Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-05

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wealth and her immense mech anical re-.
sources. The enormous military arma.
ments Of France are draining her, and she
could not sustain war Of two years du,
ration (as was proved in the Crimean war;
unless she could quarter her armies on
the enemy, IS the FIRST Napoleon did, or
borrow money wherewith to carry on the
contest; and where could she do that p
England scarcely felt the cost of the Rus
sain war, though it eat up 10000, 900 in a
very short time. and when it ended she
had just made up her mind that it was
time to begin in earnest.-Philadelphia
Gazette.
sly HIT at Fashionable Churches.
The New York Ereniny Post has pub.
lished the alleged translation of Moham-
med Pacha's Letters on America. In his
last letter his Iighness visits one Of the
churches in New York:
"On sunny morning Of the first day OF
second week Of my sojourn here, reques
ted my young fellow-lodger, at the St.
Nicholas, TO conduct me to one of the nu.
merous sanctuaries. He proposed tina. we
should visit the Church of the Shining Ka.
leidescope, and we went thither. On our
entering the sacred ediice, the sexton re-
ceived us quite coolly, as if to say. "What
business have you in this establishment"
But when my companion opened his coat
and displayed diamond breastpin of inor-
dinate size the face Of the official blossom.
ed with smiles, and he conducted us to an
excellent pew in the central side.
My attention was first attracted by the
unique decorations of the walls and CELL
ing. The principal colors used in the work
Of adornment we're light blue, bright yell
low and deep red, each endeayoring to dis.
play itselfto the best advantage. Their
effect when combined with all the other
tints Of the rainbow shed through the stain.
ed glass windows, was some what remark
able /; and | observed that portly lady
just behind me had, as result of the play
Of light, green forehead, blue nose, yel
low lips, purple chin, orange hair, and
patch of deep violet over the left eye. In.
deed, had observed no such sterling style
Of ornamentation any where else, except
in the brilliant restaurant Of Mr.. Taylor,
in Broadway. Wonderful, oh my Lyban
lion, is the power Of association-for such
was the influence of this paint upon my
imagination that ] came near asking the
usher, who was promenading the aisle, to
bring me a lamb stuffed with pistachio
nuts and vase Of ice sherbert.
"The services commenced presently, by
reading on the part Of person who occu.
pied room in the rear of the building,
and responses from portion Of the con-
gregation. The reader pitched his voice
SO that it seemed to issue from his toes,
and you may Judge therefore that his in
donations were hardly natural since he did
not stand on his head but as it was his
Office to deal with the supernatural it may
be presumed that such sepulchral ut,eran.
ces we're appropriate to the occasion.
"Next came a song of praise by four
persons in the organ.lof How beautiful.
ly they warbled. | was carried straight
back to the opera with its pride and pomp
Of scenic illusion, intoxicating sounds,
brilliant eyes, brillian. jewels, dazzling toll.
cites, immaculate kids. The soprano led
of with splendid staccato passage, in
which the high notes danced and capered
like lambs on hillside. Then she ceas.
ed, and the tenor took up the strain, and
prolonged it with clear trumpet tones
then he stopped, and the contralto sang
few sweet notes and lastly, the basso nd
ded his voice to the others, and the whole
party commenced terrific struggle for
the supremacy in the final fuguc. The
contest was exciting, and the result doubt.
ful for few moments, but ut last the So
prsno was victorious, ending with tree
mendous thrill, which entirely silenced her
antagonists. lifted my hands to applaud
put WAS checked by my friend, who inform.
ed me that, however delighted nigh, be
with the performance, ! must not express
my qualification in the same way that |
would at the Academy of Music. Though
this distinction seemed to be rather nicely
drawn, ! Of course yielded 70 the sugges-
ton Of his experience"