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., .-. - x yjg-vii- lgfqf ' "Wtri'ir-iin tC ? 2 WILLAMETTE FARMER. TfjE HHE Circle. Classes in Society. Henry Ward Beecher, in bis late lecture, "Upper and Under," spoke as follows on the classification of Bociely: That society must classify itself is inevitable. It is a dynamical necessity, for there is in moral and intellectual affnirs a specific gravity which must need place different people and classes of people at different levels. Many defend classes and assail them, and both in part are tight; for as classes havo demeaned themselves in times past, as clases have beon constituted with prerogative and privileges which did not fitly belong to them, they havo been mischiev ous, and the class spirit, when it is assuming and arrogant, is always bad. But these are faults of administration, and not of organiza tion. Sometimes, it is political and artificial, the class, and it in this form chiefly which has given offence to our democratic feelings. It is the idea that home men are very much better than home other men, that by birth or by accident, not by achievemtnts, not by virtue superior to their fellow men, but from some question aside from merit, they are advanced over the head') of their fellows. And wfaen this is hereditary, and mm aro given these privileges who are in no way superior, then it is that offence is given to the democratic spirit. But when these things aro left to themselves, society of itself separates and classifies. There are strata in society. If you were to level a thousand times, your level wonld be chanced. and new achievements would put homo high up and some low down, and some In intermediate hind of inside and separate organization, places, and at overy Btratum there would be some Each section has a spirit of its own, an interior organization of its own. Where the population is small and widely scattered, where a high de gree of education does not prevail, it is less obvious. In suoh places there seems to be a more uniform whole. This classifying spirit becomes more apparent as people crowd in; as competition and communication bring men out; as men begin to go for common ends in com mon directions. The tendency ia universal, but the development is partial and obscure in scattered populations, and it becomes marked just in proportion as educution and employ ment am developed, ino general mnueuces under which classes form, exist in the pro fessional and industrial trades in the first place; it is in common pursuits. It is quite natural that men who aro pursuing tho same ends should bo brought together in associations and competition. They have their business affini ties. Then, tbcro aro affinities iu intellect, and social affinities, and moral associations, and all of them not in sympathy with the pro miscuous wholo, but to mako tboir paths among the few. We consort where our faculties are most likely to bn gratified Wo do not lovo to go among those who do not believe us wo do, and against whom our faith is constantly boat ing with corresponding rebounds. We do not like to carry our tastes whoro they meet con flicting tastes. We do not like to carry our af fections where thoro are counter affeetions. Men cannot be company for all, but only for some, and theso some they select. Wo all Bcek some pleasurable relations, and so men aBsort themselves and go in companies. One man may belong to several classes of society. Indeed, n full man should. Tho full ost and largest Idea of a man is ho who has something of everything in him. He is the bost man whom no man passes without being more or lees interested. There is nothing in human nature that should not bo undoi stood by a full and complete nature-, Though wo may feel that he belongs to a certain class more than to another, yet one will feel that he has some kind sympathy with all. There is no body who lives, and breathes who ought not to touch this sympathy homewbere. Mou of only one chihs may bo very intense and exceedingly propor, but they are vory apt to bo mean, nar row and undeveloped. There is no one class that contains overything, and to bo shut up iua class is hku beiiur shut up in u prison. A man may belong politically in ouo class, and then ho may find himself religiously placed iu a dif ferent current, anil his intellectual pursuits may carry him into a third line, different from either of the others. Vegetables difftr from animals in that they cannot walk or novo about, But an animal can, and it gathers as it goes, and by locomo tion and tho power of changing its place it can grow greater. A man who can bo happy in only one place is a kind ot vtgetable, though by the possession of tho power of locomotion be indi cates a higher oruauization ho has n larger nature, arid it ought to bo bettor. Meu of nar row belonainKS mr bo more intense, uoculiar. individual; indeed there are many who try to advance this propiloty which comes from Beclu- Hion. ami exclusion, mien