Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1873, Page 9

Qeusals ) U CHICAGU " UALLY "LIOIBUINEG . SAL Ul\;'ll.lll,' WINULUMLIDALAY 4V, LOIO=*"ISUL & MARULLULY Lo R R R R R R R FRANCE. The Political Situation, ‘How the Provisional Govern- ment Was Organized. Plottings in the National Assembly for a Restoration of the Bourbons. The Count de Chambord's Famous Letter, and Its Effects HaeMalion Placed in Power as a Pool of the Monarchists and Clorgy. France Not a Republic Now, and Never Has Becen, Spectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Tanis, Nov. 24, 1670, After France was complotely beaten in the war with tho Gormans; aftor Louis Napoleon waa dothroned and a prigoner in Gormany, and thie Empress an oxiloin England; aftor Paris had oapitulatod, and Bazaine surrendered Lis army at Motz; aftor one-holf of the country was in actunl possossion of the invader, and all resist- anco hiad eonsed, and poor Francoe lny, bruised, bloody, aird balf-dond, at the foot of the *Allo- magne," NO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT romained in existonco to whom the victors could lictate the torms of & pence. France had not only sucoumbod, but hor National Government wns oxtinct, Even tho various Committees of ‘National Defenso woroe dissolved, and the mem- bers fugitives, The grand army Lind disbanded, and overy man had fled tobis own tent. The Iand was given up to tho spoiler, and to the an- nrchy aud plundor of the Communo. In this urists of affairs, Bismarck stated to Thiers, Jules Favre, tho Duko do Broglio, Sayes, aud other prominont Fronchmen, that, boforo torms of Ppeaco could bo proposed, it was nocessary to CREATE A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT with authority to accopt conditions aud bind Erance to their fulfillment. Tho Gor- wang had an clophant on their handa. Tho mations of Europe would not permit them to reduce France to tho coudition of a con- quered provines, to bo ruled a8 n colony of Ger- many; and there wasno legal Government in vxistonco with which to trest. The only solus tion of tho situation was to improvizo o Govern- 1ment, and compol it to sign, in the name and behalt of France, whatever torms the conqueror might dictato, % With this purporo in view, Bismarck granted an nrmistico, and ncting through the name of ‘Chiers and other leading Frenchmon, issued an order for the holding of an election on the 8th of Februaty, 1871, to elect 780 members of AN ASSEMBLY, or Parlinment; this bLody to have both congtitutionn] and legislative powors, and to cousist of but ono' branch. Dis- marck nuthorized clections to be held in all tho provinces and cities occupiod by thro German amy, iucluding Alsace and Lorraine, which tlected aud gent to this Irovisional Assembly shirly members, who taok their scats, ncted and voted, until after these departments were torn from Franco and thrust into tho embrace of {ermany, in disrogard of the tears and protests- lons, nat anly of the people thoreof, but of all France besides. It was the most shocking case of international rape ever committed in modern Vimes., But thero was no lelp for it. The will of the conqueror was law, and must be obeyed. This Provisional Parliament was clected for NO SPECIFIO LENGTH OF TIME. No term of offics was fixed in the mandate for sheir appointmest. The universal undorstand- ing was, howevor, that, ns soon os terms of ponco were concluded and lnw sud order re- eatablished, tho finances restored and the Ger- man indewmnity provided for, aud somo form of Provisional Government erccted for the en- forcemont, of the laws and preservation of do- mostic pouce, this emergency Legislative Cham- ber ehiould bo dissolved, and o regular Corps Tegislatif bo clected by tho constitueucies for x dofined torm of oftice. When the people came to make choice of del- egatos, they solected those persons who had been opposed originally to tho decluration of war againgt the Prussions, The caucus-commit- t“s put in nomiuntion men who were supposed 0 be LEAST OBNOXIOUS TO THE CONQUEROR, Persons of Communistic sentiments wore care- fully oxcluded ; men of radicul opinions woro, o8 far a8 possible, left out ; Bonapartists were rigorously ignored ; politiclans of oxtromo views were rejcetod ; nnd mon of wenlth, social stand- ing, and personnl respectability woro sought for,, Tho instinctive fecling of the country was, thnt easior terms could bo obtained from Dis- murck and the German Court by a Consiervative boay of ropresontatives, who woro opposed both fo tho * Empiro™ and to tho Democracy, than by a body whichs renlly roflocted the viows and opinions of the Freuch peoplo ou political ques- tions. The Irouch lead was iu the tiger's mouth, aud the most important question was how to get it out. ‘I'ho coustituencios, therafore, clected & body of men to nogotiate for them, of what in England would be ealled Tories, but who were actually Bourbons, aud in favor neither of “G&uum'vnuvn Republic nor of the Empire, but of the TERTONATION OF THE OLD DOURTON DYNASTY, u8 represonted at presont in the person of Count do Clinmbord, and, after his doath, by the Count de Paris, of the Orleanist branch of thoe Bour- ous, This body of Deputios, olected for an emor- ?wnflr nolected purposely to misropresent he real sontimonta of France, but to bo accapt- able to the German sutocrucy, assombled at firat in Bordeaux (uftorwards relurning to Vorsaillos) early in tho spring of 1871, and APPOINTED TIIERS TEMPOMARY PRESIDENT, or rather Chairman, of the nation, with un- deflued powers, Ife retained his sent 1 tho body, and ncted as o sort of Primo Minister. Heoud Jules Favro entered into negotintions with Bismarok for torms of evacuation, obtained tho best from him that he would concodo, ro- turned to the Adsumbly, aud had thom ratified by that body. A nutionul subscription was oponed to raiso the money to pay the * iudomni- ty," which was three or four times more than spough to reimbursoe the Germuns for all their sxpontes, Mo nppeal to tho nation was succossful, the money was subsoribed, aud the first installment Kmmpll{J paid; wheroupon Bismarck and the ulk of his army marched homo in triumph. 