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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
WEBSTER IN THE GRoVES or BLARNEY.
From The Boston Transcript


venture TO cul an uncut leaf from inc IRE az, az
Marshfed which is in keeping with the other leaves
of the twice-od story of his life at home. Inc tme
is in the summer of 1852 My fathers manuscript
makes the record. !. ~.
"As was riding with him last summer III his
carriage III Marshfeld, pain-looking man-a
neighbor of his-who had been a-fshing passed near
the carriage with his basket the arm anu pore Oh
the shoulder Mr. Webster halted and called 10 hii.
He came up and Mr.. Webster put ont his manu- 10
salute him. My hand is not fit TO be touched, salu
the fisherman. He had been dressing hsh ana ms
hand was unwashed. Never mind, SAID MT
Webster, have dressed many fish And he shook
his hand as heartily as though il had been the nand
of president. well, what luck y SAID MT. WE'D
sier Poor was the reply. have done put nv
tle' 9 am sorry' was the answer but you nave
this to comfort you the less taken the more Is iei
the wheel of fortune up aud down, ana poor luck
to-day promises better Tomorrow! | SAID 10 me
man You must be greatly favored 10 have 50 gooa
a fisherman as MIR. Webster among you. 10 aseis.
and encourage you' Tho man looked earnestly AZ
me- and said I'VE all love Mr.. Webster, SIR. Mr.
Webster turned his great eyes upon me, ana sald |:
have good neighbors, kind neighbors, SIR nave
every reason to love them The tones OF the VOlces
of each. as they spoke. combined with their moist
ened eyes TO assure me that what was sad came
from the heart that the greatest man IN the Natloh
and the humble fisherman loved each olDer as
brethren. This is what l call true greatness OF
al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
THE HANSON IND ITS INVENTOR.
Prom The London Standard.

The announcement that MT. Hanson, the inventor
of the cab which bears his name has Juot died, aud
il TO be buried to-day, seems almost like
an anachronlsn, for comparatively few Lon
doners can remember the time when IL was not one
of the commonest objects Of our streets. This gem
Grafton has so long been accustomed To " take or
- call forr " Hansom," that we can hardly real
ze 10 ourselves the fact that for nearly hall cen
fury the inventor OF II has been IN our midst silent
spectator of the curious social revolution when Nc
brought about. Mr. Hanson was one oil the house
hold words of his age, for there 10 scarcely DAY
during which thousands OF us do not require.
once or even oftener, TO remember him. Yet to most
oeopls he is a mere shadow, abstraction, nolh-
nv n ks the godfather OF "Macadam.' or the UNI
fortunate gentleman who gave his name To " Boy
cottlpgr will be to the next generation. Bred an
architect Mr. Hanson tried the trade OF a builder
buI id not prosper Ia his earliest venture The in
yention OF the " Hanson" partially retrieved his
fortunes though il but episode IN his life !;
for the invention passed out OF his hands aud
in those OF OF better business capabilities be-
came the excellent property IL notoriously was. I'M
til il ceased to be- monopoly.
Alter trying his luck ut journalism and other
ventures, with greater less degree OF success,
Mr.. Hanson returned 10 his original profession, ana
as the designer OF numerous churches and colleges,
established during his long lifetime respectable
reputation though one that viii DO eclipSed Dy tnat
which no 80 early obtained as the Inechanlcian VINO
struck from his busy brain the idea OF TWO
wheeled cab lightly hung. and driven from perch
belnnd the fare Yet the Hanson cab was sfor long
regarded with suspicion. Portly gentlemen ex-
amined its springs aud called coach Ladies pro,
nounced il FAST and until lately avoided ~; And
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
SMALL CHANGE IN MEXICO.
From The PhiLadeIphia Press.

From The Philadelphia Press. .,
T, ono of the small towns bought some lines and
gave the girl 81 IN payment. BY way OF change sue
returned me forty-ninc pieces OF soap, the size OF
water cracker. looked at her IN astonlshment ana
she returned my look with quail surprise, when =
police officer who witnessed the incident hasIenea
TO inform me that soap was the legal tender IN many
portions of the country for small sums. lexaininea
with the name Of town and OF a manufacture au-
tnorized by the Governments The cakes OF soap
were worth l y cents each.
Afterward in my travels l frequently received
similar change Many of the cakes showed signs Oh
having been IN the wash-tub; but that l dscov-
cred was not ut all uncommon Provided thestanp
was not obhterated the soap did not lose any value
as currency Occasionally man would borrow
cake of friend, wash his hands and return u VIA
thanks 1 made use of mine more than once Ia my
bath and subsequently spent them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16

