New-York tribune., 1868-08-25

| known, not even 10 himself
Nor is Mr. Frank Blar If there Is any truth in phre
Dol0gy TO be numbered among the born saints or those
/ who have beea born again.
All the animal functions IN working order and ne
eats drinks aud sleeps with hearty relish go far there
toned TO the body-and very high in tie crown render
ing ScltEseem, FirnneSs and ApprObativeuess large
The intellect Is strongly marked he wOuld display much
originality aud iacile comprehension lie s not with
cut ability to plan and lay out work. Indeed be would
be far more inclined to project new schemes than 70
! execute them. He has more COmbativcness-Wlleh
exhibits Itself in talking and WrtHgthaR Deatrucuye
ness WmcL gives practical eXccuuveress MOST OF nls
lighting WOud therefore be done with tongue or pen
rather than by sword. But he viii Hreaie' Ihe aeIo
tondI e SPIRITUAL the penle InecE' anu te it
ble sentiments not prominent When he submits
viii be under pressure. St he has qualtes het
t9gelher unamiabie As man Of the N0riu, ~ e,oys
De hailed as good fellow, ana be @ coIssIfo IN yinS
EOspitates % receiving them from hs ohuls "a ~
good liver, and will provide the luNunes i0r
keep it. We shOnd select him for banker nor lol
al economist But lac could superntend plaht!suon'
navigate a ship take charge OF colony OF crhlha,s
Van Demens land, for eXlmpe-r do a hundred olntr @
! things where disposition to he boss ana taAe uo
reepoubitv s concerned. pT0gdijig others would sun
INIT 10 hs rule Will strength. fraukuess bluntncss ana
Indifference praise or blame are among the i'S i
/ this character
"Vbo are the Yankeesi and What'" makes fun OF the
fppant foreign rayeors who have attempted to make
fun Of the words and ways Of Brother Jonathan Without
catching feature Of his real character
| In Lippinc0H, re-Raphaelite at Saratoga
has few sparkling hits a theme which has become
too hacnoyed for prouse speech The miseres OF ias
iouabe life at that watering place set forth IN semi
humorous yoin which crops out with succession OF
puns, Of which hopeessy bad as TO be very
good. For instance:
In an probability our room is a sbyparlor quite large
enough FOR without our ru *, OF for our Trunk win
ont Hs After violent struggle 90 make Two Things Oc-
cupy the space at the same time, we compromise
by sitting our trunk and making our toilette ~ IT, on
bed Is suffering with q bad attack or luulh'' anu
& & bn f so fEc rT6pTietor should dismiss his
was short Illg
frantic enough TO ask for more, We may SIT
Ukc Patience on a bed-post and be our own trqiiCrS.
TIer s oif cuonr ,gtcr for towel and this reflection
should satisfy the most fastidous. Moreover u con
s0lng to know that, however much the external apphca
ton Of water may be frOWucd down, drown our
selves internally with perfect impuuity. should We De
sire anything 10 eat disappointment viii be likely -t
upon rufod brOws. Acting upon the poeucal prln-
Man needs hut little here below"
the marketing according the faith. clever
man declares that the iron spring has produced such
wonderful effect upon the propnetorS powers OF dgGs
tOH 20 enable him 10 eat hls spring chickens with
out any unfortunate results! Perhaps, however, this
should friends call we shall never be the wiser Their
cards viii be put into the wrong boz, ana notes upon
which are written Immediate" VIII he consigned TO
everlasting oblivion.
