The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-11

s'TRIFLEs LIGHT AS AIR."-The Franklin
Institute lectures began last evening, and will
be continued on the Tuesday AMI Thursday
EVENINGS of every week during the season.
They are divided into courses and among tne
subjects to be treated are L,shf, ELECTRICITY,
Chemistry, The Metals, Astronomy, and Me-
Ghanics.
The weather is compound to-day. Clouds
and sunshine make the iperedients-but the
former largely prrdomnate. EtrlS this morn-
ing there was nasty fog aud the minute drops
few into your face, and clung there with an
unpleasant tenaclty. 1t is decidedly moist cut
of doors. Brown went out Tor his "consitu-
tional" about O'Clock. We met him as he was
about enteri.g the corner grocery"-we sap;
posed for ''soda.n Bat Bro Sn is all honest old
soul. Gong the "whole hguren Is his favo1le
adage. Consequently, as be mopped the dew
from his beard, he remarked:-"Walk in. You
see that it is moist withcut-so Pm going 10
moisten Within" In two senses, we were cor
nered. He had US on the corner, and the con-
lslency of his words also cCrnered us-so we
did walk in-had little corn juice, but not
9Th 70 get corned.
A couple of rlstics were up 'NS 0'a.o
House steepe yesterday afternoon: On ue-
Bcending, they got upon the eide walk, stopped
there, and looking up, said, Ut was og
thing" Joe Cose, Eco, who is "bunky' on the
pallet, and who was propping up tree near
where the green uns" stood, remarked that
Hademolsele Augusta had put up the vane.
Wonder ngly, the others inquired how she had
got it there, hen he replied, Nv hried IT up Oh
a plIOutte." IDey hcQu'e>Ceu; UuL Wneu tHey
were some ten feet of Joe swore as he saw them
put significant thumbs to their respective noses.
We have heard that some OF our churchi,Js
are down on such ''immora al and indecent plays
as Ohen oach's La Be ,e He enc and Bdr6e B cue.
The people are also down on them. They sit
down TO enjoy the same, aud are cram ming the
Academy nightly. Ohtnbach is power which
had better not he buGTeo against, II the persons
disposed TO hutt know Wnat is healthy.
Whether Winklng is naughty depends upon
circumstance. illustration. Ii spark from
an eL glne gels into your eye, you cannot help
winkIDg; If pretIy girl gets there, you don't
want to help II, except 10 belp 1t on. Winki1g
as O necessity amt be hut out; as luxury 1t
is to be limited according to age, taste, and the
fitness OF thugs.
The Board OF Revision of Taxes is now
sitting at No. IL Slate House Row. between ihe
hours OF 10 A. NJ. aDo p. M for the purpose of
hearing appeals rom the Assessors Returns Of
Taxes Tor the yeat 1869
There is nothing better to keep than your
balauce. 1t Is good keeosake i alike for % lr
own sake as for other peooe's. THIS applies to
head. heart and lees. You al SaVs kno v where
10 find the man or woman W is balauced.
1t is sand that the lawyer who pleads his
own cause has fool Tor c'i"nl, IL may also
be said that the person who laughs az his oVn
Jokes has goose for an AUDITOR Each often
appears ,n the CaOacity named.
- HO! for Salt River! The Seymour and
Blair Club OF the Eighth precinct, Ninth ward,
holds meeting this evening 10 "wlnd ap
business"
IT YOU want to catch gold fish drop a line
TO Il fresh heiIess. That sort OF angling Is about
the right angle " succe stnl.
The glory Of Fairmouut bas departed. 1t ia
shOrp OF ITS Verdure and deserted ny lts visitors
Post II, Grand Army of the Republic, has Q
stated muster this evening at headquarters.
Several Fenlan Circles meet this evening.