THE BUBAL NEW-YORKER. 
MARSH 24 
have been a good soul and a [Judge of character. 
I really don’t think that 1 can do better—under 
the circumstances—than make you Mrs. Nukes. 
Uut there’s one thing about which I must caution 
you, f perceive that you are too soft-hearted, 
and it must, be distinctly, understood between us 
that you never attempt to Intercede with me for 
my nephew Charles. You wouldn’t succeed, of 
course, but It 1 got fond of you it would lie annoy¬ 
ing. When you become my wife you will keep 
your carriage, and I confidently expect that you 
will behave as other people do in that station of 
life, and show ho weakness in favor of your poor 
relations.” 
Susan did not answer this directly, but prom¬ 
ised In very earnest a nd grateful tones to do her 
“duty,' 1 as she called it, to my uncle In all re¬ 
spects, If It should please him to lake so humble 
a personage as herself to wife. 
“That’s well said,” replied m,y unele; “you 
have pleased me already, my dear, In a good many 
ways;” and just us he was—well, If It had been 
the Montmorenql, one would have said Imprinting 
a salute upon her alabaster forehead—there sud¬ 
denly appeared the French landlady. 
“ Coqutne abominable /” cried she to Susan. 
“That’s true,” said my uncle; "the cooking 
here Is most abominable; but why does she come 
here to tell us so? What la she raving about, 
Susan?” 
Susan did not quite like to say, for her mistress 
bid mistaken the situation, and was giving her 
some very hard words In the French language. 
So she only answered, "She Is angry because I 
am not doing my work on the second floor.” 
“Tell her," cried my undo, “to go to—the 
ground floor.” Then, perceiving how matters 
stood, nnd that Susan was suspected of levity, he 
added, “Tell her that we aro going to be married 
—that within the week you will be Airs. Nathan¬ 
iel Nones.” 
Then Susan, who was quite* certain that the 
landlady would never believe that, Informed her 
that my uncle was her father, who had suddenly 
recognized in her his long-lost child. 
“ Mllor. 1 do congratulate you,” cried Ike land¬ 
lady ; “ Susan, you will never forget to recommend 
the hotel."—[conclusion next week. 
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A WAY TOWARD REFORM. 
Some years ago a merchant In possession of a 
lucrative business and a large capital, entered 
upon a course of dealing which gave great offence 
to every right-minded man. An ai tempt was made 
to check him by legal restraints, but this failed, 
as no statute applied a remedy, lie was then 
waited upon by a committee, but their visit made 
no impression. A deputation of the aggrieved 
then asked u;-: If the.) had no power to correct such 
an abuse. We answered “yes," and suggested 
that it they believed the man to be unscrupulous 
and dishonest, and disposed to (tike undue advan¬ 
tage in business as far as ha could, while keeping 
within the letter oi Hie law, that, they had the 
remedy within t heir own hands. They could cease 
dealing with him. They had tried the application 
of external restraint uud failed; now let them try 
the Other extreme, and let him alone severely. 
The suggestion was adopted, and worked with 
tremendous efficiency. The offender was not only 
driven from his evil courses, but compelled to re¬ 
linquish business altogether, as his success was 
blocked, no matter which way he turned. Let 
the same rule he applied to the wayward men 
who have disturbed t he market- Let the banks 
omit, the offenders from their list of customers 
and reruse to receive their deposits, it any bank 
will not take such a righteous course and prefers 
to cling to the plethoric depositors, let its other 
and more honest customers, engaged In legitimate 
business, withdraw their accounts und leave the 
bints of a feather all In one npst. in plain terms, 
li honest men will set their faces against stock- 
gambling, with Its hard, cruel, cut-throat, prac¬ 
tices, and wash their hands of It, and have no 
communion with Its alders and abettors, it will 
go to the. list Of disgraces like other gambling at 
the faro tables. 
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FAC-SIMILE TELEGRAPHY. 
