which {i had brought back with me from Algeria. She was out bunting about six feet from home, and I placed before heru largo deud bluebottle fly, which she at once began to drag to the nest. I then pinned the ily tox piece of cork in» email box, so that no ant could see the tly until she had climbed up the side of the box. The ant struggled, of course in vain, to move the fly, She pulled first in one direction, and thon in another, but, findmg, her efforts truit- less, she at length started off back to the nest empty-handed. At this time there were no ants coming ont of the nest. Probably there wero some few others out hunting;but for at least n quarter of an hour no ant bad left the nest. By nt entered the nest, but did not remain there; in [css than & minute she emerged, accompanied by seven friends. i never saw so muny friends. I never saw so many out of that nest to- gether before. In her excitement the tirst ant soon distanced her companions, who took the matter with much sang froid, and had ail the uppearance of haying com? out reiuctautiy, or aS if they bad been asleep und were only half awake, The first ant ran on. abead. going straight to the fy. The others followed slow! and with many meandermgs; so slowly, indeed, that for twenty minutes the first ant was alone at the tly, trying in every Way to move it, Find- Ing this impossible, she again returned to the nest, not chupeing to meet uny of her friends by the way. Again she emerged in less than a minute with eight friends, and hurried on to the fly. ‘They were even less energetic than the first purty; and when they found thoy bad lost sight of their guide, they one and all returned to the nest. In tho nicantime, several of the first de- tachinent had found the fly,and one of them suceecded in detuchinga leg, with which she returned in triumph to the nest, coming’ out again directly with four or five companions, Thece latter, with one exception, soon gave up the chase and returned to the nest. think so much of this last case, poenaae my the ant carried in asubstantial piece of booty in the shape of the fiy’s leg, it is not surpris ug that her friends should gome of them accompany her on her return; but surely the other two cuses indicate # distinct power of communication. Lest, however, it should be supposed that the result was accidental, I determined to try it again. Accordingly, on the following day {put another large dead Jy before an ant belonging to tho same nest, pinning it toa piece of cork a8 before, After trying in vain for ten minutes to move the fly, iny ant started of home. At that time 1 couid only see two other ants of that species outside tho neat. Yet in a few seconds, considerably less than 4 minute, she emerged. With no Jess than twelvo friends. ‘As in the pre- vious case, she ran on shead, and they followed very slowly and by no means directly, taking. ia fact, nearly half an hour to reich the fly. The first ant, after vainly labor- ing for about a qurter of an hour to move the fly, started off again to the nest. Meeting one of hor friends on the way, she talked with her a little, then continued towards the nest, but, after going about a foot, changed her mind, and returned with her friend to the ty. After some minutes, during which two or three other ants came up, one of them detached a Jeg, which sho carried off to tke nest, coming out aguin almost immediately with six frien one of whom. curiously enough, seemed to ead the way, tracing it, [ presume, by scent. I then removed the pin, and they carried off the tly in triumph. Again,on June 15, another ant be- longing to the sume nest had found a dead spider, about the sume distance from the nest. Ipinned down the spider as before. The ant did all in her power to move it; but after trying for twelve minutes she went off to the nest. For 3 quarter of an hour no other ant had come out, but ina few scconds she came out again with ten tompanions. As in the case, they followed very leisurely. She rang on ahead, and worked