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The New York herald., 1871-11-24
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t'enc~rs of shr Ninth w~sIwe~s HAND.
verv interesting concert was gwen hy this wen
known organization NJ S,envay Han last niahI
commencing us career under very unfavorapls aus
pices- namely. the want OF . good director
band has now reached a point OF perfection. under
The experienced baton OF Carl Bersmann, tnat bids
tar 10 place t. in another season, on level with
the best military bands IN Europe. There were 100
performer, sresent last night, and they formed
very pretty slsnt In their scarlet uniIorms. There
were besides as soosrs the celebrated cornct pla
Levy MISS cassie REM, soprano, and Niles. castei-
Ian aud DE Try, violin ana vIoioncello. Tnc pro-
gramne, as may be seen from tho follow
ing, was OF a rather light and popular orcer,
aitnoagn II pcsscssca one or Two strong work.. :.
uvcuuro. .lra Dlayo'o" Anhcr; wa z. ~ llage
tisiaoiettoL NerLi, Miss Cassie REM; grande an-
tasie pous woin. Ale. aste,!an; soraet SOLO, "Lx
.aiSuon A. Thomas; overture. "Nortn star,
McJeroeer; cdvdtina -, Luce d Vuest' ANNA,
Donze,li. Mis-, ,a.sle kcn<; finale to rhird az Of
'tSlenzt y Wa ,ner. grand uuo Tor v,on and vi0ol-
ccle. Miles, tiae,lan aud DE Try; tor.et 900,
.,n,i',maiaA" soss!ni, ,ir ). Levy; march;
cxnlord snir,. expression anu precision
IN all tue scieclrns that spoke wel ior the maze.
u.on us rehea arsas by Berginann rhe selection
from "Mtgnonn WAS not well cnoscn, AS II broug hJ
MISS @ ass.e 80 enz pos ,esses voice oi great beauty
ana hnp.dlsy 0t tone, anu asn Of EXTRAORDINARY
CuinnASS. Dnt IL was not Win Inc Wusic ~ ufirS.
In The Care Nona' sne murred the ELECT O n ccr-
tai passage by thrtling ON the wrong note and
slLrlng ov - some VI the most Important parts OF
tn, beautiful aria. As lor phras.ng sne does not
seen 10 uainte with that fundamental prin-
cee o. slaglns. he performance ! q The iaaies
lite e,'ing perhaps ON account Of the
MOltess chan dC.er OI the selections they played.
Byih iadies appeared IN costumes winch the bill
said Neal0litln. bur tnev seemed 20 US cOul-
piomlsc hetw cen a vlvaudierc AMI Lerna, Levy'S
renuern. OF rhe "Et lnnaumatus" was truly
ar.stc, anu he Should apply himself 20 the study OF
such works rather than waste his talents ON trashy
pokas and watAes. Inc audience was very slim,
but enthusiastic.
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THE NORD.0sTLlCRER SiEXCERBUxD.

Convention o. DeIegafcs at Germnnia Hail.
Ihe rtMiis Of tho Entertainment.
AconveDiiun VI delegates from The northeastern
singing sJcleties o this city met last evening at
nine O'Clock IN the Germania Assembly Rooms,
having Tor rs object the settlement OF affairs In
necton with
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS
given by the saengerbund during tho present year
Dr. Hedenied presided and the other officers were
pre-ent-Utio heinzman Charles Macnoldt and A.
Reicneit, Secretaries, and Louis Kammere. 1rea-
surer. most Of the delegates were In attendance.
Tue Treasurer presented y financial report, which
showed Inc receipts from
rue SAgS6ERPEST
10 have been 12AVu0, leaving dencit OF about
$500 10 W supplied by contribution from the s0ce
ties. Ihe members had contributed S6.l34 90; the
concerts a. the skating Rink aud tile Academy Of
Music nad brought IN S6,2s2 30; the receipts from
pi, nics mad been S5,9o3 So from the sale Of season
icAc,s Ior the saengerest $3,sOv; miscellaneousy,
l,OS0 ~.
rHB AMOUNT APPROPRIATED
By the Board TO cover the dencit was Ss02
A long discussion was had ABOUT the proposed
election Of new of1cers for the Convention; hut
nusn NJ nad come oi 70 late us half-past ten
0'ci,cs hut . blue cloud oi tobacco smoke ano
mucn talking. II - presumed that the onceis were
nog eece,l. as there was much opposition on the
ground tnat II was unrequired-
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REnIMENTAL REuEION.

