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HAY PKE8S, -nuflictttved at TUurg Va., pntjwtred -1 ik, 1 " i i i i - . i i i . . . . , . , ,. , i i i M - ..' " ' ' " " "" J ' - , - - - - - -' - .. Published by J. H. & G. G. Myrover, Corner Anderson and Old Streets Jayetteville, N; C. t ' I - - . j - - r . -., x i - . j i iiicju rYOLl THXTBSBAY, . J-AjSTUARY 1, 1874. North Carolina Gazette. Home Circle. J. II. & G. G. MYROVER, rxxlollsliors. THE W0MAT1)ETECTIYE. TERMS OF SURSCRII'TIOX One year (ill ajvanc) Six iu litlis, . Thfoo " " .2 50 . 1 ir 75 , CLU II RATES: J 0 copies (iit to one atltlmu)) with au extra copy $ 22 50' 40 IKI 75 00 90 00 150 00 I was stopping at the Hotel Windsor, on Rue de Rivoli, Paris. One morning I was smoking in the colon nade, when a tall, elegantly dressed frentle- man asked permission to light his cigar by mine. I saw at once that he was a French man, although his "English" was nearly perfect. "Have vou heard the news!" he inquired. "Xo.M : -"Is it possible ! Why all Paris is alive with it at this moment." "What has happened?'' "The Countess de Marville, the fairest Om-sonare !) lines hiiIhI uonpareil) one insertion $ 1 00-1 . . -, - , - two i last night, her bureau broken open and ten Olie month 2 50U flirmcotwl lVoTfa miaeinff fmm ,4- TV terrible ! 'The brute who did the deed ef fected his entrance through the window of her chamber, near which, unfortunately, was a tall tree planted by the distinguish ed grandfather of the Countess years ago. Little did he imagine what a terrible use would be made of it." .,'. ' "This is bad news. How any man could harm a woman thus in cold blood anil a jiri'inimii of a fine chroino, value 25 100 coic (.iviit to on o Hililrt nH) with an extra copy aml a premium of a tiue chi-omo, value $40 - RATES OF ADVERTISING : i ' " " . " " three " , 5,00 .. .. .. Hix- . j) ,oo ; " " " " " twelve " 15 0 Tyoiierailvertiseinents ehariil in pioxi-tiu to the, :u1mV fjit-!. SjN'vial Notic-?H 3i5 imt ''iit. more tlinu regular ii'lvi-rtisrments. lleailin Notices 0 cents per line fnc eaeh itml every insertion. - smoke in a News Budget. SUMMARY OF NEWS For the Week ending Dec. SO. I'OKKK'.X. ISa.aine is stuLconfiiioil at the Tnunoli. Key Werit JisjKiterr tsiiyi tluit an outlnvstk Was ! tlm-aleiied at Hantiafro lt: Cuha on the ltlt hist; i wlieii tlie American Consul lisi!ayel hia Hag on ; liis liotel, the citizen insitfte.il that the hotel Twos not the I'onsitlate ami the Hay; was filially tfikvn livvn. Ti-ti steamei-s are at San Sebastian for the juii piisf of emliarkinir the force of jKejuhlic:ui! .iniiler lien. Morioncs. which is miiTojnded hy 30, (M( Carlists anil cannot escape cature except ly taking rct'ajre on vessels. A desperate contiict be tween a biiml of t'ai lists and a IvOpublicaii force (KTiiiril 2litli b f(ie the town of liuycorente, in the l'rovince of Valencia; the Insurgents were defeat ed with heavy loss in killed and wounded; the inuiiicial authorities of Madrid have been suspend ed from ollice. 'Vltc'.Etofa publishes a letter from Sjckles declaring that, early hi the Vrginius dis putes, the Iiitrsnisigeiites of Madrid proposed to make' a demonstration hostile to the United Statejj; the Eiiom denies that there was anv such intention and regrets that Sickles tookiio jiains to contra dict the dispatch from-America reporting that such demonstration had actually taken place. At the ' sale of the effects of the lion. Charles E. De Long, in Yokohama, a pair of carriage, horses were sold : to an agent of His Majesty the Mikado for the sum of s;5..rAM I, Mexican. Viscount San Jauuario, Gov ernor of Macao, accredited to the Court of Japan as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary from the King of Portugal, has arrived in Japan. Montlay, the 3d of November, being the twenty-third anniversary of the birthday of the Mikado of Japan, was celebrated with the usual salutes, rejoicings and banquets; the foreign minis ters were entertained at llamagoteu, and the Gov ernor of Kanagjiwa presided over a dinner given to the foreign cousuls at the" Saibansho. Special dispatches at London, lec42(, from Cartagena an nounce that Fort Nan Julian, one of the strongest di fences of that city, has been breached hy an accidental explosion iu Ferial battery, killing twefity officers; and men of the besieging forces. Marshal Ha.aine has left Versailles for the Island t" St. Marguerite. i i- ! DllM KSTIC. ';". John 8. Hopkins, the wealthiest man in Balti more, died on the 'SUl Dec. aged 79; last March he gave 4,000,000 to found a free hospital; he also gave 5jlf.000 in shares of Haltimore and Ohio rail road stock to found a university on his Clifton i-state. Joseph Galvin. aired 27 years, was killed J ged 'l drunken row on the titith, iu Dorchester, Ontario, lietween colored and white men, one of the latter named Bell was stabbed and killed. Business house iu the principal i part of Baltimore city closed i:t respect to tin memory of John Hopkins, Tyhose funeral took place-on the 2tith. The whole sale drug house of McCullocli, 1 lager Co., in Nash ville, was burned on the 2(th, loss fjfcW.OOO, At New York. Fisk fe Hatch have resumed business. In Bostwu