fU&u&iec 
Thk Phtlosoprt op Houar-Kbeftno ; A 8rientiflc 
npd Practical Manual fbr the Preparation of All 
KukU of Food, the Makloc up ot all Articles of 
Dross, the Preservation of Health, and the Intelli¬ 
gent and Skillful Performance of Kverv Household 
Office. By Joseph B. I.vm ax, Author of the ‘‘ Prize 
Essay on Colton Culture," etc., and Laura E. Lt- 
max. Anthorof “Prize Essay on House-Keeping.’' 
[12 mo.—pp. E60.] Hartford: Goodwin Jfc Betts. 
The question what sbalt we eat, and wherewithal 
shall we be clothed, immediately concerns every one. 
It is intelligently and attractively treated of in the 
handsomely gotten up book before ns. This is not 
merely a cookery book. We have had enough of 
sneh. It covers broad ground, and treats of nearly 
everything hearing upon house and home keeping in 
a very sensible yet happy manner. Each of it* twenty- 
eix chapters is a well written essay upon some subject 
of deep importance to housewives, ami the carofnl 
perusal of which wonlrl be of much profit. In works 
of a less scope than this, Economies of Dress. In¬ 
fancy, Domestic Hygiene, Domestic Architecture and 
Ornamentation, &c„ nrc not Included, and these add 
very greatly to its value. If the book could he placed 
in every home, and its suggestions heeded, it would 
avail greatly for good: hence we hope it will have an 
immense sale. It is sold by Booksellers generally. 
FABER'S LEAD PENCILS, 
THE NAUGHTY KITTEN, 
From a letter written from Nnremburg, in the 
Kingdom of Bavaria, to the Utica Herald, we 
take the following interesting account of Fa¬ 
ber’s lead pencils, which are believed to be 
superior to those of any other maker: 
Every school boy in America has seen lead 
pencils bearing the name of A. W. Faber, but 
all do not know where they arc made, the 
amount of labor bestowed on them, or the diffi¬ 
culty of manufacturing a really good article. I 
visited yesterday, in the village of Stein, three 
miles from here, this famous manufactory, and 
perhaps a few historical notes in relation to it 
may not be uninteresting to your readers. 
In the year 1700, Kasper Faber settled in this 
little village, aud commenced the manufacture 
of lead pencils. During his life the quantity 
made was not so great but the products of the 
week’s work could be taken, on Saturday, in a 
basket to Nuremburg and Furth for sale, ills 
son, Anton Wilhelm, whose name the pencil 
now bears, did not increase the busiucss, and 
bis grandson bad little better success. On the 
death of the latter, in 1830, his son, the present 
proprietor, then twenty years of age. succeeded 
to the busluess. This young mau hud then beeu 
spending three years in Paris, working at his 
trade, and devoting himself to improving the 
method of making pencils. Conceiving that he 
had made an Important discovery, he returned 
home, and with the greatest difficulty, by mort¬ 
gaging all the estate that had fallen to him, 
succeeded in borrowiug eighty dollars, with 
which to commeuce business. He expended 
this small sum in making pencils according to 
his uew method, which consisted in part in 
giving them different degrees of hardness, a 
thing before unknown, which ho distinguished 
as at present, by numbers. He took these to 
Munich and other cities, where they were tried 
by the best artists, who were so pleased that 
they gave him very buttering certificates; but 
on returning home he found the proceeds of his 
eighty dollars expended, and he had no other 
resource than the banker who bad already be* 
friended him. The banker, on learning that he 
UV PAULINA, 
On, you thief with pretty face [1 
la It not a pity 
You should get tuto disgrace, 
Naughty little kitty? 
I had thought It would be nice— 
So did Ben and Mary; 
You should hunt and kill the mice 
Down in mamma’s dairy. 
But she knew you hotter far, 
Said, “ You cannot risk her,” 
Now, you look the thief you arc— 
Cream on cv’ry whisker. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
THOUGHTS FOR BOYS. 
Parents do wrong in keeping their children 
hanging nrouud home, sheltered and enervated 
by parental indulgence. The eagle does better. 
It stirs up its nest when the young eaglets are 
able to fly. They are compelled to shift for 
themselves, for the old eagle literally turns 
them out, and at the same time tears all the 
down ami feathers from the nest. ’Tis this 
rude and rough experience that makes the king 
of birds so fearless in his flight, and so expert 
in the pursuit of prey. It is a misfortune to bo 
boru with a silver spoon in your mouth, for you 
have it to carry and plague you all your days. 
Riches often hang like a dead weight, yea like a 
millstone about the necks of ambitious yountr 
men. 
