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Year: 1872

HAWTHORNE ON THE VENUS DE MRDrcr. lI could not quite believe that I was not to find khe Venus de Medici; and still. as passed from one room to another. my breath rose and fell little, with the half hope, half-fear that she might stand be. fore me. Really did not know that I cared so much about Venus, or any pos- sible woman of marble. At last. when I had come from among the Dutchmen. believe, and was looking at some works of Italian artists, chiefly Florentines. I caught glimpse of her through the door of the next room. It is the best room of the series, octagonal in shape, and hung with red damask, and the light comes down from row of windows, passing quite round beneath an .octagonal dome. The Venus stands somewhat aside from the center of the room, and is surrounded by an iron railing, a pace or two from her pedestal in front and less behind. I think she might safely be left to the reverence her womanhood would win, without any other protection, She is very beautiful, very satisfactory, and has fresh and new charm about her unreached by any cast or copy. The hue of the marble is just so much mellowed by time as to do for her all that Gibson tries, or ought to try, to do for his statues by color, softening her, warming her almost imperceptibly, making her an inmate of the heart as well as spiritual existence. felt kind of tenderness for her; an affection, not as if she were one woman, but all womanhood in one. Her modest attitude, which be- fore saw her I had not liked, deeming that it might be an artificial shame, is partly what unmakes her as the heathen goddess, and softens her into woman. There is slight degree of alarm, too, in her face, not that she really thinks any body is looking at her, yet the idea has fitted through her mind, and startled her a little. Her face is so beautiful and in- tellectual that it is not dazzled out of sight by her form. Methinks this was 8 triumph for the sculptor to achieve. I may as well stop here. It is of no use to throw heaps of words upon her, for they all fall away, and leave her standing in chaste and naked grace, as untouched as when began. She has suffered terribly by the mishaps of her long existence in the marble. Each of her legs has been broken into two or three fragments; her arms have been severed; her body has been broken quite across at the waist; her head has been snapped off at the neck. Furthermore, there have been grievous wounds and losses of substance in various tender parts of her person. But on &C., count of the skill with which the statue has been restored, and also because the idea is perfect and indestructable, all these injuries do not in the least impair the effect, even when we SC where the dis severed fragments have been reunited. I am glad to have seen this Venus, and to have found her so tender and chaste. From First Impressions of France and

 Italy.
Year: 1872

This is the encouraging title given to
. charming little book just published in
England, which will quickly find its way
over hero. 1t is written by the Rev.
Father Furniss, is one of q series Of
books for children and young PERSONS
and is recommended for general use in
Sunday Schools. The reverend gentle.
man il supposed to take his young
charges through the Internal regions Ia
Virgil and Dante on a cheerful tour of
inspection, and to show them the sights
and here is what they see The first
object of interest is the striking devil, .
goblin Of remarkable attractisencss TO
young and sensitive minds, and alto.
ge,her a superior article for nurse maids,
to the vulgarized bogy and bugaboo Of
our happy days of infantdom:


Little child, if you go to he'll there
will be devil at your side to strike you.
lle will go on striking you 70, ever and
ever without stopping How, then, will
your body be after the devil has been
striking i o-..y nomeu, Or q hundred
millions Of years without stopping?


The Rev. gentleman continues in a
still happier strain, We may say 10 red
hot strain:


Come into this room. But see in the
midst of it there is girl, perhaps about
eighteen years old. Her dress is made Of
Ere On her head bonnet of fire. 1t
burns into the skin it scorchcs the bone
Of her skull and makes it smoke. The
red hot fiery heat goes into the brain
and melts it. If she we're on earth she
would be burned to cindar in moment.
But she is 10 hell, where fire burns every
thing, bnt burns nothing away. There
she will stand forever, burning and
scorched


The kind Father varies his pleasant
illustrations this time by picture, which
is calculated, we think, to raise all
naughty little boys clean out Of their
boots:


"But listen, there is a sound Just like
that of kettle boiling. Hear what it
is. The blood is boiling in the scalded
veins Of that boy. The brain is boiling
and bubbliug in his head. The marrow
is boiling in his bones. Hear how it
screams. It beats its head against the
roof Of the oven. 1t stamps it's little
feet against the floor Of the oven. You
can see ON the face Of this little child
what you see on the fsces Of all in hell
despair, desperate aud horrible"


