New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12


humanity he turned away in utter disgust and dsap
pointment, exclaimng Oh pshaw it is nothing but
sewing machine" That is fact. 1t nothing but
sewing machine what had attracted the crowd aud does
attract them daily clustering around that window, to look
at nothing but a sewing machng" Did one of them
think for moment they stood looking at the busy work
ing Of thatlle auomaton, guided by girl while doing
the work Of twenty that the other nineteen were perhng
for want Of employment Yet We shall blame the
inventor than ye shall him who made the cotton gin
spinning jenny TO do the work Of human fingers gave
the locomotive and steamboat to save long and weary
miles Of travel Human progress has given machines
TO do the work OF the needle in womans fingers and
who has heart or who carries his head more than
feet 10 above the dirt he scorns yet must walk upon.
should pass by of these little machines with such an
exclamation of contempt Oh pshaw is nothing but
"a sewing machine"
"'ZAc'LY"-" 'XAoTLY"-" EXACTLY" There's regi-
men Of words in good mother tongue that subseve the
ignobe purpose of chaking. They fill up the nerstoes in
conversation they better than nothing when
not think for his life what 10 say They vocal subs
tues for a wink, nod or a smile. They break awful
"pauses" if nothing more
Very useful words they in their way but like old
Spanish quarters the pillars othey the
Cross, and pass at discount.
Among the base and palry counters may be numbered
ton of these paragraphs most precise and mathema
cal word originally applicable to such statements as
2X2=4 has degenerated in the most random and hap
hazard term in the languages This prodgay nlangusge
this ngng about Of valuable terms is followed as prod
gaiity almost always is by poverty for when has
anything 10 FAY, really worth the while he has nothing to
cothe it in, the thread bare wardrobe by all
sorts of beggay idoa every day in the year who
writes speaks, needs holiday suit for his thoughts
ia
the use Of language
We know man whose expletive is the beautiful word
beautiful, who employs it upon all occasions Tell him
It's fine morning and though the rains descend and the
floods come he wilpronounce it beautiful" Apudding
is beautiful boot is beautiful bug is beautiful
and when be comes to be he has nothing TO say
he has beggared the language and the lady must be
tent TO share the everlasting beautiful with the pudding
the boo. and the bug
Another says sublime II is the only small change
be has Ecerything is sublime with him. from trout
brook to the Father of Rivers" lie is ike man who
filings gold about where copper would be respectable and
silver extravagart and when he really has thought
worthy the rich brocade of such word sublime there
nothing for it. but don apron of geayes make the
best Of word that has been the heir loom of half dozen
generations of pebeian thoughtsthat has lost its beauty
by every day wear and its dignity by gnoble associations
LECTURES on EUROPEAN HIsTORY.-Dr Solger will com
Of six Lectures European History and
Politics Friday evening, the 18th inst, at Stuyvesan In
situe See advertisement in another column These lee
lures will embrace review Of oil the countries and parties
Engaged in the present and show the relations existing
between the different which compose the population
of Europe, and nsar Asia.
APPLETON & Co.'S NV EsTABLIsHMENT-The old and
enttrprsng house Of Messrs Appleton 4 Co, so well
known to community ono Of the largest boOkseng
firms took possession yesterday of their new elegant and
convenient quarters in the building recently occupied by
the Society Library The premises have been remodeled
and arranged at no inconsderabe expense in order to
adapt them the purposes TO which they hereafter to
be devoted The original cost OF the building owned by
the Society Library was about 100000 The estate
purchased by the Messrs Appleton for sum exceeding
100000 and with the architectural improvements which
have been carried into effect now furnishes as complete
and admirable facilities for the book selling business any
establishment of the kind in the City can boast Among
the objects of interest with which Broadway is filed few
can be named which Wal better reward the stranger or
resident for passing visit than this splendid edfce with
its eopious and magnificent literary collections.
Several ladies Of respectabliy complain of annoyanses
in Broadway in open day from loaer N the garb of gen
temen who follow them stare them in the face, brush
against them and crowd against them whenever the mum
Der passengers can give the least appearance oil TINS De
ing by accident One of these persons marked and his
name known and the only he not handed over
to the Police on recent occasion was that in walk of
some hag mile the lady annoyed and nsulted could get
sight Of no Star.
FAT SHrEP-We noticed yeAerdayin our cattle report
80 Blackwell Sheep from Union Farms Hunerdon Co M,
which were raised by Thomas Erton and Brothers and
cold to Bryan Lawr nee of Centre Market for sls each
They all 5year old veahes estimated to dress 100 ID
each. They were very fat and handsome These Sheep
exhibited yesterday in the Park and excited great
deal Of curiosity Their wool is long and fine fer this breed
and meat fat fat for There mutton like
that Of the South Down
Me great Hefer Jenny Lind raised in Genesee Valley
and faed by Mr. Worrel of Duchess County, n. T. as
well as the celebrated Hefer the Pride of Kentucky from
the Henry Clay farm Ashland in Kentucky which de-
scribed fully months since were also exhibited 1t is
great pity bring these beautiful animals to the sham
bles
DECLINE OF MErBoDIsn.-THe Christian AdrooaEe and
Journal of this week gives table showing the total mum
her of members of the Methodist Churches in this City
have been in ls43 $3.50 in lsa5 s57l 1917 1896 1912
SEQ 1851 9eso 1853 93l9-and showing decrease in
ten wears of 40 members while the population has nearly