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PHILOSOPHY OF THE WAR,
The Balance OF Power in Europe-Can Prussi.
dowa the Exciting Cause Of the Conflict,
but Many Others Anterior-Napoleon Not
Sufficiently Successful to be the Anti
christ-Bonapartism Unveiled-Rus-
sian and British Interests-Bis-
mar ck and Francis Joseph-The
Light, Hope and Coming
Triumph Of the Peoples.

The following correspondence on the important
subjects OF the causes and probable consequences
OF the great war between France and Prussia has
been forwarded to the HERALD for publication
THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT-ITs EXCITING CAUSES.
Since The battle of Sad0wa, In 1866, and the cOnse
quent ransferrence OF German supremacy from
Vienna to Berlin, statesmen and politicians cOnsd-
cred that the situation thus arranged was only tem
porary. The "balance Of power" In Europe, 1t Is
years except ON the side OF France, and aterly Of
Prussia.
The "baIsnce OF pOwer'' means that all the Euro.
pean States, great and small, are to take that
none OF them becomes 80 powerful az. like Moses
serpent To be able " swallow up all the rest Rus
sa. indeed ut first sight seems able TO devour the
remainder Of the Continent Of Europe, Of which she
has had already full meal but as her territory Is
almost wholly intensely cold, and barren TO q great
extent. she Is more like huge Greenland whale,
sive monster destined TO savastate Southern Eu
rope Sttil II was lear OF the growing power OF
Russia that led Louis Napoleon 10 acquiesce In the
victories comno OF prussia OF 1866 and 10 behold
rise OF the great North German
CONFEDERATION.
Louis Napoleon Is a dreamer after the model set
by the uncle. From the latter he has inherited much
the FIRST was man OF more solid abilities than even
Julius Cesar and, unlike Charles the Second never,
or AZ least very rarely, said or did unwse thing
Napoleon the First then, was nightly afraid OF
Russia, and always told his companions at st.
Helena that Europe in fifty years afterwards would
be either republican or COssack. Napoleon the
Third In the Russian OF 1854 aud in acuuescinQ
In the recent ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF Prussia, acting
upon the traditions left by the uncle. But as the
moon on account OF her proximity to US acts more
and the Seething brain OF the unatc, Prussia has
been found more troublesome thorn IN tue side oil
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GEE, ,eRRATIoN At COLLEGE POINT,

Saturday was q %Seat day lor the aermans oi
Co,aoe point LONG h, >tore nghtfall crowds began
to Gather in and around Ascpenbach's Hail, where
the College Point brass band wee playing German
national airs and the Harmonic Singing Society
were singing war songs, interspc>ue9 now
and then with Yankee production BY .ihe Wme
the President of the College Point German Patriotic
Aid Society. Mr.. Adolph Poppenhusen, arrived and
took the chair as many as three thousand Germans
were in aud crowded round the building. A number
OF private kilograms from Conrad Poppenhusen.
sojournlng at present in Germany. were read.
confirming the joyful news OF the defeat and final
capture OF MacMah0n, together with the capture Oh
Napoleon. AT the entrance Of the nall was 4 large
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s1,ainisparency bearing design OF goddess repre-.
s,an s.n.iuS uermana, win flaming sword; by its
sue nad been raised The American nag This was
as ars. saiuted by the band who played America
some happy hits, which elected great applause.
Inc auctt0neer OF the occasion was now brought
forward and placed In the midst OF the hail. upon
taoie. Ine President announced that his business
IN great numbers to him. Mr.. Hermsn Funke the
anctioneer, proved himself equal to'the occasion.
ana Inc lager went or at enormous prices. Many
OF the glasses brought twenty-five dollars,
and FOR long time the standing price was
ten dollars. Our reporter not being Dutch.
many OF the best hits OF the auctioneer, and
which brought out r0ars or laughter from the as
sembly were not underst00d but enough OF English
escaped his lips TO stamp him as the most witty
tioneer q the period. carcature from Ktaderu-
brought large sum at auction. The treasurer q.
+. Aschenback. had as much as he could do to take
charge OF the funds heaped upon him. ana the Sec
retary, Charles Van Roden. and Herman Pop
During intervals Of rest for Mr.. Funke addresses
were made by MIR. Otto Russell, MIR. White, clerk
united States Court, DR.. Runner, Mr.. Sclesengcr Mr..
AschenDach, Mr.. Funke and others; also music by
tue band and songs by the Harmonic Singing so.
ciey. AS the amount OF the fund gradually Increased
and was announced. cheer upon cheer was given,
ana lager, which was now proclaimed free to those
VINO could not buy, flowed more freely. At midnight
procession was formed outside and the auctiOnecr
was Drawn IN carriage by the crowd through the
cessl0n. Nearly all the residences OF the village
were illuminated. 1t Is thought that as many as
l,0oO persons were present lIOm the surrounding
villages, and probably not person between the
ages or ten and sixty. residing In tue village, was
wtnin their residences until midnighC. TO stran-
ger it would seem that The villagers had gone mad
30 great was the enthusiasm. $3,155 IS In all was
raised.
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YACHTING.

