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The New York herald., 1877-10-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
DE. DAxnoscH's SATURDAY SYMPHONY MAr1-

DE. pAMRoscz's SATURDAY, SYMPHONY NATL
NExs.
The Hrst OF DR.. Damrosch's Saturday symphony
matin6es took place yesterday. In stcinway Hall, ~
two O'Clock p NJ, before large and fashionable aadt-
ence which received the popular conductor with the
heartisst applause The question whether Dr.. DAM
r0ech's enterprise viii meet tne highly developed
artsuc requirements OF modern symphony perform
ances has never beon doubted al ALL and ycster-
days performance perfect proof that
tho Damroscu Saturday masinees Will rank
among the nobless concerts OF tho metropo-
Is The DapSpsch orchestra Is composed Of
about 6fty-nve 6rss class performers, thirty OF
whom were members Of the old Thomas Orcnestra-
Dr. Damrosch the fed with an orchestral body
thoroughly able and perfectly prepared for its artistic
work Yesterdays programme contained the wen
known symphonic poem by Liszi, lies Preludes:"a
gavolte Dy BACH arranged for orchestra by d.. Dam
rosch two new Hungarian dances by Brahms, and one
%1s Ts work
masterpiece oil a master. II equals in conception,
poe''cal charm Ina poypI"n,c ps,,. construoiion'
but those Of all modern composers Especially beau
tiful The second and thru themes-ln Walpurgis
stand the Philharmonic Society will perform The same
work their first concert Of this season. Dr. Dam-
roscn however, deserves the credit for having brought
ii before our public at hrst and II should BE- per-
formed again IN somo OF MS matiners. The audience
followed each lheme Of the Ran novelty with visible
interest and appauded at tho end warmly The 'sPre
ludcs," by Lisz', we're executed wonderfully. Dr.
Damrosch's poetical nature united with The
poeticaI grandeur OF this nasterwork SO strik
ingly that the audience could not but
break out IN q storm o dPplGudtsscmcnts; even tho
members Of the part in tins ovation to
their conductor The Bach savotte and tho two Hun
garian dances by Ran due specimens OF character
Istic popular compositions. Tho three numbers are
exceedingly charming. they were executed brill
ianty and had 70 be repeated. Two solo songs, ITO
the Evening star" by Wagner and "lhe Two Grena-
diers" by Schumann, were sung by Mr.. Franz Rem
mcrtz the basso and the artist success worthy
OF his reputation the second symphony concert wll
take place Saturday afternoon, November ., when
will appear Mrs. Imogen Brown (sopranol Misses A.
Henne Urchs (c0ntraltos) and The chorus OF the
OratoriO Society OF New York
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Lumbcrmen-Their Life und Work.

