Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1881, Page 10

* Ryelling-luform Association to 10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIL 5, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. SPELLING-REFORM IN ENGLAND An Interesting Sketch of English Orthografy, and How to Im- prove It, Vrom the Annnat Address ({880) of Dr. J. A. I Murray, the Prestlent of the Fllo- logteal Sorlety. From the London Pmette Journal. While traditional echolurehip elags totradl tonal absurdity, selence says if wo would unders stand the structure and history of nny lingunge, wo must first And out what that lnngunge (* tonmue-nction “) actually was, what were the ving utterances of whieh tho syinbols endo ceeldl were merely tho pletures? And, satlstled With nothing short of thts, selenco has n favare Able regard for overy Sinprovement by whieh tha aymbols cin be made with greater clearness and certninty to convey tho Ilying tauts, Morcover, the discovery of the value of popue Int and unwritten dlalects—speelmens of Inn- xitnge In its natural living form—in revealing tho processes of speech formation aud growth, in operation around us, and the impossibility of recording or conveying to ans’ one of those dinteet, fnets and fenomona without a minute gnalysia of sounds, and an necurate notation a8 its Instrument, have made fonetic, that ts to say trathful, notation absolutely neceasary to every student of language. And so ftlologists who once, according tu thoir lights, looked nsknuce At proposals to alter the spellings of words whieh fn thelr “pleturesaue Srreguinrities " spoke to thom of tho ditapidutions of centurles, have come to sce that itisonly truthful repre- sentation which can hand down true history, and toaympathizo with all attempts, the dificulties of which thoy certainly know better than uny onc else, to extort this truthful representation to existing language. How this had beer already dono in Duteb and Bpantsh is well known, Within tho last yenr iulsu some practicnt steps have been taken with regard to tho Gorman, As every one knows, German Js exceedingly well represented tn writ- ing, nlmost every symbol or combinution of symbols having a fixed value, so. that thera 13 durdly any dificulty in reading tho written language, But there aro several enses In which tho same sound ima several signs, so that spell- {ng is by no menns as cortaln; and this {3 tho Imperfection for tho removal of which German avbolars aro now exerting themselves, IN THE UNITED STATES the question has beeu proetically ralsed in con- nectlon with the targe number of HMlterate pere sons revenled hy the censts, and thy realization of the exorbitint proportion of the learning thine of youth thit is spent In tho mere mastery of tho clumsy tool of the current spelling, Our American cousins are, above all, practlent; inorcover, thoy wish to havo tuolr whale people educated a3 highly ne possible; thoy have no dread of 0) cating the tmngses.” and inuking them “untlt for thelr position; and tho qtivstion of how to do this with the gremtest evouony of thie bas become an intensely prace teal one; on all Lands the ery ja that the radlen! evilis fatha weithys iteelt, which ought to be muitde regular and fonetie. ‘Tho flologiats have concurred In tls folie, and in ngsociation hing been Formed to devise a aatlsfaetory epolltny, with anv: ded alfubet, as well as to suggest stich part changes in -tho right direction ag muy De fininediately put. in practice, Several of tho State Leuishitures havor taken the up-and fLdues net require much presclen ee tat, Whethor Boglind does so or not, the Americans will ere long adoptan ainended spell ing, And, a4 the United Stites will possess be- ture tho cud of this century a population of 100,000,009, and Do THE CENTHY OF GRAVITY OF THE ENGLISH- 4 SPEAKING WonLD, it ts clear that their action in this matter ta big with isanes forthe English of tho future, But England ja stirring, ma slow, lumberty, aud tnorous fashlen, Here also the inatter ting become A practical one in connection with edie cation, ald the waste of untional resources Ine curred Jn the nttempt to make chill after child commit to momory tho 20,000 contradictory facts of our present spelling. You are aware of tha nemorlil presented to tho Education Dopart- Tent by LW School Boards prasing, fora Koynl Commission fn the mitttor, of the notion of the Sociat Scleneo Association In passing resolutions in favor of reformation, and In capecini of the Use Gf An Alternative spelling for the purposes of instruction, ana of tha formation of 1 iulyanco — the movement, The Associntion hag rovanily made 9 collection of proposed sehemes of spelling reform, as a first stup, it fay, bo preaumed, towards uniting suttroyes, If vossiblo, iu invor of that which seums most practicuble. My own opinion [4 that, nt present and for a long tlino to como, untll indeed tho gensral prinvlples of fonology ure un tood by in of education, no somptete ov systematic sehemo of spelling reform hus the tehance of belt adopted fo this count: do not think tha! the promulgation or ndyocucy of sueh beers any prnetleal Crult, +I wist it were otherwise, but we mnust took nt fucts and existing conaltions, und attho lessons of oxporlonee, And the luttor seu to mu to alford ubundant proof that partial and progressive reforms in aceordance with well-cstnbitsbod existing analogies can be intro- duces and curried through, Tho whole history of written langunye Is the recortof such gradual and partial stance, what atten to tt the pysto- 3 matle applivatlon of ot and ec to disthumtsh , two sounds formurly buth exprosaed by long e ond tne apnlogous adoption of ot and oo for tho. two sounds of longo. And the allghtest wlaneo at the orthografy uf Shakspeure, Banyan, or Dible of tho seventeenth century, will show even the most ignorant what an IMMENSE AMOUNT LING*REFORM WAS NEEN DUNK Moco thon, ‘Thus, to take at random a single Instunee, Peal 104, ns printed fi 1s, differs in 116 spellings from that printed In Wil, and the Urat Mer of Uenusis, 1¢ now printed, dliters fn 25 spellings Ceom the sumo veralon as printed 0 13 in th Ono hundred and thirty-lye ditferenves ui: Versen! tho the same version word , Yet there are people—somo certainly ly, but some d fear Knaveserwho, whut Honod, Hhtlek, You are Koln to alter our langntaze! Keep your uncir- ui wed bunds ott the hinguage of Milton and Bhikspenre and our Baglish MHble the fools not knowing, and the kuuves protending not to. know, tht the spelling in which they cond these works js already a greatly refornind spelling, hough in mere polite that ong “laproved very tho wrong way.” Indeed, ave of the most {tnportant spelling-reforims accomplished in English which practierly resulted in the addl- Mon of another letter to the altabet, was mado nbout 14; J refer to the reform in tho use of and ¥, whereby, in opposition to tho usage of all past ages, i was made. a vowel, aud Vv i consoe nant, so that *Healte va,saue ys from eull, Jeaue vs nog vnto our Blu was chinged to “Revive uy, sive as from evil, leave us nat tinte ourselve Tt iy to be regretted that in thud invking ¥ a consanint, the allent and: thence. forth useless @ which followed the oldu in leane, hnue, Ii 6 WAS OL ped; nnd still mere that hithe mubsequent sliaplifieation of tho form of f, & ono OF the forms shoukl have been ehilroly rejected, instend of betng veanomized, usin uy, ¥. for one of the snunds of a, or used ag wehnracter for sh. That all Giese instanees abow: that partial reforin, even suek ns largely alters, the familar appearanes of a word, at salyer! for taluer’ ny been, and agin tag. to, ae complisued? und Dam eonvincud that (fa well> considered yeriva of seh paetal reformed were. prepared and recommended in anecesslve staged to the public, a grent deal might bu done, ot merely te remove tho most glaring ananiuiies in the vpelling wt present current, but to prepure the puulio inind wltimately for the consistent application of fouete pelucimen, _ te seen to ine, therefore, that the Filologiont Boclety, representing the English sepoturalip of the country, inght very properly respoad to the vos appeals midy to it trom Beltain aud a ite tO Malco sume duclaration on