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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
JEVIAUEL KllNI.
From me GcnNenan,s llaqa.ine

From me GcnHcuatt's NGgq-iuc
There is an amusing iiory told OF the fame for
benevOcncc which Kant attained. On one occasion
an mpOrtuuate beggat made his way 10 the phil"sO-
piers room, and proceeded TO experiment on Kant ,
charity by helping himself TO the philosopher IS
watch. Ii is AN amusing picture this of sturdy
meudIcancy, with q taste Tor theft, unaha-hcd IN
the presence OF venerable charity too treble 10
resist. Happily for Kant, However. n friend makes
his appcarancc before the TapsCailiOn has got Oh
with his booty Rants watch is returned 10 the ph-
losophic fob, and bcgear bundled promptly out of
doors, with, very possibly, couple Of kicks to help
him on ms mournful way.
Kant in all his life scarcely left Konlgsbcrq nj
all. II might almost Toe said that not for one day
did he pass beyond the suburbs OF the most OTlc
tai town OF East Prussia where lac was born where
he lived for eighty years, and where he died. Sci
dom has history been honorcd by the record OF II
life so good, pure, 30 privately bHmclcss and
lovely so publicly devoted 10 all honest ard upright
things TO unlaltcr!ng execution Of the task ap-
pointed to earnest striving after the truth and the
light and 10 loyal efforts to leave men "a little
better and little wiser than he found them II is
difficult not to be profoundly almost painfully, inn
pressed by the simple sweetness and goodness Of
Rants life.
Kant the man was small of stature, feeble Of ap-
pearance. The being with the dolOrmcd right
shoulder with the cOncaye breast, who was scarcely
than five feet hIgh, with the lalr halr, fresh
complexion, and light blue eyes, ranked physically
among the worlds pigmIes rather than her giants.
But his face looks out upon us with wise and
tender gravity. Inquiry ~ there, and the deep
desire OF truth all touched ana tempered by that
wonderful human pity and kndlIuess Of his. A
ROOu, Wise, worn Ola lace III IS a. we bchOd Al IN
latter-day portraits and enuavinGs, face well
deserving OF love no less than homage. Indeed the
great thing that mpresses the student OF Rants
life is the marvellous lOyabcness of the phIiOso-
pher. This was the quality which endeared him to all
who knew him. He had somewhat cynical theory
of friendship, which happily was allowed, as many
other cynical theories have been allowed by their
uphoders TO have no influence upon his relations
with those about him.. He had accepted for himself
the Aristotelian paradox, My friends there ae no
friends" AID he affected to regard the all that Is
implied in the word friend" as being of no better
value than the formulated protestatiOns of fidelity
and sincerity which conclude letter and which are
as purely a custom as the >. v b. T.. l.. ", which
stood service with Roman letter-wrIters for 81
raIetis beno est ego Ualoo But this grim, unoyely
theory had to be abandoned III the end, when he
found that so many men were true to him. His
of facts was stronger than bis devotion
10 his theory. lie saw that he had friends, and he
gave no his cherries paradox.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
INFANTS, RATTLE.

This is a charming little plaything for a baby and
very easily made. Set up "A stitches with single
zephyr lblucl and knit across plain % times. Then
bind off and leave an end long enough TO sew up the
sides. Take a needle with strong thread and run
through each stitch, on one end and draw up firmly
and fasen then stuff with cotton; before IT IS quite
filed put in a twisted cord of blue and gold zephyr,
little more than Oue-quarter of yard i'll length
then fill up and faStcn sou did the first end. Make
two pieces OF red and of orange stuffed
as the first and fastened to twisted cords; sew a
little round bell the end of each and attach the
cords to rubber ring. The cords should be an
eighth of yard long when finished. THIS is the
contribution of the skilful Adelaide"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23