at the spider for ten minutes, when, as none of her friends had arrived to hor assistance, though thoy were wandering about evidently in search of some- thing, she started back kome again. In three- quarters of a minute after entertng the nest sho reappeared, this time with fifteen friends, who came on somewhat .more rapidly than the pre- ceding batch, though still but slowly. By de- grees, however, they all caine up, and after inost persevel efforts carried off the spider piecemeal. OnJuly 7I tried the same experi- ment with a soldier of Pheidole megaccphiu. Bhe pulled at the fly for no less than fifty min- ites, after which sbe went to the nest and brought five friends exactly as the Atta had e. Sir John even reports onccase in which a slave ant, of tho Polyergus species, twice returned to her nest in search of cooperation in vain. Noth- ing she could say would induce her fellow-siaves to enterona new bit of work without better evidence of its remunerative character than a wandering fellow-servant’s report gave them. ‘Twice she returned alone to the unequal task, reproaching bitterly, no doubt, the faithicsness of her associates. : rr CHRISTMAS-TIME. ‘ For The Chicago Tribune. Yet once again we hail the dawn. Of that all-glorious day When in the crib ut Bethichem: Our infant Savior lay. "Tis but a child in seeming Whom therein we behold— An outcast, helpless, shivering "Mid Winter's ico and cold. No gorgeous couch with ermine spreat No luxuries of Earth, spreally Enriched that lone, deserted spot Made hatiowed by His birth. Nay, only frost for fire had He Within that grotto lone, And a bed of atraw gave rest unto ‘The King of Heaven's throne. And, for attendants, one alone ‘Was there to minister To Jesus’ wailing heiplesuess, Or Mary's whispered pryyer.__. « And ox and ass—miore human far Than mortal man, I wis— . ‘With wide-distended nostrils, the: ‘Did mingle breath with bis. The world without tay cold ana bare, Even aathe hearts of men, And seemed as if it ne'er should warm To'life aud love again. * Yea, even the moon refused its light, And only star3 louked down, And shed their dim, uncertain light On snow-clad Bethlehem town, Yet He was Lord above them all— O mystery sublime! And He it was who first awoke ‘Tho merry Christmas-chime. O blessed fruit of Mary’s womb, By prophets long foretold, Forgive that human hearts could prove Incredulous and cold. Forgive that of the peopled Earth Could numbered be but threo Who guve its gold, and frankincense, And frugruot myrrh to Taee. O Christian hearts, beat ye as theirs, Those three wise men of old; Go Iuden ye with fruitful shéaves, _ And be each grain of gold. And bring for myrrh your own good deeds, And let their fragrance rise, Even as the smoke of frankincense Frow that crib to the skies. By deeds of charity atone For coldness of the past, Ant be each coming Christmas-time More fruitful than the last. TMAS, A. D. 183v. AL. G. BROWN. a Electoral Messengers in a Stew. Washington Star, ‘There has been some ‘fan and no little trouble in puying the messengers who have brought the Hlectorat votes to the Capital. ‘They are pald at the ‘reasury. Since the establishinent of the Electoral College until this year messengers were paid 25 ceuts mileage both ways. In last eur’s approprintion bill it was very quietly pre- scribed that they should be given a mileaze of 25 cents 2 mile, but only for. one way. Not a messenger knew of this change. They all ex- pected the fat littie mileage of 25 cents both ways, which would ennble those from a ais- tance to see the Cupital aud carry home u nico little Christmas fund over and ubove expenses. There was great rivalry before the Electoral Colleges of each State for the office of messen- ger. When these gentlemen were brought up with a round turn at the freasury, and mileage only one way tendered to them, there was deep disuppointiient. In many cases there was not only disappointment but v dispute. They claim- ed that tho Treasury was defrauding them, and were loud