The Fac-Slmlle Telegraph was Invented by 
William Edward Sawyer of Now York and .Tames 
G. Smith of Hackensack, and was put Into practi¬ 
cal operation for the ltrst time on the nth or last 
September,tn the l ulled States Building on the 
Centennial Grounds, being connected with a 
transmitting apparatus In the chief signal Office 
at Washington, its reproductions of messages 
and charts have been extensively published, and 
t,he Signal Service Department, pronouncing the 
Invention to to perfectly satisfactory, has adopted 
1C for the telegraphic transmission of fac-simlles 
of weather charts, other instruments had been 
Invented anil put In operation tor n like purpose 
In France, but they worked unsatisfactorily, and 
were at length abandoned. The present inven¬ 
tion Is the nrsc to accomplish that great revolu¬ 
tion tu telegraphy by which the fac-simtle of a 
man’s hand-writing, a map, or anything drawn 
upon a limited surface, may be transmitted In a 
moment from Panama to Labrador. The circuit, 
of the present, apparatus Is ISO miles tong. 
Before tills Invention the weather maps, show¬ 
ing the results of meteorological observations at 
the various signal stations tn the country, the 
Isotherms, nr lines passing I krough points having 
the same t*mp.*ralim>; ttielsubarns, or lines pass¬ 
ing through points having the same b trometrieal 
Indication, with other important Information, 
wne prepared In Washington only, being then 
dispatched by mall to all parrs of the count r.v, ar¬ 
riving at such places as San Francisco and New 
Orleans when they were as newsy ns would be a 
report of the battle of Bull Hun In this morning’s 
Times. They were generally if not always, In 
fact, worthless, except as historical records. But 
by the recent int ention this difficulty Is overcome. 
The operation reproduces exactly, at any distance 
to which a message can be sent by the ordinary 
telegraph, whatever may be drawn with a pen on 
paper.—77! iUiCtelphla Ttiru>tt, 
NO INDIAN-NIGGER! 
Those who knew the late John B. Floyd of Vir¬ 
ginia, will remember that his complexion was 
dark and his hair, although of flue texture, very 
curly, clusterlngln close ringlets all over his head. 
He always dressed In exceedingly good taste, and 
Sported the best of broadcloth, so t hat, he present¬ 
ed an exceptionally tine appearance. During the 
administration or Mr. Buchanan, a reception was 
given at the White House to a delegation or In¬ 
dians from the Plains, and Gov. Floyd attended, 
as Secretary of War, to receive the gentle sav¬ 
ages und present them to the President. He was 
arrayed in full evening costume, swallow-tail, 
choker and white kids. In order that the occasion 
might be as impressive as possible. The Aborig¬ 
ines were gotten up In most extravagant display 
of pal ui, feathers and gew-ga we. A rter t ho cere¬ 
mony had been concluded, Gov. Floyd, by way ot 
dlvcrtlsement, proudly touched hts own manly 
breast and remarked to one of the chiefs In the 
usual vernacular: 
“Me Indian Virginia Indian blood—Pocahon¬ 
tas!” 
The chief gazed at him from head to foot, look¬ 
ing very doubling, and (lien putting hla hand on 
the Governor's head and feeling tils curls, gravely I 
answered: 
“No Indian—no Indian! Hair heap like nigger!” I 
“Old Buck" roared at the sally. In which Gov. i 
Floyd, who loved a Joke even at his own expense, 
heartily joined. But historians say he never sub¬ 
sequently claimed Indian blood. 
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REFINEMENT. 
Kreinement Is not fastidiousness, it Is not lux¬ 
ury. It. is nothing of this kind. It Is far removed 
from excess or waste. A person who Is truly re¬ 
fined will not squander or needlessly consume I 
anything. Refinement, on the contrary, is always 
allied to simplicity and a judicious and tasteful 
employment ot the means of the good and happi¬ 
ness which it has at command. 1 1 seeks to divest 
Itself of superfluities, and aspires continually to 
the utmost possible purity, Hctlnement leads to 
personal cleanliness and elegant neatness, good 
taste and simplicity In dress. All ••loudness” or 
ilashluess Is repugnant to Its spirit. In Us home 
and surroundings, the same clmsteness and nat u¬ 
ral grace are maintained. The abode of genuine 
refinement and a mere*, pretender to it are very 
different. In the former you will hnd no excess, 
gaudiness or false gutter; but the latter abounds 
in them. In personal maunur, refinement Is 
most conspicuous, a man or refinement Is always 
polite without effeminacy and considerate with¬ 
out stiffness. Display and ceremony are Identical 
without refinement like that of the heart, which 
Impels Its possessor to show on all occasions a re¬ 
gard ror the feelings ot others. No adherence to 
etiquette can compare with ll for the spontaneous 
observance of true and gratifying politeness. 