at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, resolu- tioiis representing the .irreparable loss the museum has to bear in the death of Prof. Agassi were j; adopted. The Collier white lead and oil works at I St. Louis have been destroyed by fire; loss $00,000. Citv Solicitor Healey, to whom the question was ?' referred, gives his opinion that women cannot le I gaily serve on the Boston school committee; four women were chosen to that position at the recent "election., The United States steamer Pinta was i sudden! bordered to sea on the 24th, under sealed i orders; "her destination is known to he one of the Cuban ports; it is rumored that some new conipli- cation has arisen. The departments are constantly ! in receipt of letters from stamp collectors thmugh ' put the country enclosing money and requesting to bo furnished vvilh sets of the new department post i age stamps; the requests have to be retused as I there is no lawful authority allowing such use to be made of the stamps, and the money is returned to the senders. The Joint Committee of the Com mon Council on the 2fith, decided to present the 1 Greeley Album to Miss Ida Greeley on the 14th - January, 1 at; the residence of John F. Cleveland, t in Cottage Place; Mayor Ilaveuieyer will make the presentation speech". The Keetor of the Amer ican College has remitted to the Pope the sum of $25,000, contributed by the faithful in the United States. - - at akeliela. Mass., by John JJoherty, years, in a drunken spree. Dining a is more than I can imagine." " "Ah, monsieur, if yon had ever seen the Countess you would wonder still more. She was beautiful beautiful as an angel," he added, stroking hisjwhiskers with an unmis takable air of vanity;. "I knew her well." . "Indeed.' "Oh, yes. There are in Paris few popu lar women unknown to me." His manner now was decidedly conceit ed, and I felt disguisted. My coldness evidently repelled him, for he soon left me. Afterwards 1 heard from others accounts of the late tragedy. Among the details of the affair was one that peculiarly impressed me and of which mv first informant had not .spoken- au oversight which surprised mo, as the occur rence he had not mentioned was of that kind which M ould be most apt to strike the fancy. Upon the throat of the Countess tin murderer, in throttling her, lial left a mark from a ring he wore the inrpi'es?ion of a chariot wheel with a star iu the centre. "This," said my latest informant, "may lead to the discovery of the murderer. Jean Mosqiieau is already visiting the jeweler's shops to find out from which and by whom a ring witu a cnariot wneei tkvice was purchased." I ''Who is Jean Mosqueauf" L "What, Jean Mosspienn', ottr tanons d- -tective? Although his courage is well known, vou would not, to look at his fair, delicate face and form, believe that lie could tight a gnat." " , A week later I wag aboard', the steamer bound from Calais to Dover. ' .1 T 1 It" Among tne passengers Xi oeuoi t one wht so face looked, familiar to -me. I was hot Ions' in recognizing his person as the same I had seen in front of the Hotel Wind sor, and who had first informed, me of th murder of the Countess. He was certainly a very handsome man, although his conceited air was a blot 'upon his goou lOOKS. He moved languidly hither and thitlur turning his brown eyes admiringly mh the pretty lady passengers, while stroking his whiskers with one white hand, upon. t!ie middle tinircr of which w is a superb dia- mond ring. I am rather of a suspicious nature, whic.li. combined with a lively imagination has ef ten led me into singular errors Xow. a stramre imimlse moved me t advance and hold out my hand to the man whom I had involuntarily disliked from the. first, in order that I might have a chance to srlancc at his rinsr. Somehow the other of a bine color. "How many cigars do yoa day!" inquired the lady, evidently amused at the sight of two cases. ; : The other colored, and it struck me that his voice- slightly faltered and his hand trembled, as he made some laughing reply. Soon the storm came pouncing down up on us. W were midway in the Channel, so that we caught the fall force of the sea and the gale. Both were terrific: j i v : The sea swept the boat whieh lay so far over that her machinery was soen damag ed so that it would not work. The wind, scr-eaming like a ' demon, threw her over still farther. Suddenly we observed - the sailors en deavoring to loosen a long-boat on the davits at the stem. . Meanwhile ; thtere was an ominous grinding, smashing noiso under ine counter, j. ne trutn couiu not De con cealed; we were sinkinsr. The ladies screamed: the handsome pas senger lost his self-possession and ran hither and thither. , The cool behavior of the little lady in black contrasted strangely with the ag-itat- ed demeanor of those around her. . There she stood calm and immovable, her bright steel-blue eyes fixed upon the handsome stranger, of whom she did not lose si r ht for a moment. "Keep quiet, ladies and gentlemen?" sang out the captain "Keep quiet and don't crowd around the boat ! There will be room in it for you all: and besides, there is a schooner corninr to our assistance. pointing to a vessel sailing towards us be