in their protests. ‘Lhis was almost in- variably tho caso when the free American citi- zen trom the wild West or the lively Southwest camo to get bis money. Another point of dis- agreement was the length of the messenger’s journey. He claimed to have traveled, in near- ly every case, 2 greater distunce thun the care- fully made up Treasury tubies showed, but he invariubly bad to submut to the Treasury sched- ule. One of the messengers who stood about six feet hich, bad long hair, a slouch hat, and big, rough boots, came to get his pay ove aftcraoon just before the cash-room closed. As no one could identify him he had to walt till the next day. He didn’t like ft at all, and swore some. The next day he got his monoy, and also got wild because he got mileage but one way and hig distance was cut down, ‘That night he was full of all kinds of spirituous and intoxi- cating drinks, und went around the hotels denouncing ‘the ‘Tre a fraud, uTy as and its officers as swindlers, He had a good spree, but as he has ‘not yet left fhe elty the supposition is that the walking is notin that condition which suits him best, It ‘was noticed about ull the men who brought on the votes that their section of the country could be guessed at before it was shown by their papers und told by themselves from where they came. Their dress, manner, and accent often told unmistakably where thes bailed from, ‘Tho votes from all the States, except Oregon, havo been received; and all the messengers, ex- cept three, have been paid. One of the unpaid js the Oregon man, who is yetto come. Another is the Georgi messcawer, who did not come. A messenger from Georgin was elected by the College. The certiticate was sent in by mail. ‘The messenger was told that owing to Georgia's tardiness in voting and the doubt of her vote being allowed he would yet no pay. He there- fore staid at home. Mr. John Jacob Astor ts the other messenger. He brought the vote of New York'here. He was looked for at the Treasury, but he never came. Mileage is evi- dently not an object with him. —<$<—<———__— Something About the Latest Fashion- : able Dances. e Detroit Press. Dancing is no longer x mild and swaying mo- tion to the sound of slow music. or rapid whirl-about in which the dancer spins lixe a top, The new dances demand an immense atuount uf energy. hard work, and dislocation: of all the menivers, sothat n good dancer of modern dunces bus al! the accomptishments of a contor- ‘tionist and the grace and flexibility of a Grazco- Roman wrestler. Indeed, itisonly those w20 are elegant dancers of tho: round dances wno een acquire with any degree of proticiency the new glide steps of tho A.ppl2, Raquet, Saliic Waters, Rockeway, Cradle, Knickerbocker, and new Glide. ‘There isa pecullur swaying to one side, which fg caused by extending one foot sideways and balancing in that dircetion, then Tecorering by bringing the truant fuot back with wstep that is very bard to acquire, but, when once acquired, isthe very poetry of m0- tion. The much-talked-of Raquet is a society dance that SmoUE: round dances takes the lead. {tis very attractive to the eye, and those who dunce it well form the best picture ever scen on f ball-room floor. ‘fhe movement, which is only to be described by the rociting tnotion of a cradle, 13 tho ideal uf grace; but, naturally, can~ fot be aequired easily by persons’ waG ro un- able to bend sideways. The swaylng motion is tontinucd through the entire figure; and, the farther the coupie can lean over, and the quicker they cau gain their: equilivrium, the tore expert and accomplisned they are. ‘The Sallie Watera is a bop, skip. and jump step, with a jig attachment, ands clog dance combination in the heel-tap. it derives ia name from a recent song called "The Babies in Our Block.” The expression of the music is in 2-4 time, and it is very pretty with a waltz move- ment and a springing step, and fs slow or fast. ‘The cradle is one tigure of the Raquet—the swaying motion like the rocking of the cradle.