The use Of feather edged braid is so general that
few workers Will find any difficulty III mastering
this pretty rosette, if they VIII only loHo"
carefully the directions, and compare them WIN
A. illustrotion For tides the larger sizes OF the
hraid sbould he used, and for pncushiohS' sinai
covers and the like, the finer kinds.
Reoin the centre star by unitiI g the ends oil
niece of braid 10 inches long, arranged as III inc
nt in eight loops of equal size, and then joining the
g pnrIs or libtie round loops of the braid when
meet IN the middle by single crochet stitches
The star thus formed is then edged with the three
following rounds:
1strow: Il DC into the middle purl of the next
loon. II ch.. miss purls l long treble into the
next purl long treble into the corresponding puri
of the next loon 1.-THE third from the top both long
trebles being drawn together as one IL ca HISS
two purls; repeat from :.
Cd round:1 DC. into each stitch OF the last
row. ,
"a ronnd. u DC. into the next stitch, CHI, 1
,icot (tbat is . CHI and then l Sc into the nrst
chain. cb. miss stitches; repeat from =
Now Law this aside for the present, and crochet on
another piece of the feather braid the 4th and oth
rounds follows:
4th round: DC. into the next purl lin TINS case
of course. the frst) IS ch. miss purl, DC. mo
the next purl ch. join to the 9th OF the loch' ny
dropping the SitcD from the uttult ili>Vl' ms " "
ternto the top part of the chain stitch aud drawing
the dropped stitch through "a oh, miss purl, DC.
into the next purl, 4 ch., join TO the same chalh
stitch as before and repeat from 4 more times
Tins forming loops of chain stitches in feather
braid scallop; next make ch join to the 9th OF the
first Is ch., . ch., miss purl DC. into the next
purl Now turn the scallop upward and
crochet on the wrong side of the work
ch., l Sc, joining the purs which meet TO-
rether on the other side OF the braid, Sc. con-
Meeting the two next corresponding purs; en-
drop the last stitch from the needle turn the scalop
downward so that the right side Sagan uppermost'
and draw the dropped stitch through the last DE.
Crochet two more chain stitches, and then repeat
from working around, and making in all sixteen
scaIlops The ends of the braid must be carefully
Joined between he scalops.
9th round: Into each of the chain stitches form
ing circle on the inner side of the circle OF scaops
make De- and after each 9th stitch JOIN, as shown
ID the illustration to loop of chain stitches OF the
third row. Work a round of Dc, ch., along the
outer edge. and the rosette is complete
For little rosette to 90 in the spaces between the
large ones. work exactly in the 4th round, but
make only four scallOps instead of sixteen. Then
work a row of DC. all round the inner circle, and
finish with l treble orl long treble, into the DC at
each junction of two of the scaops or four Icbles III
all. In working these draw the four trcbieS into
one. which is the centre of the rosette.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
SCRAP-RAG.

BABY's BoOT.-Mrs. j. II. A. has been puzzled
with the directions for Baby's Boot, on page 80,
EXTRA No. 75 The directions will be found quite
correct The first 81 stitches are for the body of
the boot. which begins at the bottom. After Gro
cheting this go back to the chain with which you
started, and raise the middle stitches, which rep
resent the toe of the boot On these stitches work
in afghan stitch Is plain rows-that is without any
increasngs OF decreasings. On the next You narrow
at the end Of each row, finish with row of plain
DC on the GOTH and break off This forms the sole
of the boot, which is already fastened at the tie,
and only wants sewing along the side and round
the heel.
BORDER WANTED.-A. Z. S. writes: Il have
finished quilt in clOyer-leaf' pattern, and IL is
pronounced very pretty indeed, beautiful etc.
etc. But l cannot make border TO suit me, and
have looked in vain for directions in the Work De-
partment Has our friend tried the Knitting Ex-
tras y There are several pretty borders in them.
Wlli our kind contributors who happen to have
Tor the samef 49, "-' ~
EMITTED EDGING.--A correspondent whose letter
mas Deem misisid, asked directions for making q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
LUCKY DAYS.


From The SdtITddy Ecrifir.
II il curious 10 note that in India rainy gay IL
considered unucky Tor wedding and that IN ocaU-
dnayia thursday the day of Thor, or thunder was
also OF bad omen. ST. Eloy, IN sermon, warns nlS
flock from keeping Thursday ms holy DAY; anu
Dean Swift, in letter to sheridan, rhymes hurs-
day to " cursed day The EsthonlanS consider IL
unluCky, and in DcyOnshrt 10 has but ono lucky
hour. Mr.. Jones, who, by the way makes no men
ton Of Thursday as tho fatal day OF inc
Tudors, does not attempt to genGrallze
from these curious facts, winch lhuceu' We
have picked ont from different parts, OF
the book Unlucky days III Cochin CHINA perhaps
among the Mohammedan Malays. but we are not
tOd-are the third day of the new moon, Deing lhat
on which Adam expelled from Paradise; inc
fifth, when the whale swallowed Jonah; the SIX
tenth, when Joseph was put INTO the well the
twenty-fourth, when Zacharah was murdered ana
the twenty -hfth. when Mohammed lost his 'front.'
teeth.
The ancient Egyptians were like the Chinese In
their careful observance Of lucky and unucky days.
and Mr.. Jones may turn with profit for his next
edition to Mr.. Michelps amusing Calendar, III wmcn
they are detailed at length. Mr. Jones says that
from ancient Egypt the evil or unlucky days nave
received the name of Egyptian days, gwen them III
"a Saxon MS Colt Ms Vitel, G. VIM. 10. 2O).'
They are the last Monday in April the first IN Au-
gust and the first Monday of the going out of the
month of December" which leaves us somewhat In
doubt as to all the Mondays in that month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
a MIND0M.CLEANING CnAIR.