Three hundred men will cover and cut
a section Of three miles square, taking of
over 10000 logs which would measure
about ~, 600, 900 feet, each season. Work
begins at daylight and ends st dark; end
when the days lengthen and the moon
favors longer twilight or earlier morn
the men get the benefit in longer work
ing hours On the river, when the drive
is started, werk begins at three O'Clock in
the morning and ends at pine O'Clock in
the evening, the men having five meals;
breakfast at six, lunch at nine, dinner at
twelve, supper at five and tea at nine.
The meals consist of pork and beans,
corn bread, mOlasses cake, and tea or cof-
fee No stint Is given TO a mans appe-
tite. The fare, such as it is, is abundant,
monotOnous, nutritious and cheap. A
cook is provided for every fifty men.
The beans are generally the large white
bush, par.boled in pots holding half
bushel then ten pounds Of pork is set in
the middle of the beans in the pot, a
quarter Of pint Of molasseS poured into
it, and then the pot is set in a hole sur
rounded by hot ashes and burning char
coal, the top covered with a stone over
which heavy wood fire is built, and
here they stay from five to eight hours
coming out most palatable dish. All
the baking is done in rudely built stone
evens, which are heated before the dough
is mixed, with a good wood fire. The
lOaves of biscuit or cakes are set upon the
hot stones, and are cooked quick and
thoroughly. A camp of 300 men will
consume daily four barrels Of beans, half
q barrel Of pork, one barrel Of -four, half
a barrel of meat, Onequarter Of barrel
of sugar, and five gallons Of molaeses,
The men are encamped in tents, making
their beds Of boughs, while their extra
clothing, a pair Of dark overalls, woolen
shirt, and two pairs Of wooden socks, il
kept in an old grain sack, and used as a
pillow at night. Sunday in the woods
is always a day for sharpening axes,
mending sleds, repairing boots and
clothes, setting out new tenting spot
handler to the cutting in the woods, and
all the odd chores which would grow out
Of the congregation Of 20 large body Of
men. All well regulated camps exclude
liquor. Being usually fifty to two hun.
dred miles from any settlement, and the
men not paid until the end Of the season,
there is little nducemcnt for any specu-
lator TO pcddle rum through the woods
or for the men to straggle off in search
of it.
The consumption Of axes and handle,
is enormous, an Ak lasting about a month
and handle three weeks The axes are
sharpened daily, having regular sharpen.
ers, while others require each man to
keep his own axe in order. The old axes
are never collected for the Junk dealer
the distance to ship them being almost
too great to make it an economical meas.
ure. Woodsmen generally consider
spruce harder on axes than either birch
or pine. The gum which runs out Of a
spruce tree is found hard enough to CHR
the edge of the axe when striking
through Nortblravew Ldmbemoa.
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The widow Van COtt entertained her
hearers in the West Thirteenth Street
Methodist meeting house last evening by
telling them the following story: She
was announced to conduct a series of re-
vival meeting in one of the cities in the
interior of the empire state. A young
man who was at the club with party OF
iovial fellows, said "Widow Van Cott
is coming to town and 7 am going to
attend her meetings" One of bis COM
rades responded: "If you 20 to hear the
widow III bet five dollars she will con-
vert you and make christian of you,
The young man clinched the wager
Then another comrade wagered five dol
lars with the young man, and the exam
ple was followed until every member Of
the company had deposited five dollars
against a corresponding amount with the
stakeholder. The pools were made or
the condition that the young man should
attend the meetings every evening as
long as Mrs. Van Cott was in town
"The young man went to the meeting, u
said the widow, "and God touched his
heart. He would have gone to the
altar, but he didn't want to lose hi
money. He told me that after | had gonC
away he would embrace religion, an(
write and let me know the fact | saiC
to him: You will not do as you thinl
YOU will. You must come to the alta
now or never" MIS-. Van Cott closeC
her meetings in the place and went away
She did not get the promised letter; bu
she was told that the young man, afte
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Music by Telegraph.

Through the courtesy OF Colonel VIII
son, of the Western Union telegraph com.
pany, company of ladies and gentlemen
had the pleasure, on last evening, at the
Offices of DR.. John d. NJ. Carr, No. 327
west Madison street, of listening to 50
ries of tunes, The telephone was placed
upon stand in the rooms of Chicago
conclave, No. 81, Red Cross of Constan.
tine, connecting with the doctors rooms.
Unlike that Of Martins academy, it con-
sisted of but a single box or sounding
board, about two feet long by one foot in
breadth, and, perhaps, eight inches in
depth. The playing began at halfpast
eight, and lasted till nine o'clock, the
programme including number of old
hyms and most of the national airs, The
Captain with his Whiskers, etc, begin.
ming with a bugle call. The musical
sounds were perfect and the tones clear
though not loud. Incharacter they wert
between the notes Of a flute and those Of
an organ, A peCuliarity of the playing
and one which it will probably be hare
to obviate, was each note was struck
with staccQt0 thud at the connection O.
the circuit. The instrument has a range
of sixteen notes, in the highest and low
est of which the tones are some
what imperfect and the volume less, iHst
az in the vocal chords at a higher or love-
pitch than they are capable of. At the
close of the playing Colonel Wilson ey
planned to those present how the inycn
tion worked, substantially a. told in tn,
Sunday Times. Then Mr. John MCur
dy gave the company some specimens 0
old time music, such as is capable Of be
ing extracted from an organ. and a gen
eral social time was INDUCED in, every
body being made at home by the doctor
who is rare entertainer. Through tn,
courtesy Of the managers of the Westerl
Union company, telephone was place.
in one of the Times editorial rooms dur
ing the day and connected with its spe
cial wire. A number Of prominent pee
pie gathered to witness the workings O
the new invention, and were not a littl
pleased. At nine O'Clock it began, with
out any warning, to play lively bugle
call, and followed with variety of tune,
ranging from grave to gay. The instru
ment opens up field of almost endles
possibilities Chicago Tines.
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Why lie Wept.

