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Year: 1873

The most talkative people
are by no means the wisest
neither are those who have {
great faculty communicating
that they know, necessarily the
best informed.


Many people store away
knowledge merely for the love
of it, and not for the advanta.
ges it affords them. Theil
thoughts are rich and varied, as
those intimately acquainted
with them can testify; for where
unembarrassed by strangers.
their conversation is fraught
with gems oflearninS and wis
dom. But unaccustomGd to
shaping their thoughts in words.
excepting involuntary among
friends, such a man or woman
before an audience Of even
halfa dozen strangers would
be speechless, and apparently
without resource, in the world
of ideas.


Women who have the credit
or discredit of talking continu-
ally are really generally very
poor takers, where talk
amounts to anything. They
have not the habit of subjecting
their storehousos of learning,
logic or reason to the severe
test of language. If a man
reads anything which interests
him, he is very apt to repeat it
in his own words, This gives
him a command of his thoughts,
Women read but rarely repeat.
This is not so much the result Of
natural inclination as of custom
Men are expected to talk
Smart men must have their wit
and wisdom at attheirtongue'sen end.
for they are so frequently cal.
ledupon for little public speech
es, toasts, dedications and pre-
siding as chairmen Of meetings
The only place men are expec-
ted to cultivate, classify and
prune their ideas by speaking
in an assembly, is in class
meeting, and there they do not
half of them do their duty.


Speaking, excepting in ordin-
airy conversation, has q horror
for those unaccustomed to open
ing their mouths on any impor-
tant occasion or question. II
there were less ordinary conver-
sation, and more extraordinary
and to some noble purpose, men
and women would soon learn
to express themselves credita-
bly, before an audience great OF
small.


Much as people may prate
against women being " strong
minded" who would ever be in
duced to speak in public, the
art of speaking we'll and fluent
ly is most important for both
men and women.


A lady is known by her con-
versation, and not by dress or
other conditions.
"A. The voice, of d lady denotes
refinemcntin its smooth, gentle,
Year: 1873

Inc science Of society
amounts to little true art, unless
certain genius goes with the
knowledge; and who will de-
ny that there is a certain nat


ural gift for social influence, as
there is for all beautiful arts ?
Some persons have a rare So
cial witchery who have not any
PyEherform Of genius, and some
women, Of very moderate abil-
tiles in other respects, have an
art of pleasing that amounts to
facinatiOn. One woman in IA
nous attire will gather a great
crowd of notables in a grand
house and give them a great
supper, and all shall be flat and
dull; while some winsome lit
tie body, without any flashy
costume or parade, and even
without rare beauty, will enter
tain her circle of guests in a
charming way Of her own, and
make them all at home with
her and each other. She plays
upon their tempers and traits
and associations, as q master
hand plays upon the harp or
piano. | have sometimes
thought that womanly charm,
and perhaps even what in the
best sense Is called flirting,
could be made one of the fine
arts, and consecrated to charity
and even to religion, That
bright girl takes that half doz-
en- striplings in hand, and
touches each in tnrn with play
full grace, until they are willing
captiyes to her spell, and ready
to buy her pin-cushions or.
watch-chains at the fair, or go
to her church and worship by
Der prayer-book, There is a
line, indeed, beyond which this
flirting ceases to be a fine art,
and becomes quite business-like
and utilitarian, a practical op-
GRAFTON in making a market
and bagging a husband--a
useful but not always ideal re-
suit. Yet, as the world goes,
a great deal Of true missionary
work is done by charming wo-
men in managing men in an
artistic and legitimate way, and
the Virgin Mary has not all
the work Of such intercession
in her hands Or in her eyes, al
though Henry Heine called
her the counter girl of the Cath
olic Church, who won over the
Goths and the Vandals.--Dr.
SAMUEL 0sGoop, in. Hmper'S
Magasine for May.
Year: 1873

refined habit will moderate to
a smooth tone the least musical
Of voices.


No lady who comprehends
common-sense principles, will
assume unatural tones Of
voice in speaking or laughing
Nothing CRATES upon refined
ears so mnch. The coarsest
natural voice is more agreeable


Neither will a ladymince hel
words, as if she were striving
to converse with her mouth full
of hot food. Nothing more de-
notes shoddy or plebian taste
and habits.