This is peppery kind Of diet to feed
Sunday school children on. and if it fails
to 60 right straight to the weak spot in
their sinful natures, We should, if We
we're the Rev. Mr.. Furniss, (happy coin.
cidence Of name not know exactly what
kind of pabulum to substitute. The
average juvenile mind that will not sub
NIT itself fguratively to be boiled in a
kettle, roasted in kerosene, or baked in a
slow oven, is q salamandor too dreadful
for contemplation.
Year: 1872

EVERY MIND HAS LIS SPECIAL CApAc.
ITY,-I am Of the opinion that every
mind that comes into the world has its
own speciality-is different from every
other mind that each of you brings into
the world certain bias. a disposition to
attempt something Of its own. something
your own-an aim little different from
that Of any Of your companions; and
that every young person is failure SO
long as each does not 6nd what is his or
her own bias that just so long as you
are Influenced by those around you, go
long as you are attempting 10 do those
things which you see others do we'll, 10.
stead Of doing that thing which you can
do we'll, you are no far wrong, SO far fail.
ing Of your own right mark. Every body
sees the difference in children. They
very early discover their tastes One has
taste for going abroad, another for stay.
Ing at home; one for books, another for
games one wishes to hear stories, an.
other wants to see things done one is
fond of drawing, the other cannot draw
at all, but he can make machine. This
difference, as you advance becomes more
pronounced. You are more distinct in
your conception Of what you can do
more decided in avoiding things which
you cannot and do lot wish to do. Now,
l conceive that success IL 10 finding what
it is that you really want, aud pursuing
it-freeing yourself from all importuni
ties Of your friends to do something
which they like, and insisting upon that
thing which you like aud can do.-
Year: 1872

REMEDY FOR THE CURCULfo.-The fol-
lowing remedy was published several
years ago in the New York Observer, and
is reported to have proved successful in
several instances: Mix thoroughly one
pound Of whale oil soap. and four ounces
OF Hour of sulphur, Then dissolve it in
twelve gallons of water. To one-half
peck of quicklime add four gallons of wa
ter. and stir well. Pour off the clear lime
water and add to the above mixture Add
also, say four gallons Of tolerably strong
tobacco water. Dreneh the trees with a
garden syringe early in the morning. At
ter rain repeat the application. When
the stone of the fruit becomes hardened.
the damage is past.


Omitting the lime and tobacco, the same
mixture will destroy the rose-slug.


\ writer in the Germantown Telegraph
says, 81 have seen various methods for
keeping curculioes off plum trees. bur
none so simple nor yet so effectual as the
following: Soak corn-c cobs in sweetenei
water until thoroughly saturated, thei.
suspend them to the limbs Of the trees n
little while after blossoming, being sure to
burn the cobs after the fruit ripens, as they
will be found full of young insects. A
good plan is to change the cobs every few
weeks. My theory IS this, that the insects
deposit their eggs in the cobs in prefer
enee to doing so in the young plums.
The first season l tried it upon one or two
only and in the summer was rewarded bv
as good q crop of plums as ever ripened,
while those on the other trees fell off when
half grown. Next spring found sweet
ened corn-cobs dangling from the limbs of
all my plum trees, and the summer found
them ful'of delicious fruit.


THE DooRYARD.-Letth the trees or shrubs
you plant in your dooryard be in proper
ton to its size; never put large or tall
growing trees in small yard it is not in
good taste in the first instance, and then
in few years it will be found to be 50
near nuisance that you.will be tempted
to cut it down; but as this would bring
you back to a treeless yard, you allow il
to oremain till it completely overshadpws
everything else, preventing even your
iavorite flowers from halt perfecting their
bloom or the green grass from growing,
when at last you are compelled to remove
it, and begin anew. Determine when you
begin, whether you will have the green
and even beautiful grass plat, with few
choice plants here and there, or whether
you will devote it to the more elaborate
and artistic flower parterre, requiring
much more time to dress and keep it, but
daily giving out its profusion of delights,
greatly in excess of what the simple grass
plat or the sonber evergreens can do.
Iou cannot well have them both in small
dooryard, or, if having them, you cannot
have them both in perfection. In all cases
let the extent of your grounds determine
the varieties and quantities of the trees
and plants that are to occupy them, and
then have care that you do not crowd in
too many large trees.
Year: 1872

The failure of the Dundee movement for
the elevation of domestic servants seems to
prove that reform must move in another di-
rection than the regulation of the pattern of
aclp or the wearing of peculiar style of
apron. But the maids of Dundee are not the
only maids who are striving to better them
selves abroad. Our exchanges mention a
strike among Berlin waiter girls, because sew
eral saloon-keepers had employed colored
women, A petition has been sent to Prince
Bismarck, but the strikers learned to their
sorrow that the German chancellor could do
nothing to help them.


