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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-27

Never waste your time; waste somebody else's.
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mr. EOWIn booth as "Hamlet.'
He is now going through an entirely ne
elected passage of Mr.. Shakespeare, beginning
thus-"Two Bee not two bees, that's the ques-
tiOn," which is supposed to refer to an arith-
metical problem of some bee fancier, as he sat
in his hamlet and tried to count the busy in
sects.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-27

TIE FOURTH OF A MAN.-A auarter-master.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-27

The FLOWER OF THE FIELD-Wheat.
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Occasions when i am SuspictOus
When, in public billiard-rOom, gentlem4o
wearing white hat with black band, massive
jewelry, and lesky boote, asks me to have
quiet game at pyrhmiSs.
When young lady writes to say she is too
unwell to keep an engagement, and meet her
the same day on the staircase at the Stetson
House with my bosom friend, whom l intro
duced to her the day before yesterday.
When the intelligent rustic declares "he arn't
seed apsrtridge that marnn" and you distinctly
detect two brace OF those birds peeping from
pocket in the region OF his spine
When a widow told my rich uncle "a wdower)
that he was the very image of her dear first.
When a spinster asked my father Ga widower)
'it that dear interesting boy of his wore flannel
next his skim"
When lady, the instant she gets in front of
me in the street, draws up her dress, disclosing
a clean petticoat with a deep fill.
when picture.dealer says business is aw-
fully fiat, and that he is the only man who is
doing any.
When an individual. apparently OF sound
mind, reads any other paper than ouis.
WHAT THE SIGNS ARE.-For the benefit of the
superstitious, we give the following translations
of the signs of the times, all OF which are true:
If you break looking glass, it is a sign that
you will have to get another one. If you help
yourself TO piece of butter when you have
already piece on your plate it is certain sign
you will have two pieces Never start to so
anywhere or to 90 anything on Friday, because
you can't get great way before Sunday. 1t
you drop fork, and it sticks in the floor, it is
sign it is good fork. If you spill salt, it is
sure sign that you have satroom. If you spill
dlsh cloth on the floor, it is a sure sign you
will have to pick it up again.
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Psper Lissssss.

An extraordinary and important uss fOr papsr
has been found In Chicago, where ih utility - .
building material has been recently testsd. and
fairly established. This building papq or
pastsboard dinsrs ffom ordinary paper In con-
sistency, oompactnes, and solidly. In the
manufcturs II Is subjected 10 pressure Of hun
drcds Of tons, which squec1os out the liquid
matter, leaving o substance as hard - shingis
and about Tho same thickness. Il uperoedes
the old and expensive institution Of plastering.
A house lined with this material Il bsrricsdcd
against damp, which induces cold and causes
consumption and death. Itleavu no interstices
for the wind 10 penetrate, and Il h imper,ious
TO the gnswing Of vermiu, and rats and mice
seem to have an instructive hatred Of the sstu-
rated boards. II Is well known that paper ID
non-conductor Of heat and cold. Therefore, II
houses are lined with paper they WIN be warm
In winter because tho non-conductor win not
allow the heat TO penetrate Il and psss out, and
be cooler In tho summer because the outside heat
will not bs permitted to pass In. Moreover,
this new material Is very cheap. A house
twenty-five feet long, sixteen wide, and fourteen
high, can be covered on the outside for lcss than
nine dollars and house thirty-six feet BY
twenty-five, and twenty feet high, for twenty
dollars. The building can be done st any sea-
son, and can be finished with great speed, and
there arc said to be numerous other advantages
connected with the use Of the paper. For sea-
side cottages Il would be Just the thing.
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Cariesities Of Ne@orv.

