The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-06
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De reaQ W1tn great intereSs " - = 4
mirers Of her historical novels: Never IN my
whole life have had so great ana SO agreeable a
surprise as you have given me, anu cannot nnd
words to tell you how deeply ! am moved anu |
Oratified by your elevated and noble sentiments.
am very we'll aware that there are no laws 10 pre-
vent the reprinting the works OF German authors |
=; America. or 10 secure to the author any raInu-
,,orot;on whatever on translations which maybe
;ssued. Years ago, when the reprint OF German
works. as well as translations OF them, commencea
in YOUR country, I endeayored to influence the
pubhshers of these works to pay somo klnd OF
copyright but they always replied that had no
right to ask any such thing. At last they sent
me- n journal edited by q German, IN which Two OF
INV novels we're at the same time printed In the
German language. l then wrote 10 my Country
man. inuuiring what profit L might expect " To-
ce;ye from this ronrut OF my novels. In reply he
amid. You have the honor OF beng 1aVor-
;ts author. and there is no form IN Whicn
+bav do not read your books acknowledged
tb;s 10 be indeed a great honor, and re-
t,,rned with thanks the very liberal kindness
since that time have never attempted to make
any protest AGAINST reprint or translation OF my
works. Now, it rejoices and moves me deeply. that
YOU. gentlemen, unasked, pressed by no one, ac-
tuated solely by your honorable feelings, send me
of your own free will very lattering recompense
in the sum of one thousand thalers. Such acts
ara an evidence OF high character and feeling,
and will tend to heal heart embittered very much
by the deceptions Of the world. Therefore
thank YOU for your pl ssent Of one thousand tha-
arg thank YOU for the moral satisfaction and
the ioy<hl feelings inspired by your gift Such an
rrexn,cted addition of d thousand thaers is, for
German autii0r, a very welcome thing, particular
ly as have very large family. My literary Ia
bors have always been we'll remunerated, but 1t Is
for widow (which 1 am sorry to say have been
for six years) difficult thing to care for all to be
father. and mother, and relative, and satisfy, at
the same time, all tho demands OF society upon
one in NV position in the world. But have al
ways been cheerful and full of hope, for have
contided in God, and have hoped that my dear
late husband, with whom 1 lived twenty years
happily-the dear father of my daughters-prayed
and watched over US in Heaven. AS, therefore,
YOUR letter containing the bill OF exchange arrlV-'
ed nv eyes filed with tears, were raised to Hea-
ven, and wept. Excuse me. gentlemen, II speak
to Won rs friends of many years standing OF the
y
authoress. LOUISA MohADAEn'
The LONDON STAR says: "At the present time
the dearth Of employment among the letter-press
printers of the metropolis is quite unprecedented,
and the consequent misery entailed upon large
and generally deserving body threatens to become
very serious. 1t is computed that there are about
five thousand men employed in the typographical
branch of the printing business In London, OF
whom at least one-fourth ale now, and have been
for the last two months, almost wholly unomploy-
cd. while another fourth are only working about
half time The London Society Of Compositors,
unlike most other trade unions, make no proyl-
sion for their unemployed and sick members, but
there is provident fund.- connected with the
society, to which some Of the members con-
tribute, and which is administered by officials
connected with the society. Out Of this fund
small allowance is made weekly for a limited
period to members Of the society, who contribute
one penny per week over and above the sum de-
manded by the society as membership money. 1t
ia to be regretted that the number who mako this
slight provision should be comparatively small, the
consequence being that the great bulk Of
those now unemployed are totally destitute.
sThe scenes witnessed daily at the society's
rooms in Raquet-court, Fleet street-where, by the
way, there Is an excellent library, reading room,
smoking room, &C., for the use Of the members
are very distressing. Men wretchedly clad, VITA
hunger depicted in their countenances, wait about
nom morning till night in the hope Of getting en-
ploym snt il being customary for the master print
ers to send TO the society house when they require
hands, and it often happens that at the endsof the
day not more than one or two ont of two or three
hundred obtain even temporary employment. The
worst Of the matter is that this state of things
seems likely to continue for some time to come, IT
it should not actually become worse"
MR. THEODORE MARTIN, in his memoir OF Profess
sor AyrouN, relates trick played upon THAoK-
ERAY by Mr.. PETER FRAZER, of Edinburgh: g Pc
TER was facetcus spirit Of great local rcpute,
weil-known, too, to large circle OF friends In
London, and to one Of his humorous feats 1 was
witness. THAoKEnXY, during his Georgian era IN
Edinburgh, was Mr. BLAoKwooD's guest, and one
evening, when the ladies had left US over our
clsret, q ring was heard, followed by 8 contro-
yersy at the street door between the visitor and
the butler, who presently came in and announced
that the Provost OF Peterhead wished.to see Mr..
THAcxERAY. The novelist, having already under
gone considerable persecution at the hands of his
Scottish admirers, broke out upon this into ex-
asperation, and desired the butler to say that he
was engaged and ceuld not, in fact would not
see the gentleman. The applicant, however, par
sisted, positively refusing to depart without an in
terview and THAoKERAY, being at last induced to
60 into the hall, was Immediately heard in indig-
nant remonstrance. Sir, he said in loud tones,
Il will not be peisecuted in this way. You have
1o right to annoy me; and then was heard
scuffie and Gathering OF umbrella-stands and
baronsters which brought the ladies' in alarm
from The drawing room, their frightened faces ap-
pearing oyer the hannisters. and drew host and
guests from their wine when in this persevering
Provost, then engaged in mock combat with
the illrstrious object of his search, we recog-
nised the mad wag PETER, with whom, at the ter
mination Of the conflict, we returned in triumph
to the claret."
PAPER DID NOT come in till the thirteenth GEN.
tury The first machine for tho production of
paper was constructed in 1890 at Hayensburg, and
paper was first manufactured in Italy in 1880, in
France in 1860, in Switzerland in 147O in England
in 1858, IN Holland in 1855, in Russia in 1712, and
in Ponnsylvania iii TIPS. The number Of paper
mills now existing in the principal States Of Eu-
rope ia as follows: Great Britain, 40S; France,
276; Germany, 24S; Austria, GO; Russia 40; Italy,
80; Belgium, 26; Spain, II; Switzerland, 1S; Swe-
den, 8; Turkey /. In the United States of America
there are $40 paper mills. The annual production
Of paper in Europe is S,056O0O cwt., valued at
Elk, 100000. The improved paper mills now in
use are capable of producing 125 pounds of paper
in an hour, and paper mill working continuously
for whole year, would manufacture 52,56O,OOO
sheets, which, if laid side by side, would extend to
length equal to that Of the diameter of the GARTH
NJ. GRARDN, IN THE Paris LtJerte, sums up
the results Of six years From August Is, 1861,