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HOW AN ACTRESS WON A NOBLEMAN. 
At a fair given for the boneiltof the poor at 
one of the Purls theaters, a very pretty actress 
presided over ono ot the stands, when a Russian 
nobleman, who chanced to be present, banterlngly 
asked her how much she would take for a kiss. 
(She gluuced at. him rather sternly, and replied 
that, she would not kiss any man but her bet.ro th- 
'■d. The prince pissed on, but returned to the 
stand a quarter ot an hour afterward and said, 
rat her thoughtfully to the actress, " win you per¬ 
mit me to ask you another question, mademoi¬ 
selle?” 
“ With pleasure, sir?” 
“ Have you a betrothed ?” 
She eyed him a moment In surprise and then 
said, with a blush and smile, “ No, sir.” 
“ Would you like to have one 7” 
“That depends upon circumstances 7 ” she said, 
laughing. 
“ Well, then, would you take me?" So saying 
he handed her his card. She was greatly sur¬ 
prised, and finally stammered that she would give 
him an answer t he next day. On the following 
morulug he called at her house, the reply was In 
the affirmative, and to-diy mademoiselle Is a 
princess and a happy wife. 
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DEAD BIRDS. 
Few person”, says Dr. ElllolOouesof the Fulled 
States Army, realize what an enormous number 
of birds are killed Hi this country by flying against 1 
the telegraph wires. He estimates That not less 
than several hundreds of thousands of birds are I 
annually destroyed tn this way. In the course of i 
an hour s riding on the road between Denver and 
Cheyenne, along which runs a telegraph line, Dr. 
Coves counted Upon the ground the bodies of a 
hundred birds which had thus unwittingly slain 
themselves, and actually witnessed one case of 
the killing. Along some particular stretches of 
wire the dead birds averaged at least one to every 
Interval between the poles. “ Given, one hundred 
dead birds to three miles or wire, all killed, per¬ 
haps, within a week: or, given three birds seen to 
strike and fait In an hour, how many,” asks the 
writer, “are annually killed by the telegraph 
wires of the United States ?” 
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GLASS SNAKES. 
Mention is made of the exhibition of curious 
snakes from Asia ca lied glass snakes, which break 
In pieces when struck with a stick. Wo need not 
go to Asia to find this curious reptile, as they arc 
found In the Indian Territory, having the same 
peculiarities ascribed to the glass snakes. In that 
portion of the colony occupied by t he Cherokees 
I have seen them and witnessed their breaklng-up 
peculiarities when struck with a stick. They re¬ 
semble our striped snakes In size and color. I 
have been surprised to Had no mention or t hese 
snakes In works on natural history. 
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When you reel disgusted because the street 
cars are cold and your office chilly, Imagine your¬ 
self a farmer out watering a drove of stock tna 
creek live miles from home, with the lcc twenty 
inches thick, the snow two feet deep, the mercury 
clear down In the boots of zero, the wind blowing 
like a looo-horse fanning mill, from the northeast, 
every animal In the crowd trying to horn you In 
the back because you don’t, chop holes fast enough. 
-- 
It Is reported that a certain old geologist who 
was a bachelor, boasted that every rock was as 
familiar to him as A B c. A lady who heard him 
said that she knew of a rock which he did not 
know. 
" Name it, madamc,” said the angry Calebs, 1 
and the lady replied: 
“ It Is rock the cradle, sir.” 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Hyatt h IlniMt-tiook ot (Irmic Culture; Or 
When. Wln re und Ibuv to I’lujiL a Vineyard. 