TO this day few cities except London have adopted
1t generally. 1t failed in Boston and New-York.
and places like Brighton, PARIS and Ednburg5
have still to recognize Mr. Hanson as a benefactor
Yet the London Of to-day. if it were dependent on
fOur-wheelers, even better horsed and better
manned than the present ones, and reasonable
clear from the suspicion that tine latest occupant
was smallpox patient or butcher fresh from ths
slaughter house, would be sorry town in which
to do business. But London in a day of hack
ney coaches, without district and metropolitan
rail ways, without omnibuses and tram.
ways, with narrow streets rarely
cleaned, and sadly in want Of repair Il
a sort OF city that the business men of this aga
would deem 10 impossible TO do work in. As a nat
ter OF fact the town. got along very well with.
out coaches of any sort, for not being III hurry II
did not feel the need OF their aid. There were Sc
dan chairs ready Tor fine ladies, and wineries on the
Thames Tor those who chose TO use the silent high
way as an easy mode of arriving at their destina.
tlon In one OF the riverside streets which In those
days constituted London. Ii the traveller desired
to 20 further aheld, he or she took took 10 hrse-
Dack, Tor the stage coach, and the wagon Its pre,e
cessor and rival among humble people, were later
IuxurIes. Long alter hackney coaches spiashed
Pedestrians with the mire OF the kennel gentleioks
went TO ball ana rOut and dinner in sedans; aud
watermen survived well into the era OF four
wheeled cabs and Hansoms, al Ter which they rapidly
degenerated into 'longsboremen, or became the IN
substantial " surviyals" who annually masquerade
III Doggetps Coat and Badge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
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CLEVER HANS RICHTER.
From TcUDie Bar

From Temple Bar.
The man is born to be a conductor he plays the
orchestra like any performer his instrument, he
has the most inconceivable memory, knowing scores
of scores by heart, not only the phrases but every
instrument where il comes III. Beng a German, he
has unbounded command over his countryinen !;
INIT what is more astonishing, over EnglishInen
also: and he stood the biggest test that any
authority can stand-the ridicule.
His English is capital, and at the rehearsals he
comes out sometimes with phrases That are worth
their weight in gold Remember, please, that plz-
zicato means pinchiDg the string with the hnger
and that string IN German means Ste. so he call ed
ont once: "The staccato not with the nail but with
the MEAT and on the side" Once his band got
careless when he instantly shouted mo republic
here: will YOU take your movement or mine
They laugh. but religiously do what he demands;
because they know that whoever is wrong, he is
the man who can snatch the instrument, violin,
norm, whatever it may be- out of the performer
hand and show every one OF them what he ought
10 have DONE have seen him several times at re-
hearsaIs call upon the chorus: why the - do
Won not come in with such phrase" singing for
Them the music and the words all together. Once
in Munich tenor did not appear at the general re-
hearsal Richter passed his baton to Hans v.
Bnlow. went on the stage aud sang the whole part
without mistake in text or muslc. When an or
chestra know that they have such giant at their
head he can even afford TO speak of the meat OF
the finger tip" He is not to he shaken III his POSI-
ffnY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
FAME AND VANITY.
From The Standard.

No one has shown keener appreciation OF inc
value of rarity than the late Alexandra Dulnss,
WIN tells us what stress no laid upon 1t IN CORE,
spondence forced upon him by French General y,
the second or third order. The General had CAREY
presumption To the point OF expecting that the gIe,
dumas who had some business 10 transact VIM
him, would perhaps cOndescend TO pay him yls'
Tins notion however, was one which the eniineis
novelist and ,iramatist could not bring himself W
Entertain and that there might be no mistake as
TO his views on the subject he wrote letter - =
which he pointed cut that there were good MsnIb
high military commanders in the country TO wnoltt
thew both belonged but only very few writers % !,
lie rank OF Alexandra Dumas There are SIX gioas
writer's in France he said, among whom ! AZ.
counted-there are twelve marshas, ana you IL hs'
not one of them. Ii seems me, then, more VI ~
coming that you should call on me than that ishou1
walt upon you"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
EDITORIAL INSTR UCTION.
Prom London Society