The third annual reunion Of nc officers OF me late
First South carolina Volunteers was held at the
Astor House on Wednesday last. The following
named gentlemen were rejected of1eers for the
ensuing ycar, vK.:-toonei T. w. Hjceinsop of
New orr. ". L. President; Lieutenant Coi0Jei Z. I.
YrowhrldRe, OF brooklyn. y. u, Wee Presidents;
Cap;ain ". selvagc, OF Brooklyn, N T., secretary
aud treasurer.
brevet MAJOR General Rufns Saxton, rnued states
Army. AMI General stewart L. Woodford we're
among the invited guests. enc coiiaticn was
servel during The evening" ami the time was spent
very pleasantly IN social Intercourse among the old
comrades and the1r ladies'.
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SENATOR RICE AND THE KU KLUx.

LITTLE RocE, Ark, Nov. "a. 1871.
A Gazette reporter interviewed Senator Rice "a.
day, VINO has just returned from Mississippi. wherS
ne nas been taking evidence ss . memoer VI INC
sub Ku Klux Committee. iticc does not agree Win
Blair and says there has been very little col ruptoq
Ia The state or county governments N.
The Ku klux bill had good enccs IN MissrS
sippi prominent democrats do NOS denOuncc tMo
ku Klux because they are innucntiai IN carving
elections The officers of the law 10 not puhlsr
those guilty vi Oufi ages. .1..x -
th,nss inc committee will recommend Tue passa8S
hs ine senate vi the House Amnesty bill
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SEEING STATE BONDS FOR TAXES.

ST. LOUIS. No., Nov. 23, 81.
Captain Mcclure, Tax Collector OF this county
has levied on $4,000 OF State bonds belonging ID
the Life Assurance Association Of America, to satisfy
tax bill OF $So0J0 winch the ASSOCIATION refuses I'd
pay on tho ground fnat the bonds are exempt from
taxation. The association sued OUT writ Of rcpIc{
vin, but the Co lectOr refused TO obey u, 0n tho
ground that the tax bill was IN execution IN the
hands Oh that oicer for q State lien ana Tho bonds
are not subject TO repevin. The caso Will come b.
fore the Circuit Court to-day.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD MoNoFoLD

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. %, 1871.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announce
that the New Jersey railroads will be taken possess
SION OF on the ist Of Dcccmper, and that they navl
appointed ofic,as 10 take charge Of the same. Tug
company has closed a contract win tho lncff
national Steamship Company for ilne of steamers
between Philadelphia aud Antwerp.
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AURORA BoRHALIs.

PouGnxEErsIR, Nov. 70. 1871.
Tonight at o quarter TO tel two distinct auroral
rings were IN the heavens. The nrst encirci!nR
he moon. ana the second tapping the nret aud
stretching toward the northern horizon. The north.
eastern edge Of the second snone brightly. AMI %
times dim waves OF aIroral light Mashed over ell.
Both IIngs were transparent, and the Stars were
very panty visible through them. The spectacle
lasted about twenty minutes, and then gradually
faded from view. The ring around the moon was a3.
parenty 2V0 ieet In diameter and lis mate 800 1he
SKY was perfectly clear,
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THE NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY spEAKERsHrp

The republican organs OF New Jersey forced the
discussion OF the Speske'ship Of the Assembly anu
brought out prominently but two gentlemen
Messrs Joy, OF Essex and Niles, OF Morris county.
A. Mr.. Niles has Just been summoned 10 the sick
bed VI his mother, IN Dresden, germany, and Will
sail 0mosr0w 'Or bremen IN tile Meiser. II II ikey
thdt be Will be counted out VI the race. Indeed u
IL doubtful " the Reverend Naty," rs Mr. Niles is
time to attend the opening session OF the Legisla-
tur0.
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SENIOR sEToN1ANs IN THEIR ELEMENT.