the sub- Jeet, by preparing atte ISSUING A LIST OF AMENDED BPELIINGS recoinmended fur uso instead of those at prose ent employed, Mr, Sweet is now viynied on & worl which gives itm spect fueillties of come paring whole clisses of aymtonte words with each other und their cartier forms; and | think thy Savery might usefutly ask hho te prepare and submit tote listor tie words, the rpelttng of which might, with advantage, bo altered, in “Any such test Het L would contine tho alteras Hous alinest entirely to the omission of such letters as ave both wifonetic and untiscorie, and Tor which no goscutled etyinologieal plea cat be log alo a sew words of whieh an older torn, tumittar to wh students of Bue xllsh Mrerature, wight well be substituted for the taser ong at present vurrent, For ¢xiuple, let ts recommend tao uniform dropping of taut or wal wllont e, whore it does Hot serve Tho: ngized Punetion of lengthoning tiny z yowu! Ww. thouv, heavs, beavd, hay, selvacer. tho pur olf, selva, with wite wh . And the consequent stinplitication of srntine raat us Uva, HV) Ton hve, [vest Ueruk, potutuailike zeros, tunite to, cloard ike clearas extn dike tori, taste (eo disthict trum aitetenl, showd pairing will, shown, pruid, plaid. as atready in tard, fain, Along with these let uy recomend the restaras on of thy historteal +t atter breath consonants, which printers duriug tha pat century have ine (this distinguished dustelously perverted te 1, writlng tetaht, biusht, plekt, urest, winkt, iki’ ‘Shak? and Herbert, and item, und upeare, Addison, and 18 we actually do ind felt, meant, burnt, blest, taught, Laughed, for Aaugit, ds not a Whit dead ingustruus than faughed, xouxbed, would by for taught, suuzht; nor ia worked for workt less adlous than wroughed would be for wrought. ‘Phe use of double consonants ought to be reguluted, and mich bad epoltiags is travetler aud revellor, which seem to rhyme with propeiler, corrected tu Buukspeure'’s tr revelcr, With tual e, jt. past, loft, fe ntso log, where fonolog; equity tulsa to Euvinology aud v3 and. at conrao, the final <0 ii words Ike dovtrin wef, Latin, favorit (ef, morit), faci (of. civil. The termmation of tho ngent sour shoul be untfornity leveled to sor awhieh fs OM French), 98 already doue in sy many wards Like withor, dovtor, senator, orator alt or which — aro ndiptty from eheh, = tot from Latin. Where this termination his. English vert to support It, there would indeed be good reaean to write It sor, aginadiior, vender, acter, Tho combination When It has the sound of o short, mlyht alieay be written e, as in woith, helth, red (na, t. Uke Jed, kpadd sted, ded, drumt (ef, feel, felt, dream, dremity for though sor of theso necldentully anawer to 0.5, en thoy were ato in Middle Bn wilsh, and ea wi they bave now ds a relie of the apelliuy reform of the begining of the xlx+ teonth century, when e was split up inte cu nnace. New that se many have gone back to a sound whieh then as pow ht fave been writ- fon with e, siimplee ought to be restored. In tha sting Way Friest would become frend; and ine deed ull the Jone le niet take the eo of the sts teenth qa seventeenth centuries, ns fe peece, wht ily, f leleov, and the sume with uf in conveey, receey; Jn none of those Ts the f origin us regards Engle, Tho MT. 0. 0 mere temporary pisailer tor: historleal we before uw fs) mie ny 18 an expedient no longer needed, ao that sum. cum, ting, liv, Hoy, win, winder, witnt, could Ue restored 10, thor mntiye Unyilsn form (Ov Te stmt. aumy, tinge, lite, abure, witnen, wander, wunol, before Normon eacographer welled them with oO. Wuere vo has passed {nto tho sound of 90, it Was 80 written ty ISL, and onze to be so agate iy nooy, prouy (ike proof), belooy (belout: we alrendy write groove, Add ta these, which are sxomoof the obvious polnts to be eorrected at conte, 1 more extended ae of 2% In the body of words, #8 chozow, Ike frozen, prulze, ralze, like Dhize, lize, wenze (of, ghees, place, grass, REAZC), without at present touching on tho Enflextional +4, leavs, ways, crows, which Toes vot present 1 kerious practical ditleulty, and the correction of some of he worst “Sndividual monstros tues, as foreign, sovorelat, scent, eeythe, rhyine, ‘ors, neha, debt, debt, people, purilament, court, would. sreptic, (foren, sovron, gout, Hand, sytho, cline, clsura or alsors (ety mol, etsos, Fr, clacanx), ake, det, douty peple, parbinent, cork, woud, akepfia (ef, skelo- ton) and we should hive a fale beginning whieh, solence could support, and only presadica—yet, alial how grent that only—eould oppose. Lthink that Ifa Ust of correetiona following. these paluolp iss aceneraily wore prepared nnd offered to the public on tho authority of the Fllologtent Soctoty, it would soot COMMEND TSELE IN WHOLE On PANT TO THE COMMON SENSE OF ENGLISHMEN its adoption would cure a number uf the worst of our present deformities, und, what is fir Island, % more Nuportint, ft would reeall men ta consideration of tre natural fu jon of spelling, ‘breaking down the prevalent delusion that the rront fashion of symbolizing nv word fa tho i ri iteelf, whose (entity fy to be pregerved at any cost, however the" pronunela- fon. ts tho rend word fs amusingly called, may change; revaliing people ta tho’ fact that tho spelling of any word ds pot a dogmatic but a practlen! question, and encouraging thom to dig. uss it practically, so as to arrive at (he best @o- Intion und so secure renter fmprovement in to tuttire, Sueh a list hak eae Also see cure the adhesion of tho Molojasts ot Aimerlen, who bave already recommended for fmmeodiite adeption some of tho points whieh FE tuve men- toned. and tis preserva tunity among. the ranks of those who aint at a perfeutly- written English of the future. Ever siney inen bean to copy and to trans: Into there hus been a tendeney to Imitation of the spelling of enriior tines or of earlier tan: feluges; the principle that “tha spelling sho the word” eninot, since 100 ut lensl, be prac- teally wiirtned of any ang spelling; rather Ja it tru thit the ward ean be deduecd trom the muny spellings which since that period hive ety Manta atthe sumo time for almost every word, SPELLING HAS REGULARLY LAGGLD BEHIND PRONUNCIATION, for tho obvious reason thit as tho Intter changed, ittook thine for eavh chitnga to be recugnized a3 logitimate und respectible, and men went on Writing tha oll fori of the word, while they heard around them, and perhans themselves. ven while repuditting, the new, With ‘y best spelling It scems to me thnt thls Happen sill; und a cousideration of it “one of tho praetieal eunditions at writing helps tts to delle in some mensire the extent to which fonetics ought to bo practically applled, Spoiling will always dng a certaln way behind acttal arene speclally the carvlesa, fuwlass speech of fautl: eonvorsition. Ta ‘my opinton, therofure, It ja tutilo to nin at representing this tu practiealy snelliig; let is alin at providing womenans of spalling what mon ment to ay, alm nt sarin and, in mensured or formal speech, or song, do Bis —not nt the shortcomings which, tho Insop= atuble from speech, cre none the Jess untatens tlonad, andl to be diseourny Every system o¢ writing, except one on a purely’ fystological basis, like Mr. Melville Ball's Visible Speech, toust be not merely conventionnl. but even to some oxtont inconsistently conventional; we ehutldo well if wocnn urrlye at tho stayo of writinw Engtisa ina way that shall practically represent the idealef speech to when ii edu ented Engilzbmen approximate, the noue may reveh it, und which ins far removed Crom tho Blurred or aenge Utterince of the nvertie Loncouer (which seems to he tho eynosure that Altrnets dome aithors Of proposed aystoms), 18 itis from tho arehaly or even sumi-forelen pro- nunclatlon of distant provinces, ‘This beara [ think upon such nintters ns to representation of the obdanire and iniceenfed vowols; in this ally | would refer with approbation to tho anetic wark of Mr. Bills, ind to tho prin tit madatalned by Mr Pitman (though £ gin him in saver of ts applications) of y tho sounds which educated men alin at producing, uot nt those which men ina hurry aetimbly succeed In producing. If tho render alin at the former