That reform in domestic service is needed
there is no question. The trouble between
servants and housekeepers is one of such
widespread and growing Importance that it
fairly threatens to overturn the foundations
of domestic tranquility. The general idea of
housekeeping seems to be that of perpetual
motion-that is, of furnishing house, put
ting in wheel here and there in the shape of
a servant, setting the machinery in motion,
and then leaving it to run ITSELF


Domestic service has unfortunately fallen
into disrepute among American women.
They prefer to drag out a weary existence as
factory girls, sewing machine operators, or
sales-women, on q pittance that will furnish
neither healthful board nor comfortable lodg-
ing to the active duties of housework, with
the privacy of ahome, the companionship of
friends, decent quarters, and sufficiency not
only to clothe them, but to furnish surplus
| for accumulation.


We have apparently reached the cul de sac,
and the only way out of it is by placing a
| higher estimate upon kitchen labor by both
mistress and maid. When the laboring wo-
man realizes that the change is from enerva-
ton to strength, from anxious care to repose
and comfort, from exposure to the tempta-
ton of evil associations to the sacred privacy
and refinement OF home life, we may begin
to hope that the idea of having in our domes-
tic economy the requisite amount of philoso-
ply to properly make fire yayash clothes,
sweep room, and make an everyday applica
ton of Science to cooking, is not altogether
utopian.- Philadelphia Telegraph.
Year: 1872

management as first-class political dema-
gogue, unless it may be charitably suspected
That he is smitten with imbecility. His cleo
uon to the presidency will, to all intents and


purposes, be the restoration of the South TO
the control of our national policy 4;
ana IN that event there is to
De poured out upon our land vials
OF wrath TO the extent of our recreancy,
as people, to the principles of freedom and
righteousness. 1t is something worse than
mockery for him to point to the Cincinnati
platform as proof that he and his hackers
are eminently patriotic, as it is when Satan
quotes scripture to his purpose. Greeley, we
know, and what the Democratic party North
and South) has been and is, we know, namely.
that they are not to be trusted with official
station and power, promise what they will, or
swear to what they may. For the great peril
that threatens us in the rejection of Grant
and the downfall of the Republican party,
consider Mr.. Sumner largely accountable, by
his speech and conduct toward them both.
He may be able to persuade himself that he
is acting most patriotic and disinterested
part but the fact is none the less humiliating
and condemnatory, that none are so pleased
with his course as those who took up arms to
destroy the Republic, who, until recently,
have been his bitterest fees, and who are still
essentially as Southern in all their aims and
sentiments as they have ever been.
Year: 1872

An English constable went to attach fur
niture in a dwelling, when the proprietor
stepped out, in a spirit of accommodation,
and produced box containing valuable as
sets, which on being investigated proved to
be honey bees. They at once made the house
so warm that the officers were glad to let
things be. -..
Year: 1872

IHE FOLLOWING EXTRACT from letter
OF MIR. William Lloyd Garrison to friend in
worcester County was printed in the Wor-
cester Spy:


What stupendous imposture is the game
going on between so-called Liberal Republi-
canism and Rebel Democracy for the presi-
dental prize! In the history of political cor
ruption is there anything to match it? L
have always regarded Greeley as man with
out any fixed principles; but he is daily re-
vealing himself, both in what he does and
through the columns of the Tribune (which is
his special organ and for the spirit OF which
he is to be held responsible, make what dis
chalmers or dodgers he may in regard to its
Year: 1872

The resignation of Col. John l.. Rice as a
member of the Republican State Central
Committee will, no doubt, be quoted by poll
ticians and newspapers out of the State as an
evidence that Massachusetts, republcani.m is
on the eve of a tremendous revolution, and
that the party is about to 60 to pieces. In
reality there is no political significance in this
move-it is only the preference of single
individual, and represents no one but John
l.. Rice. His conversion, however, seems to
have been quite sudden, and on the whole
puts PauFs altogether in the shade. Last
Saturday he wrote without solicitation the
following for the Telegram, which we sup
posed reflected his opinions at that time:


THE CINCINNATI FOUNDING.