Prom London Society.
During Hepworth DiXon's edItorship of The
AfbenGum the Independent outspOkenness of Its
reviews of new books was the dominant feature of
the periodical. Whether such hard hitting was
always discreet OH the part OF the aSsaiant or
deserved by the victim may be doubted. Now,
although Dixon earned no end of oPprobrlnm ~
consequence of the severity of the structures passed
by his staff on books committed to their notice, DO
it said TO his credit that there seldom existed a
body of men who were allowed more OF their own
way They wrote practically untfammeHed. The
scathino notice of Alexander Smiths poems which
appeared in The AthonGum was the work of two
brother bards both of whom tby the way are
living. When Mr. Gerald Massey joined the stah
NJ Dixons reouest his " instructions were sent
by the Editor with the first batch of books he was
commissioned to review The inspiration ran as
follows: BE Just; lie generous; bnt, II you 90
meet with deadly ass, sling hm mp"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
LOVE LIES DEAD.
From The Theatre.

From The Theatre.
When the year was in its PRIME,
And the earth laughed out IN nowrs;
In the golden summertime
Love in other days was ours.
Now the winter SHOWS are here,
And the roses all are fled;
Like the pale enshrouded year,
Love lies dead.
/ was but foolish boy,
Yet my heart could sorely ache,
When YOU took it like a 10Y.
That some Idle child may break.
Still feel the smart again,
Though the healing years have fled,
Thine the triumph-mine the PAM;
Love lies dead.
Yet / would your path were bright,
AS the sunshine on the sea,
And the watches OF the night
Void of any thought of me.
Once you let me love you, dear,
Once for me your lips were red;
Lay hlm softly on his bier
Love lies dead.
III. SAvILE CLARK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
THE IlKITA7ITE REATHEM
From The Phaadeiphia Press.


The Chinese have wonderful powers OF imitation,
and they rry mainly upon these for their success in
service and upon these 1t depends. They give their
hest endeavors to initiating exactly the mode OF
their instructor As an example of this, was once
Teaching a Chinaman in my employ 10 make biscuit,
and after cutting them in form there was small bit
of M ste left which placed carelessy III the corner
of The pan. John" during a service OF two years,
never missed the OIt IN the corner. Inc same hoy
was particularly anxious 10 learn stOckinS-uarling
and at length consented TO instruct nun i'll that
delicate art The stocking selected Tor tho nrst
lesson CHANGED to be brown III color. gave MN II
needle threaded with blue, ana he ever aiter De
li.Yed that brown hose were TO be meDded WIN
Inc Chinese will also often initiate the voice and
manner OF the people with whom they 1--we, ana
that am satisfied, without any Intention OF lmper-
tlnence or humur. The Cbinaman in my employ
gave "a curious illustration OF this. One member Of
the family musical young lady VINO was near
sighted and somewhat given to vanity and afiectl-
ton. had often seen John" watching her with
considerable quiet interest, but was not then aware
how closely he had copied her yOung-lady airs. One
morning John = was sent to dust room III winch
were several musical instruments. AS passed the
door, which slightly aiar, heard diseordant
twanging OF guitar strings Peepng IN. discovered
him III approved trOuDadOur altitude win "a sheet
of music before hun, and attempting 10 sing ochu-
bert's Serenadep He could remember no more
than "Thlough the Tees" then he would begin
again. He looked and acted SO much ike one VINO
was accustomed To sing III that stole away 10 ctl
some OF the others to participate IN my enjoyment
When we reached our post OF observation. John
had gwen up the guitar and was seated at the piano
with stiff back and elevated wrists pretending 10
Dlay an accompaniment. lie would stop play
ing and settle his imaginary skirts, then pre-
tend to readjust his eyeglasses then turn over
the leaves of music, ana peer at them with
his nose almost buried in the pages. After
striking a few moro dlscords, he diantIiy stroked
his imaginary bangs,' toyed coquettishly with the
bangles which were not on has wrist, then rails
ing Ills face toward the gentleman supposed 10 be
standing beside him, and putting Oh wnat was III
tended for a captivating smile, struck up " Take
hack line Heart that thou Gavost.' We could ell
dure no more, but burst INTO hearty laughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
TIE PRINCE And THE BATHING- MIN.
Prom London Society.