ho muy be trusted always te reach thy lntters if he ati aly ut the litter, he Wil soon tell short even of them, and want i BULL nower speltity his still muro defer eo utterances. Hut hive said enough to cot mend the question of apelling-refurm to the parefil cousidorntion of the Soc ta Well 18 to indicate my own opinion of tty useful extent, and of tho best monns of lutroducing it. THE SALOONKEEPERS, Address of tho President—Mon Who Aro Uniit for Membersllp—The Approuch= dng Etectto: . Tho Saloonkeepers' Assootation mot at Twelfth Street ‘Turner Hall yestorday afternoon, The attendanes was very large, over 100 members belng present, About forty new members wore proposed and ndmitted, Prostdént Foldtamp dellvored the following address on retirmyg froin olticot ‘to the Satoonkecpers’ Assoctation —QeExtie- eNS Ag thu end of my seventh term ny your Ctnirman iy nt hand, 1 consider It my duty to cust it look biek aver tho Just alx months and roe view the benefits which wa hive received fram our Association, ‘Phig twill do in as few words os possible, woll knowlig that in lone review would ba listened to by you with very little pee ih Association his grown within tho last six Months, although not as much us might bo ox- poste Judging from tho large number uf ate loonkee pers tn Chlengo, atl it has In it nt etes ment Mat curnestly endeavors tu promote the welfare of our tride. Our business 44, and ale will be, menuced by an enumy that con- rahomeund too bage nud ny mensure too rete ruinus, To oppose this enemy is our duty, Theoturh his rosticssenorgy, Mr, Uarry ubons, our able uttornay, han re; ily auidewedcd in winnlig legal victorios over our arch-enemy, the inde ag well aa the forte temperance apes: te and finatie, Ho bas also proved before the State Legisinture that, if restriction bo placed Upon our business, fmeasirablo barin will ro. suit to tha country, the State, vad the elt: Chit by caforcement of avbitvary legislation the saloonkeeper will by robbed of the rlyht of « eiving personal Hberty. In this work Mr. Rue bons was preatiy nsateted hy tho natiring and self-sacritehig eiforts of Mr A.C, Hesing, who has been a frelon of saloonkeupers for yeara, Tosuch nen are die the thanks and ucknowl- Tmonts Of oft Agaoolution, Tish to call the aittontion of the Association to the danger whieh © snices it, if (ts net more earer alin the mattor at adnission of members. A snloonkoeper who te known to xell Intex lente ing boveriges to minors, or who atlows disrepie table taen and women to tale his satoon thole roudezvous, and to curry on thelr dotmuuh bes yout tho muldutcht hour, should not have tho Myht to be admitted inte the Assoulation asa juomibur, ne he would only onise unnevessary expe fe und put usta bad ight before our fol- 0) jaune, Tho Asductution {a now prospering, and ahomid, bo witroful to avold miatakes which would com pel it to leave thy course It fy now puraulig, ‘The tng of tho apring election approaches, and would like to advisu tha menbers ot our Association to remiut strictly quutril, lay: all perty fooling aside, aul, united, work for nian joy the oles of Mayor who, thoy ate eotvinced, will, ulthough upbolidiage law and ordee in the btricteat manner, not unjustly interfere with our business, ‘Ty conelada, T wish to urge the mombors to do everything possible to avert the storm which ts threatening us iu the Lexialatire, and to onure weUloully oppose aur common enemy, thu ten Perance fanutics, gu that we may come ont Vive tortous tn the battle which 43 to bo fought In Bpriigteld on the lite of Murch, Valso wish to expross ny alicerest thaoks to you for the honor you bnyo sepeatedly veatowed Upon ine tanaking tie your Hresiidlent, and roe dain, respecttulty yours, JOUN FeLpKaMe, t the conclusion of Prealdent Feldkamp's address tho folowing OFFICERS WERK ELECTED for the ensuing six months: President, Petor Moeller; Vice-President, William Clomunss seus retary, Simon Jerguns;'Freusuror, Philip Dieters Finunelal Secretary, Cornelius 1 . Tho Juilelury Couuinittes ts aa fultawa; Wost Side—John Baier, Juco Kustel, Philp Delp: South Slde—Chucles Hurger, Christopher Fulge; North Side—Edward six, Brite Hidlomelur, (Oiery Rubend was uhunlmousty elected ate 3 Of the Association, thy compliment belng wiven bia of i riety vot, ‘The Assoclation thou udjourned, « tor it eda Soe Bensational—Tho ladies should read tho ad- Yertisument in Siren 2d, headed * A Cetevrated Beuuty," and cut out the arilele for refer aah ta bo discarded in demngos, cata: 1 COUNTY AFFAIRS. The Expert Architects About to Issuing $160,000 of Court-Housoe Bonds—Queer Tax Case, Shoriff Mann was on the sick tat yoaterday. Coommlasioners Clark, Rhelnwatd, aud Miller were tion the Chicagonns who witnessed tho inuttgitration yesterduy, Voth branches of the Crininnl Court will bo engaged (th sentencing prisoners to-dity, ‘Those kentaneed to Joliet will be transported Thuy ata, Rumor had ieeeataning that tho Commilttco on Equintizntion fad about agreed to tnvesticate the County Clerk’s books theniselves and do away With the “experts” appointed for that purposu, Tho Finnauce Camtnitteo of tho County Yonrd willsell the rest of the Court-House bonds, S100 insted of 100,000, 3 stated w Cow days tye. They hive agreed that they stall bo Kold ftv premitn of not less than 8 per eent, and the ‘Creastirer will be instructed te get as much moro 48 possible, Tho Grand Jury seneniay aubstanthdlly wound tp the work of Che tein, nid will report surly to-day and bo discharged. The Ieinko mutter was dispoved of, among other things, and at Indetinent waa found tur lareeny, which Was comtpitted fn stealing from the Redemptlon Fund of the County Clerk’« oflee, wuleh has. alice been made gam by Me. Klokke, Stebbins ald not appear against bim, tt belnge suid that he wha outof tho elty, which bus gives to nl nner of rumors. Ong rimoe lind It he was purposely absent. Whether he will ap. pear againgt bin on the trial or et remains to be seen. ‘Tho tleket-sealpers fn whose passes. sion the tickots recently stolen from the Mlvh man Southern Hailroad Company were fouud wort alsy indicte A STRANGE TAN CASE, An off gentleman by the uname of George Rernsheim, living on South Union street, wis at the Connty Clerk's oflice yesterday very much torn up oyer some postal cards Ke lind recelyed from one W. IK. Wells, who holds 1 cortilleate for the kale of a lot for tuxea belanging to bin, (nie of the postals notifies the old gentleman very polttely that he (Wells) bought the tut 1 and is about to apply forndeed, ete, nnd advises hhin that if he redeems it at onco he da so by: Pay bitn $12.05, and save himselt cousiderably trouble and exper hy Mr hibits with the postals a receipt fram Wells $8.25 in redemption of the sume let for the year In question, and tht, added to the fact thit The tine has passed inywhfeh ho enn yet a deed, inixos the altuation. In fuet, tho old geutioman thinks an nitempt is made to unduly extort mouey from bln, and, after taking lezal advice, Proposes to sea what bo ein do tn tho matter, THE COUNT-HOUSE EXPERTS, The Committee of Experts, Messra, Grannis, Kendall, and Milliman, who wero recently ap: polmed by thy County Hoard to investigate tho work done on the new Cottrt-Houge nnd report Wwhethor It {¢ dong In nevardanca with the apecl- tad thu edifice sesterday afternoon o'clock, and were inet {one of tha nent rooms by several of the County Com miseloners, Inciteding Coburn, Chairman of tho Bullding Committve, aud O'Netl, Albright, aod TAO IOH, severnt contractors, reporters, and others. Juatas tho gentleman gat togethor Commls- stoner Coburn putt a leading question to the Come initted 8 to wiother thoy would purinlt the re- porters to ge nround with them and ‘tuke Inlatite of everything thos auld und did” or jo alone, Une of the reporters called Mr, Colurn's attention to the inier in whieh he was teow ing our voluntary aud ungked-for lnstructions to entiem who protnbly knew their business better than he could tell them. The Commitiva was finally dere to settle tha mutter, and decided to tmuke the investization wuuceampanion by nty one, but voucluded to take a general loot over the bald. tug along with the Comiissioners and othors, Before