He left her and stepped out to see a
friend between acts.
"Why, Edward" said she, when he
returned, there are tears in your
eyes"
Yes, pet, - replied he solemnly. |
suppose there are-l saw such sad sight
when | was out. "
You did-what was it ~ inquired
she.
"Such a sad sight"-continued he,
keeping his face away that she might not
smell his BREATH discovered young
man whom have known for years drink
ing whisky"
"You did?'
eyes, standing right in plain sight
before me, partaking deeply and careless
ly of the dreadful intoxicating glass"
There was little pause, when the
young lady suddenly said;
Edward, was he standing right in
front of you?"
Yes, pet, ," was the reply.
There was another pause when tht
young lazy asked again:
Edward, don't most of the fashiona
bic saloon counters have great nice mir
rors right on the walls behind them
Edward flushed little and looked
Quizzical as he replied that he believed
they did.
And there he permitted the subject t.
| 1rnn
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Exporting American Mules.

The New York Herald of Sunday
Gays: Seventeen Kentucky mules were
taken aboard the steamship State OF
Pennsylvania last night kicking up
before and behind, as sailor expressed
it. No finer animals of the kind are to
be seen, one of the chief kickers standing
sixteen hands and three inches high and
built in proportion. This is said to be
the first shipment of the kind to Europe
They come from Stonewall, in Scott
county, Kentucky, and are three year'
old. About forty more are to follow
them in a week or So The cheap(s'
among them in Kentucky cost $3.50
They are to be used for dray horses il
Glasgow"
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John B. Cough related the following
pathetic episode in lecture at 81. Louis
recently:
4 story was told Of a street boy in
London who had had both legs broken
by dray passing over them. He was
laid away in one of the beds OF a hos
pital to die, and another little creature
of the same class was laid near by,
picked up with famine fever. The latter
was allowed to lie down by the side OF
the little crushed boy. He crept up to
him and said:
Bobby, did YOU never hear about
Jesus"
''No, | never heard Of him.
Bobby. went to mission school once,
and they told us that Jesus would take
you to heaven when You died, and you'd
never have hunger any more, and no
more pain, if you axed him.
II couldn't ask such great big gem
tleman as he is to do anything for me.
He wouldn't stop to speak to q boy like
me. :,
But he'll do all that if you ak him"
"How can | Ak him if | don't know
where he lives, and how could ! get
there when both my legs are broke "
Bobby, they told me at mission
school as how Jesus passed by. Teacher
saws as he goes around. How do you
know but what he might come around
to this hospital this very night" You'd
know him il YOU was to see him. "
"But can't keep my eyes OPEN ny
legs feel 50 awful bad. Doctor says III
die" -,
Bobby, hold up your hand, and he'll
know what you want when he passes
by"
They got the hand up. 1t dropped.
Tried again. 1t slowly fell back. Three
times he got up the little hand, only. to
let it fall. Bursting into tears, ne SAID
81 give it up
Bobby, lend me yer hand; put yer,
elbow on my pller; | can do without It,
So one hand was propped up; Ana
when they came in the morning the BOY
lay dead, his hand still propped up io5I
Jesus. You may search the world and
YOU cannot find grander illustration OF
simple trust than that Of the little boy
who had been tomission school but once
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1t is said Of Philip Henry, that when
he had reached the age Of three-scorc
and ten, he was accustomed TO date his
letters, "The wear Of my death And
of both the older and the younger prcsi-
dent Edwards, it is said that on the first
sabbath of the year, Of their death each
preached on the text. This year thou
shalt die" the text seeming almost Il
prediction of the departure OF each to
that better land to which they were di
recting their hearers. Death may not
come to Us this year And yet it may
come at any moment Eut in view Of its
certainly coming soon, and in the posi-
bility that it may come at any moment
when we expect it not, does it not become
us to live in expectation and in prepare
ton for it, There are two words -
says another, "that may well take up
much Of our thoughts and cares, VIZ,
time and eternity: time because it is 50
fast passing away, and eternity because
it will soon begin; time because il will
soon be at an end, and eternity because
it will never end
1t was the new yoarS resolve OF the
excellent Hannah More, "neyer to pass
day without thinking Of the end OF
days, and never to pass au ,hour without
lifting up her heart toTtiod, through
Christ, to aid her to live for him" And
an ancient sculptor, when asked why he
took such pains in a part of beautiful
statue that would be concealed by the
wall of the temple, replied, " The gods
will see it," And as to every part Of
our life, we should bear in mind that
God sees it, and should endeaNor so to
live as to be approved by him. On q
plain tablet in Westminster abbey is an
inscription over the remains OF one who
was once eminent as a sculptor
" What ! was, as an artist seemed Of some i'm.
portance to ma while lived;
But what ] vas, as q be lever In Jesus Christ. /,
the only thing Of Importance to me ncw2'
And such will be the Judgment Of every
one of us "a we look back from the
, hour of death, or from the unseen world
on our earthly life and state
A departing ora coming year is full o
| lpNkOllS W uS--lNNNNlls We all Nlluulu lNll
der. The rules that some one has sug
gestcd TOR the opening of every year anC
for our guide through its days, if we ar,
spared to behold them, are full of wis
dom and safety; "Say nothing yol
would not like God to hear. Do nothing
you would not like God to see. Writ
nothing you would not like God to read
Go no where you would not like God t
go with you. Read no book of whicI
YOU would not like God to say, show i
to me- Never spend your time in sue
a way that you would not like God t
say, what art thou doing ?"
So endeavor to live, and life will b
continually preparing you fer death. an
death will never find you unprepared t
depart.
Dost thou ask, When comes tnjs hour 20
Then, when 1t shall suit thee begt
Trust His iaithiulnPss and power,
Trust in Him. and quiet rest,
Labor on, and hope and wait,
Jesus never comes too late
Suddenly though lie may come
IT'S 10 bear thee to thy home.
~ T. ObSsrr,y
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RENATE.