1o kud hardly erossed the border before an intriguo was 86t on foat to BESTORE THE NOURDONS t0 the throne of Frauco. ‘Thiors pronounced in vehalf of a Conservative Republio a8 tho only form of government the I'ronch people would willingly enduro; wheroupon tho Ru{lnllnm in the Chamber bogan to make war on lLim, and shrow obstructions in his way at every stop. Ho hrentoned soveral times to resign ; after which !lmg would jet up a littlo in their hos- tility, a8 ho could mol yot bo spared from the public holm—his great adwlutatrativa abilition boing considered indis- rnnunblo. Tut, as soon as he Lind fairly restored ho finances, and brought the revenues up Lo au squillbrium with thoe expenditures, and hnd paid off all the Germun fine vxeopt tho last install- ment, the Royellsts votod th out of his Presl- denoy, and VOTED IN MAUSIAL MAGMAIION, who I8 u pliable instrument in their hands, MacMulion wag wounded st an carly date, und found to be in favor tho Bourbous, Notwithstunding his wonl gon- sralubiip ut Sedun, whore Lio nliowed hia wrmy to bo cooped up liko ruts in & trap snd eapturod, ho Is siill popular with the Fronch soldiors #s woll s with tho prionts and women, He J8 hold in popnlar estimation In Franco vory wuch n8 Gon, McUfollan was {u America heforo uls defeat for tho l'residency. MeClellun was ibe idol of the Demooracy, very popular with the army, aud atood higher 1o the eatesm of the gobeld of the South than any other Northern Zulers wont out of, aud Machakion of the rostoration of cama intn, tho Prosidoncy in the last days of ay, 1873'; aftor which the Assembly ndjonrnea to meot in Novembor, And spent. the” vacation in plotting for the restoration of tho old Bourbon ynnaty. ‘I'ho Tirat thing to bo done by the intriguants was to bring about a ; COMPROMISE OF TIf: TUVAL, PRETENAIONS of the older and younger Lranclics of the Dour- bone, represanted respectivoly by the Count do Chambord and the Count da Inrls, This was soon accomplished. Tho formor was much the older man of tho two, aud childloss ; so it wng agracd Lhat ho should have tho firat turn at the throue, and, whon bhis sauds of life had run out, the Count de Inris nnd his family woro to be- cono his succossors and hoira to tho Royal dig- nitica. Aftor the family-dispute had beon thuas compromiaed, & now and somowhat unforoseon difficulty presouted itself to the advocates of rulo y Divine Right, It bogan to Lo bruited in_ the flmllcnl papers thnt the Count do Chambord would mot hecopt tho flag of tho Revolution, tho tri- color; nor would he agree to rulo over Xrance ay o Constitutional King, “T'ho Monarchical papors gonerally denied theso reports. But thoy thickened notwithstanding, and gathorod body and substance. The partisans of Chambord bo- came groatly disturbed, Thoy know that the poople of Franco, howover humbled by tho late war, and anxious for posco and quiet, WOULD NEVER SUNMIT to Chambord ss King on tho torms It was ro- ported that ho domanded. ~The Royalists wore aware that it .would be idlo to placs the crown on lus headif he rofused to recognizo the events of tho past ninoty years, as it would quickly bo torn off, Ono of tlsir number, M. Cliesnelong, made a pilgrimago to tho Cnuné, who was living in Gormany in * exile,” to talk over the matter with him, “He professed to recoive assurances from tho Count thnt ho would accopt tho tri- colored flag, but epanglo it with liliea ; and that lio would also rule n# o Constitutional Monarch, with o Parlinmont to make laws, aud & Ministry reaponaible to it. Theso concessions ho publish=- ed, and proclaimed, and trumptod all over France. The Thiers party did not credit the atory, but were ovidently impressed with the belief "that Chombord would be voted King by tho Assombly when it met. Noses had boeu counted, and it was nscortained thnt ho had at lonst twelvo ma- Jority, with fourteen vneancies purposely kopt 1wlod, But s few days boforo tho timo fixed for meoting, Chambord published 118 FAMOUS LETTLR axplanatory of his position, denying tho truth of the reported interview between himsell and Chosnelong, letting the latter down oy casily as posaiblo, and, in tho most courtoous torms, toll- ing the publio that ho lied when ho roportod the Count as agrecing to accopt tho tricolored flag of the Revolution, or ngmulns to roign as Constitutional King. Ife insisted on his Divine right to the Throne, refused to accopt it asan oflico atthio bands of the Assembly with any con- ditions attached, but claimed it by o title highor than tho Assombly could bestow,—by such n titlo oy an . heir wonld ~ clim his patrimony wundor, wbo had been kopt out of his estate for a time by the squat- tors and thioves. To accopt the flag of the Rovo- Iution would bo to recognize tho legitimacy or conutltulinunlit{ of the Revolution, which ho denied, claiming that the rules of tho Republic and of the Bonaprries wero illegitimnto and ururpations of the Divinely-appointed order of things. Ho haughtily told tho French pooplo {lnt they woro aboard a rudderless ship, tossed in a tompest, in danger of perishing, sud that ho was {ho ouly living pilot who could bring them safely into port, because it was his Diviuo mission to bo their pilot. But, a8 tho lotter ins been publishied in the Amorican popors, I noed not enlargo upon it. - Suflice it to remarls that it fell ko a bombshell on the Roy- alist party, and instantly oxtinguished their hopes' in Chambord as_thewr King, and saved Frauco from civil war, TIio was DROPPED BY COMMON CONBENT, and ig searcoly roferred to in tho Assembly. Aftor this flasco thore was nothing loft for thom to do oxcopt to fix the term of Marshal MacMahon, who sent to tho Assombly an ex- traordinary message whon it mot, demanding that Dictatorial powoers bo conferred upon him, or bo would resign, 1t was fivst proposed to make him Dictator for ton years, without limita- tion of authority ; but the ** Loft " (thoe Itopubli- can opposition) florcely resisted it, sud demand ed that o should bo called President of the Republic, aud his term of offico not excced five years, and that his powers should bo dofined in the proposed Constitution. The © Right” (Bourbon and Ultramontanc), upon the requost of MacMahon himself, consented to the iitle of tho oftice and the ubbrovistion of the term to seven years; but they refused to - define his powers or limit his arbitrary suthority, so that JE 16, IN REALITY, DICTATOL OF FRANCE, and may do whatover ho plenses, provided it meots the views of the Royalints; that is, hemust do whatever thoy bid him, boeanse, i he goes contrary to their wishes, ho is left without supportors, and falls. Ho is, then, nothing more than tha tool of tho Bourbon party, who, in turu, aro influcuced by tho clorgy, wlio ot their inspivation from Infallible ources, g(olmdy supposes that he will sorve a8 Dictator for sevon yoors, which is o long time in Trauco. But ho is'the most available lustrument which the Bourbon snd Uliramontane party can flnd for their pwrpotes. Tho army is obediont to Lim, and lio haoy disclosed, in his messrgo to the Assembly, that he will employ military foree, as well a8 {mfiucnl patronago, to enforce authorit) and order. It is well understood what this threat comprohonds § that it moans he will use the army to CIUSH REPUBLICAN MANIFESTATIONS, and to cram Bourbouism down the throsts of the people of Frauce, ‘ho sppamtment of MacMahon as Dictator will give the Monarchist party time und oppor- tunity to surmount the obstacle thrown in their way by the Count de Chambord. It is thought by muny that he will be induced to reconsider and modify his determination, now that he per- ceives he’ can nover mount the Throne on " the terms ho domanded. * Othors think that ho will be digearded altogother, and the Crown will be offored to Count do Paris, who, it it bolieved, would accopt it