Strength Of memory has ever been highly g.
tecmci, from the days Of the Romans to tho
present time. Piiny mentions II frequently -
ono Of the bright qualifications Of h,s most tai
entsi friends. Tho perfection 10 which his
power was possessed BY some Of tho sncients
must DO called incredible. A Greek philosopher
Is mentioned In an old letter who amer deliver
ing long hsrangue eKtcmpop could rspest Il
again without losing word. Seneca says thst
In his younger days. he could repeat 1000
names exactly In tho same order they wrre rad
to him, and that TO test his power Of acquire
ment and retention the audience who attended
the same professor with himself would each Of
them give him verse, which he would Instant
ly repeat, beginning with the last and % on 10
the. first. to tho amount Of two hundred. He
tells . pleasant story upon the occasion Of .
certain poet, Who having rscitsd poem In pub
lie, person who was present claimed Il for his
own, and, In proof Of the assertion rspssisd u
word Cor word, which the sctual author could
not do. The amc trick Is aid 10 have BEEN
played upon voltaire BY the King Of Prusis,
who placed an Englishman behind screen
when the poet read new poem Of considerable
length. Tho Englishmsn repeated the versss
correctly, much to the authors smss'mso'
and claimed them for his own. The King "a
joyci the joke greatly and Tor sOns tine S0a'a
not explain his stratagem. ...
Any number Of instances H. r.
from the anclents to tho '.ns PaIp ,
in years tim. ,mn.sss. s,s., ..s,ss.' .as.'sa ss,ss -
many as,rnty-oDe. Cyrus retained the name
~ nr~ s,.sy soldier in hi. amy. Ari,.iss. o0ald
..m. = e,cry ci.i,en in Athens and ruily ny'
= GO, IN his oraiiou Of Lyssdus. "thAt hs
..,,r forro, anything bot IN injury"
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The Three Iyishes.

There was once wise Emperor who male a
law that to every stranger who came to his
court fried fish should be served. The scry-
ants were directed to take notice, II, when the
stranger had eaten the fish TO the bone on one
side. he turned It over and began on the other
side. lfhe did, he was to be Immediately seized,
and on the third day thereafter he was to be put
to death. But by great stretch Of imperial
clcmcney, the culprit was permitted to utter one
wish each day, which the Emperor pledged him.
self to grant, provided II was not to spare his
life. Many had already pcrishci in consequence
Of this ciict, when, one day, a Count and his
young son presented themselves at Court. The
fish was served as usual, and when the Count
had removed all the fish from one side, he turn
Cd II over and was about to commence ON the
other, when he was seized and thrown into pris-
on. and was told Of his approaching doom.
sOrruw-strickcn, the Counts young son bcsought
the Emperor to allow him - die in room Of
his father, favor which the monarch was
pleased to accord him. The Count was accord
ingly released from prison and his son was
thrown into his cell In his stead,
As soon rs this had been done the young man
said 10 his jailcrs, you know have the right
to make three demands before die go and tell
the Emperor to send me his daughter and q
priest to marry us. The first demand was not
much 10 the Empcror's taste nevertheless he
felt bound TO keep his word. and he therefore
compiled with his request, to which the Primo
css had no kind Of objection. This occurred In
the times when Kings kept their treasures In q
cave or in tower set apart for the purpose. and
on the second day Of his imprisonment the
young man demanded the Kings treasures. If
his frt demand was . bold one, the second
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A Virginia banker, who was chairman Of
noted inhdel club, was once travelling through
Kentucky, having with him bank bills to the
amount Of about $4,000. When he came 10
lonely forest where murders and robberiss were
said to be frequent, he was soon lost, through
taking the wrong road. The darkness Of the
night came quickly over him, and how to escape
from the threatening danger he know not In
his alarm he suddenly espied In tho distance
dim light, and urging his horse onward, hs st
length came to . wrctehed cabin. He knocked,
and tho door was opened BY woman who said
that her husband wss out hunting. but wosh
soon return. The gentleman put up his borse
and entered the cabin, bat with feelings that can
bs better imagined than described. Hsshs wss
with large sum Of money. and perhaps in The
house Of one Of the robbers Whose nams wss .
terror to tho country.
In short time the man Of the house returned.
He had on dccr-skin shirt, bear-skin cap,
seemed fatgucd, and In no talks,ive mood. An
this bodcd the inhdcl no good. He felt for his
pistols in his pockets, and placed them 20 a 10
bc ready for instant use. The man asked the
stranger to retire to bed. but he declined, saying
he would sit by the fire oil night Tho man
urged, but the more he urged the more the inhdsl
was alarmed. lie felt assured that this was his
last night upon earth, but he determined 10 ssll
his life as dearly rs he could. His inhdel prin-
ciples gave him no comfort. His fear grew into
agony. What was to bc doncf
At length the backwoodsmsn arose, reaching
10 the wooden shelf, took down an old book, and
said:
"well, stranger, u you won't 50 10 bed, I
viii but II Is my habit TO road chapter Of tho
Holy Scriptures before 20 to bed"
What change did these words produce
Alarm was At once removed from the skcptic's
mind. Though avowing himself an inhdsl, he
now had confidence In the Bible He felt safe.
lie felt that man who kept an old Bible In his
house, and read Il, and bent his knee In prayer,
was no robber or murderer. He listened 10 the
simple prayer OF the good man, st once dis
missci all his fears, and laid down In that rude
cabin. and slept as calmly As he did under his
fathers roof.
Prom that time hc ceased to rcvile tho good
old Bible. lie became sincere Christian, and
often relatcl the story of his e,cntful journey 70
prove the folly Of inddelity.
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Misfrllauenns.
THE LAVENDER GRAPE SHAWL.

