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PECHTER.
♦ Descriptive Sketch.
The reputation enjoyed in England by the
tragedian Fechter, and the extraordinary
praise bestowed upon him by Chas. Dickens
In Commending him to the American people,
give to the actor such an unusual interest that
we bare thought it worth while to present to
our ' readers an account of the impression
made upon the writer by Fechter's perform..
ance of " Huy 131 as" as he is playing it in
New York. Without attempting elaborate
criticism of his method, or undertaking to
compare him closely with actors of equal rep
utation and to detehnine the relative merit of
each, we will venture only upon,such descrip
tion as will' convey to the reader a i general
notion of the appearance of the man, of the
peculiarities of his style, and of the qualities
which have given him fame.
• The first sensation produced in the mind of
the spectator by Mr. Pechter is one of un
pleasant disappointment. Every man forms
a conception of the appearance of a person cif
whom he has heard a great deal. Necessarily,
this is commonly incorrect; but Pechter, we
imagine, differs very widely free' any idea of
him, pteconceived even by those who are in
credulous
of his greatness. As he enters at
the hack of the stage we see a man somewhat
below medium height, with a thicksset body,
broad shoulders; a Herculean neck, short
legs, and a general appearance of heavi
ness and clumsiness.' His face is of a
G env an cast, with. regular . features ,
none of which - are handsome, excepting the
eyes. These are small, black, piercing, full of
intelligence,' and capable of most eloquent
expression. The countenance does not give
evidence of the presence of any lofty intel
lectual qualities when it is undisturbed by
emotion. The forehead is somewhat broad
but very low, and the perceptive faculties are
strongly marked in the heavy ridge above the
eyebrows, while the reflective organs seem
to be dwarfed in the quick retreat of the
upper - portion of - the • brew.' _The jaws
urge and sustain thick and fleshy cheeks,
while beneath the eyes there are protruding
circles. The head is deficient in depth, but the
width between the:ears' is great, while the
height is unusual, as if, as in the case of more
than one celebrated man,the brain was piled up
in the middle of the skull. It has been said that
Feehter resembles John Brougham. In some
respects the comparison is a. good one—chiefly
in respect to the general outlines of the face
and figure; but the latter actor is. very
much the bandsonier man, and the impression
that would be made by has features in repose
would be that he is more intellectual.
Fechter's first movement in at measure
dispels.. the rather unfavorable impression
gained from the swift survey that follows,
his entrance. He is one of the most
graceful men upon the stage. at the
present thin.% Either nature or consummate;
At 7h Welock
art has filled all his attitudes with poetry and
beanty; so that whether he strides across the
stage,ftings himself upon a chair ' stoops .a
suppliant upon his knee or yields his whole
body to the force of the passion that animates
him, the eye is charmed with the easy, unat.
fected grace of his motion. Mitch • of his ac
tion is strange and peculiar; he makes the
oddest gestures in the oddest places, violating
all the conventional rules of the art, and sur
prising the spectator, most agreeably, not only
with a series, of pictures which could not he
anticipated, but with au entire method
for which we have no precedent whatever.
There is no monotony in Pechter's perform
ance—no monotony of dullness, for he is viva
dotes even to the verge of excess ; no monotony
of force, for he has moments of absolute re
pose when he retreats to quietness, and
,af
fords the relief of strong comparison to his
demonstrative scenes. But while he is in mo
tion his action is swift and incessant. There
is a movement for even the smallest sugges
tion of the text; an attitude for every shade
of meaning. This minuteness of detail, com
bined with so much animation, is peculiarly
charming in the earlier scenes of Ruy
Blas, for it gives intensity and interest
to episodes which are not of themselves
especially dramatic. But Fechter's lively
treatment of the lighter passages does not
detract from the grandeur of his acting in the
highly tragic scenes. His carefulness of detail
in these does not descend to tedious trifling,
but rather the veryquality that enables him to
inspire a tame passage with interest, nermits
him to elevate his passion to very ecstasy.
Whether be declares his love to the woman
who enthralls him; whether he is distracted
with remorse, torn by rage, or made furious
with bate, he yields himself utterly to the
emotion, concentrates upon it every faculty
of his soul, and transfigures himself in the
effort teit give it' adequate expression.