on such terms as would bo P\'a- posed. If a King is chosen, MacMahon will be required to surrendor the unexpired part of his Dictatorship, and bo oxpected to omploy the military forces of tho nution to maintain him on the Throne; and it is not doubted that he will do both quite willingly. BUT THERE 18 NO TELLING what change may como over the mind of the plun_soldier and his wifo after they lave tosted tho sweots of power aud recoived tho flatterics of courtiers. MacMnhon would not be tho first man who changed his mind, and con- cluded to tarry longor iu tho palaces of Roynity, aftor Lreathing the intoxieating atmosphere of tho Court. But tho Bourbon purty aro willing to intrust him, and tako the chances of his sur- vondering tho lioys whon thoy call for them to Lo hauded over to tho King. "Tho sottlement of tho problom of & ruler withous convulsion or bloodshed gives joy und satisfuction to the peo- ple, and I'rauce breathes oaslor. The excito- ment has beon very great for the last four mouths, and especially for tho last few wacks, It was folt on all sides that it would bo » nationsl disgrace and calamity to plungo tho country ito civit war ibout the Chief "Exccutive; ~and, had Obambord sccopted tho Crown on the torms which his partisans desired, it is doubtful whether it would bhave ecnused a rovolution immedintely. [t would have de- pended very mucl, Lowever, on the temper of the army. TIHE TEASANTIY NATE THE BOURNONS, and foar a Royalist rostoration. It was tho Revo- lution that gavo thom their farms, aud they fesr Ttoyalist roaction may take thom nway. Toforo tho Lovolution, one-tbird of the landsof Frunce Liad boon rbsorbed by the Chureh. Tho Repub- licaus of the Iovolution confiscatod it, and nold it to the tonavt-farmers, ond, with the money racolved, carried on the wur sgainst all Europo. The other two-thirds of tho land belonged to the nobility, who spent _tholr duys in Paris and Ver- saillos in gayoty and dissipation, whilo tholr ton- ants_spent’ their livos in povorty and misory, Tho Ropublicuns also contisceted {ho estates of the nobles, and exiled them from Frauce, and then sold tho estates in small furms (o the lon- sntry, and used the monoy as they did that de- rived from the Ohurch landu, From thoss days to theso, tho nobles and ‘priosts Luvo boon looking with longing oses for some turn of the wlheel that might ropouscss thom of their lost baronios and glebes., On the other hund, the peasantry are ever watchful and suspicious of every political movement that by any possibility might deprive them of their frea- holas., The appointmont of Marshal MacMahon President of the Republio gives o PAUSE TO AUITATION AND PLOTTING, The titlo itself s o strong guarantes of peaco and good oFder, bocanso mylljons of Frotohmun will really think nmg- ure onjoying o Republican form of governmeut, notwithstanding tho now President utterly disrogards freo press and fros npoech, und crushes tho ono und reprouses the other without compunction or hesitation, Any uowspaner that utters un affensive expression against the oxisting Dictutorship s “warned,” and, on & roputition, is fned, or itu oditor thrown Into prison, und the publica- tion suspended, Fhis is liborty of the pross in France, No political wouting dare bo held in Fruneo Lo disotss the Govornniont, or pras roso- Tutions in rospect thereto, as may bo donoin the United 8tates with impnnity, The crowd that mlsm gather would be dispersed by the bayonet, and the spoeakiors ho arrosted and thrown into prisons, Lhis Ls liborty of wpeoch aod polivical actlon In Franco, under what {s dubboed s Ite- ublio, ¥ Tho truth is, the Fronch peoplo havo a very BLADOWY AND IMPERFECT CONCELTION of what constitutes s Republican form of govern= ment, They lave never ot boyond tho idon of arbitrary forco. Thoir model of n _governmont is tho militny form, and “thoir governmont hos nlways boon administorod on that plan, Fronch parties aro wholly intolorant and dominceriug whonin power. Thoy never admit that tho Opposition pnrty has any rights which the Admivistration party is botnd to respact, but ride rough-shod ovor it, oxpecting to be tronted in the same way whon tho other sido comes into power. 'Thoy “aro to- wards onch othor lilo hostile Indian tribes, and ruthlessly taks each othor’s scalps, aud oxcouto o war-datico over a fallen opponont, Frauco is always governed on despotic prlnclrlen, N0 mat- tor what may bo tho titlo of tho regimoe, whethor Kingdom, Empiro, or Ropublie, It is only nec- osmary to siriko out ono namo sud fusort auother, the abrenco of self-governmont is the samo in all of thom, ‘The nfilltm-y or despotic form I8 as absolute in the ono ay in 'the othor, Bince the capturo of Louis Napoleon at Sodan, and tho collapse of tho ** Emp! m‘“ Amorlenns hiayo boen accustomoad to calling Franco » Re- public, and wasting much, sympathy on this " gistor Ropublic.” But it in ALL, A MIBTAKE, Tho Government has been, and is now, nothing more nor less than a centralized dospotism. Everything is dictated in Paris, and the ordors aro igsned thorefrom. Tho Mayors of the cities and towns, tho Profects, or Governors, of tho Dopartments, the Judges' and Mngistratos, tho Bheriffs and Gonstables, are all appointed by the contral authority, and removablo at its plonsuro, f a Oity Counell snywhore does anything to disploaso tho Dictator, it is squelched, aund & now Board of Aldormon appointed by tho’ autoeratic suthority in Paris, A cago of the kind ocenrred in Orloans tho other day. Tho pooplo have nover Leen tnuxfihb hiow to manage zEm local or municipal affairs, nor pormitted to try, Indeed, they bave but a faint idon of what it means. Tlioy dopond on the Contral Government to take tlio initiative, to direct, to command ; which it is not reluctant to do. Self-rolianco js not taught or practiced by tho masses. Tho citizeus never conveno in town-meetings to diecuss tho municipal affairs of the township or county. Thoy hnvo no olec- tions for lacal oflices ; they give no instructions to thom ; thoy do not preseribo tho percontngzo of taxation thoy are willing 80 pay, nor dircot Thow it is to bo expended, Civil ofticors are not “goryants " of the people,—aro not rosponsibla to thom for their conduct,—but aro MASTERS OF TIE TEOPLE, men in authority set over them to rule, tax, and direct the peoplo in accordance with the will and wishes of the appointing power. Tho whola structure of intornal governmont in tho exact roverso of that which exists in tho United States, 1f this systom in France is Ro- publican, then yours in the United Btates is despotism ; but, if your form is Ropublican, thon this oho hore is & despotiam, and tho title it poes by o misnomor; for thoy are just the antipoden of onch other. But it mny bo argued that France is governed by lnwa onactod by o Parliament which is oloclod Dy tho pooplo, and therofore it in & Republic. 