— and isas pretty and poetic as a picture. The Knickerbocker {g in 1-2-3-4 step from side to side, and is too tiresome to last long. A new quadrille is called “The Polo,” and will be popular this winter. Thore is more baluncing in quadrilles than has been the fashion of lute years, and iess stately walking about after the style of the old minuets of Washington's day; but whether it is an improvement or not would be hard tosay. The practite which some young people seem to patronize of clasping each other round the waist or shoulders witha vigorous grip, in which the bands looks muscu- lar and obtrusive. does not seem to be quite nec- essary, anymore than it is to clutch the fabric of tho dress as if holding on fordeartife. It is noticeable among neophytes that the gentlemen are more embarrassed than the ladies, and what they lose in self-possession they make up in vigor; but it is the inclegant dancers who pound the hardes: and are tired out the soonest. The Rockaway, is a long slide step, heel and toe,—the old polfa step with vuriations, and the conventional slide steps. The Ripple culls for special music. It is a very pretty dance, and less tiresome than uny of the others; but it re- quires a graceful, slender figure and flying feet. ‘The old Polka bas gone out, by name atleast so bas tho Redowa, and the Mazurka, ana the High land Scottische, and the Waltz as it used to be. ‘The walking step is much faster in the Glide than tormerly. Dancing, to be anything now. is fast and furious, and not the slow promenade it has been for some years. The side motion isa decided innovation. Dancers do not hop up and down with the springy motion of tho knee, as in. tho old waltzes, when people went bobbing and courtesying about like Dutch dolls, and the gen- tleman held his partner discreetly ata distunco with his extended arm. Now he and his partuer are one aud indivisible as they whirl like tecto- tums to the music. Tho Prairic Queen is left out of the old quad- rilles, and the Lancers are as popular as ever, and 80 also is the Germun. It fs the fashion now for influential ladies to get up a class of young people whoarn ali acquainted, and have them nttend a dancing-school under the name of “Mrs. ——'s class," where they learn to dance tho German. The great objection to teaching this elogantdance is, that only persousknown to each other can enjoy it. For the benefit of the non- dancing community we will give a briet descrip- tion of some of the figures, there being at least @ thousand diferent ones, One of the prettiest 4s the Looking-Giass, A Indy seats herself in the dance, and her matd bunds her a mirror in which she secs, one by one, the faces of the gen- tlemen who come and Jean over her chair; when she sces the right one she turns the glass down. He léads ber out and dances with her, preseat- jug her with a “favor,” which muy be a tan, bouquet, or anything he has selected.—candy or ornament. “Faith, Hope, and Charity” stars and pyramids are all beautiful and attractive figures in this medley of beauty and grace. SHE WILL BE BETTER SOON. For The Chicago Tribune. “Tt will be morning soon,” he said; ‘Then, glancing toward the snowy bed, “She will be better then.” Lis word— Most welcome I bad over heard— Like muste fell uvon my ear. I drew the bedside still more near; But, as above her low J stooped, The weary eyelids slowly drooped, And, though I gently called ber name From parted lips no answer came. A weight of fear then filled my breast; But bad not one who knew the best Just said, *She wili be bettersoon,” Invoice that fel like sweetest tune? So, as the long hours onward crept, T sat beside her while she slept, And almost laughed to think my fears Hud drawn so durk the coming years. ‘Then, when the morning dawned. I threw The shutter wide, aod saw the dow Lay glistening on a thousand flowers, ‘And thought, ** How like our future hours The garden lies! Some shade is there, And yet the whole fs passing fair.”” Then o'er the bed again I stooped, And found the