ure not meu; mey aro specimens, bitch ns we put upon shelves iu museums. A man should be n man of all men. Healthy conditions require, however, that iu the formation of these different classes in so ciety, there should bo oasu of access and etit. It ought not to bo difficult for a man to rise from one class iuto another above him, and it ought not to be difficult far n class to eject a mail when ho deserves it. Classes, when their lines are closely drawn, lose largely their benefits ivud accumulate uihohief and evil. Tho community should bo as tho ocean is, where tho drops of water move easily upon each oilier, and society should be as the ocean that receives every river that wauts to come into it, and overy river comes bringing what its waters contain, and tho ocean knows how, by agitation, to drop tho sediment to tho bot torn slid harmonize tho streams. All find a com mon nature, and all are at homo together there Society should receive iuto itself contributions from every source, and society should move with suoh aotivity that all would bo kept active, tho had at the bottom and tho good at tho top. By suoh a hooUI teudeuoy, society works to the greatest advautage. Tho principles of those of the highest class tend to stimulate those in the lower ones iu their exertions. Iu this way, the upper classes, though vain, selfish, exclusive, can help iu some degree in the education of tho lower, Iu time of storm, the miser may set his caudle in tho wiudow whilo bo oouuts his gold, and the light of tho caudle, shiutug out iuto tho storm and night, may reach some wanderer traveler, who will hail It with joy. Some ouo mar piofit by tho act ot tho miser; no lhauka 10 mm, inougu. soma meu may uo luiug iruui selfish motives, but in doing them perhaps the light shines freer down to the bottom of society, and tho bottom ia made rich in proportion as the top is benefited. Circulation begins iu the top o( society, and tho influences extend dowu to tho very bottom. Every man iu the lower classes has a better chanoe iu life ou ac count of the clauoa above him, provided that they are acoeatible. Looking up at other stimulates men to ambitious action, if not tot themnelve. for their children. There is many a man who all his lit Ions will earn his bread by tba sweat of hit brow, but he lovo hi boy and girl, and nd them to school . saying they shall be grntlemcu and ladioa. and all hi them upward. The silent influence by which I civilization works down is, perhaps never , enough analvzed. One sinele bank in a slov enly village brings up men to accuracy and nnnctnalltv. and n nerbans. hetternven thAti a 'We Boys Love Stories." punctuality, and is perhaps, better oven than a pulpit for some things. A railroad makes men smart and active, and lets them know that tbey must be on time or stay at home. If it be so in respect to things, how much more is it in respect to lives. When beauty and truth and fidelity be organized, who can measure what the benefit is to those who are looking up and aspiring to imitnte? A Mother's Tact, The mother was sewing busily, and Josle, sitting on the carpet beside her, and provided with rounded scissors and some old magazines, was just as busy cutting out pictures. "It would litter up tho carpet bo," haid Aunt Martha, who had come in for a cosy chat. Mamma knew tbi1?, but knew too that a min ute's work would make all right again, and Josio was happy. All went well till the little boy fouifd that he had cut oil a leg of a horse he considered a through past centuries, showing the grand dis marvel of beauty. It was a real disappoint- coverieg and dreadful struggles which have mint and griel to tne little ono. made ino world wnat it is now. "Mamma, see !" and half crying he held it Teen think of the stirring tales of real he- up. ! roe?, who have fought the battle of life, and "Play he's holding up one foot," said the come off conquerors; have struggled through a mother quickly. boyhood of poverty and trial and temptation, "Do real horses, mother ?" into a noble, resolute manhood. Isn't there "Oh yes, sometimes." enough in such examples as these to interest? "I will." Doesn't it set your blood tingling to think what Ana sunsnine cnased away the cloud that in otuers nave done and wnat you may do f Of course you do. I like them myself; but we danger is that with such a multitude of ex thing sensational ones as are told now-a-days. citu will read nothing else but stories. And yoat wonld be "paying dear for the whistle," thould it not ? If for the sake of books that have not the slightest foundation of truth, nor, indeed, in the probable, written only to amuse, you find not more than a single grain of wheat bidden in a whole page of Chan, you lose all relish for higher and a better stjle of read ing; yon do yourself a grievous wrong. I am not condemning yon to dry, dull books I Indeed I am not. My own young days are not I so far away, but I know quite well what you want. But only think