80 aro Germany and Qreat Britain, to & much groator dogree than France, governed by laws m“l‘fi'md?b'v logislativo bodies ; but aro thoy Rte- ublics B ‘'he Assombly of Tranco was clected some threo yours agoto porform an omorgoncy-not, but not to restoro the Bourbons or eronte & Die- tatorship; yot they havo attempted tho one and dong theother, Thoy claim tho right to oxer- cercise tha powors of & Constitutional Convon- tion ns well s those of a legislativo body, and thoy are pracoeding to framo » Constitution for Franco which WILL NOT BE SUIMITTED Lo the citizens for aceoptanco or rejoction, but will be imposed on them by the power of the army under orders of Marshal MacMahon, At presont, and for twenly-five years past, all native-born Frenclimen over 21 yoars of nge aro votors for membors of the Ausowly, sud ina plebiscitum. But this Yrovisional Assembly, which shiould have adjourned sine die a year o, 8 preparing & bill_to reduco the sufftgo Dy excluding all men undor 25 years of ago, and requiring a property-qualificrtion of the othera. Tho objoct iy to disfranchiko ONE-HALF OR TWO-TIINDS of tho prosout votors, thinking thut theraby thoy will 80 weakon the Auti-Bourbon party as'to se- cure & majority in future olections, Othor pro- visions are proposod to bo insorted in _their now Constitution, oqually nndowogratie aud dospotic. When they will udjourn siue die, no man_not in thoir secrots can know. Whon thoy Liad dotor- mined to make Cusmbord Kiug, overy Royalist in the Assembly kuew tlat threo-fourths of the voters of Franco were opposed to the act ; but they were utterly indifforont to the popular son- timont,—bolieving that MocMalion possossed sufliciont influence with the army to force tho Bourbon upon the punlflu of France, aftor they Diad voted him to be King. How can o Government thus constituted, thus administored, be enlitled to the name of Itepub- lic? How can a logislative body thus crented, and thus disregarding the wishes of its eroators, bo called o Represonfative Assembly of & Ropub- lic? How can the Chief of tho stunding nrmy, when- placed at -the head of affairs by such an Asgombly, with Dictatorial powers us demanded by him, be called the * Presidont of _the Repub- lic?" But, if MacMahon hed received his ap- Ymulmout by nopular vote, ho would still not be President of a Republic, becauso Franco 18 NOT A MEPULLIC, nover was, and, until the fundemental idess of tho poople are changed, can never bo a Ropublic. T o country where tho political lifo and man- agemont of affairs aro formed und oporated on tho modelof a standing army, n Republican form of governmont is & shoer impnsulhll‘i‘ly. ——— The Boy Who Would a Monikey Be. M. Frank Buckland made a singuler discovery o short time siuce. While mspecting & salmon river ho noticed a remarkebly active and intel- ligont littlo boy playing about tho weir, whoso story, related by his father, o commends to Darwin's consideration, Last Christmas the lit- tlo follow was takon to ecoa pantomimo, in which monkeys performed o great part. ‘The secone 8o impressed tho chitd’s mind that the next morning lo imogined himself to Lo o monkey. *ifa would nob speal; no kindness or throats would malo him eay u’single word ; hio would not sit at the tablo with his brothers aud wisters ai meals, but wonld ouly cat out of o lato placed on tho ground, being on nll fours. ?I anything to eat was presented to him ho nl- Ways put_ it to bis nose and_smolt it just ns o monkoy does before esting it. Ilo was contin~ wnlly climbing up trees and throwing down bonghw, and grinning at the people bolow like monkoys in thecocoanut treos in the pantomimo, ‘When ‘his father tried to correct him, the little fellow, still on all-fours, ran after and bit him outho leg. Ile would servo his sisters and brothors tho same if they toased him,"™ Fortu- nately the freak Lns pasacd off 3 but it will bo necessary for tho parents to oxercise considor- ablo cantion in his cducation in theatrical mat- tevs, Cnrlninli’ tho caso is an oxtraordinary oue, and Mr. Darwin's opinion on tho subject would Lo interosting. A Curious Ceremonial. Sir John Duke Coleridge, the new Chiet Jue- tico of England, took part, on the 26tk ult,, in a curious ceremonial, A London papor sa; “On tho last day of the Michaclmas Torm, Sir John Duke Coleridge, who has been appointed Chief Juatico of the Convnon Pleas, and lns at the same timo bocomo a momber of Borjeants’ Tun, took farewell of the IHonorable Bocicty of the Middlo Tomple, of which for many yours he had beou & Boncher, e Yruuldnd nnd rond prayoers at the usunl dmnor in tho lull of the Middle Templo, und the occusion way honor'd by the progonee of & larga number of the Boenchers, osidos u vory numerons gatheriug of hurristors anud studonts, As the Bouchors loft the hall, headod by Bir John Coleridpe, there wagn warm cheer givon for the new Chief Justico, In ne- cordance with the anciont coromony, Sir John wis lod tothe ontrance of the hu)l amid tho clanging of the boll n the clock-tawer, and was —or suppoxod to ho—ojectod from (hio Tnn with which he hag hitherto boon conneeted.” ———— Singulnr Aunosphoeric Phonomenon, ‘I'ho New Huven Paliadium records o singular atmosplioric phenomenon which occurred in that cily last Wednosday afternoon. At the timo roforred to thio sun for a whort time shono through the lieavy clouds that hud obsoured his raya for two days, and dispelled the blue, kmoky atimosphere, Tnumedlatoly over the Collagio Groon no such chango wus noticed. By some unaceountable force, 1t soomed as though tho wist and fog of the surreunding atmosphero had baon diawn 1uto this opon_spaco and condensad, mnking pillar of oloud impenetrable to the vision aud porcoptiblo to the toueh, Thin musm of vapor Hoarcoly extondud to tho limbs of tho traes in dopth, and presonted Lo tha sun's rays a crest of dazzling brightuess, Those on tho out- kirta of thia misty bank conld cloarly dalin ita lioits, and s they stood admiring tke beutiful digplay of naturo thelr wonder and perplesity only lncreasad, while they tried to deduce asatls= taciory uonolusion an to its cause. LITERATURE. TIE SPIRITUAT DELUBION, Ita MuT110DS, TRAOH- INGR, AMD Lrskori, THE PIMLOOUHY AND Ditge NOMENA OMITICALLY EXAMINED, By Dyt D, Lus, Thiladelphin ¢ J. 1, Lippincott & Uo. Ohleago Jansen, McClurg & Co, Tlho author seoms to have mado himsolf prac- tienlly and thoroughly nequainted with '* Spiritu- allsm,” or ¢ Bpirittsm," na ho calls it, i all its phases. Not only did ho attond “ elrclos " and “weances" almost without number, but ho studled the history of it ns rovealod to us by tho most lenrned mon of tho past, and ho glves & groat varioty of quo- totious and facts from them, Hlustrating the difforent phages it has nssumod in auclont and modorn timos, Tho firet haif of the book is de- voted to the philosopby of thesubject. Aftor ox- amining tho protended rovelntions of the spirits of dopartod atntesmon and sagos, ko concludes chaptor 1 as follows : Bavago nnd primilivo in ita forms of thowght, fano- rantand imbecllo fu its concoption of uniforniity in nature, srrogant and prejudicial in ita investigatians, partint'and