The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-03-10

onF tTlendS, the japanese. lie also
volunteers theinlormation that."the
fish is much reverenced in Japan"
1t is matter Of regret that their
cousins the Chinese do aot seem
to share in their regard for their
fnny friends.
Consul Wilson OF Palestine,
tells us that in the Holy land, the
publican SIS rich;" the similarity
in the condition of our American
publicans will readily strike the
average American reader as being
corroboratiYe of Mr.. Wilson's re-
marks.
The high-toned Spencer who
looks out for his country's Interest
at Melbourne, describing pai'i'-
ing, kindly states that,
"The far-reaching architectural
perspective; the multiplicity and
sumptuousness Of the sculpture;
the scattered lights, broken, col
ored, soltened, and relracted by
the richly tinted media of ruby,
emerald, amethyst, and sapphire:
the dim twilight lowering about
the vaulted roofs, with their carved
bands and bosses, and partially
yelling the receding aisles; TIE
subdued glory OF the great oriei
window Hamboyant with 3 thou
sand gorgeous colors; the purple
gloom of some OF the distances;
the chasteued splendor Of some OF
the aitar-pieces and acclesiastieal
vestments: the delicate tracery OF
some of the lace-Iike cauopies
overshadowing the stately figures
of saints and martyrs; the lucent
CLEAN of the fresher statuary; tGe
graceful beauty OF what is known
as the pillar of angels: and the
metallic glitter OF the furniture
and ornaments Of the high altar,
combine to produce a most i'm
pressive ensemble"
We had supposed that "baads
aud bosses" were distinctinctive
attributes of American civilization,
but now see how greatly we have
erred.
Mr.. Adams Contributes a
thoughtful article on the mauufac-
ture of Limburger cheese, and
gives valuable table of the rela
tive merits of different cheeses,
in which we are glad to see that
the Limburger and Schweitzer-
kase lead grandly in point oi
strength and staying qualities. Let
US take heart and rejoice. The
gentleman who is in government
employ at Client proudly re-
calls the fact that COW was there
| given bronze medal "for her per-
sistence"-suppos4bIy in giving
| milk. Well. with US. men who 20 70
conventions to vote for a presi-
Dental candidate, get bronze med
ais; why shouldn't the COWS OF
Ghent be gratefully remembered
-'for persistence" likewise.
We note the pleasing fact that
all departments Of literature art
given due prominence; fact and
fancy, truth and fiction, bellies le;-
ters and biography, art and sci.
ence are all cared for; nor are thS
more critical attributes Of literary
pursuits neglected. We find keen
and cynical critics, men who arr
blase and look with ill-disgniseC
contempt upon US raw Western
people who have not had the ad-
vantages of dwelling in European
capitals. From the ancient town
of AK La Chapelle, the tomb o
Charlemagne, youth to fortune
and to fame unknown, who sign.
himself "James I. Du Bois," =" e'jze.
sarcasm from his finger ends be
cause, forsooth, some of the 0. r
& n. Co. fellows have presumed
to send immigration pamphlets
Hear him:
"If the pamphlet is issued by /;
committee of patriotic gentlemen
concerned in Northwestern imni
grafton, it announces in glowing
terms that all of the region nortl
of the thirty-ninth parallel an(
west of the Ohio river is the gar
1 den spot of the new world. where
nature gives so bountifully tina
man has only to stretch out hi.
hands and receive. 1t is the para
disc of the immigrant and th'
farmers fruitful harvest home. !
has, according to the modest opin'
lion of the committee, more lake
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