fore the wind. There was,' however, a panic among those addressed. The moment the boat was lowered, into it they all bundled, among them the handsome passenger. A huge sea coming along, roaring like thunder, parted the tackles, tearing the boat froni the steamer before the lady in. black or I could enter it. The handsome passenger, losing his balance, fell over the gunwale; and, being unable to swim, wildly threw up his arras. I must acknowledge that I was so en grossed with the perilous situation of my tair companion and myself now the only two left aboard the steamer that I paid little attention to the drowning man. The steamer wasyiii fact, going down fast was already nearly engulfed in the stormy waves, her heated and half submerg ed boilers hissing as the steam came gush ing out like the spout of a Avhale. 1 was advancing to throw an arm around the little lady, fenring to see her washed ;, PAUL DeXOCK. -Very romantic was his first interview with the young lady who afterward became Iris wife. One day, in the winter-time, a sleigh drove past the little house in Belle Anile, where Paul de Kock kept bachelor's hall.-- In the sleigh at a young woman. The horse ran awayy 'and the young woman was thrown oat. . The fall had stunned her, anddftJvock carried her kindly into his house, and cared for, heir. She proved to be the daughter of a well-to-do hack driver, was only eighteen, and very pretty. Paul de Kock fell at once in, love with her, and fouj or five days Afterward his betrothal with Mdlle. Jeanne Perrin was duly cele brated. .Next day Paul de Kock was visit ed by his publisher, Dellevie, who said to himin a high staieiof ihdignation : "Kock, you must be demented I You want to marry a hack-driver's daughter ! The disgrace ! A hack-driver's daughter ! I am ashamed to be your publisher ! 1 hope you will change your mind. . . . " "Never I" said the ardent lover. " What ! Never ?" roared the indignant publisher. "Then I do not want to be your publisher any loner." "And then," retorted the angrv novelist, "I do not want to write any more books for you." . . . "Ingrate that you are!" exlcaiined Del levie, and lelt in great rage. The same afternoon Paul de Kock found a new publisher, and six months afterward he and Jeanne Perrin were married. Many and many a time did M. Dellevie call on him again in order to become his publisher c more, but Paul de Kock steadily re fused. A. few years latter Dellevie was bankrupt. 1 ew r rench writers have ridiculed jealous husbands more mercilessly than Paul de Kock; and yet he confesses himself that the green-eyed monster caused him many an uneasy hour, although he had . absolutely no cause tor it, his wife being a most ex- eel lent ana domestic woman. Previous to his marriage, he was not a very religious man; but his wife, or rather his jealousy, made a very regular church-goer of him. He confesses that he could not bear to lose sixrlit of her while she attended divine ser vice, and so ho went with her to church. She bore him three children, the eldest of whom,-Henri, is an excellent writer, and has inherited much of his fathers humor ous vein. Keller remained his publisher for nearly twenty years, but had, in 1S62, a falling out with him. The sale of Paul de Kock's Beaten at Heu Chvx Game "So you have finished yo.ur studies at the scrni- naryT I was much pleased with the clos ing exercises. The author ot that poem- Miss White, I think you called her bids tair to be known as a poet." . : jf. "We think the authoress will I become celebrated as a poetess," remarked the young lady pertly, with a marked empha-1 ' sis on iwo worus oi tne. sentence. - "Oh! ah," replied the old gentleman, looking thoughtfully over his gold specta cles at the young lady. "1 hear her sister was quite and actress, and under.;. Mr. llos- mers instructions will undoubtedly become quite a sculptoress." ?;i ! 1 he young lady appeared irritated. "The seminary," continued the, old gen tleman with imperturbable gravity, " is fortunate in having an efficient 'Board of Manageresses. From the Presidentess down to the humblest teacheress unusual talent is shown. There is Miss Harner, who, as a chemistress, is unequalled, and Mrs, Knowles has already a reputation as an astronomcrcss. And in the department of music few can equal Miss Kellogg as a ELEPHANTS. The popular notion of elephants is ordin arily derived from the courts and camps of the east. They are rightly imongh believ ed to play, a prominent part in reviews. Durbars, and other solemn pageants in which oriental magnificence is seen side by side with "British symmetry mid order. Most persons are aware that a considerable num ber of the tigers annually slain in India arc shot by sportsmen necnrely seated in haw dahs on the backs of elephants; but these useful beasts are employed for many do mestic purposes, and are often maintained all over that country by native gentlemen who never faced a tiirer or handled a run suifircress. . ; v The young lady did not appear; jf like the chair she was sitting on. She took the sofa at the other end of the.