A useful little article is described and Illus
trated in I he Scientific American. THIS Is an
improved chair for cleaning or doing other
work on the outside of the Windows 81 hlSh
dwellings. II not only affords Il safe and COM
Portable seat for the women who are olten
obliged to risk their nccks at this work, but 1t
is also strong and safe platform for men to
stand on TO paint, glaze, put up awnings OF
decorations, or do Other work about WINDOWS
II holds cups for the necessary water AMI cloths
to clean WITH and is provided with supports
Tor paint and brushes. The window char IS
fastened and detached in less than minute.
Its construction is simple, and so light that u
child can carry it. 1t folds up like book ana
stores away in very small space. Ii Will ut
any ordinary sized window, and is provided
with a step which permits of reaching the
highest parts of the window, and the work Oh
cleaning can be done without the aid OF step
ladder The char can be seen at the Inventors
Institute, corner of Third and FOurth-aYesp
Seventh and Eighth-sts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
RUSSIAN ANTIQUITIES.

4 valuable archrplogicd discovery, which
will probably equal tiat OF thc celebrated
Kcrtch autquiiic, 40 the hermitage of 80.
Petersburg. ha, recently been made near the
Cos-ack village OF ScWcr.k in the Saauhln
district, i'm one of the kirtngs, Lc., tur Oh
tomb-, in thc -jcppc, OF southern "ussid. \
number of object, were found, hJt special at
tcntion was drawn 20 two glass vessels, unior
tunatrly broken, bat the pieces al Which suII
give evidence OF THEN remarkable oInamrli"-
ton. They are pro.uscly covered with gold,
the hoop, containing large Iubc5 and bearing
golden chains, by which hcart-haPcd pearls arc
suspended. Another object ot cylndnrai
shape evidently cupholdcr consists OF pure
gold, and shows two gIiiiinS IN bas-IcllcI. I'm
other article is Il gold plate six inches IN dam
ctcr with linc bas-lclici representing Whole
episode. NJ. ICllZlu, an eminent l.us.Hl "Ich-
;rOogist is of opinion that the tomb IN question
must have been that Of an import mt pcI.onISc
of the BO~phorcan kingdom, and That IFS organ
dates back a. far ~ the period of King Pcnsdu
H., who began 10 reign in the year - DC. y
gold coin which was found confirms this NcW'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
A BEAUTIFUL HOOD.

p S. W. writes: Your correspondent +. H.' OF
Kansas desires directions for pretty hood for BABY
six months old. To aid in gratifying her send as
a contribution to the knitting column which has
given me much pleasure, a suggestion from my own
experience which | trust will relieve her dilemma
and benefit others
Instead of split zephyr or wool of any kind, use
ecru linen thread, No. 50, Tor finer. Knit from any
one of the beautiful patterns your column furnishes
that she may fancy and make close cap OF colorcd
silk OF sileSia TO wear under 1t.
I have knitted two caps for my grandchildren
this summer using the double roseleaf pattern for
a middle stripe and on each side stripe Of the
spider stitch three stitches in and three knitted
together with the alternate plain long enough
to 20 across the head. The crown beginning with
the roselcaf pattern and three-edge stitches, one
pnrl widening between the latter and the leaf pat
tern in spider stitcl, till the stripe nearly as
wide as on the front. Then decreasing or widening
more or less rapidly, ] easily shaped the crown.
For lace around the edge of the whole cap and
around the crown used the Tunisian lace pattern,
knitting plain each alternate row; 1t is great I'M
provement TO the pattern. For very cold weather
wadded cap be worn under but for baby
not exposed to very severe weather cap OF tins
kind lined wi h silk think would be warm enough.
Ny caps have been very much admired they look
like very rich old lace and so elastic that they
will last for long time without getting too small
for the rapidly growing head. Two spools will he
more than sufficient which at 10 cents spool adds
economy to IFS other advantages.
send this that others may share my pleasure in
the caps and as slight return for my pleasure
and benefit received from the knitting column.
We are greatly indebted 10 Mrs. W. for her
charming suggestion and heartily recommend it to
our readers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23

soft paper. This paper, with the almost micro
is placed aronnd n t,ansmission drnm. which is
set in motion, the paper being in contact with
an extremely fine pointer in electrical commu-
nication with the pointer of the receiving in
strument at the other end of the line. This
latter instrument has drum on which chemi-
cally prepared paper is placed, and the second
pointer, receiving its movement from the first
reproduces fac-simile of the written message:
The instrument is one of extreme beauty and
simplicity. Such novelty naturally attracts
much attention, and the experimental messages
written by visitors are very numerous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
CONPENS1TION.