starting, howover, thors was at tittle flow Of lungunge that was somewhat interest! Lid J, faxton, who hrs tho contract for tha earpen- rk, wanted the Committed to understana hat done some work In aceorhines with Instructions froagthe old JolntCommittee,and ho would not be biacicmutlod nor have his work and reputation Injured by Uia nerobatle politielans: hehad putin seme of hia work when tho walt Were not dry—alonz in the beginning of Oe tober Inst. He bad dong his work in good falth, and any: changes that had beef made were in aevordince with instructions from the properly authorized persons, Commissioner O'Netll sald be had been attacked befure about tho matter, and he wished (t to be understood that he find no other motive than to see tho publle protected, Attar yome further talk of an untmportaait nature the Committeo and the Comiisaloners started to xo and tiie ¢ general look about tho bulking. Sbortly afterwards they were met in ono of the corridors by Arehite 1, who sid he aid nat wish to necompany the gentlemen when they made thofr investigution; he knew thom to be well qualiied to attend to the matter, and he did not pro- peso to hninper them in the toant; tho plang and spceitieations wore open to'thont - at bis allies, and be woud give them any ine formation they might dealre. Any stazoment e pl tae imike nbuut the worit he would make in welting, - The Committco and the Commisstoners thon continued their general observations, going hastily over tho bullding, but taking no pir Ucular tiote of the work. The experts will probubly begin to-day to make a minute inves: tiation of all the work, and will report to the Bourd when ready, Tho Committes on Hospital mot yesterday, audited a few bills, and decided that nH perish: able groceries should by purchased hereatter by: the Committee Lnatead of the Superintendent of tho Hospital ft way atso dechled to purchase All the beer required of somo Chiengo brewer, instend of going outshte of Ure vuunty for it. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Tho Bocr War, ‘To the Edttor of The Chicago Tribune, Cutcago, Murch 4.—1 kuow that the renderd of Tne Tripuxe would like to knuw tho cause of tho Boer war ln South Africn, Tne ‘Turnun, no doubt, bas already given it; butstitt the ube Me can benr n repetition, EB. DM, brief, the cause of tho Boer war js tho do- sire of the Boers for tndoponleaco, and tho ree establlslauont of thelr Rupubtic.) Not « Partner. ‘To the Editor of The Chicayo Tribune, Cinicago, March 4.—1 notice In your fesue Of tho dt inst. you stats that Mr, Cronkhite, now under arrest for bante robbing, was once a part- ner of Mr. Inranum, of tho Connneccial Motel. all of which Is tutrua In every particnlar, Ne fever wis a purtnor, and nover ean be Inter ested with me, tn umy form whatever, louse domo tha Justley of correcting tho crvor, and ‘oblige, yours respeutfully, G, 8, INGRAHAM. A Curlaus Answer to a Question. ‘fu the Lditar of The Chleago Tribune, Circaqo, March 4.—In looking aver the abe Btrnct uf testimony in the Rallroad and Waro- bougy Commissioners’ Inveathyution, taken y torday at Springiivld, Cuotlee at fexst ono fin- portant onlssiun,—tho statement of Mr. Hogue that he pald ony employé, in charge of bla ronal estaty ottlee, more sulury than he (ogue) re- volved from tho state for hla services ws Coins missioner, Such fasts as tha ara itnportant, T think, us onnbling.the publle to appreciate tho true value ef a Commisslonersbip, aside frou tho salary whien it ylefda, Oxe Wo HeAnD tir Testimony. ‘Throo Libraries More Destrayed . by ir ‘To the Entitor of The Chicago Tribune, Cicada, March B—1e thochluf purposo of Murarles dato furnlah material for gevut tlros, they are woll porforming tholr nitaslon, ‘The Stato Library vt Minnosota, tho library of tho Minneauty State HMistorival sovtaty, aud the Ubrary of tho Supreme Court of the State, are reported to have been deatroyed at tho burnalng of the Stato Capitol at St. Paulon Tuoslay ovonlug, ‘Who State Library hurt 12,530 vuluuies, and tho Historleat Society reported tn 1679 7,010 hound volumes und 11,248 unbound volumes, nat fneluding a collection of 1,000 yelumed xivon by the Hun, Aloxander dlamuoy, of Mr, Hayes’ Cablnot, whieh nave siuco eon placed in the Hurary, Tho law library of tho Supreme Court 13 sald to buve beena valuablu one, The lossof tho Historical So- clety's Hbrary ts especially u public valamity, as ithad bunker and munuseripts relating tu the varly blatury of tho Northwont whieh mone, cunot replies, OF late years tha Bacloty be Deen zealous and cuterprising ta collveting: historical ruvetteay and [tts hoped that aumu Of thuse have been saved tu ite tre-proof vault, Only recently spacious roonts brave beet pro- vided for the Hurary by an cnluegement of the west wing of the Cupltols but unfortunately they were not of tiresproof constragiion, [Since the above wig written It ls reported that a aye part of tho Historical Libeary wie saved. Many of the public libraries ot tho country are in positions us much exposed to tho risks of dire us wore the St. Paul Ubrarios, dnatead of Doing plicod tn acparate and (re-prouf atruct- ures, they ure putin bulldings used for other Purnases which are combustible und dangerous, dar Chlea@ Public Library i tn the thicd and fourth story of a business block which 1s 0c. cupled by twenty otber tenuis. If a dre should: wtare tn the burding it would invelye the loss of tho whole libenry, for water, heat, und, amuke sire ne destructive to books 14 tre dtself., 5 ‘Yhw Nauonal Library ut Washiigtou, now itp: peat tias To Congress for a new and separate building, i3 In us dangerous peuly as our own city brary, ‘The root of thy ol aruund tho dotue, the rifiers, und thy fl of the uttle, are of construction, Hrespeoof wall from one end to tho other, fro would sweep through this nitle ag it dida few reura ago through tho whole qandrangiy of th Pateut-Cilice Mullding. A cotnisaton of 0 Riltcers: in tho War fter tho flre nt tho Pa: sof nll the public bw 1 thesd facts, ‘They wuld that a tre I Cnpitel would endanger the ct raurbie pillars on tha eat front, i tho grent dome partly rests, and they Intimate that In ouse of tire the date itself might fai, Ta looting through. the constenetion plane of ‘the old Capitol ten days uo with Me, Smilthmeyor, the architect employed by the Governmont in ianicib plans for the new brary buitding, b asked hint what be thought would be the eect, on tho dome tf fre shoukt 1 the atte ready described, | 10 nought from. the great amount of combustible inatter around tha dome it would ya dawin Tn the sliadow of thie done, 287 feet nih, fa the Norary of Cone gres4, tho Siprome C rou, the [tes of the Court, and Sts (brary, whielt is tho intrgest law Hbrary ti the eour Tt Is thie enntral portion of tho old Capltot-—tha tlhder-box which hus been desertbed—to which Mr, Conkling proposes to throw out in east anit west wing, ovel 215 fect long, for tho Ilbrary of Congress and other purposes; and editorial writers on Tie ‘Lament and other Chicago pre pers think Ivan oxeelloat achome, ‘hoy eon dem, at the samo tine. as extravagent, tho plan of the Jolut Conuniites of Congresa for a separate bullding, Me, Conkling’s sugestion. for mn east Wwing is not news Te was imitde some years nzo, and Messrs. Walter and Chirk, the hrehitects of the Capltol, estinnatod tho cost to: ‘be $4,000,000. "The idea of tho west wing issjews and how ft euirbe constructed over the chasm of nateep, destendinz blll lan puzzte, ‘Ten initl- Jon dollars world pardly cover the eost of currys ing ont Me. Conkting's cesnomicnl suggestions, anil they would not provide for tho future wants Of the Nbrary, Nowember of the Joint Committee of Con- areas, no practical Libraring, and no architect of nny professtonal reputation can be found who favors aoy other plan. than the erection of 1 arate building for the Library of Congress, There will ben difference of opliton 08 to the: phing of construction for sucha building, but. as no speeitie plang have been dellaltly xed pon. It [s too arly to disquss thom. Thoso plans will od by Mr. Spoford, the Lihmirtany, tho arehitect of the Capitol, nud the retary of the Interior, who tre tuted inthe Inston witly Cath 43 tosee