-room. "Yes, continued the Vild gentleman, as if talking to himself, "those Win fee sisters are very talented. Mary, I understand, has turned her attention to painting and the drama, and will surely become, famous as an actress and painteress, andoven as a lecturess" . '. .:-... A loud slamming of the dooi caused the old gentleman to look up, aiHl-theeriticess ana rrarnmarianess was crone: Keep out of Debt. -Half' the per plexity, annoyance and trouble that men have in this world is in consequence of getting into debt. It seems- to Ih? natural for some men to buy and incur obligations without measure, so long as they, can avoid paying ready cash. Give one' of tliis sort a chance to buy on credit, andVthe ques tion -of price and conditions of. payment are matters that he cares but little about. But what a crop of trouble springs np from the seed of .debt. How man vp sleepless nights result from it! How-many gray hairs it brings, and how often.' it .shortens life sometimes leading men to ; commit suicide or murder. And 3'et howl easv a thing it is to keep clear of this terrible monster. Every young man should form a fixed and unalterable determination, be fore commencinjr. his active - business ca- n'.ea awaywhen quietly motioning mc.back with J one In n , seized a coil ot- rope any. threw the end to the handsome passenger. He caught it, when turning to me, thedady re- quested me to help haul the man aboard. I complied, marvelling at the love and de votion tuus shown by a woman to an ac quaintance of an hour. His pov er over the female sex must be great I thought. He is conceited, but not without reason. The idea flashed clearly across my mind in spite of my danger. The schooner, how ever, was verr near, and I had everv reason to believe that we should be picked up. I was right. We were all taken aboard the schooner, the handsome passenger am ong the rest. Then the lady in black pull ed forth a revolver, pointing it at the head of him w hom she had rescued. "Out with that red cigar case?" she said sternly. "I would like to see what Mon sieur carries in it." ".' "Why; why," stammered the stranger; "what is " Before he could say another word, the little Amazon thrust her disengaged hand in his pocket, pulled forth the red cigar case, and opening it, a ring dropped on the deck. The ring she picked up, and holding it up before all, exclaimed books had sensibly decreased, and Keller rcer, not to incur one penny . of ' indebted refused to -par h$ the liberal copyright he nees under any -eiroimistanccs. Neyer bor had formerly allowed him". This exasper- row. Never buy anything, unless vou REVIEW OF THE MARKETS For the Week ending Dec. 30, 1873. Liverpool, Dee. 24. Cotton steadier ITp hvnds Sid; Orleans ej8Jd. Sales to-day 12,000 hales; for speculation and exjMirt 2,000. Cotton to arrive 1-1(3 higher, since last weekly report, i NEW York, Dec. 2 1. Money is in lhxht demand at 6te7 , p cent, preiii. Sterling Exehange de pressed at Gold weak at 10l'. Govern ment honds dull and lower. The Gold and Stock Exchange closed at I o'clock. Cotton steady, with :des of 2,279 bales at lO-S l'-! cents. Southern flour closed uiichanped common to fair extra 0 75S7 b0; good to choice extra $7 Sall. Wheat is less firm. - Corn dull and 'heavy. Pork lower new mess $1G. Lard quiet at cents. Tallow quiei at 7S7 11-16 cents. Spirits turpentine weak tit 4041 cents. Kosin quiet at 2 GO-a 65. Freights quiet. -. Dec. 20. 6 1. M. The Wall street markets were more jiAtiv-H to-d.iv with , a eeneral advance in prices. Money easy at 7 per . cent. Sterling Exchange firm at 10S. Gold advanced to 110i; rates for carrvins 7 percent. Government securi ties strong and higher with very little doing. State honds quiet and ' nominal. Southern Hour dull and in buyers favor at $cV85 to $3; common to fair $10 85 to "$11. Wheat heavy and dull and 1 to 2 cents lower. Corn quiet an,d unchanged at t2 eta for western mixed from store. Pork higher new mess $10 25. Beef quiet. Spirit turpentine quiet at 41 cents. Eosin steady at $2 50 to $2 60. ' WlLjMiXGTox, Dee. 24. Spirits turpentine 38 eents; market "quiet. Kosin at $2 20 for 6trained; market dull. Crude turpentine at $2 95 for" Yel low Dip and $2 for Hani; market steady. Tar at 2 20 bid; market quiet and steady. Cottou at 14 cents ft; market firm. Dec. 26. Spirits turpentine 33 cents; market quiet. Rosio at $2 15. Extra No. 2 at $2 30; market dull. Crude turpentine at $2 95 for Yel low Dip and $2 for Hard; market steady. Tar at .. .$2 20; market; steady. Cotton at 14 J; market firm. possessed me that I should discover! a charit t i i t found it at last. The ieweler wheel device upon tue guttering oauine. The stranger did not at ' first 'jrecognize'j me. lie soon did, however, and frankly extended his left hand, which was not " the one containing the ring. f My brain fairly 'reeled;- tho mahV be havior was a continuation of my suspicions. "The other hand, if yon please," I said iu a low, stern voice. : "Monsieur will please excuse me; my other arm is lame with rheumatism." He belt" me glance towards the half hidden ring,and I was sure I saw him start and turn pale, at the same time looking much surprised. He, however, opened his right hand, as if perfectly willing for me to shake it if I chose to. -' ; . Then I- had a good look at the ring, and