Seton Hall College. Al south Orange. N. J., was
the sceLe on Wednesday evening OF an Interesting
musical and literary festival, the nrst OF series OF
entertainments to he given under the auspices OF
the senior class. The following programme was
carried out with credit 10 the yOuug gentlemen
named :-.imp ossloll.ty OF CniversaI lrrei,pion.T
b ). Muligan; "ictlcai Non.Intervention.n - r. b
Briggs; zine Norman Conquest anu English Litera-
Dralna," p. McCabe; "Party Spirtv NJ. J. brennan;
ACatnolicity and Great Aiinds,n J. A. sheppard.
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SUICIDAL MANIA.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. rs, 1871.
John BonsaI. lr., aged seventeen years, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. a. 1871,
Dr. Robert A. Christian, Acnng Assistant sur.
reon, Crjted states Armv, At Fort Havs, Kansas
comfhit,cd suicide by shooting on the 18th inst.
Dependency from causes nol stated v sssigueI ~
tie motive Tor his suictt6
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GOVERNMENT SUIT AGAINST WELD & CO. F0R
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT IkPORTATI0HH.
Boston. Nov. q, 1877.

BOSTON, Nov. 23, 1871.
Judge Lowell has rendered decision sustaining
the action OF the United States Marshal In forcing
omen one Of Lilo iron safes 0l william r. Weld Coz
IN consequence of which the keys Of all uo Bafee
nave uceii surrendered, and the BOOKS VIII be taken
To Tie Uniled states Court r0Vm iOr examination.
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TROY REroRMERs AND THE BALLOT BOZ.

TROY, N. Y, Nov 23, 1871.
A public meeting was held night to organize for
action 10 prevent frauds on the ballot box and TO
reform the city police system. The meeting was
large and eninusiastlo anu o Citizens COnilnittee
WAS appointed TO carry out the objects OF the meet
fnR.
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AalATIC CHOLEkA.

HALIFAX. N. s., Nov. %, 1871.
rnrourn the Introduction Of cholera ~ th4
s,es,ver Franklin three deaths have occurred ous ~
nve cases A. Chizzetlcook.
Tno place has been auarsntined
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BOSTON AMAZING.

BOSTON, Nov. 2S, la71.
The Board OF Aldermen to-day appointed q com.
mltiee ON the reception OF the Grand Duke.
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A TRIBUTE TO COMMERCE.

sr. Loris, No.. Nov. %, 1871.
company Of prominent merchants has organ
izeJ. win o capital OF $1,000, 900. TO erect new
Chamber Of Commerce buliing, which is to cover
The entire square Ncpnded BY Third Fourth, Chest
nut and Pine sueeux- .fs
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CONGRESSMAN w0oDvARD's MARRIAGE
nUPIIALe.


CINCINNATI, Nov. n 1871.
Hon. George ". woodward. formerly Of the renn-
sylvaniA supreme Court, aud now Represenisiye
IN Congress rom the Twelth district OF penrsyi.
yaniA was marTieu TO Mrs r. IA. naca,ister VI
Lex1nat0p, kyy " thas cty todAJs
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KULOIINa THE NARRAGANSETT STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.