In the c onseverd] ocensions, tha inthis Is not bitious sch Librarian for promoting b own Individnal tnpartances and that he ls carry. ing the mensure by his oni intuones with, Congreseuien, who ard under obflyations to him for tha asistanea he hat ually renders thom tu the preparation of tholr spocehes, 1 cannot eon- ceive how a porson can hive visited tho library during the past ten years and acon its crowded condition~books, for want of shelving, piled breast high Jn the yalleries nud on tho Moors cordod up Hike frewoul—withott asshening oO better reason for the project, and being amazed that. Conrress tag so Joni negleatod to provide aufiauly accommodations for its own Mbrary. Thaye known Mr. Spalford for many fd rs, and tho futimution that ho fs ineplred by a soiltsh ambition In his advecuey of 1 separate building for tho Ihvary Elnow to bea yromids tesa suspicion, ‘Tho Aticrlean Llbrary Asgocin= tion, wt ite Inte mecting in oe by a Unantinous yote adopted nresolution in favor of nsoparate building for the Library of Congress, That Mr, Spoltord tas much falluones with Cor gresemen of ail partles la wreatly te his credit, Mr. Maine, when the Cominittco'’s DIL wits be- fore the Sennte, siudd that he tad been In favor of retnining the brary in tho Capitol: but) being assured by Mr. Spottord that the sheme was inipracticably, he hod ehanged his oplaton, and should vote for the bill, There tg not 8 more cuinpes tent, courteous, or zenious officer in the publle vice than the Librarian of Congress, or one who more compictely tls M3 position, : ‘There hua been wn good deal of talk about an enormously expensive show building for the de= Jectution of sight-seers, and with very lttle ro- gard to the wants of students, The Joint Com- atttees of Congress inye naa leniing tn thisdl- rection, Plangof thisdeseription were lald before the Librarian at their lite mechng ln Washing- ton, and were by vote unnalmously condemned. J have now no fear that such a bulldting will bo ereeted. Mr. Spotford’s intluence In the Cum- nilgsion wilt ba for a sensible, canventent, and econoinlen! structure, and ft theae views ho will bo sustalned by wll the Livearians In the coun try, W. EF, Poour. FIGURES OF FOUR YEARS. Hinanclal Reaumoe of Hayos? Adminis= tration, New York Timea, The Treasury Depurtmont kas had prepared what It culls n statement of “tho fnanelal and economle traugnations of the United States for the four yours onding Mareh i" The figures are siygestlye, and posalbly in some dircetions not cantamplated by the Seerctary, who, It Is well known, takes, uu aptimist's view of the course of events ainco the Adiminiatration of Mr. Huyes tuok office, ‘Tho tol recotpts for the four years hnye been tn round ntiinbers $1,200,- 000,000; tho expenditures have Leen nat quite #1,000,000,000; the surplus fas been $202,000,000, Qn nvernge Of $80,500,000 a year, ar nearly $1,000,- 000 n week, No one enn deny that this ls an ovi- dence of Natlonul prosperity, Itis the product of Utxation which was neither oxpeeted nor In tended ta sleld su much, ‘This taxation, more. covet, Is levied fn part ou Imported goods, Jn part on spirits, fermented Hquor, tobacco, and a fow miscellancous abjecta, Ue enormous product > ivencss iy Mireahy proportioned to Incrensed consitmption of fiportad articles, mostly lx. urics, and of muinufactires almost exclusively: luxuries, The people wf tho United States could HOt ply Buch taxes in stich amounts unless thoy, were prospering In every braneh of affairs, ‘Tho increase in tho reventio Las, moreover, beon a steadily advancing ono, lu tho year ending Maret 1, 1X78, the taxes ylolded $205,000.00), the next year $232,000 the third year &0,000,- God, nad Last year 3350,000,000, If we turn to the figures which show whnt has been dono with tho mony thus collected from the penples wo find that, rowanly spa has ali been used in paymentot the dont, The reduotton of thp debt his beon in the four years nearly $2900.00, ln the frst yenr it was $47,U0),0.), in the seoond Jt was 31.00,009, ln tho Tate 41,000,000; last your it reached the remark= ably total of 2115,000,000, ‘Tho expenditu the other hand, have varied. In tho tirst they were us low nf 218,000,000; thon. they ac variced to. 82215.00),000, again to $280,000.00, nnd only dope aur they were redneed, getting down to Sef 0oh000, and still remaining $00,000 Above thes tarting point. Hud tho expenditures rumalned as they were vt the outsetaf tho per od embraced in the statistics, the surplus would have been €20,000,000, By the side of tho, $208.0,00) paymonts of debt must, tharefore, bo placed a net Incrouso of $12,000,000 In expand: (ture, Wo do not think this is nshawing to be contemplated with unmixed sutistuction, 1tls vamfortatile, of course, lo kuow thitt, ag 2 poopla, wo tinve been gutting rleher all the tine tor four yenra, but since the evidence consists in tha increased amounts which have been taken fromm our pockets, it would be till muro gratifying to lowwn tnt these amounts dud been judiciously expended, so fur as the Inerensa of tho vost of Governmunt Is cous corned, the oppusit strug. he Government 16 still far too costly, Thore has been some im peovemust (i tha personne) of the service nud in tho mothods of adininistratian; but ti both it has been far less thi it ought to have been. Wo still pay more than wo need to pay fur lesa Forvice thin wo should get. Our system ts still radically fuulty, loose, aud extravagant, ‘hor hos been & modest attempt at bettering things, but it has received ne wpproval trom Congress; on the contrary, it bas been mudo in oppualtion ty Congress, ‘Aatotho payment of tho debt, that has been a4 little objectionable as uw disposition of the money yloldel by taxution as guy that ins been inade, Dut it is very far from being tho beat that could have been made. Tt would have teen tar wiser nud edi ite and. ir alt probability, would not have dinhitshed the ‘unues bad taxed buun reduced fataltiinentiy, M8 tho aurphis canoe Mn. Sostend of thja, the taxes have been loft. reotivally os they wore tn 1877. A fow miiilons: ave been dropped from the Internal rover but nothing hus been tiken fron the most op. ressive Dirdgns of thls uritnch af the revenue. Vo atltax the capital and deposttsof bunks; we atill worry tho business community with the abe aurd stamp on checks, adeottty adjasted towelgh Moet on thoas BiatIL dopositora who can tent easily support ity we slill tix inatehe: cent of thule retall price, In our impo nsvores uf taxes which yicht very i cumontaud which, a3 in the case of the tax on Dlantuts and thaton paper und the materials of paper, dro only a bulwark to monopoltos supported at An wnjustiable cost by the voifsumer, losides those, we roti othora which do ylekt gonsideraite amounts to tho Uayernment, but whlth ure inordinately High, as those on iron. copper, und many kinds ofdrugs, Could a portiou—and n very modest portion—of tha surplus revenge bave been de- votud to the rotmiselon of taxes of tho kindy to whieh wo have referred, the benoit to the coun try would huve beon intinltly greater than in the mere reduction of the tneual interest charge, while em quite probable thut the rey. onues would bave been bat spay. den patre Among tho purely: Uoancial statistics there fs one Hen that inay be regarded with entive ape {raved The quld’coln and batten, from whtet ho redemption of the United Stutes natus Is to be provided fur, ling ad) from leas than $02,000,000 to mori thi 178A at the Aue Ching Over §130,000,0W of speci has Leon Iuiported more than bus beea exported. ‘Tho neans for mualatatulng tho improvement in the curreney that hug take plaice during tho last four yeura Have thus been inereused, LL Hncnites of Spiders The well-known naturalist, tho for. IL EB, MoCook, of VPhihidulpliia, bus been talking ta the Acndeny of that city on spiders, which he designated us tho most benevolent of tascets, Among tho principal, onomies of the spider he enumoratud many of thode byinenopetorous or four-winged fied, the bees, wasps, ele. whivl produce flesh-eating aruba. Large number if spiders are ised by these species ug food, ‘tho nest of une of those furgie was exhibited, bulit ef olty in such a muaAner ws te resemblo