A Chniiengo-The Magic Against thc Cam
briu.
YACHT MAGIC, I
STATEN ISLAND, Sept ., 1870.
JAMES AsuBURY, EsQ:-
DEAR SIR--Referring to your challenge OF 10Th
ultimO published In the NEW YORK HERALD. In
which you express desire to sal your yacht Gam
bria In ten knot breeze against aay
schooner OF the New York Yacht squadron, have
to say that will sail my yacht Mag O. the Lat OF
October next the race you propose, for any prize
you may designate, as fOll0ws:-
Twenty miles To windward and hack from Sandy
Hook lghtship. according to the rules OF the New
York Yacht Club. would suggest that IL should 10
made Imperative that the race he sailed In Ave and
hree-quarter hours, which, In my opinion, would bo
equivalent TO ten knot breeze and settle any discus.
sion which might arise IN regard to the strength OF
the wind. Very truly yours, FRANK OSGO0D.
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coaTfHurp FROM THIRD PAGE.

&anqushed nation be made to 'pony up" to come
down with "der sthamps;" tnat they surrender oil oil
tribute which may he deemed proper by the in.
Vaders Though IL originally pretended that the
only bone OF contention was the Nap0eonic dynasty
that when that 0verthrown the cause Tor further
trouble would cease, there are very many who will
not be satisfied unless the nation be thus dlsmem-
Dered and heavy yoke OF Indemnity be levied upon
the brave people OF the fallen empire.
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REJOICING IN ST. L0Us.

ST. LOUIs, Mo-, Sept. 4, 1870
There has been much excitement and general re-
joicing among the Germans here to-day over the
news from France. The grand festival to he held at
Concordia Hall Tomorrow for the benefit Of the Ger
man wounded and widows and orphans OF the pre-.
sent war promises to be one Of the most brilliant
affairs OF the kind neld In the West The late
news OF the brilliant successes OF the Prussians has
Increased the enthusiasm, and 5000 people are ex
pected to be present. There viii be combined
chorus or fifteen societies. numbering $50 voices
and an orchestra OF hfty musicians.
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HISTORY OF THE WAR.
From the Formal AbdicatiOn Of Queen Isabella
to the Surrender Of Napoleon.