1t is a great pity TO be con-
sciOus of such a want of culture,
that one is afraid to be nat3r0l
in action and conversation, for
nothing lends so much grace
to a woman as an easy manner,
entirely innocent Of all assum-
ed airs and embellishments.


There is so much that is un-
real going on among people,
that any person, who had the
courage to be thoroughly and
exactly himself or herself on all
occasions, would be considered
the prince Of cheats and actors.
The whole thing would be so
novel.


Let it not be understood that
any honest-hearted person
doubts, but that as the world
goes, and as good association
demands, a majority of people
are true to principles of honesty
as they understand them. More
over, it would be a stupenduous
piece of presumption to attempt
to set up code for other peo-
pie. However, a strict law
abiding citizen may be far from
a strictly honest person, mas
much as he assumes before the
world to be other in his moral
and intellectual nature than he
really IS.


The world has no right to
demand a peaceable citizen to
pull down his mask, be it thick
or thin, for if an individual pre-
fers to be a hypocrite through
life, the settlement must be
made with God.


But were it only realized by
all how disagreeable, simpering,
mincing, nipping, unnatural
llourishes are, and how perfect
ly charming are unaffected
ways, masks would be dropped
from choice.


True, it would be a selfish
choice, and far beneath choosing
to yourself because pretense is
wrong, but society would be
blessed with fewer parrots and
disgusting "swells."


When talk amounts to any
thing, why are the generality
of women silent? Is it not be-
cause they take little interest
in anything outside the petty
gosslps OF their clique.


And without interest they
grow more and more ignorant.


Many a woman can toss her
head with an air of Importance,
and say things that sound sig
nificant a small circle, where she
prides herself upon being a
leader; but in her conceit, let
her not forget that her circle is
0e,y small, and the pursuits
thereof likwise circumscribed.
Among people who amount to
something in the world of last
ing accomplishment, where all
questions citing the progress
of ages are eagerly discussed,
and where minds are too busy
Year: 1873

Men of business, believe me, there is
now aud then a profitable venture in doing
nothing at all la the power 10 put busi-
ness aside, and abiding now and then in
perfect quiet, things sometimes solve them
selves, when we give them that advantage,
which refuse to come clear for all our try
ing. We all know how, by simply taking
some perplexity into the deepest silence
this side of death--a good nights sleep
we eau do better sometimes than if we sat
up and and wrought at task all night.
When Matthew Murray, of Leeds, wanted
to see his way through some sore perp'exity
in his inventions, and all other efforts were
of no use, he rested night and day from all
noise and all effort except the effort an ac-
tive man has to keep himself quiet; aud
then the thing he wanted would steal in
and look at him, aud light on, and stay as
birds used TO light on the old hermits no
more afraid Of them than Of the trees un-
der which they sat. And mothers, you
may care and toll incessautly for your little
ones, never resting moment in your de-
yotion and then, because you never do be
quiet, but enter into your very closet with
little frock to mend, you shall never be
quite able to take the whole sunlight aud
sum of your motherhood into your heart.
You will be so full of care about the bread
Of earth, that you too much forget that
which cometh down from heaven. Noperson
in the world needs SO much now and then
A. - L II
silence, as an earnest, energetic, whole
hearted mother. This eternal activity i:
almost sure to run at last into shadows.
Year: 1873

The complaint of overwork, when it has
somo genuine foundation, is generally
founded upon misconception. There is
undoubtedly very real and not uncom-
mon evil which is described under the
name. Two men of equal strength may be
doing the same amount of work, and yet
one may be killing himself, whilst the other
finds his duties mere child's play. The
reason is, Of course, that one mans work is
productive of anxiety, whilst the others
may be merely soothing A speculator
may spend very few hours in anything
that can be called business, but the difficult
ty is that he cannot leave his business be-
hind him. Anxiety about money is the
most deadly of all troubles. When man
commits suicide, it is far less reasonable,
according to the old proyerb to ask, Who
is she than to ask How much is 1t e? Bu-
siness which keeps man in state Of con-
slant oscillation between ruin and fortune,
which follows him home and prevents him
from sleeping, is incomparably more try
ing than almost any quantity of downright
steady work.
Year: 1873