tho pipow oF Pan, When opened, these nests wero ound filed with spldursof dierent speciosy, They were all pariiyzed by gue ily, but uot killed, and in this shite of suspeaded anti ou thoy rewaluuntii tue batchmg out of thy ‘ 2 grubs. whioh cagerty dovour thom one after tha other. Tho wifertimate captives Mo Imp in the Jaws of tho rubs, alin no alzn of sonsa- tlon and making no veaisinnes, Othar gies, and ainotig thezo may be Inchided the common black house-tly, prey tiyon epiters by deatroying the wntor by sick ing the enntents of thatt ¢; 4A when thoy happen to be tneovered or only slightly protected. ‘Tho eygenre uso devoured in kirge numbers by bleds. Rome. apoctes af Hirds nsaist in preventing tho spread of aplders hy making use of tholr webs, expeciiily the thicker portion used in tho construction of co- 1s, to bud thelr nests. A bird's nest was exhiblted composet of this inaterial In situt qinntity 19 to indicate the destruction of agront me ‘thoso hywenopteroua insects which dey twolr eges in tho voeoans of the spiders. ni however, tholr most destructive enomlos, When tho grubs aro hatched, thoy ate tack tho eggas and young of thoir hosts and cons suite thom 23 food, ntl auiliciontly aeyoloped to obtain thalr nourishment. CURRENT GOSSIP. AN APPEAL TO WINTER, Hostnss Tranacrivt, Cold wenthor, zo! O frigid daliier, go! ‘Too long you've Mugored heruabout— ‘You long, alnst tuo long! You're dreadful alow! Como, Vaniosel clear! got outt Toolong you've nipped our cars and aching hands; foo long you've plerced us through and througys ‘Too long you've hold 18 Olenve'us quickly, do} Too tong we've watched tho moroury in tho eB, i ‘roo tong wo'vo led about the things Much buve wo all te answer for, lad Coing, gol ‘twill soon be Spring! Dogol Tho foc-man has his harvest mado, ‘Tho conl-tnon sure hive made enough} With colds and rheumatiz you'yo thousands slayeds Wo've hud quite quintum suf, {a your ley bande— Gonow! Thoro isa time, I'm certain, quite, When you will be by far welooner, Cainer hen the days aro hot, hon skecters io 2 Yes, come noxt Suminor, A HEADLIGUY IN VIEW, Intrott Free Presa. Yes," snid the cunductor, biting off the tip of qelzar and slowly seratching a mateh on his leg, “I've sven n good deal‘of ratirond tifo that’s Interesting and oxeltingin the twenty years tht I'vo buen twisting brakes and slamming doors for a tiving. I’ve aeen ell Iinds af sorrow and all Kinds of Joy; seou tho huppy bridatecoupte starting out on thelr bridal-tour, with tho bright and hopeful future boforg thom. and tho bluel- robed mourner on ber way to a new-inado grave, whoreia sho must bury-the idol of her lonely old heart. Weulth and pinching poverty ride on tha samo tralu, and the merry laugh of the joy- ous, healthy child’ is mingled with tho de- spateing sigh of tho aged. Tho grent antip- odes of life aro familiar to the conductor, for evory day tho extreines of tho world are mect> Ing benenth hiseye. I've mutilated the tickot of many a blackleg, and handted tho passes of al our most eminent dendheads, T don't know what walk of life 1s more crowded with thrilling Incitents than wine, inashupa?" ups? O ves, soverat ‘of thom, Nong, that coulda’t have boon a great deat » Lhere Is one ineldent In my rallrond if continied tho conductor, rutining bls tonguo enrefully rot broken plice ln the wrippor of bis cigar, “that | never spoke of be- fore to any ono, Tt tins caused me more misery and weretchednyss than nny one thing that ever ped to me in my olltelal enresr, Somes even now, after tha Tapas of inany yeurs, eiutha night with the cold dropa of y standing on my fee, und the horrible mghtuntre Wpoa me with its corrible surround. In; is plainag onthe memorable ulght it oc- c rou. - Twas runnitg extra on the Union Pacific for neonduetor who was un old triond of ming, and. who had gong South ona vacation for bts health, “ At about 72, 03 near ns Lean remember, wo were sriling along all comfortable one evening, wh a stright stretch of track ahead for ten or Mfteon miley, running on time, and everybody: fecling tintop, 3 overtand travelers do who get nequainted with each othor aud feel congontal. Allat once tho tran suddenly slowed down, ran in on an ald siding, and stopped, “Of course { got out and ran mend to the on- gine tu see whatthe matter was, Old Andfat, the engineer, bud got down, und wes on tho muitln teavk tooking ahend to where, twinklin Along nbout six or seven infles down the road, Apparently, was the headtlghtof au approaching tral. It Wad eelduutly “wild,' for nothing was. duo that wo kuow of at that hour, “However, wa bid boon altuust miracnianaly sayod froma feiehtful wreek by the engineer's watehfulness, and everybody went forward and shoos old Antitut by tho band, and erted, and . thanked him, till [f was tho most afeeting scene forn whilo that I over witnessed. Tt was as though we hid stopped upon the very verge of butlomicsa ebastn, nud everybody was Inughing and erying ut once, tll It was a kind of uo cross betweor a revival and a plenic, “After we hud walted -about half an bour, 1 should suy, fur the blnated train to come up atid pige Us, ind Apparently sho wags no nearer, cold, claminy suspiuion begun to bore Ituelf Into. the adhumanting shell of my Intelleet. ‘The more Lthought of it the mora unhapps £ felt. Ent most wished that Iwas dead. Cold streaks ran up iny back, followed by hot ones. 1 wanted to go home. Lt wanted tobo where the hungry, prylng eyes of tho great, throbblug work-day world could not sce mo, “Leatted Antlfat one aldo and sald somoth{n, tohim, He swore softly to himself, and kioke the grommd, and looked wt the bendlizit atill delimit y inthe distance, ‘Thon be got on his engine, and T yelled, *Albabonra.’ lina few mo nents wo wero wioving agin, and the general impression was, thit the train abead was’ aide. tracked aud walttig for 13, although thore waen't 2 aldetrack within twenty miles, oxcept the ove wo tnd Just fort, tt was nevor exactly clear to the passengers whoro we passtd that wild traln, but [didn't axe platy I¢to them, 1 was toomuch engrossel with my aurging thoughts. “2 nover fult iny own iuferlority so much as 1 did thut night, TL never so tully realized what an mere speck man is upon tho bugom of the unl- versn. “ When I surveyed the sturry vault of henven, and considored its iMlimitablo space, where, bee yund and stretebine on and on forever, cotmt= lesa suns are placed us contres, round which sofar ayaleme urea revolving in tholr rog- ulor orbits, euch dite © world veopted yoraps with its tectning millions of struggiing Lumunity, And then other and ailghtler aystens, tll the nilud is duzadand giddy with tho mighty thought; and thon, when pompared all this universal muignilicence, this brillant aygrenn- tion of worlda und Systems of worlds, With ono puor, groveliiuy worm of the dust,—only a Httlo fisheuiticant tom, only a pour, work, erring, worttless, fallible, bilnd, gruptng ratlroad con- ductor, with my train peacefully skle-traotked In tho pathoriiig gloom, und patiently walting for the phinet Venus to pugs on tho main trick, thore waa somothing about tha whole sombre wleture that hus overshadowed my whole life, and made me undoppy and wretchod while others wero gay. : * Bometiines Antifat aml myself mect at somo Nquld resturant and silently trko something In memory of our groat sorrow, but never mention it. Wo nuver tear open tho ult rankting wound or Inugh over the night we polltoly pave tho main track to Vonus'whilo we stood patiently on (ho siding.” ‘OBPERAMINTEN’ WIP DE STEAM." Boston Conrnerctat Hullette. “Steam, my doar,” said Spicer as he stood bo- fore tho stean-heating apparatus, *stoum te the Imagiclan of modern tines aud the slave of man, Now yott aco that lite thingumbob up there Ie automatic, and the whut-d'yo-oallest is con- densed and forcod out of it." é Here tho luuld lecturer stooped to examine the draft, und tho *uutomatic thingumbab" gave a warning bias and thon jet fall a drop of bolllng water abuut the elzeof a musket-ball, which struck Just insido Spicer’s ahirt-collar and mes andered Joyfully down bls spine, “Oucht ab} Cou! Blast tho derned thing!" howled the untortunate, as he executed a wild danve, and distributed