Had Benjamin Franklin or Georoe Law 
been brought up in the lap of afflueuee aud 
ease, they would probably never have been 
heard of by the world at large. It was the 
making of the one that he ran away, and of the 
other that he was turned out doors. Early 
thrown upon their own resources, they acquired 
the energy and skitl to overcome resistance, and 
to grapple with the difficulties that beset their 
pathway. And here 1 think they learned the 
most Important lesson of their lives—a lesson 
that developed their manhood—forcing upon 
them Necessity, the most useful aud inexorable 
of musters. There Is nothing like being bound 
out, turned out, or even kicked out, to compel 
a man to do for himself. Rough handling of 
the last sort has often made drunken men sober. 
Poor boys, though at the foot of the hill, should 
remember that every step they take towards 
the goal of wealth and honor gives them In¬ 
creased energy and power. They have a pur- 
•■ha.sc, and obtain a momen.tmn, the rich man’s 
son never knows. The poor man’s sou has 
the furthest to go, but without knowing it he is 
turning the longest. lever, and that with the Hit- 
most vim and vigor. 
Boys, do not sigh for the capital or Indulgence 
of the rich, but use the capital you have—I meau 
those GoD-giveu powers which every healthy 
youth of good habits has in aud of himself. 
All a man wants in this life is a skillful hand, 
a well Informed mind, aud a good heart. In 
our happy laud, and la these favored times of 
Libraries, Lyceums, Liberty, Religion and Edu¬ 
cation, the humblest aud poorest can aim at 
the greatest usefulness, aud the highest excel¬ 
lence, with a prospect of success that calls forth 
all the endurance, perseverance aud industry 
that is la man. n . K f 
North Chili, N. Y„ 1867. 
Waiting tor the Verdict. By Mrs. R. H. Davis, 
Author of " Life in the Iron Mills,” “ Margaret 
Howth." etc. [8 vo.—pp. 861.1 New York: Shel¬ 
don &. Co. 
There Is nmtsual power in this book. It is a story 
of the late civil war, though it opens fifteen years be¬ 
fore the contest began. In it the slaves of the South 
are delineated as they were when waiting for tho ver¬ 
dict of the country—a verdict that should grant them 
all the glorious opportunities of freedom, or shonld 
shut them out from its possibilities forever. The 
delineations arc drawn in a masterly manner. Dr. 
Brodeuip is, perhaps, the strongest character pic¬ 
tured. Bat for several notable illustrations of what 
the black man is capable of attaining to, we might 
consider his picture too highly wrought. In very 
many particulars this story U as remarkable as 
“ Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Its movement is sometimes 
abrupt, but there is always a rare grace in the sketch¬ 
ing of details, and much vividness in the grouping of 
events, while the frequent touches of pathos aro often 
exquisitely tender. In a certain sense the verdict of 
the nation coucarniug the negro is still unspoken ;— 
popular perusal of this book might in Boma degree 
influence it. Sold by Adams A Ellis. 
THE LATE EX-GOVERNOR ANDREW, OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
Ex-Governor John A. Andrew, of Mussa- Gen. Devens, the Conservative candidate, was 
chusetts, (who died of apoplexy at Boston on by 25,000 majority. On the expiration of this 
the both ultimo,) was boru at Windham, Maine, term he declined renominatiou, to attend to his 
May ill, 1818, and graduated at Bowdoln Col- private business, as lie was unable to sustain 
lege In 1837. He Immediately entered upon the the pecuniary sacrifice involved iu holding the 
study of the law in Boston, where, in 1840, he office. Soon after he was tendered and declined 
was admitted to tho bar. Until the outbreak of the Presidency of Antioch College, Ohio. Tho 
the war he practiced his profession iu that city, distinguished ability which shone out in his 
attaining special distinction in the Fugitive administration a* Governor of Massachusetts, 
Slave cases of Shadrach, Burns and Sims, the many sterling qualities which were summed 
which arose iu that city under the Fugitive up la his character, his social address, aud the 
Stave Law of 1850. He was elected a member of charm of his conversational powers, which wore 
the State Legislature from Boston iu 1858. Iu brilliant, together with his clear and forcible 
18C0 he was elected the twenty-first Governor of style as an orator, will ever remain impressed 
Massachusetts since the adoption of the Const:- on the memories of all who kuew him. 