What doth hinder any man from earning
his own living7 Illness may come sudden,
calamity may fall. Against these even en-
ergy may be powerless but apart from
this, it is to be assumed that he who fails,
fails because he lacks wisdom, and not op-
portunity. And the same weakness which
prevented him from graspng the opportu-
nifty prevents him from keeping hold of it
after it is put into his hands. Once in a
while, once in great while, timely succor
avails in q moment Of temporary weakness,
or averts the consequence Of mistake,
and the man starts ahead at swinging
pace. But oftener the results seem to iu-
dicate that it is of very little use to help
people who cannot help themselves. The
kingdom Of pauperism is within them.
The very causes that make them poor keep
them poor Ii is not that society bears
down hard upon them. 1t is not that they
are self-indulgent. If you see widow
and five children shivering over few en-
bers, you pity them, and you must send
them coal but you cannot help feeling a
wrathful contempt at knowing that they all
went 10 the photographer yesterday ana
had their pictures taken, after buying a
couple Of twenty-five cent brooches on the
way to adorn themselves withal. The very
things that you yourself would hesitate to
do on account Of the expense, people who
are partially dependent on your charity
will do without hesitation. Where you
will practice a natural, cheerful, unthink.
ing sef-denial, they will practice au equal.
ly cheerful, unthinking self-indulgence. The
remnants of bread that you dry in the oven
and save for future use, they throw away.
The fragmentary vest sleeve that you fash
ion iuto hat-iron holder, they put into the
rag bag and buy new cloth for their hold
ers. When you rise at half-past six, they
lie till half.past seven. When you pray
and watch, and strive to do your work
thoroughly, they are content with anything
that will answer. That is the reason why
people are so poor.
Year: 1873

The WashingtOns and Atlantfcs at the


Bat-A Fine Game and a Close Re-


sult-Thc Atiantics the Vfctors.


There was quite large crowd in attendance at
the Union Grounds Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon
to witness the game between the Atlantics and
Washingtons. The play was first class, though the
Atlantics had everything their own way until the
ninth inning, when the Washingtons managed to
score two and tie their opponents, who ran out,
however, the next time they took the bat Hines,
at left field, made some brilliant play, and Pearce
well sustained his reputation as a scout. Fergu-
son made good use OF his bat. The Washing
ing to four off Greason's.


Bets ran high towards the close of the game, the
termination OF which was very exciting to the
spectators. The following is the official score =
Year: 1873

An escape was made from the Tombs about six
O'Clock yesterday evening, under very oxtraordi-
nary circumstances. man named Dreyfus was
committed some days ago on the charge Of dis.
orderly conduct. Yesterday evening he was
brought out to sweep the sidewalk in charge of
one OF the keepers OF the prison. He
no sooner reached the sidewalk than. turning
on the keeper, he cried out, "GoOdby l am of,n
and bolted across the street. Shrewdly guessing
that II he went into Centre street a cry Of stop
thief would be raised, he ran o little way down
Franklin street towards Broadway and turning
suddenly san back to the entrance to the New
Haven depot, through which he rushed into Elm
street. and had escaped before the keeper knew
what he was about. The escape caused good
deal OF excitement In the neighb0rh0od.
Year: 1873

The latest news from this State is that there was
a general rejoicing on account Of the faidre OF the
attack of Paacios on the American steamer Gene
raj Sherman owing TO the activity OF the govern
ment troops.


The Republic OF Guatemala is ready to back
Honduras with any assistance she may need TO re-
duce the country to order and establish solid
government,
Year: 1873

The strakosch Italian Opera Season.


The fact that Nine. Nilsson, Signor Campaninf
and Signor Capoul will in q few days be IN this
city, and that Messrs. Maurice and Max Strakosch
have at last published their prospectus for their
pending season at the Academy Of Music, has
given very sensible stimulus to the taste and Gu
riosity of all who are anticipating the reappear-
ance OF confirmed favorites and the debuts OF new
candidates. In every managerial prospectus we
are justified in looking for good deal of mere
rhetoric, but it is not IN every that after toll
ing through Sahara OF syntax, you come across
one or two really refreshing oases Of fact
and novelty. The Strakosch manifesto Is an
exception to this sad rule. 1t informs us not
only that Nine. Nilsson will reappear in all those
familiar characterizations in which she first organ
lied her reputation among us, but also that she will