The story of founding always excites a
tender and plying interest. We all expert
ence something of the maternal instinct when
we hear it; all of which Iis creditable to the
human heart, and inclines us still to be hope
full of that ''noble entrail;' albeit the found
ling itself suggests total depravity. And
so, when the noise and sweat of the great
political travail of Cincinnati shall have been
long forgotten, we shall still commisserate the
fortunes OF its unnatural offspring and heap
lnfamy upon the heartless wretches who so
basely abandoned it. Those persons who
were primarily responsible for Horace Gree
ley's candidacy, were the first to repudiate it.
1t was not legitimate offspring, they said;
and they left the luckless bantling to merci-
less fate; but the Tribune midwives, who had
assisted at the birth, stoutly maintained that
it was comely child, and found for it fos-
ter father in the Democracy; and now the
unfeeling parents have taken service in the
Democratic nursery, and between the two,
the founding will have such bringing up as
Fagin and his fellows gave to Oliver Twist.
Poor HOracer'


Five days afterwards he addres ;ed his letter
to the Secretary of the State Republican
Committee, though he seems to have taken
special pains to have it first printed in the
Springfield Republican.
Year: 1872

The fresh-water college sent the Harvards
up "Salt River SO thoroughly that they will
have to take sweeping strokes and good
many of them to get back again. More boat
ing and less betting may improve the race
and the race-course of Young America,
Year: 1872

JAS. 7. Mcdonald was found guilty of
horse stealing last week, and sentenced
to two years in the peniteutiary. His
case was brought to this county on q
change Of venue from Pike; and while
lying in Jail at this place he almost sue
ceedcd in an attempt to escape.
Year: 1872

THAT DANGEROUS COMET. Prot t.


b. Donati, who has gained such a envia-
BILE circulation for his name by attachin q
it to comet has lately published letter
to say that the story about the destruction
OF the world by a comet in August next
is all hoax. He says there is no comet
due at that time, and if there were lit is
infinitely improbable that it should en-
counter the earth" On the strength of
tins assurance merchants will doubtless
go on preparing for the fall trade, and
politicians continue their wire pulling as
though the aerial bug bear had never
been heard OF. In fact the Professor talks
as though he would rather relish a COLI
sion with a comet if only for the novelty
of the sensation. He says: ''The comets
have masses SO small that if one of them
were to approach within even short dis
tance from the earth the latter would have
nothing to fear, and in all probability the
comet would become SATELLITE Of the
earth"


full blown rampageous comet sailing
around the world with velocity say Of
hundred miles Il second, and dragging
after it a tail tour Or five million miles
long, would be interesting to say the least.
If ordinarily brilliant it might put an end
to the gas monopoly, and if some invent
i've genius could still further utilize it by
hitching mailbag to its tail 1t might re-
duce the tariff on cable dispatches.
Year: 1872

JUDGE CARDOZO TO BE DEBARRED FROM PRAC-


TICE.


The State Senate will reassemble on Sept. TO-
at Albany 10 pronounce it's decision the case Of Judge
Prinde and on the following day 1t viii convene for the
investigation Of the OF Judge George NJ Curtis OF
this city, Counter charges OF have been made
against him by his associates of the Marine Court,
against whom he at time made charges which Gov
Hoffman did not order investigated.