BOSTON, NOV. "a, 16TIs
Rev. Alexander Ellts tcolored) has recovered $401
damages from the NarragansetI Steamship Company
for refusing him seat at the table u the stcamet
Providence
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THE DEMOCRATS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Nov. 2s, 1871.
This evening the Democratic Convention nomi.
mated J. q. Butler, . prominent grocery merchant,
Tor Mayor.
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ATHLETICS.



foot race vas run TINS afternoon OF one hundred
yards. ior sloo . sde. on Quin.ln's track. between
lanes Letx OF Trenton, aud Waiter Terry, u Mid
dletvvn, Pa. pota pre- essionAl TurnsrA Race Won
W Lstx by twelve ise6
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italian Oprru.

italian Opcrn.
The second representation OF Mignon. the great
feature VI he Italian Opera season. Will he
given al the Academy OF Music thus evening, with
tie 81, admirable caSr and complete accessories
tnat mlaue Il such success on "Wednesday.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17

she said, 81 g her." And grandpa
said, al see her.
And sure enough, it was me. Then
Uncle Guy took me on his shoulder and
said,
"Now, Mother Bunch, let's go and
get some big, yellow bellfowers."
Let me see-that was the next day
before it rained, and you'd ought to
see how it rains out In Illinois; Just
pours and pours. That's cause there's
so much room over the top of my grand
pas country; and the mud goes way
down ever 81 deep of 1t, Isipose there's
so much dirt it can't stop. Well, a girl
her name was Lottie Green-she in
vited me to her house to play with her,
and l couldn't go, count of the rain,
and the mud, and my new button gal
tiers. 1 didn't want to cry to my grand
mas house, but 1 guess my eyes puck
cred up the leastest speck; and so
Aunt Ollie said, "Never mind" And
she went up garnet and, brought down
some funny rubber boots she used to
wear. They went right up over the top
OF my CATERS, and most over top of me,
but grandma said they were Just the
thing; so I took the 'breller and went,
and had the splendidest time. Uncle
Guy was sick, with a piece of red fan
mel on his neck, but he made a picture
OF me, and I think he draws nice. My
truly name is Mignonette Collins, but
he called 1t, SPUSS IN BoOTS.n
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17
The Fruit Cabinet.

The Agricultural Department at
Washington, d. O., cotains plaster
casts of the fruit from all different
sections of the United States, arranged
so as to show at a glance the products
of each region and the specific changes
caused BY transportation. 1t has been
ascertained, by examination of these
specimens, that Northern apples, when
tr~ansplanted to more Southern locaIi-
ties enlarge in size, become more juicy
and luscious, and acquire a large per
centage of saccharine matter. As a
drawback to these advantages, however.
they lose the quality of keeping over
the winter. Thus the Baldwin apple as
grown in Massachusetts,, is a small
fruit, but as the tree is transferred
through Western New York, it becomes
larger and brighter in color, with an
improved taste. It however, cannot
be preserved till the next spring. The
Snow apple of Canada, and other yarie-
ties exhibit a tendency to shriYel ND
when planted south of Lake Erie. The
Russian apples, recently introduced
into the United States, it is thought,
should only be planted in the Northern
parts of this country. On the walls of
the Fruit Cabinet n hung diagrams,
showing the character and habits of the
different insects that prey upon the
fruit and fruit trees of the United
States, and In glass cases are preserved
the native birds that feed upon these
destructive insects, which should be
protected by the Kind treatment of the
culturists.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Mothers Prayer.
BY ONE OF The AUrHOss OF acHnDwonI