was up In my RON, tying my bonnet
strings rather neryously before the mirror, aud
thinking how much moro becoming lavender
would be than the pink and gray had worn
for two seasons. Mother was quite ready and
in the parlor waiting for me; for ii was almost
three, and at three o'clock we were all to meet
nj wins to choose our shawl-boxcs.
Il was In the days when SEA captains used to
bring home wonderful things from foreign parts,
with the scent and the flavor Of the tropics still
clingng to them; ivory fans carved to a mira
Gle Of delicacy by the cunning-6ngered Chinese;
clumsy tea-pOys covered with queer arabesques
Of the most fanciful flowers and vines that the
artists Of Japan could devise; fragrant trifics OF
sandal-wOod; and dress goods Of curious fabric
and more curious pattern. Uncle John had al
ways brought US something to remember him
by when he came home frOm his long sea yoy-
ages; and now this time, when he hal exchang-
al ships at the Sandwich islands, thus length
cning his three years absence to six years, he
sent his gifts to US by his FIRST mate. So when
the Mary Ann was spoken outside the bar, and
when with the next tide she came sailing into
the harbor, we were all ON the lookout for dear
old sun-burnt Uncle John. and instead there
came Steve Belden with letter and some Grape
shawls.
We had heard 50 much about Steve Belden
that he did not seem like a stranger; and, be-
sides, sailors people are not very ocremOniOus
in their friendships; 50 he had already spent an
evening at our house and at Wills, and cousin
Nell had met him too. Moreover. he was in
yitei to be present at the lottery Of shawls. l
say lottery. because Uncle John had written
that we were to divide them among US, adding.
In his funny way that he "had hidden charm
in one for the luekiest." II was easy enough
10 say, divide them; but when We came to open
the boxes, Nell, Rose and each wantel the
prettiest-the lavender shawl-snd each were
ffank enough to say 50. There were four
shswls in all, Of the very finest quality Of Grape,
soft AMI creamy to the touch, and each in its
own black perfamed case. The cases were as
ike as peas, but not the shawls One was
black. rich and lustrelcss, one was pure white,
like the white Of Gala Lilies, and embruidered
heavily with the sane; the third was white too,
but wreath Of pink rose-buds ran around the
bordcr-pink rOss-buds and green leaves
daintily worked the fourth was the lavender.
n., -. tho bcauty. IL was before our own
manufacturers knew what exquisite shades
could be produced. and we had only the CON-
monest puppies. But this-it was ineaable. the
simmer Of palcs. viOlcts in the sun. Rose
thrc~ il over my shoulders, and as l looked In
the slass I fel, that II ever anything in the way
OF clothes could make me perfectly happy IL
would be this shawl My eye loved to dwell
upon It, my hand loved to touch Il Ii made
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cools jeilousics. reconcils ooDaiets, allays prs-
udics. and even ovcrmasters conscience Here
are my cats and dogs, late implacabls enemies.
now unless greatly tempted, moderate friends.
Taken alone, neither Of them believes much In
the other. Cats regard dogs - rash and dan
gerous. Dogs look upon cats as forever guilty
Of not being dogs! Yet, open the hzh-poz,
call these respective and mutual heretics toge.h-
or, and for the sake Of Q bic Of meat they oon-
sent, in sofened srowl. to call each other broth
or and sister
But what has al this to do with robinsi I
have been Watching them from my veranda,
and they have been Watching me. What opin-
ion they have formed Of me cannot tell. But
regard them with admiration increasing every
year.
Sweet a. Is the note Of his cousin, the wood
thrush, must pronounce the common robin
not only his superior, but, on the whole. the
finest Of all northern singers. I cannot imagine
how such praises, out Of proportion and e1trav-
agant, have been heaped on the wood-thrush.