The action Senate in this matter Will complete
the efforts which begun nearly year ago to reform
already in the removal OF the late Judge McCunn the
conviction OF Judge Barnard by a unanimous vote
OF the Court OF impeachment, and the forced resig
nation of Judge Cardozo. BY this action on
the very day that articles impeachment were voted
by the Assembly Judge Cardozo escaped the penalty Of
being debarred from legal practice attaching to convc-
ion, which as certain in his that Judge
Barnard but II is understood that the Bar Association
OF this city content with the result OF the proceed
ings Judge Cardozo's case and determined that
shall not escape by trick about to institute further
action against him. and will move at the next General
Term OF the Supreme Court, to throw him over the
bar" The next General Term will meet In October and
only one Judge OF the Term organized for the special
purpose of the Ring-Judge Ingrahau-reInaibs. As n
consequence OF this fact and In view OF charges OF
under which Judge lngraham labored at the tune the
others were impeached, there is some hesitation
about bringing the OF Cardozo before him. Fur
ther delay consequently may ensue but many mem
bers of the Bar Association entertain the belief that
Judge Ingraha like great many Others OF the ring il
much ghtened by the fate OF his
ture any extreme measures Ia from deserved
by committee OF the Legislature guilty OF corruption
and who has lost by resignation all power aud influence
in political and judicial circles IL the oounses Of these
dozO will be taken next month, and 10 all probability
simaltaneou. PToceedings VIII be begun against his
division Ot the spOls oil the referee system. ...
Year: 1872

Trustworthy sources and believed TO represent fairly
the probable complex OF Legislature The pro
portion liberal Representatives may be greater than
that assigned 1t is expected that, in any event.
Will fan below it.
Year: 1872

almost innumerabe. Mr.. Garvin says that as soon
these be answered land In the present press OF
business in his Office, owing to various complications
into which Ring legislation has led all the the depart
mens of the city and county government this VIII take
tine), the trial Of this ease will be resumed


The late disruption Of the Erie Ring adds to this Grim
ina trial renewed interest for it well known that
this trial many OF the worst transactions Oh the Erie
Ring will be brought to the surface and fully exposed
The suit OF the Attorney against Gould and Lane
promises TO reveal the tricks by which the Erle hihg
robbed the Erie Road. The whole truth or the contract
with the Brooklyn Oil Refinery of which Stokes was part
proprietor, and In which Gould and Fisk jr. were IN
erested, WILL at any rate come out on the stokes t
from the commencement to the final compromise ana
award made by Clarence A. Seward while on his way 10
Europe. full explanation will also be made by com
petent witness in whom Fisk jr reposed confidence OF
the mysterious disappearance Of the $4,000 paid by the
Union Pacific Railroad settle suit with James Fisk
and IL is said this explanation will sare the legal fra
ternty and the Judiciary Committee lt also asserted


that of the desperate operations OF the Erie
Ring will be exposed In this trial. and their methods OF
ndcting and cOnycting enemies and otherwise putting
them of the way viii be fully developed For this
the trial Is eagerly looked forward to by those
who anticipate that its developments Will aid in the gen.
cra reformation begun some months ago.


Stokes remains of course In his cell AT the IomDs


little thinncd by constant confinement and anxious for
trial. He is visited daily by his brother and other rela-
tves. Miss Mansfield has not visited him since his con-
hnement but remains liz close retirement in her house
In Twenty third-st She Will appear however, at his
trial as witness, and, OF course, win be very impor-
ant Another OF the principal witnesses (fOr the
prosecution however, is confined in House OF Deten
ton This is the boy to whom Stokes spoke after the
shooting, telling him had been shot on the floor
above and who claimed afterward 10 have seen the
shooting. lie is very restless under restraint, and
said to baye admitted that he nothing Of The affair
The counsel Stokes will probably press the TO
..,rI, fg,I
Year: 1872

Gold closed yesterday at 11O5S. Government
securities mostly declined q for the registered.
and advanced a fraction for the coupon bonds
In Philadelphia stocks were moderately active
the market closing unsettled. Cotton declined
about a.
Year: 1872

The drainage receptacle of filth and mud
along Camp street, from Felicity down. Is
being fenced in by the Administrator OF
improvements, where the old fence is 60
dilapidated that it can not stand alone.


The McCarty square fence is in need Of
immediate repairs.


Six new lamps on POydras street and two
on Magnolia were lighted for the first time
last Tuesday night.


A large lot of railroad iron obstructs the
head Of Washington street. If the CON
signee does not store it, the Administrator
of Commerce will have it removed.


The city assessors are preparing a sketch
Of the property on St. Charles avenue, from
TivOi circle up, giving the names of the
prOprietors and the number of feet front
owned by each.


The tax receipts at the City Hall were as
follows on Monday and Tuesday;