of the books that are waiting to take you all over this great world of ours; up in the Arctic seas; down below the , equator, showing you all the strange forms of life in tbe-e tropical regions; into the depths of the sea, and pointing out the still stranger forms of life there; whole volumes of travel and , adventure, that will add to your stock of knowl edge, as well as enlist your eager interest; and histories without end, that will charm you like a fairy tale, if you only give them a chance; taking you through, not the world merely, but another minute would havo rained down. It was a little thing, the mother's answer, but the quick sympathy and ready tact made all right. The boy's heart was comforted, and ho went on with his play, while the mother sewed quietly, with no jar of nerves or temper, and auntie's call lost none of its pleasantness. "I'm tiredof cutting pictures, mamma," said Josie, after a while. "Well, get your horse-wagon, and play those bits of paper aro wood, and you're going to bring me a load. Draw it over to that corner by the fire, and put them into the kindling-box. Play that's tho wood-house. Pleased and proud, the little teamster drew load after load, till all the papers were picked up, without ever thinking lie was doing any thing mi t play. "Well, I declare," said Aunt Martha, "old as I am, I've learned one thing to day, and I wish Emily would comd in and take lessons, I do." Mrs. Wade looked up in surprise. "What do you mean ?" "Well. I sDent veslerdav afternoon nvpr there," (the old ludy had a weakness for visit ing, and was "auntio" to people generally) "and things woro in u snarl and high-de-low all tho time starting with less than Josie's given you a half dozen limes since I've sat here. I've had a good talk with you, and you've given me pleasant thoughts for a woek to come; over tuero we oouldu't hear ourselves speak. It was 'Don't do that,' and 'you naughty child,' spill and scratch, and break and tumble, scold and slap half time. Emily means well; she loves her children and never spares sewing for them, or musing them whon they aro sick. She has a world of patience some ways, butsho don't seem to have any faculty for managing them. Well, I'll send her over here, only I won't let on why;" and tho old lady rolled up her kuittiug; then the bell rang for tea. A little tact, springing from thoughtful love, how good it is. Exchange. A Trusty Boy. A few years ago, says a Now York paper, a large drug firm in that city advertised lor a boy. Next day the store was thronged with applicants, and among them oame a queer looking littlo fellow, accompanied by his uuut, in lieu of faithless parents, by whom ho bad been abandoned. Looking at this littlo waif, tho merchant in tho store promptly said: "Can't take him. Places all full; besides, ho is too small." "I know he is small," said the woman, "but he is willing and faithful." Thoro was ii twinkle iu the boy's eyos which mado the merchant think again. A partner in tho firm volunteered tho remark Now a word about the newspapers. I al ways feel hopeful if a boy reads habitually the daily or weekly papers. I set all such things down for live, wide-awake boys, when I see them taking such an interest in the current news of the day. But I wait first until I see to what part of the paper they turn most eagerly. If, as tho sheet is unfolded, they run over the telecranh col umn to see what is passing in other countries, as well ns in our own, then I know there is an intelligent interest. Their ears have been open to the discussions among tho older membora of the family, and the mind has been at work too. There is no excuse for ignorance now. When all the nations of the earth are knocking at each other's doors, we may learn what wo will. If I sea the eye brighten over some noble deed of charity to the poor and sufferin?, then I am glad; for I know there is a generous spark down in their own hearts that shall yet kindle into a flame of its own and gladden others some day with other noble deeds. But if I see them with eacer interest readme the horrible details of crime and murder, hopo dies out of my heart, and I turn away with real pain. It is a crying evil of our day, this pub lishing, in such minuteness, these loathsome details of crime. I see no end or purpose or justice to be answered by it, but only fearful harm. Your young hearts should turn in in stant recoil from such brutal tales. Boys 1 if the publio journal, that Bhould be a school of belter morals, spreads this snare be fore you, do not walk into it. It will blunt all your finer feelings, and familiarize your mind with forms of cruelty and sin that otherwise you would never come in contact with it. Ev ery one knows that anything made familiar to the mind loses half its deformity. Never suffer yourself to read one of these nrticles. If your, eye catches the startling heading, pass it in stantly by. Do not fill that mind of yours, which should be all manly and noble, with these dreadful pictures of sin and guilt. I have said nothina about those nnisnnnns books low and vulgar that sometimes find thoir way secretly into some boys' pocket. I trust there is no need to caution you against theso. Never, never read anything you would blush to have your mother or sister see. Read ! but be careful what you read. Cor. Hearth and Home. 