acquaint us with more than one fmpersonati0n
In which she has not yet been seen here The same
document presents to notice Signor ltaO Campa-
mini, Ofwhom perhaps the most favorable thing that
we can at present Is that he has borne the brunt
OF London season, and pleased ears which many
ambitious tenor has tried all life long in vain to
charm. Capoul needs no introduction. The
average New York feeling in regard to him seems
to accord him an emotional warmth and spon-
taneity which make him such stage lover as lew
Torrlani OF Mile. Maresi, of Bonfratelli, Del
Puente, Maurel and Nannetu we wait to speak.
Miss Cary's operate season here emphasized
the successes she had achieved in concert
and proved her an intelligent and conscientious
actress. though not powerful or original one.
But the one announcement which Is more impOr-
tant than any Of the others that which procaims
the intended production of verdis "AYda'-a
piece OF enterprise which New Workers will not
fail to cOnstrue into personal complaint There
Is no use denying that our vanity will be tckled by
the production Of an opera which neither London
nor Paris has yet heard. Folding ones arms with
aesthetic calmness one can thank Providence that
he is no longer compelled 10 pronounce his opinion
hopH Gn
appreciation OF the management's intention on
this head that we shall not even intimate the ex-
istence OF secret mistrust. To this promise OF
poor relation, and at the first sign OF vacillation
66 tfa cart Of the impresar shall venture to
remind tnef that the eyes of London and Paris are
upon us and that proper sef.respect induces w
to clam the periormaice Of pledge, which will
enable us proudly to prove to the world that II de.
pendent upon Europe for composers NE are not
likewise dependent upon her Tor criticism. But We
have no fear OF any recalcitration like this
Year: 1873

How often, in my waking dreams,


Up the old garret steps l climb,
Where struggling beams of light reveal
A relic OF the olden time.
A relic of the olden time,


Which dust and cobwebs half conceal,
As useless lumber slowed away


My mothers little spinning wheel.
In the old garret now it stands,


Its busy hum is heard no more;


The distaR on the dusty floor;
For long ago were laid away,


In the cold chambers OF the dead,
The feet that turned the busy wheel
The hands that deity drew the thread!
Day after day, with patient toll,


At the same wheel she sat and spun,
And drew the thread with deXtrOus hand,
Unit the woof and warp were done.
And sometimes in my pensive moods,
The tears adQWn my cheeks would steal,
AS the soft music of her voice,


Blent with the whirring of the wheel.
How often, in my childhood hours,
listened TO those soothing lays!
Not dulcet sounds of harp and lutte,
Seemed half so sweet in after days.
My mother! ah, that sacred name,


What memories DER my spirit steal!
Methinks see her, as of yore,


Sitting and singing at her wheel.
Just as of yore see her now


The wheel, the distaff and the chair;
The sunbeams playing round her head,
And nesting in her silver hair;
Oh, vain illusfoni Well know


The sands have from her hour glass run;
The weary wheels of life have stopped.
And all her work on earth is dOnei
The soothing whir of that old wheel
No more shall DER my spirit come;
Perhaps my feet no more will cross
The threshold of my early home;
Yet oft my pensive thoughts will turn
From present scenes away, and steal
Up the old garret stairs, where stands
My mothers little spinning wheel.
The pleasing dreams of other years,
Have like the mists of morning flown
My form is bowed with toll and care,
And have old and weary grown.
And toward the grave, from day to day,
My steps decline, and just before
Runs the dark river that divides


Our land from that mysterious shore.
Ny feet are wounded by the thorns
That are in my pathway StreWn;
And oh, how many tear dimmed page
Is from the book of memory torn
But not while life and reason last,
Can forget, or cease to feel
Emotions that my bosom swell,


AT sight of this old spinning wheel.
Year: 1873

The Iron Mountain company at the
first of the present year advanced the
price of iron mountain ore from $5 40
per ton, which had ruled during 1872 to
$40 yer ton for 1873, and as this was OBJ


iectionable to the iron manufacturing in
terests of Pittsburg and other points,
meeting was held by the leading repre-
sentatives and committee appointed to
visit st. Louis to see if reduction could
not be obtained. The committe was un-
successful and departed, but we under
stand left orders for ore at the advanced
tariff, and the Pittsburg and Wheeling
manufacturers have since continued to
send in orders, which would imply that
if not satisfied they would at least accept
the situation The Iron Mountain COM
pany will this year produce at approxi-
nation about three hundred thousand
tons, and every ton of the probable pro-
duct has been contracted for at the adj
vanced price named; and the demand is
SO. great as to have obliged tho company
to refuse orders to date of one hundred
thousand tons. One firm is said to have
applied for fifty thousand tons, but too
late and was fain to be content with ten
thousand A similar committee also
visited the Lake Superior iron regions,
but inferrentially with no better sue
Louis Republican 10th.
Year: 1873