Chronological Summary Of Events Capture of
saarbruck-French Defeats at Wissembourg
and Wosrth-The Battles Around Metz
Movement Upon Paris = MacMahon's
Flank Advance-The Great Struggle
Near Sedan and Defeat of tho
French-Surrender Of Napo-
leon and MacM ahons Army.
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A.-Gentlemcn's Hats-FRll styles for 1879
ready inspection and sale at ESPENSCHEiDd
Manufacturer, lis Nassau street
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Reopening-This Day and Evening, Of Gold
SMITHS College. Booths Building. at half prices. Suc-
cess guaranteed. See advertisement.
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Depot for Congress- and Empire Sprtag Wa-
TERS ~ Chambers street. Broadway. None geuulao
sold draught
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Tho Lexington Avenue Turkish Baths, Cor
Twenty nth street. ready for viators Ladies' A.
NJ toSP. N. Geatemcn constantly Day and night
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BafcheIor,s Hair Dye-The Best ta The
world only dye harnaoss, reliable inekansA
nso,a Factory 10 Bond street.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday.
Colonel Alexander Provost, OF washington; Gene
raj Barnum, OF Syracuse, and L. b. Frieze, Of Provk
dence, al the Holman House.
J. O. Cooke, G. Gonzalez AMI General =. II. Ian
sing, OF Philadelphia, are al the Coleman House.
Ben s. Bell, OF Michigan; N. II. Eaton OF Califor.
MA: A. b. Phelps, of Georgia; Samuel Kee. OF WASH
ington; j. A. Dick, S. +. Boyd and General Burt Oe
Pennsylvania, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
]. G. Waterman, of Missouri; A. We're, OF virgt-
ma, and O. II. Palmer, OF New York, are at tho
Everett House.
General T.. A. Mink OF the United States Army:
Senator Fenton, OF New York; senator Cavanaugn
OF Madison E. c. Frenfeld Solicitor OF the Treasury
Department; General +. A. Merrick, OF New York:
DR.. NJ. Fish, OF savannah; Rev. DR.. Scnenck, Of
Brooklyn, and General J. NJ. Corse, OF the United
States Army. are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Professor Simpson, OF Edinburg, is at the st. Elmo
Hotel.
Captain Alexander Turnbull OF the English army,
aud DR.. w. Roberts, OF sandusky are at the St
Nicholas Hotel.
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What Mineral Waters D0 Won Use e-iseaeral
Broadway.
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A.-Hcrriag's Patent
CHAMPION SAFES.
20l Broadway, corner Murray street.
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American Waithnm Watches
at lowest prices
FULLER 4 CO., % John street, New Yorks
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Prusans would be compelled by united Europe TO
evacuate Paris.
No blame OF course can be attached TO persons
engaged In war for prosecuting IL with the utmost
vigor still the Prusslans have gained such splen.
did honOrs already that their better plan would he
to act much the defensive, and engage Russia
and England on their benaif. II Napoleon can yet
stimulate the republican ldea as he must do to
tain the warm support OF Frenchmen, all OF whom
IN the large cities ana towns are republican. Russia
Will then ut once back Prussia; SO Will England, 30
may even Austria, at least for confederation. If
Prussia has really al her command the number or
men alleged she can doubtless approach Paris But
now how much the military power OF France mas
been exaggerated, nor is there any ground for
doubling that the Prnssian resources have been
similarly, though probably not equally, mlsrepre
sented.
THE BALANCE.
II IL time, then, that Prussia should consider what
she has to gain by the war. Neither France nor
Prussia will be allowed by Europe To conquer the
other. Each affords lateral support to the other
Napoleon, indeed, and not King William, that
kicked the beam and cast his sword into the scale.
maneh conquest or advantage, ,therels no use in
pursuing 1t with more vigorous consequences than
Is necessary.
ROME AND CARTHAGE
In ancient times Rome ana Carthage fought not
merely for supremacy but for the right TO extil~
guish and annInlate the other. All the wars re /.
great city Or nation IL ruling all the rest. When
another appears still more Western and stlli more
eighty with tue former. No 1t is a case OF Car.
image est defenda they nght not for glory only,
N' ~ ~ TT THE MODERN PRINCIPLE.
The modern amphyctiony OF nations Is con.
structed upon different principle The science OF
political economy teaches that nations instead OF
being mutual rivals, are or ought to be. mutual
friends and that IN trade, unlike war; all parties
gain and Without nu%Sns s or
one universal empire would prevent prevent c,vii c,,ni
war YET Is to be ,o,nsr Observed ~ suc, @a' an
empire would I've likely to he one Of life and death
one between Rome and Carthage. nut wee1e there
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
TIE TWO FAIRIES.

BY MRS. SOPHIA r. SNOW.
TIER. are two little fairies most everywhere
Both different in aspect and sime.
Come. dear little chiloren and stand BY my side,
While tell you their habits and names.
Perhaps I'll tell hrst Of the one that Il bad,
Now listen to what Shall eay,
She goes about sulking the most Of the time
Unless che can have her own way.
She often gets angry without any cause,
az. Her play mates al think her unkind,
Before che 70 resdy 70 mind.
And grumbles about her hard fate;
There's frown on her brow, and pout on hel
lips,
Ard now for the other, 80 gentle and good,
She 10 ready to come at call,
Her sweet iinle face Is all dimpled with smiles,
And she 10 the darling Of ALL
1 have seen her, when told BY her good kiad
mamms,
Wipe bravsly the tears nom her little brown eyes,
And put mp her lips for kiss.
She goes about singing nom morning till night,
She's the light Of the household wherever she's
found.
And the name Of this fairy is Love.
And now for question; I've told you their
Ana each S' in their true colors dressed.
Which one VIII you have 70 guide ever your feet,
The one viii torment you as long as you live,
And at last make You shudder TO die;
Ia Household
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