Hiogleal in ita colloction of testimony, and Iiferoncos thorsfzom, and contemptiblo and ridictlons in ts vapid contributious to acientific knawledge, Bpir- itfain stands juntly charged with belng, in every senso of tho orin, unscicntifia. Tho next chapter is dovoted to the unphilo- sophical charactor of its tonchings. We quote’ tho conclusion reached : Spirilism, though clalming to be as yet but a child in_yenrs, f8_ really an old friend, of extremely nnti- quated appearance, being su old az human {guorance, Whon it o critically examined, wo discoru it to bo sirictly in borrowed clothing, and botraying, by ita coufusion of thought, moro aMliation with tho wido olythelatic concoptions of ancient Greeee, Romo, and Peatar tian with _tho anslytio philosopliy of our day § and fience, notwithstanding ite high protensions, un~ philosophical and gross in it teachingw, ‘Wo need scarcely ndd that this conclusion is ronched aftor o full and very claborato collec- tion of historical facts, and a comparison of them with the claims of modern Spiritualism, Tho second and larger part-of the book is devoted to tho phenomonn of Spiritism, ns pro- sonted by its votaries, Montal derangoment, somuambulism, tho witcheraft-dolusion, mental epidemics, the unconsclous action of the braln, uroall claboratoly discussod. Under tho head of * Mental Telographing and Provision,” he concodes somo. vory curious qualitics to the humnn mind, Ho eays that “Idens aro com- municated trom mind to mind without the cou- scious uso of tho physical organs of sight, hear- ing, or apcech.” Ho illustrutes this ns follows: 4T knew n worthy gentleman who was poculinrly suscoptiblo to montal improssions, froquontly forotelling the arrival of guests, however unox- peotod thoir coming had been ; and on more than ono oceasion ho was conveniontly absont whon o “dun’ was meditating o doscont on the house.” An immensely conveniont quality, especially for thoso whouo ** financial affalrs ™ are always linble to bring on nt any moment iho ‘‘crisis™ of n “dun.” Dronma and presentimonts aro discussed with somo vory curious illustrations, and the author sooms to admit that they somotimes aro the ronl foreshadowings of actual ovents soon to follow. Ho says Lhat ho himaclf could onco describo the # fentureg, personal appearance, and clhinracteristies” of porsons uunknown ' to hiwm, by lholding o lock of their hair in his hands, o was onco ina room where, many years bofore, thero had beon a funeral, of tho circumatancesof winch ho know nothing. Ta says: *“TIgave an accurate description of tho grouping of tho gucats, the location of the romaing, tho position of tho ofiiciating clorgy- ‘man, and various othor particulara. I liave thus desctibod, n the presence of their friends, por- sous long dend, and who woro ontirely unkuiown tome.” = Zow ho was ablo to do this, ho did not kl"mv'—ln fact, kuew as littlo about itas any ono clao. "Thore phenomens aro about tho same as those oxhibited by the young man DBrown, who glowed beyond ‘& question that, by taking ouother’s hand, ho (Brown could rond or tell what was going on in that other's mind. TFor instance, a porson might hido anything, and Brown, without knowing what it was, would lead the person directly to it. This he did a reora of times nt a littlo social gathering in this city, 'Tho wholo party wero thoroughly convinced that there wus no sham about it. “Ho did just what ho profossed to do, but ho assorted hiy entiro ignoranca a8 to how ho did it. Frionds asguro ue that other persons have told what way going on_in their mindy without peraonal con- tact. Tor iustanco, they would think of some departed friond, ond the ‘“gpiritist” would give tho nmmo ac- curately, and describe the person. But, a8 soon a9 the conversation was reported from tho spirit claimed to bo present, it was evideutly guces- work and humbug. ‘The facts given by the autlor, and all that havo come undor our own observation, show that tho porsous possessing tho appacontly-supernat- ural gift of mind-reading can simply toll what you aro thinking sbout. They know only what you Inow. Tho momont you ask for the futuro, or for the unknown, they are as ignorant a8 any ono. Into tho darkness tlint is beforo us no oyo in pormitted to Bro; no mind can to-dny grasp tho mystorios of to-morroyw. 'ha nuthor also adnuts that * Solid substances may bo set in motion without musculur exortion or personal contnct, and, in obedionco to s ox- pressed desive from porsons present, will move 11 o raquired direction,” Ihus ho ndarses the whole supposed phenomens of table-moving, which ho professos to have seon himeelf mauy times, and which also was proved by the inves- tigations of a highly scientific committee who wero appointod to investigate it. ‘*Table-rap- pinga” aro also concedod; but thoy are of no practical valuo, for tlroy regnlve thomselves into the admitted facts of mind-reading ; that is, thoy ravonl ouly what porsons presont aircady kuow. Wo have aimed to give some of tho tenchings of Mr, Lum’s book; ot to indorso them, ox- copt thoso which aro quoted from tho first lnlf of it. It will add much to the kunowledgo of most of thoso who read it, and, as an attompt to givo us facts on tho obscure ond unimportant subject of which it treats, thopublio should give it o cordial welcomo, Poctry. BHELLS, Dy Erua Wurcenzn, Milwaukeo: Hauser & Htarney, is fa o collection of very creditablo pootry, coming, 13 we undoratand it does, from quite o young lndy, With caro aud close study, it gives promise of & respectable—perlnps wo should say & vory prominent—position in tho future. Tor this the best wishes of many friends will attend hor. Periodicaly Received. Allantio Monthly for Janunry. 1L O. Hough- ton & Co., Boston ; Hud & Ho n, Now York. Contents : * Brudence Palfroy,” by T. B, drich ; **Tho Golden Wedding of Long- (pocmn), by John G. Whittlor; “ Fox- IMunting in_England:" by Georzo E. 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Appleton & Co,, Now York, Contants: ' Con- cornfng Horpenta™ (illustrated), by Elins Towis, g The Theory of Moleeulos,” by Irof, erlt Muxwoll, I LS, ; ¢ Past and Future of o Constollation " (lustrated), from tho Fronch of Cawmille Flammarlon; * Replion to Criticisme,” h(llm-horh Bpaticor; “Quickor than Lightuing" i tstrated) 3 Choe Bmotional Languags of the Patiro;” ¢ Gonesls, Gooluiry, wnd Lyolution," by tho ‘Rov, Goorgo ouslow, 10108, 1,84 “arowth und Daeny of Mind ;" “ An Eplsode on ftals" (llluslrntud?; # Primary Convopts on Modorn Physical Hclonee: 1V,—Inertin and Yorca," by J, I, Buallo; * Bkoteh of Dr. J, W. Drapor;" editorial departments, Lippinooit’s Magaxine for January, J B, Lip- | dage about 9 ox 10 fuol pincott & Co,, Philadelpbia. 