IF the body can be sustained until the
fever has gone its course, health will re-
suit. Milk, of all things, seems best
adapted for this purpose; for it is digesti-
BILE, is relished by fever patients, contains
all the requisite material for the nourish-
system especially which in fever is
always greatly affected Fnrthermore.
in fever there is great thirst, and patients
ardently long for that will cool the
parched mouth Thus, by interdicting
the use of water IN toto throughout the
fever, nourishment can always be given
in the shape of cold new milk. Cold
beef-tea is by no means to be dispised;
but it is much less relished, and not un-
frequently loathed when the fever is in
tense. while milk is then taken with much
gusto.
Year: 1873

Jones says that he first met his wife in
a storm, took her to the first ball in
storm, popped the question in storm,
married her in a storm, lived his subse-
quent married life in storm, and buried
her in pleasant weather.
Year: 1873

An old minister the other day asked
woman what could be done to induce
her husband to attend church. II don't
know" she replied, unless you were to
put pipe and a jug of whisky in the
pew.
Year: 1873

A poverty-stricken clerk applied for
situation to a large employer of labor.
There was no vacancy, and he was curtly
informed of the fact. Being of relig-
ious turn of mind, as he was leaving the
Office he consoled himself with the pass
age of Scripture, the concluding words of
which are, hath not where to lay his
head" "Don't stand there quoting
Shakespeare" said the employer ''1
can't give you what haven't got"
Year: 1873

If your income is FIVE dollars q day.
spend but four. If it is one dollar, spend
eighty cents. If it is but ten cents spend
nine. If it is three potatoes, save half
of one for seed Thus you will gradually
acquire something while. if you spend
as you go, you will never get ahead but
every sunset win look upon you poorer
than at SUNRISE because you have used
one day more of strength
and your allotted term of life.
Year: 1873

a Syrian convert to Christianity was
urged by his employer to so to work on
Sunday, but declined but" said the
master, does not your Bible say that if
a man has an OK or an ass that falls into
a pit on the Sabbath day he may pull
him outY Yes, said the Syrian "but
if an ass has habit of falling into the
same pit every Sabbath day, then the man
should fill up the pit, or sell the ass
Year: 1873

destroyed by reason of their extension of
territory. Commerce, education and rap
id transit of thought or matter by tele-
graph and steam have changed all this.
l rather believe that our Great Maker is
preparing the world in His own good
time to become one nation, speaking one
language, and when armies and navies
will be no longer required
Year: 1873

In the future, while hold my present
Office, the subject of acquisition of terri
tory must have the support of the people
before l will recommend any proposition
looking to such acquisition. I say here,
however, that do not share in the appre-
hension held by many as to the danger
of governments becoming weakened and
Year: 1873

It has been and is my earnest desire to
correct abuses that have grown up in the
civil service of the country. To secure
this reformation rules, regulations and
methods Of appointment and promotion
were established and have been traced
Ny efforts for such reformation shall be
continued to the best of my Judgment,
and the spirit of the rules adopted will be
maintained.
Year: 1873

u ne C1 States lately at war Win the zen
eral Government are now happily reha-
bilitated, and no Executive control is
exercised in any one of them that would
not be exercised in any other State under
like circumstances
Year: 1873

BARsUM AND BALLooSs.-P. T. Barnum
announces that if balloon does not cross
the Atlantic this fall he will spend $4,000
if necessary in having that experiment tried
as early as possible next year, provided one
or more aeronauts can be found in America
or Europe who will heartily make the at
tempt. He evidently does not intend to
make the experiment with cheap balloon,
tor he says: As at present advised.
shall have the silk manufactured in China.
put together and prepared under the direc-
tion of scientific men in London, an expert
mental ascension made from the Sydenham
Crystal Palace grounds, then bring the bal
loon to America, and make the Transatlantic
trip from New York. l trust the public
will believe that if put my hand to the
plow shall not look back"