1t was the time OF autumn,
When leaves are turning brown
Green to yellow and pied and BLACK;
And some were tumbllug down.
1t was the time Of Autumn,
When truijs are gathered in,
Some for the press, some for the vat,
And some for tic millers bin.
Then poor men fell APPLYING,
For that their work was Der;
And rich men tell assigning,
That they could play 10 more.
For the summertime is a merry time,
If a man have leisure O. play;
But the summcI-tImr is weary TINS,
To him who must work all day.
Then thanks to God the givcr.
Who loves both great ANA small
To every one he something gives,
Dut to no man gives all.
The rich who carcih for himself
FINDS, after pleasure, pam;
But the teller whom God caIcth for
Rests, and Is glad again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
A FLESH-EATING PARROT.

Whatever may have formerly been I'll, lght
to the contrary, there can be now no uouUt,
says Nature, that animals are contlnualy
changing their habits in order To suit them
selves to the altered circumstances OF theu
existence. a familiar instance OF TINS Is that
of the common swallow, which, i'll Europe at
least, usually builds its nest in chlmneys'
BEFORE chimneys we're invented 1t must obVl-
ousiv have affixed its nest To some other chm
ney-like structurc-prObaDly to the inside oil
hollow tree But II much more sulklhg anu
less laudable change of habit has Oi laie years
taken place in a New-Zealand parrot tie h ea'
CT Mountain NestoI (AeSt0r ROtdDHSl' laiio's,
though VARYING much IN the details OF theT
diet are generally considered to be altogether
frugivorous. Fruit and Seeds ana i'll CyIltlh
special cases moss and honey are no uouo.
their proper food But since the lntioduciiHHn
of the domestic sheep into New-Heaiihu lHc
Mountain Nestor, which was previously content
with a modest rcpast OF an entirely Ntsc'dOlc
character. has developed taste for mutton, p
MANY instances have now been recorded OF
this birds attacking not only SICK ana oyIH9
sheen. but even those that are strong anu
healthy DR.. \. de Laut0ur OF Otago, New
Zealand, in sending Il specimen OF lle iuu''I-
tain parrot 20 London thus describes u; nc
bird which | am now sending home mas bccH III
my possession for nearly two years 1t WI
caught i'm the act of attacking some sherp
which q shepherd was bringing down OK We
tops of some ranges IN tic back country. ne
luckily succeeded in hnOriNnC II over WIN Il
stone, cut its wings, and brought ms '"HING
down. In cHcCtng the capture tIc NH'ii'l'
suffered considerable loss as to his trousers
and other garments, and not little INJURY III
scratches from its formidable bcak ana cIdW";
These same scratches had not entirely h'"I'u
when he came down here under my care some
ten days later, suffering from a broken leg
(this, by the way, was not done by lie h'a).
While / have had the kea, his Diet la, con-
sisted mainly of mutton, raw ne does not 'dIc
for cooked meat, but VIII take it if very u m
CRY. Occasionally he will take beet, ANA ne Is
fond of pork. Popularity he IS said to prefer
fat, but in confinement he chooses the lean
and leaves the fat; lac does not care for biscuit
but he likes the seed of the ,ow-thistlc.
I'm his work Oh the bird, of New-IcaInd, pT'
Butler says that the pCnch0m for raw HrNh
evhihitrd Inv This uarrni m IL, wild state is very
remarkable. Those that frequent The sheep
stations appear to Sc almost cNc,usiNc.y ON
flesh. They claim the Sleeps heads thai are
thrown ont from the slaughter shed. and pei,
them perfectly clean, leaving nothing but uie
bones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
A NOVEL, TELEGRAPH.

A simple telegraphic instrument is shown IN
Mr.. Edison's exhibit at the Paris Electrical
Exposition. According to Engineering II Is an
photographic telegraph, invented 10y Mr. +.
Kenny, but subsequently improved and devel-
oped by Mr.. Edison, in which the message to
be transmitted is written with hard pencil on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY CoNET.

