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“LE BEAU PAGE.” 
Shall comment will be expected on this 
amusing picture, by M. II. J. Burgers, which 
was engraved from a photograph of Messrs. 
Goi.'pll. The French poodle, to which species 
the beau page of this fair and fine lady appears 
to belong, has never been adequately appreci¬ 
ated In this country. Perhaps he has been 
prejudiced in our eyes by the very ridiculous 
figure which he Is often made to present by the 
French, when they partially shave him, leaving 
only the hair on his head and neck and tufts 
near his paws and at the tip of his tall. Yet 
he deserves to be a favorite, 
for no dog is more saga¬ 
cious, teachable or faithful. 
A PITHY SERMON. 
Many a sernjou has been 
spun out to an hour's 
length that did not con¬ 
tain a tithe of the sound, 
moral instruction and 
counsel to be found in the 
following brief and pithy 
sermon from the pen of 
that witty and racy writer, 
Rev. Dr. John Todd, re¬ 
cently deceased: 
“You are tboarchitects 
of your own fortunes. Be¬ 
ly upon your strength of 
body and soul; take for 
your motto self-reliance, 
honesty and industry ; for 
your stars, faith, persevor- 
ence and pluck; and in¬ 
scribe on your banner: 
1 Be just aud fear not. 
Don’t take too much ad¬ 
vice ; 6tay at the helm and 
steer your ship. Strikeout. 
Think well of yourselves. 
Fire above the mark you 
Intend to hit- Assume 
your position. Don't prac¬ 
tice excessive humility. 
You can't get above your 
level —water don't run up 
hill. Put potatoes In a cart 
over a rough road and the 
small ones will go to the 
bottom. Energy,invincible 
determination, with the 
right motive, are the levers 
that move the world. The 
great art, of commanding 
is to take a fair share of 
the world. Civility costs 
nothing and buys every¬ 
thing. Don't drink; don't 
smoke; don't swear; don’t 
gamble; don’t lie; don’t 
deceive or steal; don't tat¬ 
tle, Be polite; be gener- 
eroua; be self-reliant. Read 
good books. Love your 
fellow-man as well as you 
love God. Love your coun¬ 
try and obey its laws. Love 
truth. Love honor. Always 
do what your conscience 
• tells is your duty, and leave 
the consequence to God.” 
ORIGIN OF “HAIL 
COLUMBIA.” 
In the Recollections of 
Washington, just pub¬ 
lished, occurs the follow¬ 
ing anecdote: 
The song of “ Hail Co¬ 
lumbia," adapted In meas¬ 
ure to the “President’s 
March,” was written by 
Joseph Hopkinson of Fh il 
adelphia, in 1708. At that 
time war with France was 
expected, and a patriotic 
feeling pervaded the com¬ 
munity. Mr. Fox, a young 
singer and actor, called 
uponHopkinaonone morn¬ 
ing, and said“ To-mor¬ 
row evening is appointed 
for my benefit at the thea¬ 
ter. Not a single box has been taken, and I 
fear there will be a thin house. If you will 
write me some patriotic verses to the tune of 
the “President's March," I feel sure of a full 
house. Several about the theater have attempt¬ 
ed it, but they have come to the conclusion 
that it cannot be done; yet I think you may 
succeed." Mr. Hopkinson retired to his study, 
wrote the first verse and chorus, and submitted 
them to Mr. Fox, who sang them to a harpsi¬ 
chord accompaniment. The tune and words 
harmonized. The song was soon finished, and 
that evening theycung actor received it. The 
next morning the placards announced that Mr. 
Fox would give a new patriotic song. The 
house was crowded, the song was sung, the audi¬ 
ence delighted. Eight times it was callod for 
and repeated, and when sung the ninth time 
the whole audience stood up and joined in the 
chorus. Night after night “Hail Columbia” 
was applauded in the theatre, and in a few days i 
was the universalseng of the boys in the streets. 1 
Such was the origin of our national song, 
“ Hail Columbia." 
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. OCCUPATION. 
What a glorious thing it is for the human 
heart? Those who work hard seldom yield to 
fancied or real sorrow. When grief sits down, 
folds its hands and mournfully feeds upon its 
tears, weaving the dim shadows that a little ex¬ 
ertion might sweep away Into a funeral pall, 
the strong spirit Is shorn of its might and sor¬ 
row becomes our master. When troubles flow 
upon you dark aud heavy, toll not with the 
waves and wrestle not. with the torrout; rather 
seek by occupation to divert the dark waters 
that threaten to overwhelm you, Into a thou¬ 
sand channels which the duties of life always 
two from each State, and tho old room of the 
Speaker is now occupied by the House Com¬ 
mittee on Banking and Currency, of which 
Hon. Samuel Hooper is the chairman. Mr. 
Hooper, thinking that the spot where John 
Quincy Adams died should be appropriately 
marked, has had tho bust of the " Old Man Elo¬ 
quent ” brought back and placed on a bracket, 
over the spot where he gave up the ghost, with 
the following inscription"John Quincy 
Adams after fifty years of publie service, the 
last sixteen in yonder hall, was summoned 
thence to die in this room, 23d February, 1848." 
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A STRANGE SIGHT. 
In the your 1786, the captain of a Greenland 
whaling vessel found himself at night swrround- 
BEAU ZPAGHB-’ 
present. Before you dream oi it, those water 8 
will fertilize the present, and give birth to fresh 
flowers that will beoome pure and holy in the 
sunshine which penetrates to the path of duty 
in spite of every obstacle. Grief, after all, is 
but a selfish feellug, and most selfish Is the man 
who yields himself to the indulgence of any 
passion which brings no joy to his fellow-men. 