Tho quality Of It's note Is fine, but IL lacks vigor
continuity and variety. II Is refined, sad. and
even sorrowful. should say that the wood
robin had met great sorrow In early life, and
had never got over II. But the common robin
is the very emblem Of Joyous and robust bird
manhood. Il seeks no seclu.ion. II sings out
Of no lcafy cell.
At morning and at night from some open tree
II pours out continuous song, full Of tender
ness, yet sprightly, ringing and jubilsnt The
range Of note Is very considerable. Itisnot a
soft, breathing song, like the sparrow's, (whose
quality is second to no other bird's.) The robin
gushes.
He never tires. He sings by the half hour
and alls all the region around with melody; and
when two or three In cmulous strifa are singing
near together, the whole dir seems full and over
flowing.
He shall have strawberries and cherries. Tho
cedar bird Is thief. In spite OF his fine apparel
and jaunty tuft on his head. lie cats none o
my insects, sings me no song, pays me no visit
until peas and strawberries come; but then, si
how familiar He silently hovers In my pc
brush, Sits open the tender pods and swallow
the contents. Away the painted glutton goe
to my cherry trees and gorges the sweetest and
rpest Of the fruit. Then to my strawberry.
bed goes he, and like very prodigal he wastes
more than he eats, returns no thanks, hies away
and no more Is heard Of him till next year.
Not 50 that gentleman, the robin. He comes
carly, builds close by you, sings you morning
and night his best chOral', digs grubs In your
garden, clears worms from your trees, and only
asks mouthfdl Of that fruit In return, which
he has helped to preserve for you. Let any cal
make his viii before he concludes to touch my
robins.
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was not less 20 still an Empcror's word Is "a
cred, and having made the promise he was forc-
Cd 10 keep II and the treasures Of gold and
silver jewels were placed at the prisoners dis
pocal. On getting possession Of them he dis
tributed them profuscly among the courtiers,
and soon he made q host Of friends by his lib
erality.
Tho Emperor began now to feel uncomfortable.
Unable to slccp,hc rose carly on the third morn
ing, and went, with fear In his heart, 70 the
prison to hear what the third wish was to be.
Now said he 70 the prisoner, tell me what
your third demand Is, that Il may bc granted at
once, and you may be hung out Of hand, for !
am tired Of your demands
Sir answered his prisoner, 4 have but one
more favor to ask Of your Majesty, which,
when you have granted I shall die content II
is merely that you win cause the eyes Of those
who saw my father turn the fish over to DO put
out
very good replied the Emperor. your de-
mand is but natural, and springs from q good
heart Let the chamberlain be seiIed,' he con-
tinued, turning to his guards.
4, siref' cried the chamberlain; Il did moi
see anything-it was the steward
Let the steward bc seized, then said The
King.
But the steward protested with tears in hi
eyes that he had not witnessed anything OF wha
had been reported, and said II was the butler
The butler declared that he had seen nothing O.
the matter, and that It must have been one O.
the vaults. But they protested that they wer'
utterly ignorant Of what had been CHARGE
against the Count in short II turned out tha
nobody could be found who had seen the COun
commit tho ofIense upon which the Princes
said
Tappcal to you, my father, as to another
Solomon. If noybody saw the offence commit
ted, the Count cannot be guilty, and my hus
band Is innocent
The Emperor frowned, and forthwith tn
courtiers began to murmur and then h
smiled, and Immediately their visages becam
radiant.
Let it bc so,' said his Majesty let hir
live, though have put many to death for
Tighter ofIense than his. But II he Is not hung
he is married. Justice has been doue.'
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NUMBER %.