'Matelasse" Silk. Tho latest novel importation in rich dress materials is the "Matelas&e," silk, which gives promise of taking the lead iu all costlv that he did not see what they wanted of such a ' wovPn Roods. Tho "Matelasse"' is an avisto boy; he wasn't bigger than a pint of cider. emtio fabric, laying claim to u sort of perfec But, iiftoroonsultation.theboywsssettowork. J"ou m excellence and elegance of finish. A few days later n call was made ou the boys in Th.e character of this beautiful silk is solidity; the store for somo one to stay all night. Tho ' u 18 I"1'6 heavy, bonce appropriate for winter prompt response of tho little fellow contrasted i wear Hun very nerly as warm as velvet. It well with the reluctance of tho others. In tho I cornea to us in a variety of beautiful designB, middlo of tho night tbo morchaut looked in to 1 nuu lu a11 the scientific shades. They are, in seo if all was riuht iu tho storo. aud urosoutlv netJ' we" worth attention of our elegantes. A discovered his mouthful protece busy BCi8aor. I number of tho patterns are somewhat ancient ing labels. "What are you doing?'1 s.iid he he. "I did not tell jou to work nights." "I know you did not tell mo so; but I thought I might as well bo doing something." Iu tho morning the cashier got orders to double that boy's wages, ior no was willing, uuiy n lew weeKs elapsed before a show of wild beasts passed through tho street; and, very naturally, all in expression, closely resembling the i figured "old time" silks, yet this new result of finely woven goods is much thicker and far more weighty. It is used extensively for dress and cloak garniture; also, for sleeveless jackets, dotted over with jet beads, with the edge hand Bomely finished off in tassel jetted fringe. This new silk is marked at rather high figures, rang' hands iu tho Btoro rushed to witness the speo-1 n8, u PriCB, from $8 to $10 per yard. It comes taole. A thief buw his opportunity and entered in Vlac V wh,te ami color tha bllck is the fa in a rear door to seize somethiug, hut in n write dye, and particularly when used for twinkling found himself firmly clutched by the i trimming independent garments. The designs dlmiuutivo clerk aforesaid, and after a struggle, "ro somewhat familiar, and tbo recherche pat- was oapturcd. Not only was a robbery pro- " " """ '"y uiamonas, ,wnicu nave tne vented, but valuable articles taken from other ' PPence of being qu lted. A finely wrought stores were recovered. When asked by the cashmere suit, richly trimmed with Matelasse merchant why he stayed behind to watch whon .teB, fashionable and becoming toilet, all others quit their work, the reply was:" You which can be worn on quiet and grand occa told mo never to leave tho storo when others , mom with the most bewitching grace. A qui wero nbsent; and I thought I'd stop." "Double ' etly elegant toilet is one that possesses artistic that boy's wages; ho is willing and faithful." ' me'8' nd such gems of dress are never guilty In 18UU that boy was receiving n salarv of ' needless "now, but the tout ensemble is mod- .! Fii ... , ilinn ... . . Adtlv l.nantlfill WKa Anln.aJ f o ul nan.? .;iU J fj.uuu, ami in mm una uecome a partner in v -. - " . . """" the establishment. very much used for embellishing garments made I of camel's hair. The patterns of this goods Youno Amkmoa at tub Tablk A Lesson in ' bave "rely changed. The latest "twists" are Mahnisus. Harry Bat at his father's side at n I tue. i"i8e plids and uupronounoed checks, Show you have a Heart. In the dull world we cheat ourselves and ono another of innocent pleasures by tho score, through very carelessneis and apathy; courted day by day by happy memories, we rudely brush them off witb this indiscriminating beom, the stern material present; invited to help in rendering joyful many a patient heart, we nf gleet the little word that might luve done it, and continually defraud creation of its share of kindness fron us. The child mode merrier by your interest in its toy; the old domestic nattered by your seeing him look so well; the poor better helped by your blessing than your penny (though give the penny too); the laborer cheered on his toil by a timely word of praise; the humble friend encouraged by your frank ness; equals made to love you by the expression of your love; and superiors gratified by atten tion and respect, and looking out to benefit the kindly how many pleasures here for one hand to gather; how many blessings for any heart to give I Instead of these, what have we rife about the world? frigid compliment for warmth is vulgar; reserve of tongue for it's