By ONE OF The AUTHORS OF 'tcHmDwoRLD."
siren each side of the body that must die;
Smile at each other, and nod their heads, %,
Singing, "weI fly with him up TO the sky-"
Singing, "His life has been merry and feet;
Just for . moment he's suffering PAIN"
Singing, Hen laugh to ind Heaven 30 sweet
Never he'll care 10 see earth again"
Innocent child angels futter their wings,
sweet is the song that a chiid-angsl sings.
Wild on the pillow he losses his head,
Small angel lips meet above him to kiss;
Singing, "EeT Kiss us IS soon IS he's dead.
Die, pretty boy, we are waiting for thtsP
Singing, wen welcome you into our band
nj blind your eyes, dear, and I'd hold your hand
Heaven shall come in q splendid SURPRISE
Singing, "You VIII not feel shyness or fear;
You'll be 9 little child angel too, dear! !"
Silence falls over the room; with q start,
Touching each other, they glance IN dismay;
Oh his poor mother is breaking her heart
How shall they comfort her? What can they say Z
Though she believedi it the worst Of her woes,
When, for the last time, her darling she kissed,
On, what is that to the sorrow that gr0scs
As the days pass, and he really is missed
What VIII she do for his laughter and plays,
Chattering nonsense, and sweet, ssucy ways?
What wiz she do for his rough, curly hesd7
Eager boy-kisses that came with g Will
How can she look at his small, empty bed
Lsre in the house-now the house Is so still?
Oh. for the noises she used 70 Forbid
Oh, for . touch Of his lip or his hand!
Out Of q drawer q tin soldier has elid,
Locked in . box are 6 blouse and q belt;
Pretty, bright aprons and Innocent toys
Breaking hsr heart, orthey once were her boys
Little c~hild-angels stand mute in dizmsy,
An in q hutter they fly from the bed:
" Weep not, o mother oh, weep not, but pray:
Now is the monent-he Is not yet dead
Angels are helpless the power is thine own
Pray, mother, pray, with the force Of thy lover
Up flies the prayer 70 the beautiful throne
Down comes the mercy, soft-winged As . dove:
The eyes slowly open, the lips family ssy,
"MsmmA, the angels are gone[I can stay"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17
Hot Bricks-A Sleigh-Load Of Ladies
on Fire.

The st. Joseph, Mo-, Union says that
a most singular accident, and that
should serve as q warning, occurred one
day last week. Three ladies had ar.
ranged a sort of a leap-year sleigh-ride.
A fiery charger and handsome cutter
stood at the gate. To insure comfort,
oneof the ladies had provided two hot
bricks, carefully wrapt In cloths, which
were first deposited In the body of the
sleigh, after which they got in, and
away they went, laughing and jingling
over the snow.
In a very short time one of the ex-
cursionists remarked that she "smelled
smoke" but nothing was thought of it.
A few minutes later, at the corner OF
Tenth and Messanie streets, the ladies
became alarmed and lifted the lap
robe, when the smoke rolled out in
dense volumes from the vicinity of
their pedal extremities, and almost in
stantly the flames burst forth.
One of the ladies leaped from the
sleigh, her feet caught In the robes, and
she was dragged for some little dis
lance, fortunately without sustaining
any material injury. Another, more
prudent, grasped the reins and stopped
the horse, when the flames were speed
lily subdued- The result was. three
dresses, three sets of skirts, &C., two
fine robes, and a sleigh-ride completely
spoiled, and three estimable ladies
badly scared.
It seems that the cotton and news
papers in which the bricks were
wrapped ignited, and of course the fire
was directly communicated with all in
fammable material adjacent. The
ladies returned c~rest-fallen to their
homes, wiser, if not happier, and over
a cup of Bohea, passed resolutions dis
countenancing hot bricks, and recon-
mending gentlemen as superior COM
forters.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17
H0men InkIinps.

