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MOOSE'S SURAL NEW-TOSSES. 



LETTERS FBOM A HTTUGARIAN. 



Tht r,r«it r.«h"ir«i qfOrat^-What 



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Tl,t briiigt on pontoon*. 



G**jr, nunpnry. Sept. I 6 -''". 

 ■ 

 acquainted with the manners and customs ofo nn 



ii great capital! 

 Il 



h1 i uniformly attracted bj spies I ■■ 



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 to wholl] neglect the domestic life of thepeopl*.— 



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i. fl | unit, nnd BUCh a tiistorv 



■ !. obtained bj mingling with the people 

 : . I may flatter 

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i . clrcleof rela- 

 tives it] I lofl here (on feats ago, when on mj 



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a ,i merely to all the pnb- 



.■■ i mi ii!- In inner, | 



Inga round the family hearth. Though [have now 

 .11 MiiTi'Mry, yet most of nil 



tins limr I spent Hi such insignificant townv :i- 



Gran, Wesprim and vicinity, stopping but a few 



. the capital of Bung n 

 the -i celebrated Hungarian water-core, Abd 



.in ill the neat little ti ■■■ 



a id (h«n here, sitting al ease ii ■ ! 



I will irrlU TOO" what I observed and learned in my 

 travels in Hungary. 



And, first of all, Id me commence where I left off 

 in mj list the greal Sattltea of (Iran. Though 

 tin- iiiv contains bnt about 16,000 inhabitants, 



itlj Magyars,) yel from Its having bean the 



birth place mid residence of St, Si i i-in •.. the pa- 

 tron saint and first OhrUUan King of Hungary, 

 | \ Ii 1000, ■ 1 1 hot Brer Hem the residence of the 

 Hungary, who is at the sumo time Arch- 

 bishop of iu» Graner diocese. Ah late as 1548 

 there existed on the fort dicing the Danube, a 

 church dedicated to St. BriPBBK. Bat in that 

 year th,' Turks took possession of the fort, nnd de- 

 stroyed the entire eily, with the exception of a 

 single cbapel which remains unto lliis day. After 

 ths Turks Were dislodged, and Gran rebuilt, the 

 primates of Hungary succcsMvelv I'lul'.-aimril L. 

 rear a magnificent calhciln.l on the old fort; but 

 it was not until 1821 that tha corner-atone was laid, 

 nnd after gfi years | Aug 8 1st, I860,) the Emperor 

 . . thei n ith the i atire royal family, 

 all the bishops and archbishops, nobles nnd mag- 



mbledii 



Ol iln "Baai 



"wale 



cent ohurch on the Continent. 

 Toenail on which the church is built is Slfl feet 



nbove the level of the Danube; the church itself is 

 ■j— I -i 1hl:1i, l---s lung, mid ].".o w ide. From the 

 centre of the roof risas an immense dmiio supported 



bi puMan The copper covering of this dome 



weighs ::i,nn0 pounds, and is surmounted by n 

 globe nnd cross M feet high. Above the main en- 



Ifiimi', iiwn iron doors weighing lo.noo pounds,) 

 fronting the Danube, >l:mil . the in-eiip| ii m. ',<""- 



■ atrttt, ("seek what is above,") and 

 on lbs Oat rod abova is a statue (28 reel high, 1 ) 



!.;■■■ i ■ : ., ", together with the statues 



of Pact l'..,,' BI Bthphex, and other saints, — 



. ■ "I « !■ . Ii I :>- >i . iilililli-hed. 