onths and various articles of frontnongory around tho cellar, to thu limi: nent dangor of Sry. Spier, who, from a reserved soat on the top of tho cullar-stups, enjoyed tho entertainment with a inaddoning smile, Bpleer tooked at the ux with a gluomy iden of smashing In tho furnnvo-door, but, restraining bimself, dragged out a vale of steps with a veugos Tul clutter, aid, elimmbing up, casuyed to stop tho. sigsluy valve. “Getting tls head up over it ous of range, hu gave it a wivaKe Lurn,—tho wrong way, of course, With an ong it and sizzle, tho vscay sont about a pint of steam and water date Mr, cer tied eerrriga Qud that torilied individual, hastily Jerking bis bead up, brouxht {tinto violent contnct with a dhe th heathige Pipe with i urash like theatrical sbeet-irun bundor; at tho wine moment bis (cet dissolved purtuerabip with thy steps, be ctutcbed wiklly ut a hot steauepipe, tet go with a Bowl, took the blep-laddor Jaa wad embrace, nod camu careers tng down, bestriding Ubat useful article like a enyalry churge, on tbe cemvated floor, “Arg you burt, deary? ushed Mrs. Spicer sweetly, 13 the dust and din of the contlics avt- Hed down, : the ¢ anid Spicer savagely; Ono; I havo onty driven wy bideueut ito: the attlo—that’s: ai, Vd Uke to know what thae dashed durky ineaus, by leaving the blasted thing in this vone thou.” Hore 3trs, 6. rewarked that sho eupposod that she was pot expeted ta stay dod Ilaten to such Tnoguage ny thats aod, adding iat, when dtr, Byiwer bud tished treuking the firntture and uu commandinenta, wie should bo glud to seo it up stalrs, Gho sniled sorvucly away. Spleer yuthered himself togoiber, and con- tluded he would open the cold-air box a little, tho derued thlug- fur tho "purter to nid-alr box Wu pera by a cord, tir in froma brick shart, which wos Ox.” Tho and let the ubuutus bis aud breesy ws a Rocky Mountain 1 cafon In mid-winter, Seth had just began to pet ‘on tho cord when ho heard warning whistlo irom Mea. 8. overhead. Jorking up etd hastily ue the curd, te hnatoned to the tube, from. lasted tho voli f Mrs. Spicor, sayin: “ Do you want to froeae us up here? ‘The cold alr is coming un awsully through the regiator, and has tiearly blawn one of the children over,’ Seth hurried buck to the hoator and let go hls Une; but. alas! the box had got jammed and would not'elare: ho pulled It, alaoked tt, Jorked St, and dashed §t to no purposewhilo Mrs, Spicer excented quite a xoly on tho Rpeaking-tube. Finally bo essayed to craw! into the inan-hole to Ox things, und was mot by nblustot alr that froze every purticly of blood In tha Httlo desort on top of his tend. Ho bumped his shina against ong obstacle and barked hie kuuckles aginst another, backed out and yolled for n candio; which wad ne sooner brought than it wns blown out by the cold ifr, as were fifteen successive mutehes with which Spleer attempted to lyeht it. Fionity bo banged the fron deorof the man-holo to, kicked it, brushod himself of, marched geim- ly up-atairs, and buried himself behind 9 ble clgar aud n newannper, Shortly after tho colored porter arrived, and In'nbout five winutes put everything Inordor and had adalightfat warmth permenting the houso; but he remarked tu the cook, a9 bo went out. 2 “tT gitesa do ole tnnan done been ‘aporminton’ wid do stcant a little to-night, ata’t ho, Janu? ’? —_ ATNGH OLD JUDGE. Carson (New) atppeat. Romo very comical yarns ara relnted of Fiph Clemont, commonly oalled “ Yank," of F¥ank's Ktntion, Lako iyler, well kuown by all whoover visitod tho Into, when ho was Justiea of tho Penco of that section a fow yeare azo. Among his other characteristics, Yank ts colobrated for his nbllity to rauke a mountuin out of a moto. hill, and iso for his phitosophienl disrogard for all tho worktly desirabilities whon thelr acquisi- thon requires tho display of any amount of oner- Kotle force. Onc thno he was trylng a caso involving 2 con- siderable sum of maney, and, while the most im- nortnot witness was holng exntalned, Yank fell asivep nnd bexin suorlag like a house nilre. “Helly, edge!" erle partios, “how kin you decide this cago when you ain't hearing nono of tho evidence?” Yunk wae aroused by this indignant outburst, ct feds ‘That's all right; T know all about tho darned ense fore it kin Into this yer court. l’ve made up my inlined about the imorita tony nyo." and fn three minutes by the watoh ho was fast asleon nyt. ho was uot permitted to rost long before ono of his help rushed into bis room, which wna on the seeuud four of a rickoty birding, and erled outs “Old mani that goldarned old sow isin tho barn agin, eatin up all the burley.”" “Gosh darn itl May the bine binzes strt all the bristles off thnt danged ole gow's’ bide,” yelled the Judie, and with a few bounds bu waa itt tho foot of tho stairs, At that point ho socimed to realize that ho tnd forgatton seme- thing: so he placod hia broad palm to the sido of his mouth and shouted up-stalre: ‘ “dist adjourn the court until Pkindo’ knock tho stuffin’ out o' that sow; an’ of I ain't back in ten tninita I'l givo a verdivt for the plaintiit.” The court waa accordingly adjourned, Upon auothor occasion, « man who bad beon drinking too much of a bad quniity of whisky, which can bo bid there td Kbituin, went nto the willows to taker nap. but tha poor dovil forgnt to wako up again. When tho dend body was found Yank was solivited to hold an ine nest. Me Whatt 1s be dead?" asked Yank. j " wy certainly he is doud,” wns tho re- joludor, “Ef that's 50, oury him. What's tho use o° holdin’ a ‘quest on a dead feller?” remarked tho wearer of the ermine, About tho timo hia judicial torm was drawing toncloso, n mut oomed Sinth wanted ta Bue quothor who owed him $100, aad bo accordingly interviewed Judgo Yank. ’ “Well,” suid Yank, “did you sco-——and hoy atulk with him abeout tho matter?” * Of course T did." * Wonttdn’s he give you no satisfaction?” “ Cortatuly not.” "Hy jing!” exetalmod the Judge, “ef you couldn't de Ho Wier him, bow In blazos kin you expout ine to do it?” veld such fs the stylo in which Yank would dolo out blind justice. meena QUIPS, “Ah, my son, did you not know {t was sinful to cntch lish ona Sunduy?” “Who's a ketcliln any fish?" ‘The man who goes Into buaineas with the Devil spon finds that his partner ts soul proprietor.— New Orleans Pleayune. A Iitberninn switchtender, who aaw a train coming in on time, sald: “You aro tirst nt Inat, and you were always behind before.” “What nino,” aatd the actor to tho author, “shull Ladopt to fll the house rt my bennett?" “ Invite your creditors,” was tho surly reply. A Montana Indian, who waa recently convicted of murder, expressed his opinion af ‘the lawser who defended him with delicious frankness; ” Lawyer tou much tal! beap foul!" © You old vulture, youl" sho exclaimed when he hinted that seven bonnets ayenr were enough for an ordinary wan. Next day, when he re- fonted ana told ber to xo down and order the eighth it would bave made on angel amilo to hear ber aweotly call hit * Birdie.” Susceptlble—Whoever stated that Swinburne wrote the following tnes was ovidently ' kid- ding” your Hillnora Poggins pickod a pebble ‘On tho sauuirt share, Puaulo, pebble, pebble, Porgla, Nevor forevermore, Ie was Just home from dancing-school, “Did you hive a good time, my title man?’ neked his father. “Yes, alr; a real woud time. 1 danced ovary time exoupt the luat."” And why not thon?” asked tho {nathor, Becuugo Mr. VPapantl wouldn't lot me, und tt was real mean, for thore were two or three empty girls|"—Lius- ton Tranecripte Hot sand-bags nro advocated for bed-warmors in plice of bot water, Whut we Hise about 11s in proferenee to hot water is that the stopper ean’t como out of tho bag aud let aut the water and freezon man’s fect to the muittress. But then, ff the bag shotld ripopen and jot aut the sand, It would give Blin a vivid impression that somebody hud been cating eruckera In tho bed. Little Gracie hnd boen told that it was impo. lite to tike the last biscuit ac the tatie. ‘The other morning at breakfast shy was observed to. waze tong and curnestly at the solitary biscuit on the bread-pliutc. “tho tomptation nt last proved tov grent. Rene! far the coveted morsel, ebe oxelimed; “O mamma, Dag al- wuost starved! Idesal won't bo polite to-day. TH wait ttl tome duy when Lain’t to huuwy.”