NO miin, in the dull round of
every-day , life, ever made love as he
makes it, but his method is the fulfillment of
the highest ideal of love making. The fierce,
wild, overwhelming demonstration which for
gets life and its commonplaces, forgets danger
and death, despises fear, and makes all things
else of no value in the presence of the great
inspiration—this is the true interpretation of
the passion, not as it is conceived to be, but as
it really exists in the souls of men, albeit they
cannot give it such physical force.
But even more . than to his attitudes and
gestures, Pechter's great dramatic power p is
attributable to the remarkable expressiveness
of kis face. We think, indeed that possession
of ability to depict emotion of
any kind vividly With the countenance
is the very first requirement for a good actor.
It. may be that it is superior to every other
qualification. It is certain that men - who can
not pretend .to excellence as readers, and
%hose treatment of any text would be a per
sistent violation of the rules of elocution, suc
ceed in making reputation simply by the elo
quence of their countenances. Pechter uses
this knowledge more effectively than any
other actor with whom we are acquainted. His
management of his face—unpromising as it is
in repose—is absolutely marvelous. Emotions
dash across it with amazing rapidity; anguish,'
rage, scorn, love, fear, joy, pain are
expressed with such clearness that we do not
need the words of the text to comprehend the
meaning. Ifs.the actor played in pantomima
we should understand him. His face and
body together spet.Lie language of, our com
mon humanity, and speak it most eloquently.
Whether, standing by, he turns his
eyes quickly upon the tiguresof the play, or
in a frenzy • of passion hurls hiraseif against
the tyrant who has filled him with shame and
misery, we recognize in his action the cein
plete interpretation of the spirit by,which h 4-1.
is animated,
This is the simple quality of his
greatness. He is altogether an Actor.
Ile gives the highest physical expression to
the highest intellectual conception. Where
other men study the text for a new verbal em
phasis, he seeks a new gesture. He cares less
for the letter than for the spirit. The tongue
is not to him the most important member of
his body. He does net cram his brain with
words and pour them from his mouth in state
ly syllables; he catches the spirit, and it suftuses
his whole nature, so that he forgets himself,
his audience, his artifice, and beeomes the
hero of a real tragedy. A man with a coun
tenance less mobile, with a body more awk
ward and graceless,would fail ludicrouslywith
such a method. But Fechter having the high
est physical qualifications and such capacity
for tumultuous, furious passion. holds his audi
ences enchained With a spell which is as pow
erful as it is new and strange.
If Mr. Pechter depended in any measure
upon his elocutionary powers he could not be
entirely successful. He has, a very strong and
very peculiar accent, which, sometimes, is
even offensive. It is quite as marked as that
of Vestvali, who was here a few years ago;
but Mr. Fechter's utterance is by no means as
distinct as her's. In learning the English
language he has learned it in the English,
fashion, and so his accent, already somewhat
perplexing, is made. more difficult by the
trick of raising the voice at each cadence.
D'echter, too, speaks with little regard for the
tiuest meaning of his words. Where, upon oc
casion, he has a brief line to deliver, he gives
it forcibly and well; but when he attempts a
passage of any considerable length, he man
ages to place the emphasis always upon the
wrong word,. He speaks vehemently and izo.-
petuously, often - bringing out sYliabTes with a
jerk as if the process gave him 'pain. His
enunciation is indistinct; he does not articu
late clearly, anti heproceecis with such rapidity
that it is at times quite impossible to follow
him. As a reader he is surpassed by thou
sands of stock actors who have not a spark of
his genius,or as complete comprehension of
the meaning of language. His voice is not
unusually strong, but it is round and sweet
and full, and at times it is so modulated as to
express nicely the emotion of the speaker.
The sum of all this is, that Pechter is a great
actor but a very poor reader. That he really
has genius no man can doubt after being
thrilled with his wonderful interpretation of
the passions; But we ire not think that he is
more gifted than other actors who have 'been
less layered, than he with, powerful. friends.
He differs from our greatest dramatic, figures
in kind rather than, in degree He is the.
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY,.