I huvc thus >!■■ 11 ribed mo ohun h n$ ii appears 

 to the 'i.iirlcr sailing along the majestic Danube, 

 I until I enli red that 1 fully realized 

 1 1 it- *p!endi..i' and costliness of the primatial Basili- 

 ca- It was on a beautiful Sninhi\ morning when 1 

 ■■ ■ Tin- .-cat.- 



being free to all, 1 Bjolei '■ 

 from which I could at once observe the congrega- 

 tion, tlmir, ami olhciating ministers. Among the 



' ■'■ 1 notn id -tU pcnplc ol the l,m. i , l.i ■.-,■-. 



a -n, -I. ;|.iim ,. ut tiiuir dress and general appear- 

 ance would ut onec betray this. The farmer, me- 

 chanic, and workmen, generally wear on holidays 

 ■■ ' ■■" -I In i, a.l In nini, v.l luit. a I, luck jacket, light 

 ilnili pantaloons, and huiK-lcL'gnl I. 

 lii«- pantaloons up to the knee S..ine, nmieuvor, 

 Him belong to the more hardy and less favored 

 i me, l.me. in-lead of pantaloons, a 

 made of coarse linen, and resembling 

 our Inexpressibles, The legs of these ^a/ya-pants 

 arc -.■ wide, that they might, if spanned by hoops, 

 I'.iin j.ieih respectable vt-'uiolints. If an Ameri- 

 iini Hen- to go mil in ilu> style :it home, he would 

 l"' tuli-n up U3 indecently clothed ; and yet here 

 1 nunc tbau u dozen of peasants with 



"" - l,llt a >hnri jiiekel and wide ffatj/at, kneel- 



00 the marble Bool ..I the most mngnilicent church 



Nor could I observe among the wo- 

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1 \ .-Merved that none of the 



'" "Wi " 1. T l^luom.ble ladies of the 



M M Wtn '"'-"'" For these, like the 



itedmeD, adopt the style of the great 

 i | "'i- particularly of Paris, the cen- 

 ter from which most fashions radiate. ' But the 



" «0fthato»^dassea wear, instep offthon . 



h, M arranged as to cover 

 the head, ears and part of the neck. Then conns 



. ■ o I ■ 

 yellow. Then a abort red or light i 

 (DO crinoline.) with on immense number of folds. 

 And crowning ( or rather footing all,* a p„, r o) 

 horse-skin boot*— no shoes are worn by these hardy 

 woman. These, also, in pleasant fl 

 made of 1. 1 1 1. 



■ ■. which lasted (WO hours, was simitar 

 M generally, 

 i i r.ipnny with 



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 particularly. The giganlio dome, -j feel in di- 



i.le- the blue 

 »ky decked with stars; and bclon 



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 ':• d, from top to bottom, with polish- 



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in gj painting ■ kmong tht se I must 



noi lad n. in. at """■ 'he main 



altar This i- oneot the greatest in tlic ivot'ld, it 



ul the frame, I 20 » ide. 



The artist, Obioolbtti, of Venice, '" 



' ■ nine angelic 



' lug up to her withjoy and 



astonishment. The altar itaelf is made of costly 



marble weighing a llii.us.iu.l bundled weight, and 

 i-. decorated with scvital bas-reliefs in alabaster. 



Beneath the dome there are no seals, the floor be- 



. ,.i.i d gigantic mosaic rosette, formed 

 ,,f mm . r.'.i- iniiiiy-c.loi'ed marble stones. The 

 Tc-t of tbe floor is paved with « hite nnd red Hun- 

 garian Marble, Viewed from beneath the dome, 

 the entire church is truly beautiful nnd sublime. 



If you ever vi-it this church, dn not fail to de- 

 scend into the catacombs below. The entrance ia 

 guided by two gigantic figures representing /Vac* 

 and Immortali/-/ ; and a forest of imposing pilli 

 leads to the marble nllar. Here rest the remai 

 Of the Arch-Duke AhbbOSTOB (unflleof the present 

 Emperor of Austria,} Cardinal Ronwu (the fonnd- 

 ., of this "Hasilien,") and other Archbishops.— 

 Older tombstones, also, arc here set, among them 

 that of the last commander of the fortress of Gran 

 Baron Sow ehbciti (died 1884.) 



