Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-12
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NEW HlODE VI lNENOhDiNu Acff-LSh'
If the following paragraph clipped
from an exchange, gives an accurate
statement of facts, we may soon ex-
pect to see the last of the ubiquitous
reporter. He will be transformed
into an amanuensis. to write ont
machine-made hieroglyphics:
"a mechanic living on the shores
of Lake Zurich, Nj. Theodor Zup-
pinger, has just invented a mechan-
ism as marvellous as the daguerro-
type was at first considered to be.
the applications of which have since
become SO popular and universal.
The machine of NJ. Zuppinger is no
larger than the human hand, and
performs the work of an accom-
plished stenographer. Placed in
contract with the vocal organ, it re-
produces the slightest sounds enun-
ciated by the tongue, throat or lips.
While one is in the act of speaking
a ribbon of paper is detached from
the machine, similar to that thrown
off by the Geographic apparatus, on
which the words pronounced are
traced in black and white. The
mechanism is in all respects most
ingeniously constructed, and worthy
of being compared with the inven-
tons of Niepce, Daguerre and
Morse"
DTThe French have story that
Sir Walter Scott once offered his
youngest daughter her choice be-
tween a dowry of 100000 francs or
Quentin Durward." She asked to
read the Ms, took it serreptitiously
to publisher, found that he would
give her 10000 francs, and duti-
fully and meekly told her father
that she would rather have the MS.
than the money. Sir Walter was
deeply touched by this mark of filial
devotion. The Paris journal which
tells the story, says that French
girl would never have done such a
thing as that. She would simply
have taken the 100000 francs, and
she would have found some way
to get possession of the romance
also.
p4-S Says the Rev. Sydney Smith,
Canon of st. Paul's "never teach
false morality. How exquisitely
absurd to tell girls that beauty is
no value, dress of no use f? Her
whole prospects and happiness in
life may often depend upon new
gown or a becoming bonnet and
if she has five grains of common
sense she will find this out. The
great thing is to teach her just
value, and that there must be some
thing better under the bonnet than
a pretty face for real happiness.
But never sacrifice truth.
HDr Out of every ten young men
who begin the use of stimulants as
a social exhilaration, there are per-
haps five in whose breast lies, cooled
up and sleeping, this serpent, des-
tined in after years to be the deadly
tyrant of their life-this curse, IN
appeasable by tears, or agonies with
whom the struggle is like that Of
Laoccoon with the hideous Python
Yet songs, and garlands, and poetry
encircle the wine-cup, and ridiculC
and contumely are reserved for him
who fears to touch it.
SDaniel Webster said /: ''Ii
we work upon marble it will perish
if upon brass, time will efface it ; it
if we rear temples they will crumble
into dust. But if we work upon
our immortal minds-if we Undue
them with principles, with the just
fear of God and love our fellow
men-we engrave on those tablets
something which will brighten
through all eternity"
p@The determination of NJ
Theirs and the national assembly
to give the Republic fair trial ap-
pears to be sincere. If it should
prove successful, even though de-
veloped through much commotior
and blood-letting, its founders vii
deserve and receive the lasting
gratitude of all liberty loving people
paTThe mother of President
Lincoln is buried near Gentraville
Ind and a now railroad ia projected