There was time when the local manners at
Brighton had al rough pleasantness about them.
corresponding with thel primitive simplicity of the
place. When Miles Tor Sneaker, as che Prince OF
Wales, and therefore every body, called HIM was
chief bathing-man he once saw his Royal Highness
swimming too far, as Miles thought out at sea.
Miles hailed "Mr. Prince" TO come back. The
Prince struck further out ThereuDon smoaker
dashed in after him, and brought his Royal High
ness back by the ear, exclaiming rs he thus towed
the princely freight Il aren't a-goen 10 let the
King hang me for lettcn tho Prince of Wales drown
bissrlf; not /, 70 please nobbudy, can tell e."
The Prince forgase the act in consideration OF It's
motive In remembrance of it he founded the
Sneaker Stakes; and when they were first run for
in 1906, the Prince of course won The race with his
own borse Albion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
4 STREET ROMANCE.
From L0nd 1n Society.

very interesting little story belongs to the ex-
hlbition OF the Royal Academy this year. A lady
and her daughter, III a sudden shower OF rain took
refuge in a doorway. 1t that OF great artists
studio and the great artist himself entering at tho
moment, invited them to come in IRON the RAIN. AS
fine rain STEADILY poured down. he studied atten'
lively the young girls face and figure; and pre-
senty producing his card he asked the mother :
permission to make q painting OF her daughter. 80
ilattering a compliment from so distinguished an
artist could not be declined; and beautiful por-
trait. the result of great many slttlnes. was
mnisied in due time, and is one OF the ornaments
of this years exhibition. Snch painting would
have an immense value but IL was gracefully pre-
sented by the artist to the young lady herself US
only fault u.s. that it hardly does justice 10 'ns
lnvely original.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
4 JOKE or GEORGES SIND.
From The London Globe.

From The London GLOBE.
The second volume of the correspondence of
GEORGES Sand has come aprOpOs for those who
have made up their minds, now that the Due de
Fernan-NuneZ has given the last ball OF tie seaSoB
that ii IL quite lime for them 10 leave the city. ne
authOress gives some very amusing accounts OF the
practical Jokes she played on those VINO lmpOrtuned
more honored IN the breach than in the observance
in those days. She tells how lawyer from La
Chatre made up his mind TO see her. He arrived at
Nohant at noon, and met Rollnat, who, after look
ing INN up and down, said: Good night.
sir, | am going 10 bed" The lawyer, puz-
zcd. exclaimed; What, at this time of
day Z" Yes" retorted kollinat. ut Is the
custom here" The limb of the law was not 10 be
denied. Georges Sand hid herself IN the bedroom
behind the curtains She allowed him to enter her
chamber, where he was received by an elderly and
most respectable female, who was tat far and
forty but who with her obesity and her dirty hands
might have been taken for twenty years older. She
was dressed in an old flannel dressing gown, and
her hair hidden beneath a silk HANDKERCHIEF gave
her a strangely venerable appearance. The lawyer
had long COW ersatioB with her, talking of her
different books and showing so much enthusiasm
for the lady that he quite overlooked the 9ramnat-
cal errors she made every now and again When he
took his leave he salued the grave and respectable
parsonage who had received him to the very ground.
Georges Sand laughing all the time behind the cur
tain at the Difference shown her femme de chthDre
who had represented her on this OCCASION.
The correspondence Will be read with much
pleasure by everyone IL contains anecdotes refer
ring to men wLo are still liying or VINO nave been
remembered by many. Thus, for instance, Balzac
is referred to- Georges Sand declares that the au
thor of the "Conedie Humane" was as mad as
any man could be- She tells how BalZao dlned at
her house one day. and that table he declared he
had discovered another maryel-"a blue rose for
which the English and Belgian horticultural So
cleties had promised reward OF E2O,OO0. lie also
added that he could sell each packet of seed for
five francs, and the whole invention would not cost
him more than fvepence. Rolnat asked Balzac
why he did not set about the cultivation of the
blue rose' AT once, since he was poor and IN want
of money. oh YOU know" said Balzac +" have
so much TO do now bat you may be sure that this
| hall haVe IN attention soon"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16

Tn save vourself from speedy death your conscience
IS stained by pnrposed murder. Comply, periorse.
VIII these conditions and yon shall be as ilOefay
Th sscratarv nsed 10 repeat HIS illustIions mas
ters words. when were. as nearly as poSSioic' W
the foregoing effect. ,u oo,tod those
The clever mscreant )oyluIy IT, pnrii,as ot n
sDy in our behalf. r.. ..a,,,, for
No doubt snuli-box was the safest medium LOT LOT
the warning portrait as fancy heads frequently
Adorned suoh n thing; while. had the MINIATURE
hem set 40 a. ocket whoever saw il must have been
sure that il depicted some real Individual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
POUR PASSER LIE TEMPS.
From The Boston Courier.