tntion of 1780, by the largest popular vote ever We get a better inside view of the character of 
cast for any candidate. He was specially ener- Gov. Andrew frpm what the lawyers say of him, 
getic iu placing the militia of Massachusetts on than from the public discourses and eulogies, 
a war footing, in anticipation of the impending Mr. T. P. Chandler, at a meeting of tbu Suffolk 
conflict between the government and tho seceded Bar, said lie was fond of conquering In n cause; 
States; and, after the w/vrhud actually begun, was he was full to overrunning with fun and drollery; 
equally active iu ral&li.To Massac Unsetts’ coutln- he Was a mimic; he loved profoundly the New 
gent of volunteers on the various calls for troops. England character, and thoroughly understood 
He wus twice reelected Governor, aud during It; he bad no selfish ambition, but did with all 
the three terms was one of the most urgent iu his might what fell to him to do; he loved 
impressing upon the Administration at Wash- children; he was fond of ballad music and 
Ington the necessity of adopting the eruanoipo- psalmody; he was given to racy anecdote; his 
tion policy, and of accepting the services of rise at the bar was slow, and he. had but just 
colored troops. The meeting Of Governors at begun to take the front rank in the profession ; 
Altoouu, mainly at Gov. Andrew’s instance, he was faithful to his clients, and especially ten- 
had these objects iu view, and was the fore- dor of their rights; and he hid a marvellous 
runner of the Proclamation of Emancipation, power of work in him. He waB a remarkable 
His third reflection, iu November, 1802, over man, scarcely yet in the prime of his powers. 
Sound. A Course of Eight Lectures Delivered at the 
Royal Institution of Great Britain by John Tyn¬ 
dall. LL. D , F. II, 8., Professor of Natural Philos¬ 
ophy in the Royal institution and in the Royal 
School of Mines. [12 mo.—pp. 335.1 Yew York: 
D. Appleton & CO. 
In the preface of this work the author says:—“ In 
the following pages I have tried to render the science 
of Acoustics interesting to all Intelligent persons, 
including those, who do not possess any special sci¬ 
entific culture." He has succeeded admirably. By 
treating the subject experimentally, throughout, it 
is relieved of anything like dryness, and is, indeed, 
rendered really fascinating. Every lecture is render¬ 
ed perfectly lncld, and is supplemented by a summary 
that tersely groups Its distinctive points. We heart¬ 
ily commend the book to all who have a taste for phi¬ 
losophy. Sold by Adams & Ellis. 
The Sexton’s Tale, and Other Poems. By The¬ 
odore Tilton, New York: Sheldon & Co. 
There are thirty-five poems in this little volume of 
173 pages. That from which it lakes its name can 
hardly he considered the best, but is, with one ex¬ 
ception, the longest. Some of them have attained 
wide publicity through the newspapers, and are well 
worth preserving in a more permanent form. In 
them all there is shown much facility of versification 
and delicacy of rhythm, with here and there a touch 
of fancy which tells of genuine poetic inspiration. 
They are presented in fitting garb. Typographically 
considered the book is a perfect gem. ncavy tinted 
paper—beautiful type—elegant binding, English gilt, 
—these do credit to the publishers. For Bale by A da ms 
■& Ellis. 
an equal rise, less the friction. Here a model 
train loaded with water runs down a sharp in¬ 
cline, the water runs oil', aud the force of the fly 
wheel carries the train back to the place of 
starting. In this way a short line, taking coal 
down an Inellno—from the pit’s mouth, for ex¬ 
ample—could be worked without any power but 
that gained by each descent of the train. 
membered that after their walk ho had changed 
his dress; that he had left the door of his room 
open, because the gareon was coming to arruugo 
it; that tho waistcoat containing the diamond 
had been thrown upon a chair; that the Manchis- 
seuse was due that day; and that the waistcoat 
was to be washed. A complication of horrors ! 
His fears were groundless; he found his door 
open; he had procured no light in his haste, but 
rushed into the darkness toward the fatal chair, 
when he perceived that the room was full of 
bright rays, and, flashing and glittering on the 
floor, lay the Saucy. The gareon had arranged 
the room, the planchisseme had come, the wuist- 
coat had beeu taken to be washed, but the 
diamond had slipped out aud was saved, and 60 
was Jules Janln. But he still remembers with 
horror the ephode of the Bancy diamond.— 
Home Journal. 
HOME AMUSEMENTS, 
Ten Months in Brazil. With Incidents of Voyages 
and Travels, Descriptions of Scenery and Charac¬ 
ter, Notices of Commerce and Productions, etc. 
By John Codman. Boston: Lee &, Shepard. 