PHILADELPHIA, MOB DAY, JANUARY 17, 1870
apostle of a school which 'subordinates every
thing to physical grace and action. We have
been accustomed to derive high intellectual
enjoyment from elegant Interpretation of
texts, accompanied with slighter and less (a
liens bodily demoistration. , Fechter's
methods are good, and they require for their
fulfilment very great mental and physical gifts.
But such men as Forrest,Booth and Davenport
are not altogether wrong because Pechter is
very nearly right. Perhaps perfection will be
reached by the man who happily will combine
Fechter's vivacity and his wild passion with
elegant reading ; but we incline to the opinion
that the two schools will remain , forever dis
tinct, and that each will have its warm admi
rers, who can defend their favorite style with
very strong reasoning. Fechter's school has
not so many disciples as the other, in England
and America at,Jeast, and his popularity may
be attributed to the novelty of his style, in a
very great degree. We do not think he de
serves the extraordinary praise bestowed upon
him by Mr. Dickens. While every intelligent
man in this countiy will be quick to recognize
and acknowledge his unusual merit, most per
sons will be likely to weigh his qualities care
fully with those of less pretentious actors, and
to attribute Mr. Dickens's eulogy rather to the
enthusiasm of warm fnandship than to the
judgment of an impartial critic.
Favors to the Orleans Famtly—The Eat.
perer's Health—The Empress,
The Paris correspondent of the New York
World says :
One of the most significant signs of the
times is the favors the Orleans family are en
joying. Everybody knows the Journal des De
bcas. General Changarnier, General Trocu
MM. Miens, De Remusat, Prevost•Paradol,
and other eminent men are stanch supporters
of this family, but it is generally believed
MM. Jules Fevre, Jules Simon, Ernest Picard,
'and the like would strenuously exert them
-selves to place the Orleans - family on the
throne. It is said (I do not believe 'it)
that M. Darn pressed the Emperor
the other day to recall the Orleans family to
France,and that his Majesty replied: " We will
discuss this interesting question some other
day." The French Emperor would never
consent to see the Orleans family again in
France. I know persons who have heard the
Emperor express in private his opinion about
the Orleans family. They tell me his dread
of them amounts to a sort of phobia: M.
Degouve Denuncques has presented a second
petition to the Senate (his first was presented
in February, 1867), praying a repeal of the
laws which exile the houses of Bourbon and
Orleans from France. It will, of course, be
rejected again, but this action Will help rather
than militate against the feeling in favor of
the Orleanses. This feeling is so strong that
hundreds of eminent Frenchmen went over
to attend Duchess d'Aumale's funeral in Eng
land ; -at least 2,000 persons were present at
the mass celebrated in St. Ferdinand's Chapel
at NeuWy (this chapel was built on the site of
the grocery shop where the Duke of Orleans
was killed in 1842), and quite as numerous a
congregation are expected at Chantilly, where
another funeral service is to be celebrated.
I urn told the Emperor, and especially the
Empress
is irritated by these exhibitions.
They na turally think themselves entitled to
some gratitude after all they have done for
France. His Majesty: , feels many misgivings
about the future. Be is certain that as long as
he lives he can keep on the throne ; but he is
apprehensive that his wife and son will, at his
death, ~be driven forth exiles. His health is
quite firm. He went shooting
or two since in the preserves near
the Trianon (Versailles) and shot for five
hours; as he went down to enjoy himself,"
he went alone, and at the close of, the day's
sport drank the hot wine served in the draw
ing -room of the Trianon, where the sedan
chairs of Mme. de Pompadour and Mme. de
Maintenon stand, no one but the servant be
ing in th e room with him.. The physicians
think he will last until September, and if he
survives the crisis then expected, he may last
another year. I see the American
newspapers assert that the articles—
the diagnoses of the Emperor's health, pub
lished over the signature " Dr. are by a
physician in the confidence of, and long em
ploYekt by, the Emperor -evidently Dr. Louis
Fleury.l'his is a mistake. They are from the
pen of a well-known democratic physician
here;who never attended the Emperor, and
I do not believe ;would go to his bedside it
summoned. There is not a word of truth
in the rumors of the-. Empress's desire or
intention to visit the United States.