waxen lds still drooped, While from my lips words died away, For, though my durling sleeping lay, It was the dreamless sleep she slept, And with the dead I vigil kept. ' Jacgurra. —— United States Laws Regarding Dress. New York Clothier. In J8lj the United Stutes hud a uniform de- signed to meet tho usages of European courts, on the recommendation of the mission to Ghent in the yeur 1317, in which tho United States Ministers’ costumes were fixed as follows: A blue cont, lined with white silk; straight stand: ing cape embroidered with gold, single bre ted, straight or round button-holes, slightly em- broidered. Buttons, plain, or, if they can be bad, with the artillerist’s eagle stamped upon thom, i. e., an eagle ilying, with a wreuth in his mouth, grasping lightning in one of its talons. Cuffs embroidured in the manner of the cap white cagsimere breeches; gold knee-buckl white, silk stockings, and gold or gilt shoc- buckids. A three-cornered chapeau bras, not 80 lurge as those used by the French, nor so smail us those of the English,a black cockude, to which an eagle was afterward attached, Sword, ete., corresponding. ‘The Secretaries of Legation had the same cos- tume, with the exception that their coats bad less embroidery than those of the Minister. For the grand gala duys at court, where the occasion was greater than an ordinary levee..a coat sim- ilar to that above described, but embroidered round the skirts and down the breasts, as well ns atthe cuts and cape, was recommended. . Tho coats were distinguished as the great and the small uniform. A white ostrich feather, or plbmet was recommended for the Minister's a, BO standing erect, but sewed round the prim. ‘Tho above dress provailed from the date of its romuigation on Nov. 6, 1817, until Gov. William » Marcy, in 1853, issued a circular doing uway pat such uniforms ina great degrec, us fol- lows: “DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, June 1, 1853.—In addition to the “ Personal Instruc- tions to the Diplomatic Agents of the United States in Foreign Countries,” the following are herenfter to be observed: Tn performing the ceremonies observed on tho occasion of his reception, the representative of the United States will conform, so far as is con- sistent with a just sense of bis ‘devotion to re- publican institutions, to the costume of the country wherein be isto rvside, und with the rules prescribed for representatives of bis rank; but the Department would encourage, a3 far us is practicable without impairing bis usefulness to his country, his appearance at court in the simple dressof an <Aimericzn citizen. Should there be cases where this ceunot be done, owing to the character of the foreizn Government, without detriment to the pubhe interest, the Nearest xupprorch to it compatible with the due performance of his duties is earnestly rec- ommended. Tho simplicity of our usxges and the tone of feciiug among our people is much more in accordance with the example of our first and most distinguished representative at a Royal Court than the practice which has since prevailed. It is to be regretted that there was ever any departure in this respect from the example of Dr. Franklin. History has recorded and commended this exnmple, so conzenial_ to tho spirit of our political institutions. The Departinent is desirous of removing all obsta- cles to a return tu thesimple and unostentatious course which was deemed so proper and was so much approved in the exrlicr days of the ite- public. Itis our purpose to cultivate the most umicuble relations with all countries, and this, we believe. ein be effectually done without re- quiring our diplomatic ayents abroad to depart in this respect from what is suited to the gen- eral sentiments of our fetlow-citizens at homme. All instructions in regurd to whut fs called dipto- matic uniform or court-dress being withdrawn, each ot our representatives in other countries will be left to regulute this matter according to his own sense of propriety, aud with a due spect to the views of his Government as expressed. . . - W. L. Mancy.’ man sct of Congrecs, approved March 27, 1887, it was declared that officers who had served during the late War as volunteers in the army of the United States, should be entitled to bear the official title of their rauk, und weur, upon ocea- sions of ceremony, the uniform of the highest grade they bad held by brevet or other commis- ‘sions, ——_—____ Bismerck. About thirty-five years ago, when the Ger- man ‘Chancellor was only plain Otto von Bis- marck, x. Pomeranian squire and inspector of dikes, he went.out one day snipe-sbeotinge with a friend, on some marshy land, into which his companion, a stout heavy man, suddenly sank up to bis'arm-pita.” Vainly struggiing to ex- tricate himself, the gentleman shouted for help, and secing Herr Bismarck approach him very slowly and cautiously, apparently stil icoking out for the — risi ci some stray surpe, piteously apyeciza to bim to leave the confounded gnipe gone, and pull him out of the abosrinelie swamp inte which be hud sunk so doepiy that its sliae was all but in bis mou! “My deur friend,” replied Bismarck, with utmost calmnoss, “you will never ict out of that hole. Nobody can possibly suve you. It would, however, in me very mucao that you’ should suffer unnecessarily by stitling in this vile swamp. i'll teil you what, my deur fellow, ri Rave you the agony of suffocution by putting a eharge of shot into your head. Thus will ts ub die ut once more swiftly and more respectably.” Are you mad?” shrieked tho other, struggling desperately to free himself, “I don't want either to be drowned or shot; go help me out in the name of three devil!" Deliberately lev cling nis fowling-piece at his friend’s bead, Bismarck rejoined, ia a Sorrowful tone, y for a moment; it will svon be ov Fare’ dear friend! I will faith- fully tell your rwife all ubout it. Stinu- lated to Superhuman effort by the imminent peril menicing him, tne unlucky sportsman ved to wripule outot the mud on all fours, ‘nen he had recovered hia feet, broke out ‘Suorin or veheinent reproach. Herr Bis- mare hstened to him with a sardonic smile, merely observing, “Can't you see how right I was after all? Every man tor himself:" and, turning'’bis back on bis infurinted companion, coolly walked away in secch of more game. Far, far better for you than beer, ale or por- ter, and free from the intoxicating effects, is Hop Bitters, . RAILROAD TIME-TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRANS EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE MARKS.—¢ Satnrdsp Fogo’ “Sunday oxcepied. ¢Monday excop! roraentcate & Northwestern Hattway. Maps. ‘Time-Cards. Sieeping-Ca: eecommodations. apply arf Clark-at, Grand Pacific, Brink's Express s oitice, Palmar House, <5 Canat-st., ana the depot i 13. 40 pm ia J Son 45 po 2 pm raukee 1's aa DML" Green Day Be baa 2Greon Bay. vit Jane iB pa © Paul & Minnenpolls i bot 0) kat iB pm 1 pom G aut SES. S 23) a For suburban trains. ret local time-eard : Pullman Hotel Cars and Pullman sleeper to Sioux Clty on the train leaving Chieavo at eee oe Pullman Sleepors on 9:13 train to Des Mol a—~—Depot corner of Wells and Kinzie-sts, }b—Depot corner of Canal and Kinzie-sts, Chteago, Burlington & Qnincy Batlroad. *Rosouttodatione apply ae ary ea eee leket-Onicos of the Company Ia Chicaeo: “Ga Clee st., Grand Pacitic Hotel, J $ pro 30 p to po 1 $205 pcm 150 pm iL pm 'b2:45 pm to pmije 2:45 pm Mi pmb 2:0 pm N Dan 10:10 pra pmib7:15 am mihi: am pm/d10:5 ara pa Sam Aurora Passenger mings aaa Lauror Passencer ae ay cDes Moines, 0: Dupe am Night Express. eTexas sights ¢Kansas City & St. Joe Night’ pireeport, & ‘Dabuque ‘eons vednesday urday eDaily, exceps Pullman (6-whéel) Sleeping-Car Pas: Goaches between Chicazo. bes Muines Cousell Meee, Omaha. Lncoin.St. Joseph, Atchison, Topaks.and ant HREGIG, throwsh “without chance. ‘Parlor Cara wit i Chairs, between anaes CBS y. Dining-Cary attached Ss all thas OO Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Pant