Professor Hind, OF the British Nautical
Almanac Office, recently sent an int'ir 'nS
pIctcd in that famous piece OF embroidery
known "a, the BiycuN Tapestry. Probably NO
one of the great comets recorded m history has
o,casioncd "a more profound impression upon
mankind in the suprrlitlou- ages than the
celebrated body which Appeared in thc spring
of the year 1906, and was regarded ~ the
prccursor oil THE invasion ot England 10y Will
lam the Norman. As PmTc, the eminent
comctoeraphcr remarks, II form, the subject
of an infinite number oi relations ia the Luio-
pcan chronicles. The comet WIS INST seen ia
China on April >, 1866. 1t Appeared ln ing
land about Easter sunday. April lG, and dl>dp-
pcarcd about June p Professor Hind iude ln
ancient British and Chinese record, abundant
grounds for believing that tlu- y-liant was
only an earlier appearance OF HALEY great
comet, and hc traces hIot the appearance, oI
this comet 40 its several pcrihcllon pu-,lg.s a.
b. &. -. The last appearance OF Ii.iit' S
comet was IN 1880, and according ip IuE.c-
coulaui'5 calculations, IL, next pcl1Lchou ldr-
sage will take place May > !, 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
KILLING OFF SPRUCE TREES.

The lumbrrmcn in Maine are much disturbed
by the destructive insects which are killihS me
spruce trees not only IN that state, but IN me
adjacent British Provinces. The white pine
has lost its prominence, and the spruce WIS
getting in position To hc the rcpIcstH'"iN'
tree, bat thc UToccru> albIcOruu~, II the IiIhE
has been correctly identified, Ihf augusta
Journal SAYS, is killing of the spruce ii>trl
than The lumbcTmcn could have done IT, ana
greatly 10 their dctrlmcut. The WhIc-t"ihcl
'rnrcrus. for That is what Ia, name means j.
about AN inch long and with wings when
spread to two inches. They are a. likely 10
destroy the pines INTO which they pore a. the
spluccS, 80 far as the cniuWologi0iN Know.
These insects are very prolific, amt not ~ aii
uncommon. In England 10 has been o!,en
noticed and recorded, but there % WAS 1907 I'l'u-
tnv 10 ornamental trees, not u those 100 N.'-'
preservation 50 many people are Interested ~
the spruce forests Of the Northeast.
HAMS, IN his Insects Injurious 20 N'gril-
ton" thus describe, the spruce fly: hr
I'roccrIIs albcuiuus. of EIhIcluS, Nl> white
antenn.r, longer aud more tapcIIng Than tho-'
of the pigeon IrcmcN, aud nIacN at each ch'l'
The female Is of a deep Uur-nlack G~or, WIN
an oval white spot behind each eye, ahd an
other one on cdci side oi the hinder part oi the
abdomen. The horn ou the tail is long ANA
shaped like the head of a lance. The wings arc
smokv-bruWu, and -cWi-trIn~pA'rhl. ] lac legs
are black with white joints. ! hr h"dl m'a--
urcs about an inch m length, and the wings
expand nearly two inches. The male i- black
with "a white spot on each side bc!uud the eye,
His thuiaX and leg, are black. lM, species,
which Is not common, has been found ou pine
trees in July. Their young are cylindrical
ana hc~hy grubs, of a whtl>h color, with a
small rounded, horny head, aud a pointed ANA
horny tail They have six very small legs un-
der the iorcpIrt of the body, ana are prov ip'd
with powerful jaws. wH"r'"ith ihcy bone long
holes IN che trunk, of trees which they uiuol'.
Like other hUrcr~, the" grub, are "opd-rti'i-
and often do great damage &" pines and li'
wherein they ay.. most commonly found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23

DR.. Buckley, in the current number of Ihe
Christian AdrOcate, discusses the case OF Or.
Thomas and gives it us his opinion that Dr:
Thomas has preached against the essential
principles Of Methodism as Is shown by his
printed sermons and by the testimony of those
who have heard him preach. Not only has
DIR. Thomas done these things" says DR..
Buckley, but there has been no doubt OF 1t
for n long time, and his popularity has de-
pended largely on that fact, his congregations
having been attended by multitudes who de-
rived pleasure from hearing anti orthodox SEN
timents in n Methc dist pulpit. There has been
Int one mistake made in his case. lie has been
allowed to use the pulpits OF Methodism 10 SOW
the seeds of ratonasm far too long. At least
four wears ago he had placed himself where he
shouId hive been excluded or should have hon
orally Withdrawn. HIS bearing for some time
has been superciliOus and almost defiant,
though his personal amiability has somewhat
obscured his real attitude"
The Rev. DR.. Daniel Dorchester, of Natick,
Mass, whose work on the present condition OF
religion throughout the world has attracted
wide attention, in letter to Boston news
paper replies to some editorial criticisms In re-
gard to Methodsm, and gives the following
succinct account of the present strength OF the