Her position here is daily becoming
more delicate. The radical press, believ
ing the Emperor to be doomed, are now
directing all their energies to discredit the
Empress in public opinion. You sec their
tactics : The Empress is to be made Regent
upon the Emperor's death; let us make her as
unpopular as possible, so that when she at
tempts to become Regent there will be such
feeling against her that it will be impossible
for her to maintain her position. She
is becoming unpopular. Her voyage
to the East despite the Emperor's
wishes, the opposition she is believed to have
made M. Duruy's reforms in order to with
draW children from ecclesiastical teachers to
,give them to lay teachers, her exaggerated de
votions and her extravagance have alienated
the public from her. It is now rumored that
she has ordered M. Carpeau's famous group of
dancing girls to be removed from the Grand
Opera, and a group by her favorite sculptor to
be put in its place. If this rumor prove true,
her unpopularity will be increased.
AIIBE.R'S NEW OPERA.
Its Production in Paris---What It is and
Bow It was Received.—lncidents of the
Occasion.
A Paris correspondent of the N. Y. World
writes as follows. After some preliminary
remarks upon operatic matters, he says :
There was an additional attraction at the
Opera Comiqtre. When a man is 87 years old
his new piece may, without cruelty, be con
sidered his last piece; and when this man's
name is Auber, there is a natural curiosity to
witness his last appeal to.the public he has
charmed for so many years, and to be able to
say hereafter, "1 r,c. - a-st-the first performance
- of his last pfece.” - While Auber has never
awakened enthusiasm (his gay warble gives
pleasure, but does not rouse emotion; it is
the babble of a sprightly, fine lady, never
the eloquence of an orator or the pathos of a
tragic dramatist), he has alwaysbeen regarded
with partiality by the public. He has never
made them laugh, but he has often made them
smile ; and, while drivin,.,> off the day's cares,
he has never exhausted hearers by the deeper
emotions. The public therefore listen with:
partiality to the last strains of this old favorite,
and, if they:sometimes are fatigued, out of
consideration for his old services, they
never betray their weariness. I should be in
sincere to say M. Auber's new opera is euc
cessful. It is not hissed ; it is applauded; but,
while people applaud, they, suppress a yawn.
Have you, at a„dinner-party, never seen some
hoary bottle of wine of - celebrated brand un
equal to the remembered qualities of this vim.
tage and really inferior to the less famohs
wines on table andyet the bottle was emptied,
for the brand throw a. halo aroundits ooptents
`which half-supplitia thO absent qqalities 'so
it is with Auber's last piece,
FRANCE.
REVD D'AMOtTrt.
The book, it must be confessed, is not a good
one. Messrs. Dennery and' Cormon excuse
themselves for its deficiencies by alleging M.
Auber's ago obliged them to retain the old
form of book; he is too, old to change the
whole arrangement of his operas, to quit his
old, and learn a new ittethod," There is. some
palliation in this etense r but it does not
explain the obscurity of the plot, which
has unquestionably some share in the want
•of favor with which the opera was received.
As well as I can make it out, the plot seems
to be as follows : A young farmer of ante
revolutionary France, who seems to be coin
pletely dependent on an old uncle, also a
farmer, falls over head and ears in love with a
marchioness and, as he is conscious of the fin
passable social abyss which sephrates them, ho
grieves almost to death. While he has no eyes
except for the marchioness, under the dame
roof with him a pretty cousin pines of love
for him, and, despairing to wed his only love,
be consents, in obedience to his uncle, to
I marry this cousin. But when the time comes for
him to lead her to the altar, he breaks off the
marriage and enlists in the army. Just as he
is about to leave, the marchioness proves to
be no marchioness at all—she is the daughter
of his old uncle; but to assure the happiness
of this uncle's niece (who 18 so deeply in love
with the hero of the piece) she pretends to be
the latter's sister (I mean the hero's sister),
which, of coUrse, makes their tnarriage impos
sible, and he marries the first niece. M. Capoul
Is the hero, sbtlle. Priola is the marchioness,
Nau is the niece. Despite the affects,
tions of M. Capoul (you know he is a spoilt
child of Paris), his voice's sweetness gives
great pleasure. Mlle. Priolais a refugee from
the Theatre I.yrique, where she made her first
appearance in Rienzi, and won favor by her
rich, silver-toned mezzo-soprano voice. Mlle.