felt shamed of mv suspicions. . Tho device was a common heart, which certainly bore no resemblance to a chariot wheel. After a general conversation to recover mv Kplf-nossession. I turned away, resolved in the future to have a better opinion of my fellow creatures. . ; The stranger's good looks seemed to at tract the attention of a crood many of the ladies. One especially, a modest-looking little thing attired in black, cast furtive o-lances at the handsome passenger. Fin ally she glided so close to him that in turn inff he brushed against her. An. apology, smilingly received by the little ladv, a "remark about the weather on the part of the gentleman, and the two were ' soon conversing with . animation. Meanwhile, the blushing cheek and bright eves of the fair one seemed to betoken that she was well pleased with her companion, whose air was more conceited uian ever. "I am afraid we shall have a stonn,: she remarked, pointing towards a dark cloud upon whieh the captain of the boat was p-azinsr anxiously. "We mav. but do not bo alarmed mad- jsuredime it was inc oniyone oi tue device iu Paris a chariot tivheel ! This person is le murderer of the Countess de Marvville !" The handsome passenger stood as if fro zen to the deck, making no resistance as the adv in black slipped a pair ol hand-cuns 0r his waists "By what riedit," he then stammered, "l v on - , ! He paused as the other threw off her dress and fiilse hair. rcvealinr the person of a sleinler man with delicate, girlish teatures. - fl m Jiuietly remarked; "and I robbed the s of this man that the scaffold might not be cheats.!." . nu .... -m -m tnt ini'te is little more to add. lhe mam proof Laving been obtained, other proof on the prisoner's trial was brought forth, show- mr him o-niltv bevond doubt. Long before his execution his name was ascertained to be Louis Kosseneau, a noted adventurer and irambler, who, however, by cool effrontery and a winning address, back ed by his good looks, had been enabled to move anion .t the first circles of Parisian society. . ; ' .. ' 1 ame. With an air of nonchalance he pulled a red cigar case from h's pocket and asked his companion if sue obiected to a ' smoke. Then he started, and quickly returning the jetl one to his pocket- and pulled forth an yt 1 - - i ijroou ;-1a vxer s . Lrood manners are tho particular distinction of a firentleman They elevate xm in society, and in the es timation of all -woVthv people, arid create f I' il 1 . ... " 1 r. ior mm mat hich money cannot duv. In the education of our children nothing is more neglected, and to this is, in a large decree, attriWnble. the erowinff Lack of respect ana reverence among young people tortlmes ol Jb ranee nati produced a most for their superiors . '. ! 1 pressing effect upon the old novelist's mi ' Home is tie first school of childhood. Her3 they should bo o.irlv taught to be po lite and well btnaved, for the first mental a .. ' . '. impressions oi a young child cannot bo .ob literated by correction or forgetful ness. Parents cannot exercrse too gfeat a de gree of care m the examfies they set be- jorq ineir cuiiun and ,in tne ; manner in which thcy expose them to' impure and Contaminating influences. Tho , formation of human character ia commonly the result ol early associations. : ;i ; -j j ated M. de Kock so crreatlv ttiat he resolv ed to punish Keller. In four days he wrote a humorous story ("L'Ane a'M. JIartin," 31. 3Iailin's Donkey,) which is free from all the blemishes of his other works, and which is generally considered his masterpiece. The book met with an extraordinary sale, and proved so lucky a venture for Paul de Kock's new publisher that he offered -him the sum of ten thousand francs for a novel of two hundred 12mo pages. Kock accept ed the offer, and wrote, in one week's time, "Ma 1 ante 1 ehcite, which the cntics like wise praised very warmly. The author thought he had revettcred himself sufficient ly upon his former publisher; but M. Kell er, in his chagrin sued him for breach of contract and a heavy bill of damages, and the courts awarded him a round sum; an event which so mortified Paul de Kock that he did not write anv thine for over a year. One of the post entertaining chapters in the book is the account of an interview he had,' many years ago, with Rachel, the ac tress, who, then in the zenith of her fame, believed that Paul de Kock had ridiculed her in one of his farces, and who actually went to his house with the avowed purpose of making him apologize very humbly, or, m case he should retnse, chastising him. "Do von know who I am ?' she asked him. superciliously.