folly to be talkative; composure never at fault for feellnes are dancerous things; gravity for that looks wise; coolness for other men are cold; selfishness for every ono is strug gling for his own. This is all false, all bad; the slavery chain of custom, riveted by the fool ishness of fashion; because there is ever a band of men and women who have nothing to rec ommend them but externals their looks are their dresses, their ranks aro their wealth and in order to exhalt the honor of these, they agree to set a compact seal of silence on the mind, lest the flood of humbler men's affections or of wiser men's intelligence should pale their tinsel praise; and the warm and the wise to softly aquiesce in the injury done to heartiness, shamed by the effioutery of cold, calm fools, and the shallow dignity of an empty presence. Turn the table on them, ye truer gentry, truer nobility, truer royalty of the heart and mind; speak freely, love warmly, laugh cheerfully, explain frankly, exhort zealously, admire liber ally, advise earnestly be not ashamed to show that you have a heart; and if some cold blooded simnleton creets your social effort with a sneer. repay him (for you can well afford a richer gift than his whole treasury possesses) with a kind, good humored smile. Thk Blindfold Supped. Two players are closely blinded with a bandage made of their pocket-handkerchiefs. Each one is provided wjth a saucer full of cake or cracker crumbs, which is held in the left hand, and a spoon, which is held iu the right hand. A sheet is spread upon the floor, upon which the players sit, and at a given signal they begin to feed each other. Their efforts to find each other's mouths with their spoons never fail to afford much sport. Another amusing experiment is to try to blow out a candle blindfolded. The candle is placed upon a table, up to which the player is first led; he then walks back six steps, turns around three times, and walks for ward as nearly in the direction of the candle as possible, ard tries to blow it out. If he hap pens to wander to the wrong part of the room, the effect of the blowing is very funny. Why they do not Marby. But it has be come a prevalent sentiment that a man must acquire his fortune before he marries, that his wife must have no sympathy or share with him in the pursuit of it, in wbich most of the pleas ure truly consists; and that young married peo ple must set out with as large and expensive an establishment as is becoming those who have been wed twenty years. This is very unhappy; it tills tne community with bachelors, who are waiting to make their fortunes; endangering virtue and promoting vice; it destroys tho true economy and design of the domestic institution, and promotes inefficiency among females, who are expecting to uo taueu up oy a lortune and passively sustained, without any care or con cern on their part, and thus many a wife be comes, as a gentleman once remarked, not a "help-meet," but a "help-eat." Tiik Gaiideneii's Lesson. Two gardeners bad their crops of peas killed by the frost. One of them was very impatient under the loss and fretted about it very much. The other went patiently to work to plant a new crop, After a while the impatient, fretting man went to ins neighbor. To his surprise ne tound an other crop of peas growing finely. He asked how this could be. "These are what I sowed while you were fretting," said his neighbor, "But don't you ever fret?" he aBked. "Yes; I do, but I put it off till I have repaired the mis chief that has been done." "True," said his friend, "and that's the reason I put it off." A new style of fan has just appeared, made of satin and lace, which, when opened, is in the shape of a butterfly. YodfJq Folks' CoLdpfl. The Little Children. Ooil bless the little children, We meet them everywhere; We hear thalr voices round our hearth, Their footsteps on the stair; Thilr kindly hearts are swelling o'er With mlrthtulness and glee; God blfBS the little children, Wherever they may be. We meet them 'neath each gipsy tent. With visage swarth and dun. And eyes that sparkle as they glance, With roguery and fun; We find them flehtng to a brook Tor minnows with pin, Or creeping through the hazel-brush The linnet's nest to win. We meet them In the lordly hall, Their stately father's pride; We meet them in the poor man's cot He has no wealth beside; Along the city's crowded street They hurl the hoop or ball; We find them 'neath the pauper's roof Tho saddest Bight of all. For there they win no father's love, No mother's tender care, Tbelr only friend the God above, Who hears the orphan's prayer; llut dressf d in silks, or draped in rags, In cliildlfh grief or glee, Qml bless the little children, Wherever they may be. To dispel the darkness of life make light of your troubles. Artificial Wine. which make up charminclv. and are verv much admired by fashionables. friends table. Somebody passed him the biead. Harry touched a piece that was dry, so he