In front of the church, or still better from the 

 dome, you have a line view of the picturesque vi- 

 cinity l"i several mites. At the foot of the fort 

 Hows the Danube, spanned by a bridge resting on 

 34 pontoons, and connecting Gran with a village 

 on the opposite bank, called Pnrknny. Whenever 

 a steamer comes along from Testh or Vienna, sig- 

 nal is given from the fort; whereupon a portion of 

 tbe 1. 1 nlge, re-ling on thn<< pen tonus, is drawn Out 

 in order to let the boat pass through. The "open- 

 ing" nnd "eloping" of the bridge is done by hand- 

 niachinery, and takes up about 15 minutes. In the 

 winter, when the Danube freezes, the entire bridge 

 is drawn into the "little Danube" (an urm of the 

 river proper.) which, being fed by warm springs, 

 remains tepid during the entire year. This little 

 Danube begins and ends at the great river, thus 

 forming a beautiful Island with many fine prome- 

 nades and pleasure-gardens. 



Thus you see, Mr. Editor, that this little city of- 

 fers material more than enough for a single letter, 

 and, I should think, interesting enough for the 

 amateur traveler. You will find here also a Col* 

 !et>e, a Theological Seminary, a Library with many 

 Hungarian manuscript sand antiquities, and — what 

 I Will describe more ut length in my next -the 

 real Magyar Iff t. Baton Tdbk*. 



SOENS9 i:n- AITO ASOTJNX) jkim>alkm.. 



EDUCATION IN BKA2EL. 



I;.. :.:.■ ..iivliillv, though rather superficially 

 located. They never play. At a very early age 



boarding-school, and by their twelfth year general- 

 ly acquire the manners of "little old men," the stiff 



black hat, standing collar and cane. They walk 

 the streets ns though everybody was looking at 

 them, and as rigid as if they were encased in cor- 

 sets. They are well instructed in the languages. 

 Of late, however, the "cramming system" hits 

 beeu falling into disrepute. Tbe .Superintendent 

 of Public Instruction has extended Ins authority 

 wit bin -co) lege walls. The military, naval, and 

 medical academies, generally complete Hie course. 

 Tin. 1 1' are likewise common schools, supported by 

 the govei nun nt. The Brazilian despises mercan- 

 tile lab.ir, ami prefers a starving ,-al.n \ In the ves- 

 atiou of the OOunUng-room, Only members of the 

 learned professions atl.un to civil nllne, neier 

 merchants or artisans.— Rev, .'■ G. FUtaher. 



£I)c Hcuictucr. 



Books Received. 



tic Nvw En.,i,.imi Tiikockacv. A History of Hie 



'■■'lurn-ali -Is ,.( N,. w K„ L .|.,,„| 1 [IrMxuh 



■■> Kin. Bj II. K I in. in. W I'r.l.i.e ). v Mi, 



AEITHMITICA1 FACTS, AGAIN. 



■'■ ■■■■ ■ ■■ ihort time ngo, gave 

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™nicb, Without s o evpUnaiUm that wo may 



understand the ' lawell i ,i... ■ 



not consider very valuable, for » „,, 

 who works by rule* rattier than analyses goes on 



prinoiplo, 



We should like, therefore, 



fr/.y •' 1 I 



■ '■ i multtpln .i b| 



An opportunity to continue our sketches of 

 Scene* in and around JermaUm, is furnished us 



by the publication of a small work, Hadji in Syria, 

 written by Sarah Barci.at Jonssnx. The de- 

 scription of the country, people and incidents are 

 copied from a journal, kept during a residence of 

 three years in Palestine, and the illustrations, for 

 which we are indebted to the publishers, Jahks 

 Challen A Sons, Philadelphia, are selected from 

 her own portfolio, and their correctness mny be 

 implicitly relied upon. We give a portion of one 



THE JEWS. 