second is box, and my whole is what
You put q hat in AnSwer-Hat-b0x. llt
This gained the third prize.
SECOND CHARADK.-My first Is boot.
my second is q fish (if very hot, say -
jack At once) and my whole is what you
pull your boots off with. Answer-Boot
jack. a
To this was awarded the second prize.
THIaD CHARApE.-My first is night,
my second is cap, and my whole is night
cap. Answer-(Almost evidently night
cap. 49,.
This gained the first prize, for il charm
ing simplicity and pointed wit.
RIDDLK--If pig was made out Of .
guinea, what sort Of pig would he re-
semble! Answer-A guinea pig.
This was considered too reconcile by
the President of the Lazy Club, and the
proposer was fined in sherry -cobblers.
RIDDLR.-Why Is man who, when a
Dover, is going to Deal, like gentleman
at card-table, going to deal for whist
Answer-Because he is going TO Deal
This obtained the second prize.
The first prize had not been given when
our parcel left. No ADJOURNMENT had
been proposed up to 8 q m. Left loung-
ing.
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JehIal Slabs Remarks.

WATCH those Christians who follow
the farthest Of. They always deny the
soonest.
You will nnd one peculiarly very
prominent II you undertake 70 go TO the
devil the path leading TO him always
points, 40 the swine went, down hill
Men rjpen much like apples. Hare .
summer, there IN sutumn, and, over yon.
der. variety later still-a kind that never
mellows fit for use till after the frost and
chill Of winter come.
You may get on TO . man and push him
deep under the muyky waters Of cs1nmny
But. be sure Of this: the deeper he sinks
beneath your feet tho higher be VIII rise
aeain when you step % from him
Dos't vail till your body isabout ready
"a plue no hole in the ground before
you b1ein your charities It u too much
IKE stirving week 10 make room for .
good eoasing Thanksgiving dinner.
Domebody, somewhere, VIII be sure 70
have "a suffer Tor Il
llakSa n0usmsnt Of good deeds - Jon
70, Ard yOur duGt VII not want Tor
head1 = 80 70 The marble IN alter years
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fever. Joseph Scaliger and Peter Abono
never could drink milk; and Cax1an Wa
particularly disguised as thesight Of egee.
Philip II. Of Spain gxve Whimsical rea-
sen for his dislike Of fish. /" They are moth
ing but elements CONCEALED, or jelly Of
water" 80
There was once family in Aquitaine
which entertained go great an aversion to
apples, that the mere sight OF one set
their noses bleeding. ~
The very least particle Of olive oil in
troduced in any dish, and however DIS.
guised, was so obnoxious to Count OF
Darmstadt, that he was Immediately
seized with fainting dts. ~ q
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

You see I am gentleman" said WIN
Thompson, II will not take an insultr'
And the little fellow strutted up IN
down In . rage. He had been THROWN
stones at Peter Jones, and he thought
that his anger proved him to be gea-
tleman.
If you wish to be gentleman should
think you would be gentle boy hrs9"
said his teacher. Gentlemen do not
throw stones at their neighbors. Peter
Jones did not throw stones ct you and /
think he II much the moro likely to provo
gentleman"
q But he's got patches ON his kneeA~
said Will. "He dresses 90 shabby, md
his father Is the worst drunkard In town"
"Bad clothes don't keep q boy nom
being q gentleman" said the teacher,
'.,but bad temper does. Neither can 10
help the faults and sins of his father He
is to be pitied. Now, William, II you
want to be gentleman you must Be .
gentle boy"
A little further on, the teacher met lit
tie Peter Jones. Some stones had hit him,
and he was hurt by them.
"Well, Peter, what's the matter between
you and Will this morning." asked tho
teacher.
II was throwing q ball at enc of tho
boys, in play, sir, and missed him, and hit
Will Thompson's dog"
"Why did you not throw back"
because, sir, my mother says TO be Q
gentleman l must be gentle boy and I
thought 1t was best to keep out OF his way
till he cooled off little"
The teacher walked on, after praising
Peters conduct; but lived to see WIN
Thompson poor outcast, and Peter
Jones q gentleman, loved and respected
by all.
Remember, my young friends, that Il
takes gentle boy to make gentleman.
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Civility.