— Boston Trameript. “T'va brought this thormomoter back, down-town mit, ng ho threw the Instrument on the countor of a hur.tware-store. “There isn't i mmeniber of my futily tat ean tell the time of dny by tt, and) gttesd tho thing's run down. It Indo't teked uv solltury once since I've had St. Don't yon have keys for ‘om? Anil, becnuse 1 young woman who was buying a pult of Belissors buickered, ho turned red I tho tes and left tho store, mutterlay something about “nuw-fangied ideas bolng auisunecs.”” a SAXE'S WIT, For The Chicaga Tribune, Who bas not hourd of Saxo's wit, That over beard of any? Who nas vot felt the force of It, Among the reading many? An ancedoto I listened to ("mm sure L never yvad It) From one that vrat tho poot know, And it was thus bo said its ‘Tho Democrats in Saxo's Stato, Aa Governur, could never Eleut tholr purty-candidate By uny means whatever, Dut atiil they tooted loud their horn, And for the prize compotedt Bit some one led the hopo forlorn, Though sure to ba defeated, Bo. as thoy had beon wont to do, Thoy met ina convention, nd, thinking Saxe both brave (iy true, ‘Lucy of bis nume inade montian, said a ‘Then sume objected that his ago Pelt short of tho requiromonts Ani that bo could not thus engage, Dut still must court retiromont ‘Thon Saxe repiled to this rebult (As inight bnvo been expocted), ‘Phut he should be yulte old enough Before ho was elected Davitt's ‘Tickot= London Telegraph. ‘Tho following tea vupy tt Michaol Davite'n teket-of-leave, algnud by tho Right Hon, yA, Croga, the Home Secretury, and Sie, . DuCava, Chalrman of tha Direotors of Cunvict Prisons; (Royal Aria Ordor of License ton Convict nade undor tho Balas it ud 17 Vict, CW, 8. 9, and #7 and 3 ete Cs AT Bs 4 WititenALt, 1th day of December, 187%.—Her Majeaty ta geaclously plowed togrint to Michael Davitt, who was convigted of troasoa felony at thy Contral Crimiyal Court, holden in th City of Loudou, on tho 2th day of July, IN, und wus thou aud thore suntenced to bo kept in pout servitude for the tru of fteon years, and [snow vonttied In Dartmoor Prisou, ber Moyut (conse ta be at largo teum (he day vf bis liberation under thie order, during the remaluiny pordion of hla sald turm of penul survitude, Unleed tho eld Michael Davitt wbafl, bofore the expiration of the satd term, buconvicted of suid indictable ofense within tho United Kinguum, in which cave such Icunso will bo immediutoly forfelted by inw, of unless it shall please her Mujowty sponor ta revoke or alter such beuusu. ie Mecense le glven subject to ike conditiona indorsed upen the suinu, upon the broucn of uny of which (¢ is linule to ‘be revoked, whether auch breach ly foltuwgd by nv vonvigtion or tat. Aud ber Staleuty urderv that cho suid Michuel Davis be rage sburty: within thirty duya from Ww duty of (uly order. ‘This Ucense will be forfelted If the bolder docs not observe the following cond{tlons: The holder svall preserve this Neense, ond . LATTA, Leaves ong of tho interested roduce It when called upon to ¢ [rate or poltee otlicer Thy, shall spat r Any violation of tholnw, Hoahan nee, fm Hasocinte with notoriously tnd eharagr ge tual 4 reputed thieves and prostituted qpe Sue hot lend an tlle and dlegotato ito with Inenna of obtaining in honvst fivelity Bo by Agia Heonae Is forfalted or revoked tn 1 of a conviction for nny offense, be toundergo a term of ‘penal aervitidy Celta tho portion of his term of itteen years ttl to remaln quoxplrod when his Heengo was eran _—_—— et IN MEMORIAM, este William Mallor, the Ameri int. Among Americans radical Co; genre, One of tho most. consploousnmone aa intho Wost was Willian Haller, who die ge days ago at Cinclnnatl, 0. whers ho resided for many years, Ho was born sn Hutrodsbnny, in ioe Btato of Kentucky, stxty-two years m0, aie his fathor was a prenchor of th semen Church South. Tho first sixtoon Years of 4 Ufohe spont In the placo of his birth, but a moved in hie 17th yonr to Adams Conuty, On, Whon tho War of tho tebeltion broke out hon an ardent Abolidonist and one of the test tet that county to entlat in tho Union Aring ns age vate. Ho porved during tho War in the 1 oT ve ninth Reylment of Ohlo Intantes, Ondo oeensions promotion . wis cifered hee but ho always refused — to aveept it, After ‘the close of tho War ho entust inClnofnnath where he ecatabiiahea a tinshop, No soon prospored, and, by ble honest and we, riaht deulinga, seourcd a larga trade, ro that be was enabled to xive employmenttoa inrge forca of hands, But tle ldon of being a al eholter, or tho.omployer of siaves—ho tind at that time alrendy ombracod Communism and was deter. mined to assume the rote of au ayitator and luhor-apostte,—d_ not suit: hin, aud ‘ho nban. Honed hig Hotiriahing nud tuerative tucnes ordor to follow bis inelinution fur speschint ng and agitation among the Inburiny chaseeg, He was elected a membor of the Common Count al of tho City af, Cluolanatl, it Tailed, atter o expiration of his terai uf oillee, to Fedleation, hatte Seen After that ho took i prominent Jngvor movements, espoclally nt the Wane als Buclaiism waa tourishing i Claoinnath ie Ted A inieentors fe, and he prodehed the doetcines of Soclallain and a general renoyution of une Present social and potittenl relations, to tig icurt's coptont,—to-day: I Lautsville, tmnt row It fidinnipatis, and the nextday inCh| Ils phystognoiny and his beud were rer and interesting, Who ty there in dues not remeuber tho uot. 47 theless iinposing Hgure, ons byw long, red beard and long ivitr, prams hulating the xtreets of that stud city with, the Rrandezzn and dignity oC a Spanteti Mdateo, carrying in Uttle basket on une arm, tilled with boxes of binging, brushes, patent ‘medicluos but ebfelly with soctaitstic pamphlets and essay, which he olfered for snle—ulways ready torok anrainent In favor of his peeullar views und Mfiniler wus. thorough C ; uiller was o thorough Caminunist, heart uy foul, tuba Ditler opponent of the Inileeuahae which lo destganted 48 tho very omboditaent at egatistn, Phie opposition was the reason. why, aftor the Soctalists tu Clicineatl tind dwtudied down to an Insignificant sutaber, vd the triduse unfons were teunganized during tho summer of Isl, he wag by reaonetton Keke out of the sees Hon of Sovinilsta to which he belonged, su that during ‘eure he oceupled i comparatively Inaiguifeant position, It muse be ald of Haller that he was a thr Onghly honest mai Who Was Never Baye jutluenced by personn! motives, He entortuined t intentions, but at the yn thine he wae nary enthusiast, full of tdenlistle thoughts and wottans. who, while le neglected und auterifeed hlmacit, aimed to fight for tho welfare aunt improvement of “the cons Gitlon of milllons, Durlag tna grent sini of 1STs he did grout suevice to the cause of Inw and rider, for whieh he deserves ah pralae, During that trying tine he ruled his clarion voieo Aaalnst the wid howlfngs of an infurhted smog, aud his fottuence conttiated much.towards tho prevention of many dastirdly acta whien would othors have been committed by the Cineinnath rioters. Midler possessed grent oratorieal powe ers, and $f he had been fortune easareh to re a thorough education i hls youngeryears, fight have become 2 second Ferdinund Las salle for Auerien, Pour fellow! he, ko many drenmers and tine practicable ngitators before bli, experienced midel ingratitude and suftered many eaiomitins and afiigtlous beeuse of his erratic course. The world hay forgiven him, May bo rest in peace, ean Come Sulctdos by tho Maonsand, OMetctal Hocutt recently Isatred fa Copen hayen show tho mumier of sufetdes tn Deumuck, during Gio ten years 1869-70, to hive been | or), 700 miles and 1,001 females, Of thaw, Hay poars, {if Ht Jadividuals were Joss than bs Yenrs of nro; 7.08 between 15 und 25; 60) benween md and his G17 between nnd 4 4 OU and 60; 518 between 6) and 4 Ti peradnd Md themselves, and ‘ted to Urea, tava hanged themselves, 7 the wext largest num! <<a ‘Tho wiferof Pollee-Onicer Walter 8, Ruby, York, Pa, had her feet so badly frosted that she.Wwas unable to wear hershpes, and gearets ly to walk. 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