Nap (a daughter of the. Mile. Nau who sang
in New Yerk some years ago) did not make
so pleasing an impression; for her , voice is
thin and sharp.
SAUTE EN BAEQUE.
Some impudent fellow said to 31. Amber, a-s
be came out of the theatre the night of this
opera's first performance: "Eh eh! . .11.1.
Auber, are you carrying home your vest?"
This is the actor's slang expression for a fall ,
ure. 3l.Auber replied : " No! no! my good
fellow, it is my smite en barque. I am fast
leaving the shore. You have beard the swan's
last song."
PEARL AND OYSTER. •
• The audience at the dress rehearsal of this
opera was almost the same as at the first per
formance. Aniong them was Cora Pearl. I
need not tell you who she is. T'other day a
gentleman began his lecture on 3loliere :
Which is /a plus belle connalssanee a man can
have?" . A blackguard boy in the last tier
shouted, at the top of his voice:
" Cora Pearl." At the dress rehearsal she
was accompanied by a very wealthy colonel of
the Russian army. Between one of the facts
she went on the stage leaning on his arm,and,
going up to M. C'apotil, said: "My poor Ca
poul, how execrably you are dressed ! A man
attired in soldier's clothes should have more
dash and be more at ease. Come, Colonel
(she turned to her escort as she spoke), give.
Capoul a lesson." The Colonel not only gave
Capoul a lesson, but put on' the costume to
show him how to wear it. Everybody but
this trio on the st4, , e smiled. Is it not aston
ishing a man should make such a fool of him
self? He must have as little brains as an
oyster.
The Premier Peer of England.
The Dnke of Norfolk, on whom Mr. Glad
stone intendl to confer the garter vacant by
the death of Lord Derby, is Premier Peer of
England, and Hereditary Earl Marshal. His
ancestor was the first Roman Catholic who
took his hat in the House of Lords after the'
emancipation act of 182.1. The dukedom dates
from the fifteenth century, and the Ho wards
are a by-word for noble and lofty lineage.
Pope wrote :
What can ennoble fouls, or dots, or cowards?
Alas, not all the blood of all the Howards. —
The present Duke, a young man of two or
three and twenty, iS son of the last peer by
the sister of Lord Lyons, formerly British
Minister at Washington, and now at Paris.
His sister, Lady Victoria, is married to Mr.
I Hope-Scott, whose first wife was, grand
daughter of Sir Walter Scott,. being daughter
of the great novelist's biographer, Lockhart.
Mr. Hope-Scott's daughter by Miss Lock
hart is the only direct representation of Scott.
Abbotsford now belongs to Mr. Hope-Scott,
who has made a fortune at the parliamentary
bar, the most lucrative branch of the profes
sion in England. His earnings have,itis corn
puted,• often reached E15,1X10 and E1.k1,000 a
year. Some years ago he joined the commu
nion of the Church of Rome, and in common
with the D uehess of Norfolk, also originally a
Protestant, is a very devoted supporter of that
faith. Sir Walter Scott's favorite " den" in
the mansion he created is now, we believe,an
oratory.
AXIISEMENTS.
—At the Walnut Street.Theatre the military
drama, Rot Guilty, will be continued during
the present week. This play has been one of
the most successful ever produced in this
country It has attracted large audiences
nightly since - its first representation, and
there is every reason to believe that it will
continue to do so just as long as Mr. Hemp
hill chooses to keep it upon the stage.
—Mrs. Drew announces that Little Em'ly will
be repeated every night this week, but that
it will have to be withdrawn in, the very
height of its success to make way "for Mr.
John Bronghana, with whom an engagement
i
was made n the early part of the season. Mr.
Brougham will appear on Monday night next,
and at the conclusion of his engagement Little
Em'lij will be produced again, so that it may
have as long a run as it deserves.
—Miss Susan Galton will appear at the
Chestnut street theatre this evening with her
company in two new comic operas adapted
Prom the French, and entitled The Prima
Donna of a Muhl and Terrible Hymen. The
Gallon's have been very successful during
their absence, and as they have made several
valuable additions to their company there iS
reason for believing that their popularity in
this city wil be increased.