fTOM lHc DoStOH COWteFs
SCENE: A shaded yeranda at Newport. Ethel II
g-hung hammook-Edwin in a steamer chair. I
uDg man is rolling cigarette, anu speaklng.l
Imay smokel Thanks, Petite,
You are awfuIly kind;
So l WILL SIT rOaS pidit,
If you really don't mind
light cigarette.
So Newport strikes colors
This season TO you;
And you've been q success -
Never mind how knew,
A little bird told me.
Yes, we've heard in New-York
Of your cOnquestS and beaux,
vi your bal is, Touts and Germans,
And, under the rose,
That my lady Is cruel.
What have l been doingf
There's really no news.
OF course III your absence
Well, le r0i s. aaase!
That goes without saying.
Do speak of lady
The fault confess.
One must always do something.
Her manner You may guess.
No; you never have seen her.
She came to my Office
You're sure she Is bold
And vulgar, and hoTrld,
And ugly and oidf
She is truly delightful.
There's charm about widows.
A subtle romance,
A pathos. glamour,
A spell in the glance
Which Is lacking in maldens
lam rudef Not at all.
I'm but speaking the truth.
BE content, mon dDae,
With the charms OF yOur youth,
Do not envy my widow.
All, well, she was fair:
She'd pretty French name;
manner vivaclOus,
Not twice seen the same,
Coquettlsh yet tender.
She could smile. she could frown.
She could weep, she could dance.
Could int0Xcate M
With her marvellous glance.
have ne'er seen her equal.
Yes. pout - tits becoming.
It cannot be true
But il is assure you.
My dear little shrew,
How your seedlings amusc mo!
Why. you're surely not cryingi
You fool h Petite!
Behold me- III metaphor,
Low at your feet,
Begging humbly for pardon.
Your poutlng and scoldinS
| scOrn. but the tear
The name care yOu To KNOW
OF the widow. my dearf
lis the Widow Clicquot Pc
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-04-14

Here is what Senator Jones, the
stalwart senator from Nevada said
10 a recent speech npor the Chinese
bill in the senate. Verify, the
republicans seem to be getting
tired Of the uegro: #a
"The relations OF the white and
colored races of the South were now
no nearer adjustment than they
were years ago. He would prophecy
that the African race would never
be permitted to dominate any State
Of the South. The experiment. to-
that end had been u dMmal failure
"a failure, not because we have
not tried to make it u success, but
because laws away above human
laws have placed one race superior
to and tar above the other. 80 aaA
The votes Of the iguorsut class
might preponderste; bnt intellect
not numbers; is the superior force
in this world.
We clothed tho African iIf Union
blue, and the belief that lie Was one
day to be free was the candle light
IN bis soul. But 1t Is one thing to
aspire to be free, and another thug
to have intelligence and sterling
qualities Of character that can
maintain free government.
MIR. Jones here Expressed his be-
llef that II left alone To- maintain
government tho negro would grad
nahy retrcgrade and 60 back to the
methods Of his ancestors.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-04-14
THE AFFLICTED CHRISTIAN.


Tho following lines were written By
Judge ]. W. Starr, of Orange Grove, in
his county, aud dedicated to the Christian
wife Of Colonel W. r. Stuart, Of Ocean
sprinG:
Father Of all. to Thee come.
Affection > my lot
III kiss again thy ehastening rod,
And murmur m will not.
Ill suffer on. aud he content,
My maker knoweth beat.
And wait the bidding Of my Lord,
To enter into rest. -
Ny bark Is frail, my faith is strong,
Ny zeal Is unabsted;
While thus the czsket holds the soul
I'll stand to Thee related.
TN nearing now the blissfal calm,
My sky is clear to-day;
] claim thy blessed promise. still.
I've found The better way.
rs sad to part with earthly irieuds,
F. With earthly scenes TO sever;
rs better far to be with Christ,
And reign with Him forever.
Rewarded thus, BY God above.
Rewarded by the Son;
Ny heart will make II latest beat.
Ny life in Heaven begun.
Welcome then, the blissful shore,
Welcome now, the God above;
wslccns thsss, whove gone before
Welcome-welcome- is love.