 There arc no people mote worthy of our atten- 

 tion nnd regard than the people of Israel, God's 

 own chosen race. And those inhabiting Jerusalem 

 claim not only our serious consideration, but most 

 heart-felt pity. Their condition is a sad and won- 

 derful verification of the sure word of prophecy, 

 which long ago doomed them to their present stnte 

 of degradation and woe. They arc now beginniug 

 come to Jerusalem in great numbers; and are 

 pported while there mainly by contributions 

 from abroad, amounting to the miserable pittance 

 of a few paras a day for each person. Vet they are 

 quite happy and contented, so long as they enjoy 

 tbe privilege of treading tbe land of their fore- 

 fathers, and living on the -acred snil of their beloved 

 Mount Zion. The heart of the lover of Israel i* 

 often made to bled wheU witnessing instances of 

 tbe tyranny exercised over them by their despotic 

 lords, the Turks; such as a poor old Jew being 

 pelted with stones by the little Turkish boys in the 

 The little scamps are greatly amused with 

 the sport; and, instead ol" ine.-lnig with a severe 

 rebuke, they are rewarded with encouragement 

 from their seniors; at w bo>e inshgatiou, indeed, 

 the sport ia generally commenced. 



from Jerusalem lo Uetlilebem without deviating a 

 few hundred yards from the stony path to muse 

 awhile, and perhaps drop a tear ut the tomb of the 

 ill-fated but "beautiful and well-favored" Rachel, 

 The pillar set upon her grave, thirty-five long cen- 

 turies and a generation ago, has long since crum- 

 bled into dust, or, more probably, been chipped 

 into fragmentary amulets; but the venerated spot 

 is still marked, and no di-ubt correctly indicated by 

 a picturesque mnusoleum, seen in the engraving, 

 containing two rooms, the innermost of which is 

 the consecrated sanctum where her idolized re- 

 mains lie interred beneath a rude oblong tomb of 

 plastered stones, four or five feet in height 

 Kphrath, or Eplnat.ih. being a mileor two distant 

 for "she was buried in the way to Ephratb, which 

 is Bethlehem;" "and there was but a little way 

 go to Ephrath." Rnmnh, in the Hebrew, mca 

 an eminence, and it was doubtless on the top of 

 the intervening hill in the coasts of Bethlehem, and 

 not nt Ramlev, near Joppn, ns Charlotte Eliza 

 deth imagines fin that admirable production of 

 her pen, "Judah's Lion,") that a " voice was 

 heard"— Inmentations and bitter weeping — "Ra- 

 chel weeping tor her children, refusing to be com- 

 forter! beean-c they were not." 



How toucbingly is the traveler reminded of that 

 soul-rending cry, in passing this cherished monu- 

 ment nf the mother of millions ..f the noblest race 

 on earth— where, beaeatfa its dome and around its 

 walls, he hears the plaintive wailings of the daugh- 

 ters of this revi red " n, ..therm Israel." But they 



rificcd in the vain attempt of Herod the Great 

 (monster of cruelly'* to destroy the infant Messiah, 

 for that event they profess to disbelieve. They are 



. p*..f.. r. 



With Map and Numerous 

 Harper ,t Brothers, [j 

 frUOSnUS OF Nati-u. 



&. Cark'ton— l&M. [pi 



C.1..1E11. lHn-ir.it. ,1 ffi.n, l>r..H ihl's t.j !■' (I C Dab 

 irv. New Turfc: W, ,\. Tuwtm-nd A Co.-l-M 



Author of ■' Margaret > 



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Harper & Bros, gold b 



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Century. Bj 1". !>.!,. 



H.ilmn 1)1 1,1 -i,.i M„MI 



i.arht„n. [...1,1 |. v Him 



By Fmubika Brbui 



Bold by Damn. 



,M. New Yurt: l;i„t,| i 



: or, The QolhamUe Anadj 

 ■.i >v . ■■. Bold bj Dzwar, ' 



1 !■> M uiv ll.iwm 

 Peterson tk Bros. [pp. ws.] 



Novel. By M«ia. iket J. M. 

 in. Id & Carleloii. For sale by 



1 tea ELuroai lmr,,,- the Consulate a 

 Ken y« 

 ■"Tw** Bros [pp. in.] BotdbjDawHT. 



iot conferred upon us a responsible 

 >"t giving us, at the i 

 igth, rightly exerted, to perform its duties. 