—Messrs. Carncross & Dixey announce a
number of novelties for this evening at the
Eleventh Street Opera House. They offer a
first rate minstrel entertainment, in which all
the favorite members .ot.,their _company will
participate. The burlesque, The Old Woman
147i0 Laved in the Shoe will be given nightly. •
—At the Seventh Street Opera House to
night Messrs. Duprez & Benedict will otter a
very attractive bill, including new burlesques,
farces, negro comicalities, together with sing
ing, dancing, and miscellaneous performances
by various members of the troupe. •
—Signor Blitz, assisted by his eon Theoore
Blitz, will give an exhibition of magic and
legerdemain at Assembly Buildings every
evening this week, with matinees on 'Wednes
day and Saturday. • ,
—The American - Theatre_ .W. - procured a
number of new attractions- for the present
week. Mr. Gibbons, the: famous ..gymnaSt,
will appear nightly,' and Messrs. Sheridan
Mack and Rollin gow a rd perform in
special' lineS of business. New ballets'Will be
presented; and there will be theusual miscel
lanies by the meniberti• of the 'regular coin-
—On 'Wednesday' next' Itiebbbrg's Comic
Opera, The nee Gam's. will be repeated at the
`Amateur's Drawing Roetn, b,y the company
that gave it sorae,weeke no; ,
F. L. IVIIENTON.
PRICE TAREI3.OENTS.
--Signor Lerranc this make
evening ice Augber'e
Grand Opera ilfasaitielto. The opera will be
pfoduced In handsome style, with a full'
orchestra and a competent chorus. The seaaou
will close to-morrow night with' a final per
formance by Miss Kellogg, who will appear he
the first act of La Trariata ; the third Act Of
Faust, and the third act of La 80muuniskisa
This will probably be Miss Kellogg's last ap l
pearance in Philadelphia during the present
winter. '
FACTS AND FANCIED .
—A military road—One that is fall of cart
ridges.
s —Queen Victoria will visit Gen:nail:7 this
pring. •
—Jenny Lind is hereafter going to reside .
Marseilles.
—The only Laws recognized in modern dniF..
matte art—applause.
—l3irgfeld, of opera bouffe fame, now di
rects Lydia Thompson's orchestra.
—A crazy Englishman is persecuting'peler
old Madame Rossini with proposals of mar
riage.
•
—An Ohio fer being asked If his horses
were matched, sai ann d : " Yes, they are Matched
first rate ; one of them is willing to do all A
the work, and the other is 3yilling that As
should."
—A Down East man tied his horse's head.
'and tail' together, and drove it In a circle t w o
cure it of balking. In one minute the anintidle
spirits were entirely broken, and so was 'ita
neck, from running against a post. '
—An " African. Blondin" in England
tumbled from his. rape into the middle of
crowded pit and broke the nose of one specta
tor with his balancing pole,,besides severely
injuring several others. The performer fell
on a soft gentleman and was not himself hurt.
—A Washington correspondent gives
Madame Catacasy, the wife of the Russian
Abmassador ; the following find-rate notice:
"The profusion and color of her hair would lead
one to look upon it as though it had been spun
by the nimble fingers of the easy Hours as they
glided through bright June days, whosesunny
rays of light had been caught in the meshes,
and were content to go no further."
—Charleston has a tragedian named War
ner, who advertises himself in this way:— .
" When Booth's Shakesperian spirit tied,
The drama's orb grew dim,
We thought the stirring erooked-baek king
Had died along with him.
But 10, by kindred genius raised,
The banner's still maintained—
And in the gifted Warner,
Richard's himself again."
—TheSan Francisco Bulletin says :" We hay*
before us some data furnished by a resident'
of Sitka, which shows that there is an extent
of country bordering on the coast of Alaska
equal.to 20• miles in width and 700 nifty In
length, in which the white and yellovrsethan
predonainates. The cedar timber is there in
exhaustible. Our redwood timber covers a
limited area, and at the present rate of de
stniction will not last fifty years. The time
will come when the cedar forests of Alaska
will be more famous and a greater source of
wealth than are non the redwood forests of
:2alifornia. Probably no tree is now growing
upon the Pacific coast of so much real value
as the red cedar of Alaska."