THE fact that "civility costs nothing" ID
probably the secret Of ito Questionable
ness. A thing that every one can have,
few think worth having.
Men of industry. Of integrity, OF res
pectable intellectual gifts, are met .:
every turn; but your purely civil man u
q rdra dpis. We are not speaking OF pe0-
Die in their social relations, but In their
intercourse with the outside world Many
men who are everything that IL genial and
courteous In the home circle, become cold,
brusque, or irritable the moment they
enter their counting rooms, offices, or
place Of business, whatever 1t may be.
The playful, indulgent potsr Jamtlids OF
half an hour before suddenly chan gcs Into
q surly ogre, who snaps up his little pale
faced clerk az II he would make supple
mentary breakfast of him. Under such .
master it Is no wonder that the clerk In
turn finds II impossible TO be civil to any
stranger whom the chance OF business
may throw in his way.
As general thing, clerks in mercan-
tile houses do not stand in need OF ungrar
cious examples. Much dealing with com
plicated accounts seems TO sour the diSpO-
sition. Fractions beget fractiousness. II
you desire fine healthy specimen OF irri-
liability, take an ancient bookkeeper ut
the time he is making out his balance
sheet, and ask him the slightest question
not connected with his calculations. But
for all people engaged in strictly sedenfa-
sry occupations one should make generous
allowance.
Men who hold positions which bring
them into contact with the public, and
place the public TO certain extent at
their mercy, have no right to be anything
bpt civil. The ticket master at the rail-
road station has no right TO snub you be-
cause you do not happen TO know ON
which track your train 10. The conductor
has no right TO regard y0u with . look Of
disdsin mingled with cOmmiseratton when
you ask him the name Of the next station.
You were not born on the road, and Is
your Interrogation conyinces him that y0u
are natural idiot, he ought TO respect
your misfortune and not betray II TO tho
other passengers The hackman who
Rloomiiy awaits you at the terminus OF
the journey has no right 70 hustle you -
IL you were part Of your own baggage.
The hotel. clerk, the natural humility OF
whose disposition lies buried under thAs
monumental diamond pin, has no right %
treat you as an inferior. Yet who that
has travelled has not met ell these forms Of
incivilityf This, TO be sure, Is only one
side of the story. The traveller - almost
40 likely to be exaspefating - the en-
ployee of the road, or the clerk Of the
hotel. But then the traveller y mot paid
for being civil, and the other gentlemen
Il costs 20 little and Is worth 70 muchi
A young clerk with civility already has .
stock OF goods Of his own. Regarded g
mere policy, II is the next best thing 70
honesty; and, like honesty, It u good Sor
its own sweet self. An uncivl man -
necessarily disc0ntented man, 2 discomr
fort to himself We beg leave 70 add
new sentiment TO the copy.book Of the
period: Be civil and you win b happy !
-Euerr Halsly10v.
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az lust took 10th the lads BY the had.

II Just took noth the LADS oy me hand
"'My dear boys ! think this Is punish
ment enough, 60 let us forgive, and try 10
do better for the future. Only remember
one thing,-I don't want to be nothing
bat master to you'll / want to be friend.
tn help You, and make not only good
scholars, but good and happy boys. Come,
shake hands, and promise me you win
try
II got two hearty squeezes, two mutt
tered sthanky, sirs' and the boys went
back to their seats perfectly subdued and
very penitent Charley never gave mo
any more trouble, and Bill tried his very
best I knew how much he had to
fight against, 30 I did my best to mAks
things easy for him, and interested the
scholars In him by telling them how rich
they were compared to him, and how
much they could do for the poor fellow.
"They all had kind hearts, and all lent
a hand, to Bills great surprise and graft
tude, and by spring he was different
boy outA's Companion.
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simple Charaaes for Idle Moments.

(Hot weather, 100 in the Shade. Too Hot fol
Guessing Recommended TO DO taken with Cool
Ing Dr1nks0 kE - A
The principle adopted here Il that OF
which Mr.. Ollendorf has founded hi
method Of teaching lapguAgea,G q, thai
every question contains - own answer
TInr CxARADR.-My hrst b hat, my
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TIE whale fishery of tho northern
coast OF Norway Ii carried On BY two
steamers, provided with guns. ont Of
which is shot q harpoon, with an explo-
sive shell attached TO the end. This shell
ls 90 constructed that II does not burst on
striking the whale, but only when the
whale draws ont the rope which II fasten-
ed to Il and also windlass on board the
steamer. -Four arms then spring ont IN
20 the whale from one side OF the haTpoon,
and At the same moment screw u driven
into the shell and Causes II to burst. This
generally kills the whale q once, although,
Il not struck In vital psTt. II sometimsB
tows the steamer for hours before Il b.
comes exhausted.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

New Hawpshire II the lase II The
New England States 70 establish . N01Al
school