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Contents: * 'I'ho Principles of Roal Boing ;" “Tho_nerious * Vive 1a Bagatollo'™ (poom); *Tha_Farm of Mul- coron ;" * Orulnandus ' (poam) ; * Ona_Chap- tor from Heator Hallam's " Lifo ;" ** Au English Cliriatmas Story:” *“'The Boug of ftoland ;" *Venito, Adoromus " (poom); *Tho Fur- Trador; Archbishop Spaliling ;" * Travols with o Valotudinarian;” “‘fhe Chill TRe- stored” (poom); * Madame do Stael ;" * Fathor Hebastlan Rinfo, % Trom' Epypt to Channan " (poom) 3 “Tho Yenr of Our Lord 1878 ;" oditorlal dopnrtmionts, Illustraled Journal for January, American Publishing Company, Chicago, Tllustrations: “The Vielt of tho Magi;” “Game on tho Zame beel Rvors” ‘Heono in Madagascar ;" “First Lorgon in Dancing;" **Salt Lake City" (seven engravings). Sanilarian for January. A. 8. Burnes & Co., New York and Chicago. American Naturalist for Decembor, Peubody Academy of Scienco, Balom, Mass, Aquatio Monthly for Decembor. August Bron- tano, Now York, African Reposilory for December. American Colonization Bociety, Now York. Illinois Schoolmaster for Decembor, Anron Govo and Edwin €, Howett, Chicago and Nor- mal, Iilinois. Liternry Items, Guizot, who is quite well, will publish another book in January, Mrs, Mary Clommor Ames {8 about to con- tributo au original novol to Every Saturday. Mr. Tugono Selinyler, of tho Amerlcan Loga- tion at 8t. Potersburg, is \vrltln? o work on Contral Ama, which wiit appoar in England in May. l\{ru. Linn Linton, tho Saturday Revicwer, ia writing a new novel, iu which woman's education will be doalt with, Mossrs, Macmillan will issue, early in the aprlnfi, Mr. Bamuel Baker's account of Lis rocont oxpedition, in two large volumes. Hir Arthur Helps has n now story in pross, which denls in Russian couspiracies and Siborian oxilo, the characters beiug all transportod to that hy.]mrbmonn climo, The Putuams will issuo, oarly next year, n worlk on *Iron Ores of Missonti and Michigan,” tho most important two Westorn States in this kind of minoral wenlth, by Prof. Pumpolly, T. B. Brooks, and Adolf Schmidt, who havoe "boen connectod with Stato surveys, Johm Tiske's now work, of which chapters were published in tho North American Review, will bo published simuitancously in Loudon and Toston, nuder the title of ** Outlines of Cosmic Thilosophy, Based on the Doctrine of Evolution.” Ho is now abrond. “Cho following iy tho curious announcement of ZLondon Sociely's Chrisimas number : *'Tales of Toys, and all the fun of tho Christmas fair | Florouco Marryat bogs to announco that hor stall in Tondon Soctely's Christmas fair will bo opened early in Decombor, well stocked with =il the latest novolties from the domuin of dolls,” ‘The memoir of the [ivmnt Edinburgh publish- er, Archibnld Counstable, the publishior of tho Wavorloy Novels, and whoso namo is agsociated for all time with that of Walter Scott, is one of the most intoresting of Iats English books. It 18 written by his son. A “History of Japan” hns heen compiled, chiofly from native and officin! sources, by Mr. T. O, Adnms, formerly Acting-Ministor of Grent Dritain at Yeddo, ‘Fho first volumo Drings the hintoly down to 1864, and tho wc-.k will, it is #nid, ba the most completo thut haa ..eo.1 issued. Miss Charlotte M. Yonge, snys o Loudon cor-* rospondent, must Lo the most industrious of women. In hor fortility she almost rivals tho groat Dumas himsolf. Sho has_only just fin- inhed o four-volume mnovel, wnd to-day thers como two huge volumos of some six hundred Y]ugua cach, of a momoir of the good missionary wshop John Coolidge Pattorson, who was killod in 1871 by some Polynesion Islanders. Mr. James 'I', Fields, in his now lecture on #Tiction and Its Authors," says that Dickens told him_ that when he was writing * Martin Ohuzzlowit,” Mrs, Gamp kept him in such paroxysma of laughtor by whispering to him in tho most inopportuno places, somatimes even in churchi—that he was compolled to fight her off by main force whon ho did not waut her com- pany, and threaten to havo nothing more to do with Lier unless sho could behave better aud come only whan she was called. The discussion botween Mr, Richard Grant White and Dr, Fitzedward Hall is Jiftod out of its droary pungency by that wagor. It Dr. Hall can {ind 10 twonty “leading authors named by Mr. White 1,000 distinct now words, not names of now things, that wero not usad by contompa- rarios of Bhukapearo and King Jamos’ trauslate ors, thon Mr. White pledges his _publisbors to pry 1,000 to uny charitablo_iustitution desig? finta(l—nn asylum for punishoed pundits, por- ap. “Thio rumor to which onr Boston correspondent gavo curroncy that tho Atlantic was about to be- como & Mothadiat orgen hus not the loast foun- dation in fuct, wo e authoritatively informed. It is truc that ono of the firm of Hurd & Hough- ton is & Mothodist, but ono is an Episcopuliun, one ié & Cougregntionalist, nud ono is n Uni- {orian, Tho fact is, that the Aflantic will not Do tho organ of any sect or party, cither in ro- Tigion, literaturo, or politics.—Hc(ford Courant. Edmund About writes to the Atheneum about a prolific Fronch novoliss named Youson du ‘Ler- rail, who “imitated tho defocts of Dumas and Tugeno Sue.” Iliu slories, whichho would drive in pairs, or oven four-in-hand, from day to day in the big journals, and also in the littlo onos, delighted for twonty yoars the less educated por- tion of the Trench public. Tvery wmorning ho used to sont humsealf beforea pile of paper oither at homo or at the oflice of the noarest journal, end thore ho knockod off, ouo after the othor, two, threo, four fonillotons, belonging to as many differont works. o pnssed from tho Middlo Ages to tho presont day, from the Court to the Mabillo, from tho boudoir to the hulks, with incredible vorsatility, although sometimos he made slip and inadvortently put 2 porsonago of the sixteenth couiury into a story of tfla uinoteenth, A work on “Tho Tducation of American Girlg,” edited by Miss Auna L. Drackett, will be published by G. P, Putnem’s Sons, o will con- tain papers from ropresontative womon toachers throughont tho councry, including reports upon the rerults of woman's work in Antioch, Oberlin, and Vassar Colloges, and in the University of Michigan; and contributions are expeeted ~also from Miss Marin Mitclholl, Alra, C, H, Dall, Dr. Aary Putonm-Jucobi (who willtraat’ eupdolally of tho subject broached in Dr. Olarke's **Sex in Education™), and other woll-known women lead- ora, Tho tenor of the book will b to show thut, undor a acicntiflc systematization of study, with ‘proper kupervision (of foralo teachors), women are compotont, physically nnd mentally, to esrry on extended couraos of study up to the masou- lino standard, e e I'he Lower Clusyes in Spain, The dross of the lower clusaos is vory varied and ploturesque. ‘The womon wear s short ukirt of somo gaudy color, especially gaudy on holidnys; & red, yellow, or suowy-whito hand- Lorchiof over the kead, which forms their only protaction (savo their magmificoutly-thick tress- o8 of hound-up hair) ngainst tho burning, al- most tropical sun, Generally they have swmall, woll-formod feot and hauds, on the lattor of which one or twomassive brass or silver rings are seon ; on kome of those I have naticed the simple word **Recibindo " (**Recalved”), on others *“Nomo olbides " (** Forgot me not "), whilo othors again wear s ring with the image of the sat_on whoso day they were born, These rings ¢in bo bought et the various * feriss,” or anuual falrs, for sums varying from two pence up to two shillings, 'I'ho dress of tho men con- sints of o colored shirt, u short jacket, nml a pair of coarso woolon trousers, They do not wesr Yoots, a8 a rulo, but sandals bound with string round the nuklo ; theso ganudzls €ro of wnbleach- od lenther. Many of tho womun wonr sandals of enparto grass, costing about four peuce; many, aguin, are bavofoot, 'There ure, however, two avticlos of dress without which no man's toilet is comploto—the “manta,” or rug, used at howo to sleop in, und 4 o covorhig from rain, or o bad, when on s journoy ; and tho *fajs," or walst- bolt, pronounced * facea.” ‘Thin fast iu whally indiupensablo; s mulotorr, gardener, minor, or Drickluyor would gladly d6 Wi day's worls withe out his * kombroro™ or'thick folt park-plo hat, lut without his “* faJu™ it woro usoless to ex- poct it. - Let mo dvacriba this nocessary urticle of clothing, It iw n long picco of very thin aluth, in longth about 8 foot, in width about # ineh- o8y in color, slways - bright scarlot, black, or crimgon. Ono end s tucked futo tho tronsors Just at tho walst, it is then wound round and round tho waiat tlgmli formiag an olastlo ban- wide, tlo xemainlug end s tucked In tightly, and thon the * faja” is completo, 'I'ho support of this to thoback, loins, aud abdomon is mmrvelous, and whother your calling forco you to walk, rido, lift, it upright, or dig, it is equally & conifort. Onco ;;uzuwml to it, and you eannot dikpenso with it Tho eheap- o8t fl“fiosn cosls about four pesotas (n pesota in oqual to ton ponco), and a silk one nhout 241, Thesoaro worn in many cases hy tho botter classcs nlso. Nor Ia this tho only uso of tho “fajn,” It sorvosas the belt for' tho revolvor and knifo, which oro carriod by overy Span- iard—* Why do you carry o knifo ?" I nskod of o vory intolligent Spaniard, aud tho anewor wa o very significant oue, *“I do not know whom I oy moot,"—and In its amplo folda the lttlo Eunm is_kopt concealod. ‘Cho poorer class of jpanincds carry tha wholo of thelr worldly goods sbout with them: the richor kecp all thoir wonlth concenled sbout their houso, In the tawns of the interlor no ono malkes use of o bank ; {f you ask tho reason and remind them that Lhu’ lose intorest, & Bpnnish gontloman will sy, * Yo, but that is better than to tose tho principal.” Their fare is the very simplost, Broed and frult, and fruit and broad, with now and_then, for tiio mon, s * copn” éwlnegluu) of Val do ponas (the rough rod wina of tho country), is tho staple of their sustonance, ‘I'lio only thing about which tho Spaniards, high and low, aro renlly particnlar, is their water, In acountry where tho women_drink nothing but agua (water) from yoar's ond to your's on and the men litslo cleo, it is quite necessary to havo that little good; and good it is, in Al cases, Go into tho poorest lut, only tenanted by a fow wood-cuttors or itinerant miners, and ask for n oup of wator, and tho littlo “jarro,”" or porous four-mouthed wator jar, will boun- Lioaked from tho pog whore 1t hangs in tho sun, and-you will havo a drink of tho purest, coldost wator, from tho chioicost apriog—water purlmgs brought from s distanco of threo miles by tho water-carrier, Only bo sure you hold the jarro up shove your head with both hands, and pour tho water down your thront in n rofreshing stieam, for your manners aro votod inply n- decent if you touch the brim with your lips. As rogards education, the lowor classes havo abso- lutoly none. Soventy por cout can nolther read nor write, Thero aro are no schools to spenle of in the interior; evon for the highor classes thero are no governosyes, and it isno uncommon thing to find s well-born lady not vory well up to writing a lettor. Tho lower ordora aro, of courso, grossly quurstluuuu. Tortuue-tollors nbound, Thero is, howover, a vast denl of nat- ural courtesy, natural wit, natural intelligonco. Uncultured and uncducated as he is, tha Bpan- ish poor man _has the manners of a thorough gontlomau,—Macmillan's Magazine. —_— MEX AND WOMEN AS PUBLIC SPEAKERS. The two things that combine to make women loss neceptablo to tho public ns lecturers than ‘mon aro, wo beliove, two rarcly considered : VOICE AND DRESH. It is totally unuecessary to go over fallow ground, and try to prove it is Locauso thoy are not sufficiently logical, when everybody Imows that there aro at lonst & fow women whoso pawors of logle are better doveloped than those of most men, and, what is still bottor, they know that » man's logie has littlo or nothing to do with making him a popular spealker. Givon, then, an oquality in all other respects, the lack of those two roquisites alono is onough to spoil any woman's chanco for superi- ority. Wa havo, all of us, tho rudest, tho most uncultivated, an innoto senso of the fitness of things, that makoes us shrink from incongruity whorever wo find it, and, above all, we shrinl from it display upon the platform. ‘Who ean tolorate for an instaut the masculine woman or tho offeminate man,—ench neithor ono thing nor the other, but a hideous apology forboth? When, thon, A WOMAN PERSONATES A MAY, strives to imitate his voice and mauner, wo in- stinetively turn away with disgust at o miserablo {ailure, or rogret at o succoss woll-nigh achieved, Look at Charlotto Cushman, grand in her concap- tionsauin her portrayal! When,inhor assumption of masculino charactors, her voico rings ont in ita fullest strangth, tho highost praiso wo accord is fonnd in the words, * How like aman!” Yot tho most partial critic darcs pot assert that o man with an equally powerful conception of the clinractor would bo no better. Tho old, time-honored iden of woman is in the main correet, and we have the embodiment of that idos in the modo of dress adopted 8o long ago and still followed. Tho drapery that clothes her, softening every outline, giviug dolicacy and harmouy, seoms but the outward manifestation of tho mward thought, whore beauty, rather than strength, predominates. This vors drape- 1y, admirably fitted to the purpose it sorvos, 18 AN ONJECTION wea ro apt to nuderwoigh. Whilo there are many subjects on which & wotan may spoak a8 well und offoctively an & man, thoy nto Assuredly not thosa in which all the varied emotions have full play, but, rathor, quict in their tono, intel- Jectusl or pathotic,—novor stirring, nover koroic, in_tha richest and best aonse of these terms. 