dropped it and took a softer one. "My son," said the father reptovingly,"never touch a piece of bread or cako that you don't mean to take." Harry ato his bread aud remembered. After a while tha oako was passed round. When it came to Harry, the littlo flngtrs made u quick' adroit movement, and hauled off throe Urge siloes. "Why, Harry!" cried his father. "Well, papa," said tho boy bravely, "You told liiM tii tattrt hll ihrt nln(ii T ton Mi oil nti.t T touohed all these." ' No, no, my ou; I said ' that a young wife, in the first year of her Ufa loua he toil to give them that culture which will bo an impetus to tbem In reaching thai top to which he could not aspire. Prosperous men ar ha thi way light-house for tho who are in darkneu, aud tbey guide to toueh only what you meat to take," "And that's just what I did, pana. I meaut to take every one, and I tried for that other big slice with the pile of sucar on It." Everybody laughed, and the father wisely concluded to give Harry kU next lesson in table etiquette at home. Au, women ought to take a supremo interest in keeping house well if they keen house at all, and in making homo Iteautiful, because home I the control and best institution of the world, the nursery of the race, the Eden which woman I to make a heaven. The better, the pleasant r, the more attractive, the happier they make borne, the more will they contribute to the fore of goodness in the world. It i said that an average woman will shed a barrel ot tear lu fortv veara. It i a melan. oholy reflection; but we have no doubt, alter all, that ahe will shed a barn-full of Uughter daring the atme period. "Tun Toilkttk 08 tub Gbavk." "The Toilette for the Grave" is the heading of an article iu a leading fashion paper. It is deemed a good thing to remind the giddy multitude that there is such a thing as "the Toilette for tho Grave." We learn from this sad dispatch that a beautiful matron, who died not long Mu, was ruueu iu a morning ureas oi snowy muslin, riohly adorned with embroidery and lace mat a young wiie, in me nrst year ot her marriage, was buried in her bridal toilette. without jem els, save the wedding-ring that a gifted youug girl, just through her school-davs, was laid in her coffin iu the soft white muslin the wore on graduating day; and that another fair maiden was clothed in the pearl-tinted silk worn last at the ball where she contracted the cold that caused her death. The last item has made us shiver one would suppose that the pearl-tinted silk would have been consigned to the tomb of the Oapulet inttead of being a). lowed to adorn the form of it probable victim, adding to the melancholy present the aacnesa of a sorrowful memory. Ex, Thk way of women are past finding out. It i aid that the ladle of Hartford. Conn., have a fashion ot tying up their taper finger when young gentlemen are expected to call, and when they very naturally ask the cause, they blushlngly remark: "I burnt then broiling Uk this morning." The result U that Mver2 young men have burned their linger believinc the tory. Complaints about the adulteration and dilu tion of foreign wines are not new, nnd their truthfulness has been generally conceded, but it now appears that the art of making wine has at length reached that point of perfection where the grape can be dispensed with alto gether. A Strassbourg paper complains of the production of artificial wine at Kehl, where there is a large establishment, much patron ized by Strassbourg wine-merchants, into which a grape has never entered. This colored and sweetened Rhine water is recognized by the excise as grape wine. In tha Rheingau and the Palatinate there are hundreds of simi lar establishments. The Rhenish and Alsa tian wine-growers intend to urge the Reichstag to pass a stringent law against the falsification of wine and other drinks. The American people have their faults; but this is not one of them; and among the "Yan kee tricks" that have become famous, we find but few instances of the falsification and adul teration of articles of commerce. It is not an American vice; and we have faith that Califor nia wines will achieve and maintain a good reputation in the world's markets. Tue death is announced of Sir John Kennie the eminent civil engiueer, under whose direc tion some of the most important engineering works of the past half cemnrv li L . riedout. Sir John was born in 17W, and wa , . . IUS ml "' ,,ona "entile, who de signed New London bridge, and who also de signed and executed South war k and Waterloo bridge. Mr. Kennie educated hi son for hi own profession, and left to him the task of ex ecuting his designs for London bridge. Among hi other important work we may mention hi completion of the drainage of the Lincolnshire fens, commenced by his father, and the work connected with the harbor of Runagate. Sir John wa employed by the Earl ot Lonsdale in the construction of the new dock at White haven, and through hi career he was largely interested in