No Jew is allowed to enter the Church of the 

 Holy Sepulchre; and, indeed, should one be seen 

 even passing through the court, he is instantly 

 attacked by an infuriated mob of Christians, who, 

 if they allow him to escape with his life, he fans 

 great occasion to thank them, as they are fully cm- 

 powered to kill him by express firman or the Sul- 

 tan. He is set free only on condition of submis- 

 sion to the practice his soul abhors — of kissing u 

 crucifix of the despised Nuzarcne, or an image of 

 the Virgin Mary. One privilege, however, is 

 granted the poor Jew of Jerusalem, upon which 

 be places inestimable value; that of performing 

 his devotions close by the remains of the inagniti- 

 cient walla that once surrounded the Temple. For 

 this favor, they at one time paid an enormous 

 price to the Turks, who own not only this spot, 

 but nearly nil of the Holy City. And there they 

 resort at nil times, but particularly on Friday, to 

 weep ami lament that their Temple is no more. 



Here, too, assemble multitudes of the matrons 

 Bud maids of Israel, to pour forth their bitter la- 

 mentations and scalding tears through the crevices 

 of that portion of the wall nearest the aid ..[ then- 

 beloved but unapproachable Temple; "deeply 

 wailing, deeply wuiling that the daughter of Zion 

 is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge iu a 

 garden of cucumbers; as a beseiged city." Butso 

 down-trodiieu, impotent, and helpless m. thev, 

 that it is no nuomimon thing for " certain lewd 

 fellows of the baser sort," of Turkish, Arab, and 

 Christian pcli-i.e. so to annoy Hem, that they are 



glad to ensconce themselves in tin ir crowded and 



coiiifurllcj.- tenements on Mount Zion. 



The Tomb of Rachel is another spot held by 

 them in great veneration; and I envy neither the 

 head nor the heart of the stranger who can pass 



Well did ...n adorable Redeemer say to cc 



devoted females, wh.. h.ul ministered to him of 

 their substance, and, faithful to the bitter end, 

 sorrowfully followed Mini to Uolgothu, "Weep not 

 forme, hut weep for yourselves and your children." 

 O ! the untold miseries that have come upon the 

 degraded daughter of Zion! Fouulaiuless indeed 

 must be the eye Unit can witness the harrowing 

 anguish of mind and contortion of body manifested 

 around thin tomb, and shed no tear. Harder than 

 the nether mill-stone, and " deaf to pity's soul-sub- 

 duing cry," that bosom that can remain unmoved 

 amid such a scene of wailing, lamentation and 



Tub ScnLPTDBHOV Habit.— Did you everwatch 



a sculptor slowly fashioning a human countenance V 

 It is not moulded at once ; it is not struck out at a 

 single blow. It is pain fully and laboriously 

 wrought. A thousand blows rough cast it. Ten 

 thousand chisel points polish and perfect it — put 

 in the line I. niches, and bring out the features and 

 expression. It is a work of time; but at last the 

 full likeness comes out, and stands fixed forever 

 and unchanging in the solid marble. Well, so 

 does a man under the leadings of the Spirit, carve 

 out bis moral likeness. Every day he adds some- 

 thing to the work— a thousand acts of thought 

 and will, ond deed, shape the feature* and expres- 

 sion Of the soul-habits Of love, and pnnty. and 

 truth. Habits of falsehood, malice and UQeleajl- 

 nesi silently mould and fashion it. till at length it 

 i the image and superscription of the Evil 



One. 

 Wi seld ragrel 



tsclf" is to the superficial < 

 (I suppose.) 



