The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-29
CURRENT NOTES.

nished the material for, woven by the looms OF
Genoa and Lyons; it is supported upon Innings
OF cotton from the fields in Egypt, Georgia, Brazil,
or Dharwar; her gloves used once to roam sport
lively upon the Savoy mountains If they did not
serve as natural clothes for rats; the feathers OF
her hat or bonnet formerly flew about the palm
groves of Sumatra and the Malay Archipelago,
or traversed Arabian lands; the diamond hunt.
ers OF Australia and South Africa, and Persian
oysters beds have furnished precious stones and
pearls for her jewery; the bones Of Arctic whales
sustain her enl6onpotnt; her furs were torn from
otter or mink in Alaska British America, or the
sable in Russia, or perhaps she wears shawl
from India; and lastly her chignon may have
once adorned head long since pillowed on
Zap Of earth.'
-Dlsendowment has been forced on the Aus
trallan Province Of Victoria in rather remark
able way. Something like an impartial endow-
ment Of the religious sentiment was attempted
there when, in 1854 an annual sum Of $3.50, 900 In
gold was set aside 'for buildings for public wor-
ship, and for ministers of religion" to be applied
according to the relative numbers Of each de-
nomination. So long as the grant was divided
among the various Christian sects, there were
but few dlssentions. Presently the Jews came
forward to claim their joint and lawful share,
which II was impossible to deny them. Finally,
however, the Chinese immigration gave rise to
demand for q grant on behalf Of the Joss-houses
OF the Celestias. This was more than the peo-
pie could tolerate, SO, having resolved to draw
the line at Buddhism, they came to the Inevitable
conclusion Of disseminating concurrent endow-
ment altogether. A resolution has accordingly
been come to by the Colonial Parliament to allot
gradually decreasing amount for few years
for purposes OF religion, and then finally to abol
ish the item altogether.
The mysterious and Irresistible impulse which
drives people to moralizing and theorlzing upon
subjects Of which they have little or no practical
knowledge, has pointed illustration in Mr.. Rich
ard Grant Whites essay on the morals and man.
ners OF journalism, in the Galaxy magazine for
December Along with some fanciful and imprac-
ticable notions, Mr. White advances good many
sound and valuable ideas, and In the main his
views seem to be on their face reasonable and
Just. And yet he could himself no more establish
and conduct such o journal as he demands than
he could scull cargo OF sugar across the Atlantic
ocean in O kitchen cullender. Only those whose
days and nights are given to the complex and ex-
acting duties OF journalism can understand how
almost impossible 1t Is to bring the result OF their
never-ending efforts up to anything near their
own conceptions Of what newspaper ought to
be; and, taking oil the circumstances Of the case
into account, the wonder Is, not that the average
journals Of the present day should not be better,
but that they should be as good as they actually
are Undertaking to make newspaper and sit
ting at quiet customhouse desk and telling how
1t ought to be made are two widely different occu
pations.
-"If there be an elysIum on earth,n 1t is-ac
cordIng to an eloquent correspondent who has
been travelling in the Caucasus-on the banks OF
the Phasis two days journey from Tinis. "The
river,n he says "wanders through an exuberance
OF tropical shrubs and grasses, and tinted trees
laurels and rhododendrons. Species Of palm and
wild fruit trees Of every kind grow almost rank
And there are birds OF all sorts; besides the ma
tive pheasant, woodcocks, wild ducks, snlpes and
colored birds abound. This is the bank garden,
but away from 1t stretch the mountains, folding
back one above the other to distance Of thirty
or forty miles-1rst the wooded range, then the
less distinct blue, and then the snow peaks.
Over all was glow Of the softest light, and to-
ward evening, when that snow was STEPPED In
pink, ant We passed the canoes OF the lovely
Gourri the most beautiful tribe OF the Caucasus
and heard them chant their evening hymn, 1t was
not wonderful that i thought my horse must
have stepped over the preclpice and sent me from
sleep to fairyland. And yet no one comes here !"
Tinls, he prophesies, will become the most fash
ionable tourist headquarters in the world. The
steamers on the Black Sea, he declares, beat the
Cunard; the cabins and saloons are much wider
and prettler; the latter actually has floor OF pref
ty brick tiles.
There ia nothing In language more grotcsque
and ludicrOus than the manner In which some
ancient words, phrases and mottoss are trans
posed into familiar conversation. This Is pecu-
liarly shown In the names OF some old inns In
England. In the times Of Cromwell, when such
heroes as "God-be.praised Barsbones," and
"Fightthe goodnight White" and "Faint-not
Hewitt" drank their ale, an inn was named the
"God Encompasseth U.s." But when the nation
became profane again. the words were corrupted
to the "Goat and Compasses," and the picture OF
q goat and compass wasused az sign. There
was house near oxford which was once called
Prince of Wales, but afterwards became pepularly
known as the opium and Feathers.n The inscrip-
ton "Caton Fiddler gave the name the "Cat and
Fiddlem and LA rose des QudtTe SdtS0nS." be-
came the "Rose OF the Quarter Sessions" The
"Satyr and Bacchanasn became the "Satan and
Bag O, Nails;n the "Cg1tJ' D0re'' Golden Heart,)
the .'Queer Door;n the "St. GATHERINGS Wheel"
the ''Cat and Whecl;; the "Boulogne Gate" com
mcmorating the taking Of Boulogne by Henry
WILL the "Bull and Gate;" the "Pcg and Wassail
Bowir the "Plg and Whistle;n the George Can
ningn the George and Cannon;n and the Battle
Axen the "Axe and Bottle"
Count dc Chambord, who is now the head OF
the French house Of Bourbon, and therefore
man OF great prominence in the political world,
nhabits plain chateau at Frohsdorf. He re-
ccives visitors with exquisite courtesy, and con-
verses freely upon subjects of national interest
The Count is OF medium height, with pointed
chestnut beard and graceful manners. Nothing
is required of persons who have the honor of
being received at Frohsdorf except the Difference
place he occupies in history. A few minutes be-
fore dinner, Count de Chambord himself goes for
Countess dc Chambord, to whom he presents his
guests. The other persons staying at the chateau
meet in the draWing-room When the dinner
bell rings, the company so into the dining-room.
The master OF the house takes his scat at the mid
die OF the table, with Countess de Chambord on
his right and young CounI dc Bardi, his godson,
on his left. The other persons take their seats at