Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-12

ebd or Bexsie's deslgning-for / pever ss1
ns ay csrpeE maze Alter the patterns. In
above TIE public taste az prescott. aud he
was keeping them until true ART was bettss
sppreeiated.-l7hs Nag oovuyg.
Apprenticeship and rechstcsI Kau-
cation.
A well known lron-master recently re-
mari marked ne diiiicpliy Of obtaining really
plenty Of laeorers and plenty OF men who
could run machine, but the really skilled
workmen is scarce, and has TO be sought
trades. Just low the taste OF the public
turns back 10 the substantial aud service
able. The hand sde, The indi vtdual creation
OF art In wood work and iron work aud
furniture, ss opposed 10 the "a achine- m le,
which IL often fiimsy In structure, and
,ecess l.stes identity and servliity OF pat
tern. The growth of machinery In some re-
spects Il hostile TO the cultivation OF genuine
skill OF manipulation. and In bis mastery OF
p pus,,I ms nsl We doubt sot that old Seth
fomeroy, The gun maker of the Revolution,
would excel any mechanic 10 the United
states armory, 10 day. On the other hand,
SNneotnenuy Win this demand for skilled
lscor, there has oeen great indifference 10
the training OF Youth. The deelre OF both
masters snd apprentices for greater liberty
hss leu 70 TIE soahdonment OF nxei APP
premiership, ira les unionism has been hos
tile TO the Introduction OF new hands ant
individuals have refused 10 spend toe time
and patience required 10 teach youth
Now that we have al scome down n nav %
perhaps there will he n better chance for Tue
boys, more patience with them, I'd better
quality IN the boys themselves. For tue
quality OF the boy is half the battle bOy
without conscience and discipline over him.
self cannot be made q good hand NJ any,
tnirg. Pecpie regard conscience as priaci-
pslly useful I'm leading Nc not into tempta-
uoD, but Its most common utility, after all.
IL In compelling man 20 take pains. Mr..
kowell's Newspaper Reporter puts IL well IN
says thai "the elf-wiIlei youth develops
INTO the Incompetent man" Discipline In
t1e boy OF girl, therefore, Is the nrst reQui-
tite, and this should be built up In the COM
mon school and the family before appren-
ticeship Is thought OF.
We doubt rot technical schools will be
suppueo sometimes la the future, but they
do not now exist, and will always leave 4
wide neld Tor private instruction. We be-
neve there Is now an excellent opportunity
lor sucn instruction. Some men are not con-
stitutionslly fitted 20 give &c, and have not
The time or patience 10 devote % a. But
there are men who would q I'D great pront In
opening shops and taxing work 70 be done
py boys, merely as q return for instruction
from the master. All the mech anical trades
oner this Opportunity. lash master can
would be fair 10 both parties. IL win be de-
sirable 70 make the consent OF both parties a
large element In the continuation Of tuition,
sufiicient 70 MAKE the coniTsc, hold hold
over merely temporary discontents. In this
way, TIN shop, carpenters shop, cabinet
operated by The rignt man very ches ply, ana
81 The same time profitably % him, 20 his
pupils, and 80 10 the community at large
any extent until the shop becomes a yerits-
bic school. Thus the neld seems quite as
ripe for private technical schools as for the
The chop for apprentices is the most modest
form OF the undertaking. Shops are not
wanting where this instruction Is already
gwen, but II is good time for them 70 as
mAtnta1n No i've olao
ter. We may add that there 10 likely 20 be q
good deal better chance for intelligent youth
chanics, than for those who attempt 20 enter
the already over-crowded professions aud
mercantile class -[sIrb'Qietd Republican.
THERE are many curious things seen and
heard at the Centennial r Exhibition lndepen-
dent OF the exhibits themselves. An ex-
change reiates the following: "In the Agri-
cultural Hall there are two immense hogs,
stuffed, each bearing placard telling It's age
and weight, and with the mans or the m al
W., wno PrepSred ~ Ior exhibition, followed hy
were looking at these with great interest.
Afterreading the placards, the woman said,
Why, these are taxidermists. / thought
they were hogs Her husband looked At the
creatures with q puzzled expression, and
then went carefully over the placards, as IL
TO satisfy himself fully on the point. Final
ly be replied: They are hogs. Taxidermist
is the name of the place they come from.'D
avn u PIE plate
that is not too dec, anu sfter ArJAngfns q
lower crust, all with peaches haiyed4 sto5.s.
and pared; sprinkle sugar over them and
bake until done. Canned peaches will an
sMeI as wen as fresh ones II some o. the
strip from the can and q small quantity OF
sugar are added. When cool, spread over AZ
tpe whites OF two eggs, beaten very light,
Sna havor with rose-wster or vanilla.
sprlnkle over the top three tea spoonfuls OF
sand sugar, and let ii brown 10 the oven 2
few minutes.
OVERRIDING Ir.-Bashful spooner fou his
noney NOON Larry, my wife and 1 have
Doih noticed that the townspeople stare at
ing any body that We are newly msrr sed-
Larry (the faithful factotume Ne tell ,em-
sor2 Is IL loikely Old 60 agin my express
orohersg why, whinever anybody thryed
70 pump me, sir, Owe towld EN- you wasn't
married at ell.
TOMATO AND BEEF SrEw.- Slice three
Pounds OF lean beef and seven moderste-
sized tomatoes with one onion. Cat the To-
msaoes up into small pieces. and chop the
and, just before Il is done, q little butter And
half gtl OF catsup. Tue remains OF this dish
may be kept and heated over the next day,
A YOUNG LADY at Long Branch writes In
ner echooimate In this city the following A.
a en words; Dear Carrie, n you conclude
stockings with you. The sand dies seem 20
love them better than anything and fts
awful awkward 10 get down and scratch %
lBr0oklyn Argus.
This is from the latest song OF the rinkers
In England:
"Glidine ier the asphalt at a furious rate
l uxakhhg ltor ice, too, fsncying they skate,
WIN each other flirting, waggishly they wink
Oh, the rosy rinkers rolling round the rink
Chorus-Slng song Of rinkers, &C"
- That Levy OF insects, the musicaI
mosquito, has arrived and Is playing on his
sweet cornet," 81 Light In the window for
thee" ~
DIED.
BUCkLkf. August 18TH, 1875, at half pasf n
O'clock q n, JOHN JOSEPH, infaut son on J5ha NJ
sno mary y. Buckley, aged months.
he funeral viii take place from tbs residence Of
eis psrents corner Of 1oth and streets north west