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AN HISTORIC SPOT MARKED. 
When John Quincy Adams, then a Represent¬ 
ative from Massachusetts, fell at hia desk in the 
Capitol, lie was carried into what was then the 
Speaker’s room, where lie breathed his last. A 
marble bust of him was purchased by Congress 
and placed in the room, hut when the new hall 
of the House wus finished, and the Speaker re¬ 
moved into his new apartment, the bust was 
carried there, with the port raits of ex-Speakers, 
The old hall has since been dedicated to the 
reception of statues of our prominent men, 
ed by icebergs, and “ lay to ” until morning, 
expecting every moment to be ground to pieces. 
In the morning he looked about, and saw a 
ship near by. He hailed it, but received no 
answer. Getting into a boat with some of his 
crew, he pushed out for the mysterious craft. 
Coming alongside the vessel, he saw through 
the port-hole a man at a table, as though keep¬ 
ing a log-book, frozen to death. The last date 
In the log-book was 1762, showing that the 
vessel had been drifting lor thirteen years 
among the ice. The sailors were found, some 
frozen among the hammocks, and others in the 
cabin. For thirteen years the ship had been 
carrying its burden of corpses—a drifting sep¬ 
ulchre, manned by a frozen crew. 
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Ah Sing, the Chinese overseer at North 
Adams, Mass., has been charging his followers 
$100 for rice which costs him $50, and fifty cents 
lor mailing letters which didn't cost him any¬ 
thing, Ah Sing is civilizing remarkably fast. 
Jtit^raipi tSEorJil. 
NEW PUBLICATIONS. 
The Magazines.—The Herald of Health Is the 
best of its kind which roaches us. It is a noble 
magazine, full of good, sensible rending matter. 
Many of our best writers on health contribute 
to it.-Scribner’s MonthJy takes the lead in 
fine Illustrations, delightful articles ou travel, 
original romancea, etc. Urict Hartk is now 
writing for it.-Harper’s Magazine, likooid 
wine, proves better. All of our readers arc so 
familiar with it we hardly need to commend it. 
-The Atlantic Monthly stands at tho head of 
the list for literary excellence. A!1 of its articles 
are woll worth reading.— 
The Galaxy has an estab¬ 
lished reputation for its 
celebrated political and 
other articles.-The Al- 
dine is tho best and only 
art journal in America. It 
ranks with any in tho 
i l world. Itsillustrationsand 
J literary contents cannot 
bo surpassed. The Sep¬ 
tember number is very bril¬ 
liant.-Our Young Folks, 
Arthur’s Horne Magazine, 
Tbo Ladles' Repository, 
The Lakeside Magazine of 
Chicago, ami others, are 
received at this office. 
Each of them is very good, 
and any of our readers who 
| take them may consider 
| themselves fortunate, 
j From this Hat wo should 
not exclude Oliver Optic’s 
Magazine, nor the old 
Eclectic Magazine; Apple- 
ton 'm Journal and Littel’s 
Living Age. 
The Church Welcome.— 
Hy M. o. PERKINS. New 
iork: vVxn. A. Pond & Co. 
There seems to bo need 
of a constant succession of 
music b o o k a for the 
church, tho singing school 
and the social circle, and 
the contribution of Mr. 
1 ’ekkins uow before us is 
emphatically “ Welcome.” 
Beside the church tunes it 
has a flno selection of An¬ 
thems, a number of pleas¬ 
ant Glees, and very full 
instruction In theory and 
practice of Music. There 
f lire 400 pages of valuable 
I matter, well arranged and 
very handsomely printed. 
The Liberal Education 
ft* Women. - Edited by 
Prol. James Orton of 
v assar College!. New York: 
A. h. Barnes A Co. 
A volume madq up of 
newspaper articles and ad- 
arl cl reuses on this Import¬ 
ant question, which repre¬ 
sents the current thoughts 
of America and England. 
Those who wish to be 
abreast of public opinion 
on this topic, will find Prof. 
Orton’s volume a valuable 
Howe’s ,11 uhIciiI Month¬ 
ly.—Boston : Elias Rowe. 
This serial is a. miracle 
of cheapness, for each 
number contains 32 pages 
of vocal and instrumental 
music, mostly foreign, and 
j generally good. I t, is print¬ 
ed on fine, heavy paper, full 
size of ordinary sheet mu¬ 
sic, and furnished at a cost 
leas than two cents per 
j page. Yearly subscribers 
| get it at less than one cent 
a page. 
A Simpleton aud the 
Wandering lleir.—By 
Charles Readk. Boston: 
James K. Osgood & Co. 
Mb. Reace is a well- 
known writer of highly 
sensational romances, which have found many 
readers. These two latest stories from his pen 
have been bound up in one handsome volume, 
closely printed, of 300 pages. 
The sSeuiiuury Album. — By W. O. Perkins. 
New York: WM. A. PciNU & Co. 
A well-akbanged book for ladies’ schools 
and classes, containing elementary instruction, 
exercises for voice training, and a varied selec¬ 
tion of good pieces arranged in two or three 
parts. 11 is neat, new, and good. Those desir¬ 
ing new music for female voices, probably 
cannot do better than to obtain this excellent 
volume. 
Select!on>» Irum the Hyinnul, set to music by J. 
R. Thomas. New York : VVm. A. PouU A Co. 
Few singers can better render a good song 
than J. R. THOMAS, and few, if any, cun write 
better music for one. This booklet contains 
seven compositions, all good, worthy to be 
favorites both In family and church, as they 
doubtless will. 