In the senate on the 10th, the chair
presented communication from the presi-
dent Of the electoral commission, informing
the senate that it has decided upon the
matter submitted concerning the electoral
votes of Florida. The sergeantat arms was
directed to request the attendance of absent
senators at the conference.-the committee
on the fortfcation and appropriation BILL
Messrs, Window, Logan and Davis. After
further debate, the following, submitted by
Mr.. Sherman, was agreed to by a party
vote: Resolved, that the decision of the
commission upon the electoral votes of the
state OF Florida stand as the judgment OI
the senate, objections made thereto to the
contrary notwithstanding. A long debate
took place as to the form of the question
sustaining or overruling the objections filed
by Mr.. Field. An order submitted nv Mr.
Whyte, that the senate do not concur in the
decision made by the commission, created
under clause approved January 20, 1777
but that the votes cast by Wilkinson Call
Robt Bullock, j. L. YOnge and r. b. Hilton
NJ electors Of the state of Florida on tn,
! 7th of November, 1874, are the true anC
lawful votes for president and vice presi
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SESCFLLANEOUS.

Mardi Grls celebration in New York
ID ouldn't come off in consequence of law
= 'hich prohibits street masquerades.
i james Sutton, proprietor of the Aldiue
rrt journal is on trial in New York for per.
05snry, with every chance for conviction.
The Fresno California; Expositor OF
January II, says that flock OF wild geese,
Il orminga solid column of birds seven miles
length, passed over that town the day
s3efore.
. The bill to create Lincoln Territory
cut Of the Black Hills country will be laid
!, 'Ver till lnext session because the bill ratify
ng ths tleaty with The Sioux Indians has no
a'asaed the house, and legislation being be
siAind itwould be impossible to secure The
: letion Of the senate.
q The annual report of the New Yorl
stfhaFaber Of commerce tor the fiscal yea
mding June 80, 1876, shows that while tn,
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Wants to be an Editor.

A Young man writes to the Graphic
that he wants to be an editor, to which
the Graphic editor; "Canst thou draw w
ma leyiathan with a hook thou lettest
down? Canst thou haok up great IDEAS
from the depths of thine intellect, ana
clean, scale and fry themat five minutes
notice? Canst thou write edltoriai 70
measure? Canst thou write an editorial
to fl in three-quarter column OF the
paper. which shall be in length just
twenty-five inches, having threes incaal ,,
Of fine sentiment, four inches from the
beginning, and nine inches of humor IN
the middle, and an outburst of maxim
and precept, nine and three-quarseF
inches long at the closeg
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Fashion Waits.