-. "Indeed, I do not, raadame, he replied, quite puzzled at. her overbearing air "1 am llachel, she said. "What .! Rachel, the great actress V he exclaimed, in creat surprise, opening his eves to their widest. His expression and tone were so good- natured, and his eves beamed with such genuine admiration, that 3Idlle. Rachel was at once completely disarmed, spent an hour in pleasaijt conversation with 31. ae Kock, and left Jam in the best ot humor, King -Louis Philippe. detested him very cordially, and on one occasion, at the Gym nase TMeatre, being informed that a farce, which, niade him laugh very heartily, was bv Paul de Kock, turned purple with anger, and left the theatre in the 'middle of the performance. The slighted dramatist ,re venged himself upon his majesty in a novel -WW 1 1 11- I 1 manner, iw ueuicatea nis next novel 10 him which caused a great deal of merri ment to the Pansians. In early life lie was an ardent legitimist in politics, but in his later years he became more and more ot a republican. In l4a his neighbors elected him major in the Nation al Guard, which made the old gentleman quite furious, .because he believed it had been done to ridicule him on account of his well-known aversion to riding on horseback. The book closes in 1870, at a time when the Parisians were already experiencing all the horrors of a prolonged siege. The mis- de- i pressing eiiect upon tue oia noveiisi s mina, and the closing lines of the volume are sim ply a cry of profound despair over the dis asters of the war. have the money to pay for it at once Pav no. attention to 'splendid . opportnuities,' bargains,' -rare chances,' and .the like. Such affairs arc only traps, which debt sets to catch victims. If you see anything that you would like to buy, or if any ioffer is made that you would like to-'Hcecpt, look first at your money pile, and make the an swer depend upon that. Always- pay as you go. ii you are snort ot; money, vou should gauge your demands accordingly. t oster habits ol econornv, live within your means, buy nothing that you cannot prop erly afford, and vou will go on :' through life free from the miseries and troubles that forever beset the path of the debtor. 1 . . i ; - -u A Pexaxce. 3VhiIe it is perfectly true- that children should be brought under per fect discipline, their inclinations should not be rudely forced. We have heard of a Good, kind, true, holy words dropj)cd in conversation may be little thought of, but they are like seeds of flours or fruitful trees faljjfog'by 'the wayside, borne by .some birds afar; haply thereafter to fringe with beKutv some barren mountain side, or ,to make glad some lonely wilderness. little three year old girl, who did not want to kiss the family good-night, but was com manded to do it. fohe went through the performance conscientiously, but as she kiss ed the last one she heaved a siglf of relief and exclaimed, "Amen F It would seem to be self-evident that forcing clLdren to give what is commonly regarded as a tok en of affection,' is not only foolish-tmt hurt ful. It takes ja way hot only tho j beauty but value of such acts when they" are' spon taneous. e have seen children when they wero expected, even when a. immber of mere acquaintances were present; in the parlor, to go around and kiss every one good night,; when their bedtime' came. It certainly was not a pleasant task. Children should be taught to be polite on -all occa sions, and may well be encouraged to be free and natural in demonstrations of affec tion, but why should they, more than grown people, be requirWl to give special tokens of love, on all occasions and to everybody? !i i A PrriiY Skhmok. 3Iany a eermbn has been spun out to an hour's length that did not contain a tithe of the sound, moral in struction and counsel to be found in the following brief and pithy sermon: 'from the pen of that witty and racy vriter, Rev. Dr. John Todd, deceased : - - I "You are the architects of 'your own for tunes. Rely upon your strength :of body and soul; take for your motto self-reliance, honesty, and industry; for 3roqr stars, faith, perseverence and pluck; ami inscribe on your banner : . : 'Be just and fear not.' Don't take too much advice; stay at the helm- and steer your ship, btnke out. Ihinx well ol yourselves. Fire above the mark you in tend to hit. Assume your position. Don't practice excessive humility. You can't get .. . . I ....... 1 .i.nAi .lv - t . i . . lull Pull your potatoes in a cart over sx rough roadlmd the small ones w ill go to the bot tom. Energy, . invincible" determination, with the right motive, are the levers that move the world. The great art j of com manding is to take a fair share of the'world. Civility cost nothing and Imysteverything. Don't drink; don't smoke; don't wcar; don't in an ineir lives. Under the Mogul Emperors the "Fil Khanah," or "Mansion of Elephants," wag a regular department of the State, and had an officer in charge of it of considerable rank and significance. The Great Akbar used to beat the jungles with a line of el ephants extending for a quarter of a mile. Some native princes have derived a vile pleasure from witnessing a duel between two of these well-matched antagonists; and their services have often been 'called into requisition to put ignopie criminals to a barbarous death. Scott, whose knowledge 'of India', derived from members of the civil and military services, was invariably cor rect and stinking, had introduced an -elephant to contribute to the dcnoiicmont of on' of his least read novels. In the finale of the "Surgeon s Daughter," the apostate Richard 3Iiddlemas, who has just receivod what was his due from the bounty of lip poo, is to" accept the fruit of the justice of .Hyder, and is crushed, m open Durbar, under the toot of a well-tramed