tsct In her oountsnanos the velltnoxn and
Sondly remembered features Of her mother.
Wishing 10 engage In oonveratioo. hs eonfront-
Cd the damsel, when the following dialogue took
place;
smith-(who lisped . litis) Amt yOur
name Joncsthi'
Mis- Joncs-'Ycs SIR
smith-'Ain't you Misther Than Joossth
daughtsrr
Miss Jones-'Yss dr.
Smith-'wsn, Mis- Jonesth, eams plaguay
near being your father wuuth y
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Dvtsg.
n .osszr sOcuisix.

NJ noBsEf pUcHAxAx.
30 bairn, when am dead,
How shalt ~ keep ffse harmi
what hand win give 70 breadi
What fire win keep ye wami
How shall ye dwell on earth AVA frae me r'-
40 mither. dnna dee ~
40 baim, by night or day
hear nae sounds awa,s
hut voices o. winds that blsw,
And the voices o. ghaisu thatsiy
I must ava
The Lord that made the wini, and made the sea,
Is hari on my balm and me,
And I melt In his breath like snaw."--
40 mIther, dinna dee !"
20 bairn, Il Is but closing mp The cen,
And lying down never 10 rise again.
Many a stroog mans sleeping hae seen
There Is nae pain!
I'm weary, weary. and kenna whyi
My summer has gone BY.
And sweet were sieer, but fOr tho s.ke o. thee.'-
30 mither, dinna dee Z"
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There was certain man, whom We shall call
Smith, because that was not his name, and he
courtca girl or rather wanted 10, whom va
will call Brown. Now Smith want 20 smart
In matters matrimonial as he nigh. have been.
and fellow named Jones, sailed in,' and cut
him out Jones marricl the girl. and In due
course Of time Mrs. J. presented hog husband
with nice little daughter. About htcen year'
afterwards Smith was strollins around in the
ncighborhood where his former sweetheart used
TO perambulaie. Meeting Jones' dsush'er 10
turning from school Smith thought be could 90
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guetrp.
The Psrifas Lovers.


BY NlRiox DOUGLAS.
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And course their garb and simple,
The maIdeas very cheek seemed shy
To own lis worldly aimple.
And Fear vas on eOmer,
A sober Aprii ushered In
The PIgrims tOIlfal summer.
Mere de.ert-land sojourDers,
rAey mus, M, dream Of mirth or rest,
Go.is humble Iesson-,samers.
Their weekday rOh-. was cIinving
Their ml,,h Mn. nm, The ,old., h.ll.
oo r,,..,,x ,,,u,.n,. ,,D.,n,
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u.. sail Nay, -..L The church will holi
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THE VIEW BUILDL.rG
on Adams Street will DO divided up into stores
Hall. Othees and Rooms Any person desiring el
ther will ds we'll 10 spply Al once. IS they can
have any slIed room they wish. N they call soon.
~ Apply TO CuAs HARDY.
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COAL, COAL.

EDUCTIoN in price Of Coal. Egg Coal Al
IL tii'o per ton-Su. Coal q ssS rss Rss .sss
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q Hand bills printed at this one.
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VOLUME XIV.

TsRss or PusLIcArrosi One copy, one year,
by mail, g. 50, n paid In advance, taco per year
or 81. 90 for six monthsI sent ffee OF postage 10
any Post once In York county.
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Henry Ward Beecher on Cats, Dogs, aud
Robins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-12
ALEXANDRIA.

ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAM.-John Carter, col
ored, who escaped from the Jail Of this county
some weeks since, but was recaptured and re-
committed there on Saturday last, was detected
on Tuesday night in an effort to get ont of that
prison again. With an old shoe makers kuife
he had almost sawed through one of the ir1n
bars of the window Of the apartment in which lie
il confined.
COLORED FESTIVAL BROKEN CP.-A colored
festival which has been IN progress for a week
past on Gibb0n street between ROYAL and Pitt
and at which a disturbance occurred on Tues4la y
uight, was broken up I'm row "Wednesday mi jim
Two Of the female attendants got into a fjght
and each had her friends. While the dyhsin.
was going on the lights were extinyuisheJ and
all the refreshments stolen.
REMOVALS AND Nexrs
Charles Shirley and Thomas Odel OF th;s CITY
have been removed from the government oa;c,.s
in Washington which they have held far sanae
has been appointed a messenger in the Treasury,
Department in Washington, 1t a salary of so
stephen Nightingale, empioyed Al the tinware
anu stove nan1fsctoay Of Messrs. Brill s~d
Deach, on Royal street near the market Will 1.
enga geo there yesterday I'm cutting sheet ir.
With me large shears used for that purs,ose . ~
OH one Of the fingers Of his right hand
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path of honor. He also spoke Of the press being
power fal engine, and here some papers, under
the plea OF being enterprising, had published
statements wholly at variance with the facts
IL such papers &c uld not speak well &C the Re-
publican hea@ OF the city, they shauld at least
suspend Judgement until the evidence was in
and closed.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. wolrs address Mr..
French returned the thanks of the Mayor ~ his
friends. and after the Marine Band had p.r-
formed several pieces OF music, the aSscmblage
dispersed.
Among Others present were Marshal Sharpe,
Collector Boswell, Register Cook. Aldermen
Slater, Knight, :. :. Baker and Clark, Coua-
eilmen Williams and Beall, Postmaster Ed
munds, W. A. Cooke, Corporation Attorney.