R, “Pan-Handie" Depot,corner Cunton ane Cote mis. Ticket Oiices, “Gb Clark-at, ‘Palmer Giese Grand Pacitio Howl. and at Devat. Leave. | Arrive. Milwaukee Fast Mail. Bllwaukee & Waukes pa poecoD ee By @BAGas BB a All Minnesota trains run vin Mil i 4 i for Se Paul and Sinneapolis are send. elther vin vied ison and Prairie du Chica, of via La crosso & Winuam Miltnols Central Kaltroad. Ds t foot of Lake-st. and root of ‘'wenty-second-= jekor Ofice, IH Mandolph-at, near Clark, Fecile Hotel, and Parmer Howse = Grand, | Leave [Arrive ssp pm om pia ia pa ‘2 Giiman Passenxe Hy Dubuque & Sioux Cit am Dubuque & Sioux ly Express bm Saturday night to Gilm: Bs cOn Saturday Peoria night runs w Peoria onlk St. Louls & Guit Expre: St Jrouls & Gulf Fase yin Dally. *Dally except Sundays, OTE—Pullman Sleeping Cars from Chicago to Si Louis, Kansas City, and Peoria. Parlor Day Coaches with rorolving chaira Chicaro to St, Louls, and He; r clining Chair Sleeping Cars Chicago to Hannibal und Kansas City. No chang of ‘Day Coseh Ul St Lous of Kansas city. ee Chisago to Chicago 4& Alton. Unton Depot, West Side, corner Cansft and Van Bi Beta att bdaeenar narnia Naa hae st. Grand Pacttic Towle Peimer ila Leave. Kansas City, Denver & Pueblo *12: Sunta Fo ca pms 2:30 pm wpm t 7:23 t Denver + exas.... ° 9a) ROS treator, Lucon, Washingt’n Ex. Jolut& Dwight Accominuda jon. Michigan Centra! Kallroad. Depot, foot of Laxe-st. and foot of Twonty-sgcond. Teket Ottce, 6 Glark-ets southeast’ cormePot Weaae dviph, Grund Puclite Hotel, und at Palmer House, [eaves] Ara” am * 6:50 pm 2 ‘Mail (yi Main and Afr Ltn New York & Bostun Ex. 20 o Special New York bx. (dai pan § S20 poe Kelamazoo Accommodauon, # pin "za a ‘Atuntic Express (dally) 43 pm $ 83 Night Express iboats B 3 Grand Rapids & Muskezon Sati: rand Huapids & Wetosky Express aGrand Haplds& Muskegon (°F ‘¢ On Sundays this train leaves atS:1p mm. Chicars, Rock Idand & Pacific Kattroat, Depot, corner of Van Buron and Sherman-sts, Tikes Uihees, £3 Clark-st.. Sherman, Mousa, Palmer House, Grand Pucitic Hotel, and 7 Canal corner Madison, Lear Arrive. 200 am! Davenport & Peorla Express.. Counell Biutts Pust Expresa./17.77)4 Kansas Uy, Leavenwort £°A¢+ chison Fst Express. ation, f,,euvenwurtn _enbon Nghe Express. “Dally excopt Sundays. {Dally Waily except Mondars, Lake Shore ¢& Michigaa Southern Rallway offices a: depu.s Vin Haren-sc, head of ua Suile, Twenty-sccond-s-.. und Furty-third-st, ‘Tickos anu freight olfice under Sherman i Odices ii Lue Grand Pacite Hotel and Palmer Huuse, Leave | Arrive | ¢19,%9 pmo]: 9:30 a ‘except Saturdays, ‘Mail cv Special Sebenling 2 Chicago & Grand Trunk Rattwav. Depot, ‘I'weifth-st,, pear Sinte. ‘Ticket-Uttices: pouch Clarkest, t Clurk-at, and actic, 3 Grand P: and Mail fxpress. ight express, ‘Vaiparuuo Acc Baltimore « Ohio De Exposition Building, and footot Twent seind-sa Ticker Oices Clark-st. Palmer Lb Dad 12304 ton Build” g) | Arrive. Grand Pacltic Motel, and Depot (Expo: Morning Express ust Express, $Dauys. ‘Sunday excepted: Kankakee Line. Depar, font of Lake-at. and *001 Of Twenty-seenn4- ieket-offices at depots and 121 Itandolph-st, Grand Pocite Hotel, and Culmer House. Leave. } Cincinnati, Indianapols & Louts- Ex be ss \* 3:00 am} ville Wel ne Bapress... } bay pals 20) ak Pittsburg, Ft. Wayns & Chleazo Rattway. Desot cor. Van Boren and Canal-sts. ‘Ticket Omces CoClarx-st,, Palmer House, Grund Pacide Hoteland _pebepos Leave. | Arrive. Mall and Express, Now York Expre: Pacitie Express (daly. ‘Bost Linc....... Pittabarg, Cincinaatt Nt Tonle {Cincionatl and Kokomo Air-Lines) Depot, corner 1 Ciintun and Carroll-sts., West Sila, ‘Ticket-omices nt Depot andl] Runduiph-st, Grand Pacitic Howl, und Falmer Huuse. i Indianapolis, Lonts-| Cite coluiavus Hast “Day Express, ight Expresa.. Chlengo & Eastern Uitnols #allroa. (Danville Ronte.) Depot, ‘Twelfth-st., ‘nuar State, wicket Offices, 77 Ciark-st.. Palmer House, Grand Vacitic Hotel, ‘Leave. Day E: RESTS vious es “$Delly except Sunday. “Daily.