The ladies of Munich are going to
laurel-wreath the Emperor William,
and erect a statue to Gen. Moltke.
THE Ida Lewis of England, is a Miss
Alice DeGoyt, to whom the ROYAL Life
boat Society has given a medal.
A SPIRITED wife in st. Joseph, shot
her husband through the arm, recently,
because he promised to buy her q dress
with a four-foot trail, and didn't.
TALK about thirteen trunksl The
wife of the Mehamet Ali requires five
hundred camels to carry her luggage
when she goes to the Springs.
A POOR young girl died in Virginia
lately, from the effects of an overdose
of opium, at the age of 100. She was
an orphan
ARE things what they seem The
N. Y. Mail says: Gone of a chime of
bells recently purchased in Milwaukee
is inscribed, In memory of Minnie J..
Hodge+weight, 724 pounds"
Who says women have no mechanical
genius2 An Iowa woman has invented
a "snore-consumer," which mufies the
noise and conveys it by a tube to the
ear of the offender.
IA MOTHER was amused the other day
to hear this bit of ''argument =" from
her little boy: "Mamma, I don't see
how Satan could have turned out to be
such a bad fellowi-there wasn't any
devil to put him up to it !"
A COMING woman in Mississippi last
season, cultivated, with the help of a
mule, ten acres of corn, ten acres of
wheat, and ten acres of oats-making a
clear profit of $500. There's an oak for
frail man to cling to-
FRANK DAeeET says: When you see
a nan sit in the front parlor in The
easiest rockingham, while his wife
is picking up chips to start the fire for
supper, after having hauled water out
of a 60 foot well all the morning, and
done the family washing, you can make
up your mind that his soul is struck
with a dry rot.
ABAoHELoR yehemently opposed the
giving ofthe ballot to women. "Whyl"
asked his fair opponent. 81 have not
sufficient confidence in their capacity
to conduct Government affairs ! "
:" Why ?" yet more fercely demanded
his viz-a-viz. Because, madam, one
simple fact is enough to satisfy my
mind, and that is the frightful way in
which they do up their back hair u
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17
Literature and Art.

The bronzes of Ames Vad Wart now
ornament many Fifth Avenue drawing
rooms.
TIE Berlin Royal Library is the only
one in Europe possessing all the works
of Mozart.
A BOY soprano is the present feature
Of interest in Philadelphia.
KATE FIELDS " Pen Photographs of
Dickens" will be published shortly,
and to those who admire the brisk
lady's style the book viii be entertain
ing and valuable. Her admiration of
Dickens as a reader and man are almost
equal to her present enthusiasm for
Nh. Fechter as an actor and lover, and
her volume viii be readable enough.
WINNIE REAM has begun another cam
paign, and has already enlisted several
{" susceptibles y at Washington in favor
Of giving her more money. Among
these is said to be ga prominent clergy
man." who is writing letters to the
press in her behalf. He says she ought
to be better paid for her great statute
of Lincoln, and employed to "do"
Farragut.
Mr.. LOWELL in his "study windows I"
says OF Mr.. Carlyle-"his teaching
moreoyer-h teaching We may call it,
belong to what the great German,
whose disciple he is, condemned as the
literature of despair" An apostle to
the gentiles might hope for some fruit
of his preaching; but of what avail an
apostle who shouts his message down
the mouth of the pit to poor lost souls,
whom he can positively assure only
that it is impossible to get outl He
goes about with his Diogenes dark
lantern, protesting to seek a man, but
inwardly resolved to find a monkey.
He loves to fash it suddenly on poor
human nuture In some ridiculous or
degrading posture. -
Ofthe "Hermito of Walden. - b esays:
Thoreau's experiment actually presup-
posed all that complicated civilization
which it theoretically abjured. He
squatted On another mans land; he
borrows an Ike his boards, his nails,
his bricks, his mortar, his books, his
lamp, his fish-hooks, his plough. his
hoe, all turn states evidence against
him as an accomplice in the sin of that
artificial civilization which rendered it
possible that such a person as Henry
d. Thoreau should exist at all. And
in reading Mr.. Thoreau's books we Fan |
not help feeling as if he sometimes in j
vited our attention to a particular
sophism or paradox as the biggest yet
by any single writer.
Mr.. Tuoreau had not a healthy mind, !
Dr. he would not have been so fond of
prescribing.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17

EVERY SATURDAY says of George Eliot
Mrs. Lewes): Inbreadth of nature,
breadth of intelligence, and breadth Of
sympathy, she is like Goethe, though
she lacks Goethe's masculine cheerful
ness. The despairing tone in her
novels indicates that the woman's heart
with all its feebleness, is under her
large brain. A man, possessed of her
grand intelligence, would never have
fallen into her melancholy tone" If
George Elliot were only "jolly, then,
she would stand some chance of being
equal to a man.