New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-20


between New England the hand. and New
York aud the West the other. In New England
everything considered IN detail than elsewhere
ousekeepers take better OF candle ends aud colo
pieces-pennles are saved TO make the traditional
pound-small things OF all sorts are considered
But IL NAV fairly be questioned whether this good house
keeping domestic and social, is aby more in the
interest OF morals than the freer living OF other
portions OF the country. The Tammany Ring and the
Brooklyn Trust Company had their rise in New-forA
and its sister oity but they pale their Intellectual though
baleful fires before Credit Mobier and the Back ray
Grab 1t remains unquestioned' however, that inc
townmeeting is one Of best possible means OF poh
zeal education for Republicans.
Another able article is SOCIALISM in Europe" first
parD by Austin Bierbower. in which discussed the
causes Of the socalistic movement in Europe when
threatens to destroy not only political but social order
The first of these is extreme poverty Of the lower
classes.
sixtv cents "a good days wages for a workingman
whore i'm Europe. the TyrOl silk region ana IN
Italy they often do get more than ten cents III .no
country in Germany ten cents Is the common pan pan
Women there often get but hye cents IN SWeuen' To
often work from o'clock in the morning till IN tno
evening and do not get any more during the is9
MANY poor women Berlin we're hired to knit stocRnS
for the soldiers for five cents The profits of the poor
who keep petty shops sell trnkets In the street. o
as suffers do not average more than three or lou,
cent BARRIERS in Berlin, since the raising OF Their
get 1--we cents for naircutting and two and hall Gents
for 10 shnyins s %Gnth Servant ' girls in pI
vate families often get but go year S Drice
times these classes cannot get work at any ply
The most pabe sights of Berlin and other large clues
are hunting employment Inc streets arc there
are often such crowds that the police must have eO
slant eye on them to guard Against riots is5y INV
sometimes beset strangers and all passers-by, by any
means they may get little chores to do nave s d
strong men crying, a1d Others, with thoashtu' o."
faces waiting In despair for something to turn up
Next is the political inequality which first creates
difference between the lower and upper classes Auu
then perpetuaes IT, All this has pereeptble influence
on the minds Of the people.
The lower classes are little respected ana soon Ve
little respectable They are britdi9bs" noble
The people know that nobody respects 'he'n I'm,
honorable course either OF s dress low and
live low. IL is the privilege OF tbeIr PoNeIty drnt
they gain in honor by course o.
| impels them 10 get by dishOn0r. -, ,.,oa
In Europe they have snobs rather IMAM %
And saddest Of all the common peope tne ~
I'm with this state OF things, and learn an awe lo tne
high and even for the snobsi ana learn 20 hate SS
VINO are like themselves, Ike the slaves III ths 0ou'N
who hated the poor whites who had " no niggers"
bTned by this condition of things. at least TO the free
minds who rise above and think over ana DesOnu
the evils weighing upon theu tne heeu oi [aulv Ion
olutiou that will not only destroy monarchy anu
arsocracy the OF these hut Will change tue IN
stuiOns customs, morals, ana Ieengs INTO "heh they
have developed.
There are various other essays and among them a
particularly bright article by G. Haven Putnam. enti-
fled The Father of Zebedees Children" in which, from
the one OF two slight illusions to Zabedee and his wife
in the Bible whole family history Is elaborated Mt.
Hale commences Tale Of the Simpon" TO be concud-
ed in the next number which is left of in this one
at an epoch sufficiently narrowing TO satisfy the readers
OF the Sunday papers. Mr. Burnands serial Is continued
and there is long installment OF Serope." From this
latter must give you a capital study, drawn, say the
malicious, from q wellknown Orthodox minister. Inc
hero, Adrian, had listened patiently to the sermon
The text from Corinthians; BE ye not unequaiy
yoked together with mbeleyers." Adrian wondered,
as he listened Iwhy he didn't Ike it-why he never liked
such sermons. Was he vessel of wrath hted for de-
struciionl Let him consider il.
As he listened TO dry conventional phrase after
another he kept admring the paraellsm between ,ne
perfectly sufficient sense eearnes anu even notlceaDe
strength and cOgency OF the statements, all nevcrthc-
less, utterly without grace elOquence, or proportion
and the appearance and bearing OF the speaker
strong homely manly enough, but perfect IN long and
wooden ungaceuness, which, II II had been conscious
would have been awkwardness even TO agony; Iheh,
ne observed how exclusively the sermon was addressed
Christians insOmuch tnat he caught himself repeat
ing variation on text TINS rs iathin saying anu
worthy of all acceptatInu, that Christ Jesus came lnto
the world to Cfmstians-ot whom we are chlei ;;
a neqs, " Sat the righteous TO repentance TINS
sentiment occasioned him, however, an astonsn
meut all once when at the end OF his discourse
the good old doctor II he had suddenly re
menbered that there sinner or two lett seemed 10
throw over buoy into the dark OF their quit Tor
them To catch If they could, while he sailed triumph
autly away glory with his shipiu Of Christians he
diyerged TO speak without figures into Drei appear
to sinners, by way of appendix or vermitorm process
| beginning with the WORDS, Ana now, Few words 70
YOU my mpenitent hearers, II any such lie present -
and proceeding sentences OF adnonon and warning,
that Ike good deal OF the previous discourse, seemed
to have used ana before, they build
second hand bricks into new wall Still more o0serva-
BILE Wak an understandable tone or sentiment or some
thing which seemed to Adrian II the doctor was say
ing TO himself, " IL won't do bit of good; youl be
damned anyhow, but IT'S proper and usual TO sy some
thing OF TINS kind, so, here !! burah own rehectlOn
that Christ used 10 begin with these same poor lei
| lows, tine sinners.
And no doubt it just here that the good doctor
made his mistake. There two poems in Old ana Nec
but its poetry its strong point There plenty
OF wise and pleasant reading in IT, however aud the
constant increase Of its circulation proof that il
meets the wants OF certain class Of readers, though
others there be ungraeful TO complain that it is
neither fish lesb neither quite religious wholly
secular and to sigh the old regime of predecessor
| the less friyoous Er1miuer. l.. c.. NJ,