And with your permission, Mr. FniTon, I vrill 



give ■■ '■■ n to find the contents ol a i in le, ths 



diameter of which is known. Find the cireumfo- 



'■ is 8 .1410 times the diameter Then 



" multiply one-hnlf I he .liiiinel. i bv mi., -halflliecir- 



.,.,■...' [net 

 "nearly,"] number of equate inches contained in 



And now, for n practical illustration of this rule, 

 Cut out n mum! piece i,i pa- 

 per, (pasteboard ia best,) 

 and divide it nccordiug to 

 the following illustration, 

 (fig. 1.) cutting it entirely 

 in (wo on the line ■>. I, 



but let n narrow sli ip hold 

 al Ibe end of each uf tho 

 P'O- 1- other lines, 



Now take hold .-f the j r« - », ■■'.. i straighten 



ench semi-circumference, and yon will have lii;. 2. 

 These pieces now arrange iu the Lu in <>i 1 1 L - :., and 

 you Will have a pantk-ll.'-nun ; the length of which 

 will be one-half the circumference of the circle, aud 

 the iridth one-half the diameter, and the superficial 

 contents are the same as those nf the circle from 

 which it is formed ; hence the reason of (lie rule. 



This is on the supposition that the lineso, b, in 

 fig, ■_' aud 3, are straight lines, and which would bt 

 straight if the cuele was divided with sufficient 

 accuracy. 



If a tapering nr irregular shaped vessel is to bo 

 measured, l" 1 : tin m.l the result* 



of the above rule, multiplied M the height, will 

 ■_-!\ e il e solid contents. 



As to measuring bios, Ac, I believe 1 .2-1-4 + 

 cubic feet, or 21o0 cubic inches make an exari 

 bushel. 



In measuring hay, about here, it is usually esti- 

 mated that 400 feet, in a well settled mow, make a 

 tun. I do not know, however, on what authority 

 that number is used, and should like lo know 

 which is right. 



And uow, 1 should like to have some of the boys 

 tell the reason pf the Wlowing result ;— Why tho 

 unit point is placed as ii is, aud why dividing a 

 number makes it largen, \<- 



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and again 



"STEADY BOY'S WASTED." 



a often i 



iking up a newspaper the 

 following advertisement, under t lie head of wants: 

 "Wonted, ft Steady Boy," Ac. Boys what can bo 

 the meaning of this? Are there so few "rttadij 

 boy*" among so many that it is necessary to search 

 among thousands; yea, among tens of thousands 

 to IiimI a "steady boy.'" Are they, indeed, so 

 scarce? By no menus. Although far from being 

 a supply, there are many "steady boys." The 



demand will always i,... m ,,.,.,. ..t the supply. 



When the wild, reckless boy becomes n manof 

 middle age, he will look back adown the longvisto 

 of years with a sigh of regret, when he beholds 

 the " stead} boys" of bygone days the honored, 

 the distinguished, and the world-renowned heroes 

 and statesmen of the day. Yes, "steady boys" 

 Parents want them, (eschars wont 

 them, and a progressive world mvtt have them. 



Little thinks the thoughtless, harcm-scarcm boy 

 of today, that there must be "steady boys" to fill 

 the place of the gray-haired veterans who are now 

 the pillars of society, tho body guard of ev. B hand- 

 ed justice, and the moral police of a civdized peo- 

 ple When the icy band of the L.ng of terrors 

 strikes down these veterans at their posts, the next 

 generation most provide men who can and will 

 make good thei" 



Make known to us boys who prefer a book to a 

 gome of bull ; a newspaper to a new play ; an eve- 

 ning at home with their books, to one at the tavern 

 or stores; tbe records of history to the senseless 

 pages of a novel ; the companionship of the intelli- 

 gent and refined, to that of the vulgar, and de- 

 praved ; and we will show you " steady boys" that 

 re xeanUd to make men of. U. C. Bbecheb. 



Livonia. N. Y., January, 1659. 



Iii.u There is dew in one flower ond nol 

 another, because one opens its cop and takes it 

 while tbe other closes ilself, and the drop runs i 



id rains his goodness and mercy 



the dew, and il ira I u It them, it is because 



11 not open our hearts to r. - 