railway operation. Listen, Girls The School Ma'am's Abroad. From Pacifio Rural Press. "Quick, Jim, here's an awful pretty girl rid ing by on horseback. Tell me who in thun der she is." "Ha, ha, that's a good one! A girl 1 why that's Lem Patrick's Mife. She was a con founded pretty girl. But in her calico wrapper of a morning she shows her age." "Well, she's awful good looking yet. There ain't many girls can get away with her, by jim miny I" Now girls, just imagine the above colloquy to fall from the lips of two young ladies instead of two young men with cigars in their hands. You "have heard the same and similar slang phrases from them," you Bay ? Alas ! so have I, and that is just what I want to talk to you about. I have been wanting such a talk with you for a long time, but I I feared that some of my dear, good friends would think I meant them and feel hurt about it. But since I rally them on every seasonablo oc casion, I think they will see that a written ex postulation in their case would ha nnltn nn. fluous, and come to tho natural conclusion that I mean somebody else somebody beyond the reach of a spoken appeal. My first introduction to one class of these phrases nearly threw my gravity off its balance. I called on a new neighbor who had recently been very ill. "And how is your health?" I asked her. "Very good, ma'am, but I am pow erful weak 1" was the reply. A young woman of fine intelligence andmoro than ordinary culture, in discussing with an old acquaintance the changes of years in which they had not met, remarked: "I hadn't seen Rachel in two years. She's grown awfully " Now a stranger hearing this and not being ini tiated in the new vocabulary, would naturally infer that poor Raohel was a monstrosity, such as P. T. Barnum appreciates; instead of a rosy, comely girl in her early teens. The prevalent use of by -words, slang phrases, and ridiculously coupled terms-suoh as I have mentioned is no trifling matter. Strangers rate us on points where we are moBt sensitive-by the language we use. And this to the young, who have life all before them, and must go out into the world to make or mar their fortunes, ia a maitnr r n. sideration. It is also a matter of great import ance to children, that parents and teachers speak correctly and teach them so. The imi tative organs of many espeoially of children are relatively so large, that despite (natural refinement and good educational facilities, they piok up all the conversational garbage of their less cultivated associates. And then, it requires some moral courage often, for a lad espeoially. to be singularly correot I should say correct among playmates who are singularly incorrect in their conversation. I remember the reply of a lad, who had been oarefully taught, when remonstrated with for interlarding his conver sation with the current phrasesof the associates of his new home. "The bovs lauirh at m . call me 'Yankee' if I don't talk na'thw Now can t we all boys and girls, men and women take a stand in behalf of our "mother tongue; turn teachers to each other, that is: and banish awful, terrible, confounded, by iim. mint, dog on it and the whole ridiculous phalanx of provincialisms, and all inappropri ate usages of language. It is only to correct e,m,(J.each TTb?r' wbe we forget ourselves and use them. Unless we do something of the kind our Webster and Worcester will become obsolete, and we will bave new dictionaries at taching entirely new significations to many of our most common words. ' Do you doubt, reader, where we read in our present version o the Bible, "I, Paul, the ser vant of Jesus Christ," in a version onehundred and tatty years old, owned by my father it nead3:, h ?M' ,be caf of Jesus Chrilt?" eaus-emnt."1810 " EnelaDd' used to The war cloud in Europe eem to increase in Niciness. Case of CnEMAno.N.-During a warm shower of rain ast week, a man whowas hauling a load of lime in Sonoma county, had his cargo set on tare in consequence of the heat given ffi&fll' lVa iDS the rain One of u,rr T 7 nw Ul ""f" de tach him from the burning wagon and was ere mated on the spot, while his unfortunate owner stood by and misapplied scripture. Pacific Coast Appeopbiattons Tie Con. gressional appropriations asked for the Pacifio Point fthrTS-ent ar are as foltowEort Point, $50,000; Lime Po nt, $50,000; Alcatraz rivera0.005 ,he WOn eft MCRDKBED Hra TIpivfu,,',. irr Thornton murdered hi. hm.i.... H,?.'7'J?ey7 Hollow, near Binghampton New" v" ?' fredToeiopwh.08'' beM0Se on re- .t'resident has desie- Th asksoi vraa Th a L8t the ,29.dy of NbSMi be It apaft as a day of National Thanksoivino- fn. .i?P.lr: many Messing enjoyed during the past year Tboops ,ob im SonrH.-Governmeat is un able to comply with the demand for boon tZ ytou.65,,ear?dnC,10n f ,0W owS pS- grSer'this 0filiimSliBra,i to cMotid is Si .. , ..," th"n ' ny time since the "days of '9 and '50." JL? ."Moa.-Auother tremendou. ft!.?10" London on the 3d nut, by which four person were killed.