elephant. "The crv which the victim uttered," w-e are told, "was mimiced by the roar of the mon ster, and the sound, like a hysterical laugh, mingling with a scream, which rung from under the veil of the Begum." No amount of Indian experience, we mav observe, could have enabled any writer to describe better the types of the age and time than have been given by the great novelist in the de sperate au venturer 33.id'dlemas, Harley -the doctor, Tom Hillary the crimp, the Amaz onian Mrs. 3Iontreville, and, we may even say, Tippoo andllyder, who have the same sort of resemblance to the real rulers of My sore that the Greeks and Romans of Shak spcare have to their originals. It is not very long since that the indignation of the government of India was expressed to the ruler of Baroda, who had fastened an un lucky offender to the feet of an elephant and had him pounded to death m this fash ion throughout tne mam streets of the city. Japanese Women. Naturally, there are no figures more perfect than those of the Japanese young women. Tho child ren, up to the age of .fourteen, or as long as they have the free nse of their limbs, are models of symmetry. About that time they begin to fasten long garments about their hips, the effect of which is to impppe their gait, and give ihem'an awkward shamble. In course of time it does worse, and inter rupts the development of their limbs. "Am ong, the laboring class, an additional mis shaper.ing is accomplished by the practice of -carrying-burdens, from an early age, up on the back, for the support of which bread straps are passed over the shouldeis and crossed in front, pressing directly upon the breasts. Whca a Japanese girl reaches the age of sixteen without having under gone either of these processes of deformity, she is a wonder to the eye and remains so until twenty-five, or possibly a little latex. Then she ceases-to 'charm, for a certain, period, in any way excepting her manner, and that is generally preserved to the last. But as she. grows old she has a change of NEW YOKX SllOr GIRLS. A correspondent of tho St. Louis Gajbc, itiug from New York, thus descKbes'tho suffering among the poorer classes : 1 lalking about shop, girls, there arc ab out thirty thousand noor girls and workiiuf women out ot employment.1 ThcsufFerang among tue poorer classes is tembleJ I have heard stories of distress and I heard some of them on the very Thanksrivi lay, when the reader eat probably bej a magnificent turkey, rendered more ptila- I u uiaziuir. ' ciacRiinr nre- ring ore table bv that itu i par made! my heart ache. A lady -connected with one of our iuan v charitablo ins tions told me she visited a -dungeon was called a basement in the lower of Mott Street, and found a deii, black cold, without a ray oi light, and tho ver air taint with: most noxious vapors. (A" theix'jwas iu this holo was a lop-suled ta ble, ii heap of straw that looked like mttck and & ramshackle kettle. A poor woma lay oil the straw, quite unprotected fjoi the cold and". racked 'by pain, while lit ' husband lay on the table, wasting a1 la. i under, a terrible fever that slowly but snre ! lv consumed him, Itnvas night, and tler was not even a candle in the room. Gould! pages of description add. anything to - the! sorrows of this scene f ! Another story which I heard seems scarcely less credible but I know it.toj. bo: true. ! A lew days ago a poor, but respect-; able-looking woman came to one of jthol missions of charity and begged for moaev The matron had no money, and told her so. ,"U, lor heaven s sake, , do give me somei money V the poor Woman cried, pho! begged so earnestly, and her eyes were: swimming with tears, that the matron! fi-; jially said, "3Iy dear woman r I would but to tell you tho tnith, I havo only cents." "Oh ! if you would only give the two cents," tho woman . sobbed; poor child is dying, and if I have ,no die at home, I shan't ever . see . whea brjathes its List." , , . . . The matron gave her the two cents, the woman poured out a torrent of thanks. The nebd morning she came back, arid, her eyes welling with tears, she said: how kind it was of you to give, me the iwo mo my; an- it tind; becoming quite delightful again. There white- E 1 '. atwavs is nothing nicer than a dignified and haired old Japanese ladv. She is happy, for she is always much, respected and cherished bv her youngers, and at a , .I j llfl T'K P.I certain age tue natural mgu-qreeuing oitne race appears in her to attain its crystallfc zation. Whatever hqr station in life, she is almost sure to suggest an idea of ancient nobility, and-to be surrounded by the at mosphere of au Oriental Faubourg St. Ger main. Atlantic Monthly. Violets as Peeac h e it s . There is something more than their fragrance that makes us love violets. . It is very sweet to be drawn by their subtle, vet powerful," o dor to search for them under the dark leaf shelters where they love to hide They seem to have chosen for their text, "Be ve humble;" an?l the dainty: little preachers not only pre.rh by precept, but by example, to those who, like themselves, are appointed to lowly places m life. There is something particularly attract ive m their habit of blooming just when other