Squarc-nccked corsages are much
worn
4 popular thin material is pearl-col.
orcd or pink wire mesh gauze.
Lace is no longer used for bonnet trim
mings.
Black satin is revived and is combined
with black silk or velvet for street cos
tunes.
Necklaces in real lace with pendants
of various styles have taken the place Of
lace collars.
Buttons are now placed on the bottom
Of cOrsets to which the underskirt is at
tached.
Rich India shawls are again in vogue.
They are worn over lorg polonaises by
Partisan women for full dress.
Album fans, each stick painted by diff
ierent artists, with a subject of their
own selection, are among the novelties in
Paris
Cluny insertion all inch wide alterna,
ting with English embroidery of the
same width, makes a very effective trim,
ming for ladies' under wear.
From the robe de chambre to the
ball toilet every dress has its fringe tC
match, put on in waves, taps or seal
lops.
Ladies who wear no petticoats attach q
handsome Aounce with buttons and but
.on holes to the lower part of theil
Iannel undergarments or the short bal
moral.
The newest thing in sleeve buttons are
aparable; that is, the two parts arc
oonnected with a string, and no button
lole i' required, eyelets permitting the
shank. 10 pass through.
Circular handkerchieis of Valcnceinnet
lace and Swiss embroidery are much
worn around the neck outside of the ruch,
and fastened by bow or flower.
A long, slender dresa, without scsrye
in front and without looping at tn,
back, is being affected by elcgantes
These are worn without any tournurc
and are as straight down the back as tn,
front But at the floor the train spread
out suddenly, like an open fan, near TIN
wearer
On bonnets, chenille in forms of leave
and iringcs occupies a prominent posi-
tion, That favorite coiifure Of Nine. d.
StaePs, the turban, promises to reviy,
again, much to the delight Of ladies whC
remember its popularity a few years ago
| The Danichcff is numbered among new
| no1nIa far knupats
The trimmings Of the season, whicl
show many novelties, have the mirtb o
being artistic, as, for example, the opel
moss work embroidery in scroll and leaf
shading from dark to light in difleren
colors to match materials Broad band
Of straw gimp, one and a half inche
wide, are shown on the newest evening
dresses abroad.
A remarkable waterproof has been in
vented in Paris. 1t is of silk, and ma,
be folded almost as small az pocket
handkerchief. When unfolded it offer
an ingenius series of pockets of differen
shapes, made 70 hold the fan and othe
essentials Of feminine toilets, The hooC
can be raised over the mead by means 0
4 spring, 50 constructed as to prevent thr
hood from resting on the hat, and muss
ing the flowers or other ornaments.
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Knives and Forks.

We often laugh at the Chinese and
their chopsticks, or small, thin sticks of
wood or ivory with which they eat, and
fancy they must make very dirty work
at their meals, yet they are cleanly and
civilized compared with the habits of our
ancestors some three hundred years ago.
Then forks were unknown; each manhad
his own knife, and at dinner seized the
Joint with his hand, and cut off what he
wished; the dish was then passed on to
the next who did the same. The knife
then cutup the portions into small pieces,
which were put into the mouth by the
fingers of the hand unoccupied by the
knife.
In many parts Of Spain, at present,
drinking glasses, spoons, and forks are
varieties; and in tayerns in many coun-
tries, particularly insome towns in France
knives are not placed on the table be-
cause it is expected that each person has
one Of his own, a custom which the
French seem to have retained from the
old Gauls. But as no person will any
longer eat without forks, landlords are
Obliged to furnish these, together with
plates and spoons.
None of the soyereigns of England had
forks till the reign of Henry the Eighth !;
ALL bigh and low. used their fingers,
Hence in the roval households there was
digpitary called the ewrar. or cwary,
who with set of subordinates attended
at the meals with basins, water
and towels. The office of evary
survived after forks came partially
into fashion. We learn that when
James the First entertained the Spanish
amba.sqdor at a dinner. verv shortly
after hi. accession. their maiesties
washed their hands with water from the
same ever, the towels being presented ia
the king bv the lord treasurer, and TO
tbe queen bv the lord high admiral, y
The prince OF Wales had an ever to
himself which was after him used bv
the ambassador.
About the first royal personage in
England who is known to have had q fork
was oueen Elizabetb: but. although
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our people towards France. "Thc
strociously shallow and unrlean, but
brilliant and audaciou. Partisan infidel-
ity Of the period--a scheme Of thought
which we now regard with pity, and
which no scholar cares 10 hear named
was then attractive even to scholarly un-
dergraduates, Harvard never had a
president Dwight to take the poison Of
our French period out Of her veins. In
that fact begins the history Of Boston
scepticism." Yale would have had the
came experience az Harvard, had it not
been for the massive arguments Of DR.
Dwight against sciolism in religion.
science. Mr.. Cook said further, that il
would do now to tel he truth Of Har
ward and Boston, since they have slowly
dutgrown the poison,