Manufacture Wines, etc. Especially adapted to 
the suite ol Culltorntu. Hv T. ire ten Hyatt. 
Second Edition; revised and eiduiKed. San Fran¬ 
cisco, Cal.; A. b. Bancroft A Co. 
A nioiiKR compliment could scarcely be paid 
t.ho aut hor of a practical work like Mr. Hyatt’s 
“Hand-Book or Grape Culture,” than a demand 
which necessitates the publication of new and re¬ 
vised editions. The itrst edition, which appeared 
in 1W, was very timely, for t he vlneyardlsis or 
California were in need of Just the practical in¬ 
formation furnished them by the author of the 
work under consideration; while they in turn, I 
Uke poor Oliver, “asked for more,” which has 
been given them In this revised and enlarged edi¬ 
tion. The work before ua was written especially 
for the vlneyardists of California; but it contains 
much Information which would be useful to those 
eugaged In the same business in other parts or 
the country, for the principles which govern the 
growth Of the vine are alike the world over, va¬ 
riations tu management, pruning, and culture 
belug made to meet the variations In species, 
climates and soils. Wo can congratulate Uic 
people of California opt only upon their wonder¬ 
ful success in grape culture, but. also upon having 
so excellent a teacher und chronicler as Mr. II v att 
has shown himself to be In the “Hand-Book” be¬ 
fore us. 
The Mystery. By Mrs. Hknuy Wood. Philadel¬ 
phia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers. 
A singular tale of murder unexplained Is here 
developed. In this story Mrs. Wood has made an 
unusual effort and departed somewhat rrom her j 
rule of tome morality to a style of sensation rather 
unexpected from her. Hire has not. however, mar¬ 
red the beauty of her narration, but simply In¬ 
creased the interest of the reader. Where novels 
are not Interdicted, the book before us can be 
read with much pleasure and no harm. The 
Messrs. PkTeicson Loo, have put this book before 
the public in rather better shape as to mechan¬ 
ical work than la their wont, so that It can be 
read with more pleasure. 
The Man Who Was Not n Colonel. By a High 
Private. BOMOu: Luring. 
At an expenditure of fifty cents we know of few 
recent works that will yield so large a percentage 
of amusement. Not all funny, It, is tilled with 
amusing Incidents Interspersed with bltfcof pathos 
which are Jewels worthy or a better setting. The 
man Who Is not a Colonel ffnally proves himself 
to be every incu a Colonel, and thereby wins the 
lady of nis choice. The plot, though not deep, Is 
nicely worked out, and cannot fall to be Interest¬ 
ing to all readers. 
Fcrne FI phi liter- By Mis. f’ATHAitiNK A. WAK- 
klelo. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson A Brothers. 
The author has produced another of those works 
which carry the reader through with sustained 
Interest to the last. Full of life-like pictures ot 
society as It Is, It displays a clear Insight Into 
human nature, 'the author is to be congratulated 
upon having displayed dramatic talent, sufficient I 
to excite intense Interest, while avoiding those [ 
sensational Impurltlus ot style which so often ac¬ 
company it. 
Basil. By WlLKIR CoLLlNS. Philadelphia : T. B. 
Peterson A Brothers. 
The reputation ot the author alone Is a suffi¬ 
cient, recommendation for the work before us. 
Wilkie Collins now stands in the first rank ol 
English story-tellers and each succeeding novel 
rather adds to, than detracts, from his posi¬ 
tion. “ Basil” is one of those tales in which mys¬ 
tery, pathos, true human nature are so combined 
as to hold the reader spell-bound to the end. Like 
all of the author's works, tt clearly points a moral. 
i. 
In Life’s tempests cold and dark, 
. When our frail and storm-tossed bark 
O’er the loud wild waves is driven ; 
And when ne’er a ray from Heaven 
Breaks the clouds that overpall 
Life and hope and Joy and all 
Save a faintly groping faith ; 
When we seem to be In death 
In the stUlufiNB Jesns comes 
Through the wildest tempest glooms. 
And to cheer our frightened hearts. 
Whispers words whose tone imparts 
Comfort to ub— heavenly aid, 
“ It is I; be not afraid.” 