Pm looking FOR Jones" saws Smith 90 Brown
" Is he stopping al tAc Jn0u'
Then replies sagacious Brown, "you had better in
We receive out OF five " an letters sent by MALL
onr only safety is IN having them directed TO the post
An order TO servant is likely to result in an insult
allowing our lines TO fli IN such unpleasant places
cOloIed porter eXcaims clerk, accents luud and
Sonorous, displaying meanwhile the sum Of thirty cents
Just give that money back 10 that man" tAc man"
stands within hearine and tell him won't take IT,
Pm gong to stand such an insult he's mistaken Thirty
cents" Receiving no response flom the clerk, who
money iu his pocket. rcmarkng that he GG0 n ae
a. We perceive 10y this charming episode, Thar poterage,
Ike everything else, extra The universal systcu
OF eXtOrtOu makes each particular hair stand end,
0uis upon the fIetiui pOrcuplne. Discovering hat
Al % Nl "A nd
gives tnem 10 boy 10 DC pressed out The next day ne
receives bill for tcetre dollars Staggered 10y this shock
10 lus pOcRet--which Is tine center OF nahs
system-our friend retains sufficient control bis
reason 10 inquire whether the boy VIII not be satisfied
with tho clothes and twOd0llr bill The boy remains
ohiurate, and the entire amount is paid. This 10 eG
Win such facile command Of language IS pos
sessed by the writer of this article, il quite super
fuOus 10 honor the vagabOnd lilly 10y an intro
ducuon 10 good company. The ancient, fish
ab0unding island OF Nantucket" Is described
in savOly paper, which descants knowingly on
the crooked streets, the faded. deamlke houses, the
olting spinedcstroying upcarts," the clan-baLcs
green corn and chowder Of that renowned gem Of Cape
Cod BAY Nor its sinewy men and women left |
out OF the picture. The natives Of Nantucket widely
scattered There spot upon earth that has not been
trod by their adventurous feet Its y0hng men aud
women iustiuctvcy look forward 70 the maturity Of
years and the severance OF their home ties simultaneous
events Go into any quarter OF the globe ana viii
run across stray Nanucketer who polling around
in search Of tun and fortune They ouYankee all the
rest Of Yankcedou. They have sturdly and steadily
pioneered the star Of empire on ITS westward way
portion San Francisco bears the suggestive Of
New-N Nantucket; and there IS ISLAND Ia the Pacific
ocean of the name-b0th localities christened by
Nantucket sponsors" Other articles which may attract
attention arc on 1.-TWO Amc Iicau Presidents" "THe
Dispute About Education and "EXprc.sion IN sculp
ture." ....-
The progress Of the finer branches of manu- |
facufng industry in This country is illustrated in the
article on Silver and silver Plate which opens the
new number Of Hmper Although perfectly accurate
data The subject attanabc, it Is supposed that the
Americans have more silver ware in daily use than any
other people 1t is no wonder then that they should
eel al nations the beauty aud perfection OF their plate
The means Of maintaining the standard value Of the
silver employed in the manufacture is fully detailed,
well as other particulars by which the excellence OF the
products IS guaranteed
Never but once was the Gorlau plate called IN ques
tiou ono morning several years ago letter reached
the nauufacory FROM great firm OF jewellers Informing
them that certain teapot, bearing lc 6oihan stamp
had been proved 20 be seriously below the standard An
eugIaycr 10 seems, had saved tho silver chips cut from
the teapot by the tool, AND had them assoJed He re-
the silver was eignttbousaudths below tnc standard
guaranteed by the Company, and th' Tep2n lea 70 ne
writing OF the letter just mentioned The Company
were I'm CONSERVATION, II Tiece wrong many
must be- II fraud had been committed upon thcfn "
must have been committed upon system and concealed
with cousummate art. Ihe works were instantly
ulects i'm various stages manufacture, most
JuOtIsly assaycd Everything was correct, ana even
more than correct for this Company have always used
the additional precautOn Of making their srerWage
little above tie guaranteed standard Stll pnlLlCd
though alarmed than before. they wrote 70 their
respondents asking them 90 cut piece out OF the middle
the teapot, divide 10 into three equal portions. 10
send one them, assay themselves. and have the
third assayed the Mint. The result or each OF these
assays completely restored the character OF the teapUt
for each OF them proved the silver tO be OF higher
standard Of purity than il had claimed 10 be- Tie house
apo ogiZed for the Of their engraver most hand
s6noly He had probably been deceived by few parti
cles Of metal getting mixed with the silver eutngs
I'm paper OF matters character the pres