—A writer from Richmond, Va., notes the
fact that the school whore colored men are
studying and fitting themselves to be teachers
and ministers is in the building formerly oc
cupied as the slave-pen to confine them at
night. He writes: "It seemed a sort of
poetic justice that this very place, with the
marks still at its windows of the iron barn
that held back the negro to the dead level of
ignorance, should now be the cradle of his
instruction and the place of his eager resort
for draughts at the Pierian spring, that has,
till so recently, been closed to him."
—Edward Lockroy writes in Le hiOble
Quatre in regard to the veteran chief editor of
La Liberec " 31. Emile de Girardin leads afire
such as few young men would be able to bear.
At the break of day he is already on bis feet.
At the break of day he reads the newspapers
and works. At Bin the morning he receives
the persons who wish to see him. .At 10 he
breikfaete and attends to his business..aftairs; -
works again ; reads papers again; goes to the
Bois ; takes a walk; repairs to the office of Lce
LThert ; and pays visits. -In the evening - Ire--
goes into society and remains theresometimes
up to a very late hour. Next Morning he re
commences in the same manner. This mode
of life he has led for over forty years past!'
—The Cerinne (Utah) Reporter says. of .an
item from the New York Evening Post, relating
to the mortality among the Mormons: " We
are sorry to say that the Post's information is
too true in regard to the mortality among
Mormon children. It is not, however, very
well informed,' or else wishes to draw it very
mild, for instead of some of the bosses of large
harems, like Heber Kimball's burying, only
48 children, we can show the Kimball's,
polygarnone
graveyards of one family, as, they call them
here, that will foot up nearer 1 - 48. As this is
certainly the healthiest climate known :to
tourists and explorers, equalized and modified
as it is, the year round, by the salutary influ
ences of the Great Salt Lake, it an esisy
matter to point to this mortality evil—it is
polygamy, and nothing else."
—Professor 'Raiford, of the University of
Melbourne, Anstrada, may be remembered by
some as the enthusiastic introducer of a cure
for poisonous snake bites, and who allowed
himself to be bitten by a snake and nearly lost
his life by the failure of his darling nostrum
to counteract the effects. Notwithstanding the
ridicule to which his devotion to science sub
jected him on that occasion, he has persevered
• in his efforts, and undoubted success has at
length rewarded him. He has found an anti
dote for snake poison which has proved suc
cessful in the most critical cases. It is simply
liquid ammonia injected into the veins. A
small syringe with a sharp point for the pur
pose of making the injection is manufactured
and sold in Melbourne, and now few travel
in the country without one. •
—.The Cleveland Herald of the 11th inst.
says " Curiosity has been excited as to the
Cleveland citizen who so generously tendered
Mr. Stanton a check for five thousand dollars,
and many queries made. We have the privi
lege of guessing, and we guese the Cleve
lander'sn.anie to be :Stillman .Witt. We know
nothing about it other than the internal evi
dence of the letter itself, and our knowledge
of the general character of the man, but we
guess we guessed right." Mr. Witt was form
erly a citizen of Albany, and is well-known as
one of the successful Railroad men of the
country, He has been a resident of Cleveland
some twenty years, has made a fortune, and
what is better, knows wto use it. Many
are the hearts and homes he has made glad.
—A new kind of paper, specially adapted ,
for various kinds. of clothing, has been in
vented in England. Both aidnial and vege.
table Materials are
_employed in its produc-; -
tion the former being New - Zealaref flax,
rte, hemp, and cotton, and the latter wool,
milk, skins, etc. These matters are reduced to
a. pulp and bleached, and then felted in appro
priate machinery.. The mixture - of these, ma
terials gives a paper. of. extraordipary
.pliancy,
flexibility, andstrength, which may be sown
together as easily as, woven fabrics, andinakes
as strong a seam. A very good itnitatiuil .0 f
leather is Made of it; of which furnittirecover
ings and eVenshoee may be made.. The bet
inay be waterproof by the introduction Of oilA
and India-rtibber. '
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