flowers are beginning to retreat be fore the advance of the frost king. "This is surely a lesson to those who arc willing to bloom through the summer days of pros perity, but wither at the first approach of adversity, let us emulate the brave spir it of the little purple-robed preachers. Let us breathe our fragrance that is, our gen eral influence at all times, remembering who hath appointed alike the cold winds and the soft airs of summer, I wandered in the garden in' the early Sabbath morning and found some violets cloaked in brown elm leaves, and the lit tle purple darling nestled iu them as vio lets onlv can. . And 1 lound that tney loved the sunshine as much as some of us do, and are glad when the Father appoints them to a place irl it. So I learned anoth er lesson from them : it' is best to grow where and how the Father chooses. If he -1.1. AH !?. - Ar 'rWmvA- fr atool. PUIS US lUC.UUt.lUUU, let uo i ptcuov Q . ' . ' . . -, ' .1, m. f lift nlncp n in the : tdiade. let lis IC h1 I UllUf A ' v i kj 1 - o. two: cents. I bought a candle, and at 111 o'-; clock in the night my child died. " I jsaw! it expire, and it went out of the world sp: softly thai I should pot have known whenL it died if I had not had the candle.'r This story is true, and the city in which it oc-j curred is where a man says he must pmclii himself at 810,000 a year, and yyficrcf the iiuvccivoni spend enough ?iii ono-"night' fti Chaiin)erlinTsor Jlorrissey's gambling sa-j loon; to keep a poor family in Baxter street for a! year. . j- : . -T. Womax. It is pleasing to contemplato the theme of female excellence. The heart! of man warius with emotion as he hears of the rioble deeds of a woman as he vidwi her quiet goodness as ho marks her con-l jugal devotion, her fidejity, her firmness of principle, the thousand little tendernesses clinging around her heart, animating hct to please by all the winning , graces "and attractions that can fix affection; nor relax-! - ' 4 I ing after marriage in the cultivation of those powers which first commanded admiration because she has secured her victory. HO admires and loves her when thus true to tho imiable impulses of her nature. ' But, if captivating in the freshness, and poetry of her early feelings,, when tho fragranco of her own spirit, falls on everything like dew, how much higher does she erect herself in his esteem when the hour ol trial comes when adversity overtakes those she love: 1 and the appeal to her sympathies is tho trorigest that can be made, because it come.s thro' the channel of, her affections'. ' Then see what a power of endurance she exhibits; what fortitude, what energy. Qualities which, amid the sunshine of imwpei ity, lay latent and nnperccived, for want; of occasion to call them forth j; now appear to view with the hope-reviving influence and - which ve may suppose a near and fnendry beacon would have nponTbe sinking heart of a ship-wrecked mariner.'; Difficulties which crush the hearty spirit of man, and subdue his strength to the weakness of a child, aro don't tattle. Be polite; -be generous; be self-reliant. Read good books.". Love your fellow-man as well as ypo love God. Lovo vour country andtbey its. lawV Love truth Love honor. Always do watyour conscience tells you is y ur duty, and leave the consequence to God.'' forth fragrance and praise him breathe there. We should give as we receive cheer fullv, quickly, and without hesitation. There is no grace in a oeneni uw bucks to the fingers. met bv her with a courage' that seems to increase proportionally to-its demand. With a self-sustaining energy, she counteracts tho impression of grief iu her own heart, and rou.-5ed bv her own love- and constancy, she turns to her "partner, ' now dearer than ever from the touch of misfortune, to console, to invigorateto assist; shedding a liemgu in fluence hpon his existence, which cause.- him' to feel, amid all his misery, that hap piness still remains for him while blessed witu tho anection of sncli a mend ami nnn istraut; that lalor, however rudo, cannot degrade him while he is encouraged by the esteem of a heart that is so noble and. true. : . - - ' " ' . - Pay as You Go. Jbhn Randolph oncfe ejaculated, in his shrill tones, while a mcuilier of the House of Representatives: "3Ir. Speaker, I can cry Lurpka, for I have found the philosopher's stone. 1 It is uluy (is you go!" "- The example of tho French; is given as acase in point. Tho French, "who never.gntin debt, and who have been saving money since the days of the ; first Is apoleon,". have become the rich est i people in the'' world,1 which; seems proved by the fact that the -German in- deianitv or a tuousanu minions oi. uoiiars. which thev Avere obligetl to pav, has been all jdiseharged in tAyo. years, wliilo we have been struggling for eight years with twice. as much. Perhaps the wealth of the i rench farmers arises as much from the small farm system and the high cultivation they give the soil. There is a vast, difference between farming m a loose way and hav ing albwork done in-the best manner. Whatever vou' would ot' vish Vour neignbor to do to ymi, do" it Hot 'Unto him. i This is the wholejiawr the rest is- merely the exposition of it.