In this neatly printed and attractively bound vol¬ 
ume of 2U8 pages a steamboat captain, whose vessel 
was sometime employed in traffic along the coast of 
Brazil, gives us plqnant sketches of Brazilian cus¬ 
toms and manners, and gossips happily of many en¬ 
tertaining things concerning a country which, though 
a part of our own continent, is less known to ns than 
nearly all of Europe. The writer is a good observer 
—somewhat prejudiced in some respects, we fancy— 
and is shrewd euough to turn all be sees to good ac¬ 
count. Sold by Dewet. 
We here give illustrations of two simple but 
quite amusing performances, one of which might 
almost induce the young folks to believe in 
magic did we not fully ex- 
j plain the tnunuer in which It 
C - : b is done. “ The Erratic Egg” 
1® a VCI 7 common egg iu- 
hrrrf \pNff) probably one that “ Old 
ml// W Speckle” laid, but it cau be 
made to do rather an uncoin- 
Sr mou thing, 
^ ou 6ee tlie two wine- 
^^^S^glasses, and the egg in one '/ 
The Erratic Eng. Weil, the feat Us to transfer 
the egg from one wine-glass to the other, aud 
back again, without touching it or the glasses, 
or allowing any person or anything to touch 
them. Perhaps you think it cannot be done, 
but Just blow smartly on one side of the egg, 
and see if it does not hop right over into the 
uext glass; then blow on the other side if you 
want it to hop back. 
Nations ®njpk 
THE SAN0Y DIAMOND. 
The great Sancy Diamond, which stands ninth 
in the glittering and very restricted aristocracy 
of the world’s big diamonds, Is to be sold, and 
while it is on show at one of the first jeweler’s, 
the story of Us life and troubles travels round 
Paris. And, iudeed, since it was found on the 
battle field in the sword hilt fallen from Charles le 
Temerarie’s dying hand, its vicissitudes have been 
great, and far too numerous to recount in full. 
At one time Henry IV borrowed it from Dc 
Sancy, togiveitasaguaranteetotheSwUs forthc 
troops they had lent him; aud the messenger to 
whom De Sancy had confided it, disappeared be¬ 
fore he reached the King. A long aud anxious 
time elapsed before auy one learned what had 
become of the faithful servant, but it wus at last 
discovered that he hud been attacked and assas¬ 
sinated. The body was found, exhumed, opened, 
and In the stomach lay poor Sancy I The mes¬ 
senger had swallowed it to preserve it from the 
hands of the assassins. The precious stone went 
on leaping from impossibility to impossibility, 
untU it reaches the scene of its last trouble, 
which is laid in Lyons, about twenty years ago. 
Monsieur le Comte Demidotf and bis wife were 
visiting Lyons with the amiable writer, Jules 
Junin. The day was hot and the G’omtesse 
threw off her shawl, and taking out the pin, in 
which was mounted the celebrated dlatuoud, 
asked Jules Janiu to put the jewel iu his 
pocket. They passed the day in looking at the 
sights in the town, and in the evening went to 
the theater. “ Apropos, mon ami," said the 
Count, between the acts, “did you give the pin 
to the Comtesse ¥” Poor Jules Janln bounded on 
his feet, plunged his hands convulsively into his 
waistcoat pockets, and then, without uttering a 
word, rushed from the box. During the head¬ 
long course back to the hotel all the incidents 
of the day, all the horrors of his situation, 
presssd on his brain like a nightmare. He re¬ 
A FLEXIBLE STONE 
A oreat geological curiosity has been depos¬ 
ited in the museum of the Hartley Institution 
at Southampton, England, consisting of a piece 
of flexible stone about two feet long, seven 
inches wide, and more than one inch in thick¬ 
ness, having the appearance of a rough sand¬ 
stone, which bends with a slight pressure like a 
piece of India rubber or gutta pereha of the 
same size. This interesting specimen of geology 
has been placed in a glass ease constructed for 
it, fitted with a lever, by touching the key of 
which on the oatside of the case the flexibility 
of the stone U showu. It was presented to the 
Hartley Institute by Mr. Edward Cufihon trorn 
his relative, Mr. R. S. Munden, who obtained it 
from Delhi, India. In its natural position the 
bIouc is said to ran in thin layers in the soil In 
which it is found, but is so rare iu India that it 
finds a place in the museums of Calcutta. 
Thecg is a similar 6tone, but not so wide as the 
one un'der notice, in the British Museum, and 
another in the museum of the School of Mines, 
but specimens are very rarely to be met with. 
Although the atone has a gritty appearance, no 
grit or dust is thrown off by the motion given 
to it when under pressure. 