These the word a that Jesus said. 
IT. 
Let the tempest wildly roar, 
Let the storm burst moro and more 
O’er ub ; let the sky be black 
With big clouds; let each cloud rack 
Swoop above us terribly: 
Let the ever raging sea 
Rise more furious and make 
Each dark wave in thunder break; 
Yet howe’er the ntomm may roar, 
JesuB comes, and to the shore 
He will guide our lowing bark, 
Though the night he wild and dark. 
Through the darkness, to our aid, 
Jesus comes. “ Be not afraid; 
“ It is 1!’’ the Saviour said. 
nr. 
These the words the Saviour spake 
On the Galilean lake. 
Cheering His disciples’ souls 
With such Joy that, though there rolls 
Onward still the ocean storm. 
Yet their hearts have grown so warm 
Through the influence of His words 
That they fear not though the swords 
Of the tempest Hash around, 
And the pleasant, echoing sojmd 
Of their music lingers still. 
Guarding us ’add fear and ill. 
Thus our minds in peace arc stayed 
On those words the Saviour said, 
“ It is I; be not afraid" 
THE DEPTHS OF GRACE. 
No one can know the depths of graco until he 
has experienced the depths Of mortal sorrow. Can 
you not see why ll Is in answer to our most earn¬ 
est and persistent pra)*era7 It often happens that 
our Lord's love for lists expressed more by rebuke 
than by those special manifestat ions for which 
wo pray. This is llio way lie fulfills Tils promises 
to those whom He loves. By temporal sorrows Ho 
Shatters their earthly hope that they may know 
Him alone. By spiritual trials, lie reveals the 
Strength and depth of their corruption, that they 
may know the power ot tits forgiving und sancti¬ 
fying love. By manifold temptations. He tries 
their faith In His love and In His promise. 
GOOD ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG. 
Avoir* all boastings and exaggerations, back¬ 
biting, abuse, and evil speaking; slung phrases 
and oaths in conversation; depreciate no man’s 
qualities, and accept the hospitalities of the hum¬ 
blest kind In a hearty and appreciative manner; 
avoid giving offense* and if you do offend, have 
the manliness to apologize; inruse as much ele¬ 
gance as possible Into your th oughts as well as into 
your act ions; and, as you avoid vulgarities, you 
will increase the enjoyment of life and grow In 
the respect of others. 
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THOUGHTS FOR THINKERS. 
Woulds’t thou die nobly, let thy vices die be¬ 
fore thee. 
It is not always the dark place that hinders, 
but sometimes t he dim eye. 
The object of labor Is not the mere accumula 
tlon of gold, but to fulfill our duties In life, and to 
secure to ourselves and the world the law of.ad- 
vaucement. 
It would be an intcrestingproblem, had we the 
means of working It out, to find out how far our 
characters are forme-1 by surroundings, as physi¬ 
cal qualities aro affected by climate. 
What a fertility of thought, sentiment, Imprea- 
slon, feeling. Is there in t he heart ot a single man ! 
IMS like un innoj’ hostelry; there are every In¬ 
stant tresli arrivals and fresh departures. 
A Hu te({natural element runs through the en¬ 
tire period ot revelation-through all the teach¬ 
ings ot Christ in the old and New Testaments— 
there Is everywhere a power, a rorce above and 
superior to nature and all her forces and laws, 
and this supernatural element, this force, is the 
power of the Son of God. 
Tub capacity ot love is a distinct kind of talent, 
other kinds of love are merely emotional or hu¬ 
manly social, Lnvolving no principle of life either 
good or bad, and no particular spiritual condition. 
Whereas this love of God and or men as related to 
God, Is a determining force In respect to all char¬ 
acter and all springs ot action. 
Many a person who has said In his youth, “It 
will be time enough to think of religion when I 
tun older, has let the opportunity pass By; and 
so the heart has become hardened and the power 
ot the world tooreftbed, and temptations liav 
multiplied, and habit has strengthened itsehalns ® 
and probation has passed away, and death has 
come, and the soul has been mined forever! 
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