Modern Palm:<tkt ; Or, The Book of the Hand, 
Chiefiy according to the Systems of D’Arpentigny 
and Desuarollbs. With some account of tile Gip¬ 
sies. By A. P. Craig, M A., Anthor of “The 
Philosophy of Training,” etc. New York: Ameri¬ 
can News Company. 
IIeke we have 320 twelve mo. pages for the curious. 
The science of Palmistry—If it bo a science aud not 
merely a speculative theory—is of very ancient ori¬ 
gin. It had a place among the Egyptians four thou¬ 
sand years ago, and since then has been in vogue 
among various wandering tribes—believed in by them 
doubtless, and winning some converts from amoDg 
more civilized people. The lines of the hand may 
tell unerringly of the possessor's fortune, but we 
confess to a lack of faith in their indices. Sold by 
Dewey. 
LOST TIME 
Let any man pass an evening iu vacant idle¬ 
ness, or even in reading some silly tale, and com¬ 
pare the state of bis mind when he goes to sleep 
or gets up uext morning, with its state some 
other day, when he has spent a few hours iu 
going through the proofs, by facts and reason¬ 
ing, of some of the great, doctrines in natural 
science, learning truth]! wholly new to him, and 
satisfying himself, by careful examination, of 
the grounds ou which known truths rest, so as 
to be not only acquainted with the doctrines of 
themselves, but also to he able to show why he 
believes them, aud to prove before others that 
they arc true; he will find as great a difference as 
cau exist iu the same bciug — the difference be¬ 
tween looking back upon time unprofltably 
wasted, and time spent in self-improveruent; he 
will feel himself, in one ease, listless and dis¬ 
satisfied — in the other comfortable and happy; 
iu one ease, if he did appear to himself humble, 
at least will not have earned any claim to his 
own respect; in the other ease, he will enjoy a 
proud consciousness of having, by bis own ex¬ 
ertions, become a wiser and therefore a more 
exalted nature. 
The Ghost. By Wm. D. O'Connor. With two illus¬ 
trations byTnos. Nast. New York: G. P. Pntuam 
& Son. 
A very charming little Christmas Story la this, 
so handsomely printed and bound. If, is fancifully 
wrought ont. but it teaches a beautiful lesson. “In 
the name of the Saviour, I charge yon, be true and 
tender to mankind." is the theme it enforces; aud 
we wish, the words might touch the hearts of all 
grasping, niggardly men of wealth as they did that 
of Dr. Renton, to whom the Ghost came with such 
happy effect. For sale by Dbwky. 
THE OLD MAN’3 PACE. * 
There isn’t any trick about “The Old Man’s 
Face.” All that is required for producing it is 
a person’s hand, a handkerchief and a little 
India-ink. The engraving shows how simple 
the arrangement is, amd it only needs a little 
practice to get np a capital face. 
“ Papa,” said a bright-eyed little girl one day, 
“ T. believe mamma loves you better’n she does 
me.” Papa held doubts ou that subject, hut 
coueluded that it was not best to deny the 
soft impeachment. She meditated thoughtfully 
about it for some time, evidently considering 
her father’s silence as unfavorable to her side' 
“Well,” she Baid at last, “ I apose it’s all right; 
you’re the biggest and it takes more to love you-” 
A RAILWAY NOVELTY. 
The Young Marooners, on the Florida Coast ; 
Or, Robert and Harold, by F. R. Gouldino. 
New and Enlarged EditioD. [12 mo.—pp. 446.] 
Pniladelphia: James 8. Claxtou, 
An attractive book for youth, which several years 
ago had a large sale in this country, and which has 
since passed through many editions in England, is 
here seen In a new and beautiful dress. It is a story 
which parent* can safely place in the hands of their 
children, Its aim being to impart useful Information 
in no interesting manner. Sold by E. Daobow & 
Kemfshall. 
A Russian engineer exhibits, at the Paris Ex¬ 
position, a railway invention which has attracted 
considerable curiosity. The object is to save 
the power gained ou a desoeut, now foat i u the 
friction of the brakes, with wear aad tear, and 
use It in an ascent. To do this, the engineer 
has attached to the locomotive two very heavy 
fly wheels. Going down hill they act as a break, 
and the force they gather will carry a train up 
Regulated affections are as necessary as regu¬ 
lated morals, and when a mind has been spent 
and frittered for years on a number of objects, 
there must come a period when it will not re¬ 
spond to any feeling, and will remain Inert and 
colorless, without aim or hope, having satiated 
itself on the most unwholesome diet which the 
world could prepare for it. 
The chameleon, who is said to feed upon noth¬ 
ing but air, has of all animals the nimblest tongue 