1t is folly to talk of training;—no power on orrth conld train o woman's voice to the cry of war or vengoance that it would striko an answor- ing notoin the hoarts of listoning thousands. Shio may toll of loncly fircsides, far-off_gravos, aud days of u\lflerlufi, and evory man's beart may stir within him; but it is the woman spoak- ing to tho man,— THE WEAK TO THE #TRONG— tho defoncoless to tho defender; and, in his God-given strengtli, o goes out to baitlo for the right. Man, by his eloquence, may move thousauds ; one who feels the personal wagnet- ism of the woman at his sido’atrouger thau any othar influoneo, can listen coldly as she appeals to tho masy, Ouoe touch of her hand makes him her slavo; a singlo word, for him_alone, gives bim ontiroly to hor; but, it is again the woinan to tho man,—the sonso of personal nearnoss,— tho mognotism of o closo prosence,—tho con- sciousncss of o man's right to o wornan's favor, ~—that is logt 'mid the throng. " Did you ever think how much the legs and fect of ‘tha public kpealier, oa woll as his hoad his hiands and face, have to do with his suceoss ? “Wont it, thon, in the futuro, Seo if you havon' to condquer o projudice bofore you give unquali- fled assout to n really good speuker whose vailor hus failed to do what Divinity has uegleetod ? AN AWKWARD FIGURE, ia ono of the worst cnemios n public speakorean Dave, oven with & reputation to precedo bim; ho is compolled to oxpend a largo sharo of his physical enorgy in ovarriding flrat improssions, —in undoing, by moaus of appenl to the oars of Lis nudieuce, the injury done him through their eyes, A commanding prosonce, a graceiul womont of hands and feet, and, before they ara 7 =sWare, tho audionco is applauding the artist jn- stead of tho mau, A singlo suggestive poso_ does influitely moro tor all than a lundrad sparkling words. Novw, INAOINE TIIS MAX IN BKIRTS— how much of tho etfect is lost ? "Tho wholo, of courso, Itisnotalono the nbsurd specteola of man in woman's clothing,—it i moro ; it is an imprisonmont of tho mun himself. Whore now are the brilliant effcets of pouture, tho fascinut- ing freedom of movomient, tho carcloss disposi- tion of tho foot 7 Wa have loft, it i8 true, the mobile features, the flushing eye, tho dilated noutril, the quivering lip, tho' arm, tho hand ; but the man it not thoro,—tho glorlous whole is Dbanished,—and, in the trammeled gesture, ho sooms trying Lo buvet tho fatters that bind him, I'ho chwrn of the woman 18 LOST UPON THE PLATIORM ; the man isn his cloment. See, in her own liome, the womun thut at timos stands cold, imppauive before yow,—hersolf, with all tho tonderness and sonsibility natural to her vox; while the mun, boreft of the inspiration of tho time, tho thome, and tho erowd, oyster-like, ehuts himself in un atmoaphore of vesorve that you would not ponetrato if you could, and could Dot if you would. It in'probablo that tho lacturers of cithor sex, it suceensful, aro lilo suscoptiblo to tho feelings of an udicnce,—being vastly more at their cuse it thoy nro whiat is tormod ou rappott with thoir hioarers ; but, insamuch ws tho audiouco is come poned of both roXes,—womon beitig 10010 enpi- Dble of racelving thoso magnotio curronts aud bo- ing swayed by thom,—tho man IIAR TILE ADVANTAQE, if ho understands the fomalo heart sufliciently woll ta play upon ity omotions at the outset, rokting assirod that as, in the majority of in stancos, tho lndios ave atendod by niale escorts, thu effocl will ho insengibly communieated, and, without knowing why, the mon will bo fayorably inelinad towards tholooturer. Mo has mado uo apponl to their intellect, wo it cun’t bo that; hus in no way flatterad their vanity, honca that is not tiio somrea, Whero is it thei, it not in the action and reaction of mnd upon mind, projus dielng the hearors in fuvor of tho spenker, nnd theroby luzing o foundution for a close sympu~ thy 2 “An angnlar man has to CONTEND AGAINHT IMMENNE ODDS,— linos of buauty aro traly in cubvos, as n spoakor Loo often Jearns to Lis cout; while ono of thosu gencoful, casy fellows, with wmore flesh than rains, comes out frowm the ordeal with flylng colory, Ho understands the boauty of motion and its power. e turas Lls knowledge to good account, and, with a woll-diracted movement of tho licad, is mautor of the situation, Then, too, n man can sny things that o woman could not with dignity, What a word that is, hampering us all ut afmost ovory step! A man may be htimorous; it s not in woman's nature slio may bo witty, NUT NEVER JIUMOROUS. Sho can nover toll, to llustrato @ polnt, a story with a littlo odor of o Inck of sanctity about it. Wa loudly applaud a mau who gives s o smnll dowo of irroveranco ; it makes us feol on protty nonrly tho samo lovel, and that's quite agreca- blo whon tho toe includes the Hon. 8r, —. man may rush madly about on the stago for tha lirbosn of adding foree i point to Lia romark, magine that performance from n woman, ronte ing nnd toaring furiously a}l the time! On the whole, wo think there’s a wondorful advantagi: in being a man if you, proposo to be & publie speakor, aud somotimes if you don't. ‘Vanxey West. A NEWSPAPER-WOMAN. 0f tho youuger feminine journaliats of to-day, MIYY KATE FIELD hes perhaps tho best reason to bo satisfled with tho success sho has made. IHolding the acquaintanco of the bokt ortists and tragedians known to tho stage, admitted to the intimacy of the Republican coterle of England, contributor by epeolal invitation to the London Atheneeum and other lending foreign magnzines, favored correspondent of the Now York Z'ribune, and apn pointed to an editorinl position on the Herald, second hardly to that of tho brilllant haead of its Paris bureau,—a most striking mark of ecsteom from that newspa. per, which, ns a gonoral thing, doos not bolieve in woman,—she has reached the summit of & woman's ambition in journalism, unless sho aspires to manage one of the chief dailios, or toedit tho Nortli-American Review. Ior advantages of postion were decidod for the profession eho clioso, but it wis NATIVE TALENT showed hor how to make prompt and judicious use of them. Hor fathor's poeition as theatrieal manager gavo hor tho outreo to the best society ot actors, and she had musicnl gifts which wera firat put to uso in nid of tho limited resources of tho family’ ot her father's doath. TFor a whilo Bho was soprano in the choir at Dr. Bellows’ chureh, till her attoution was turned to writing dramatic criticisms, brief, pie torial, and pungent, which shodid so much bot. tor than anything eluo, or than anybody olao af tho time, that hor success drow her awny from other ventures. 1lor bappy choica of subjects m which people folt the most interost for tha momout, no less than hor trentmient of them with light and skilltul fingers, caught the enr of her sudienco. Her papers on Ristori, in tha Atlantic Monthly nnd tho daily papeys, wora 80 well received ns to temeh her at onco tha sceret of arresting attention, whicl sha followed up in her Pon-Photographs of Dickens and hor onthngingm over Fochter. Instesd of Iaunching horself, ns most feminine writors do, into wpaco nftor their topics, then to shino in their own vagueness, sho put the point of v pen through o star, and HER INK WAS ILLUSTRIOUS, She never wastaed herself on any but the popular intorests of tho day, and had the nncommon senso to oo tha necossity of knowing something of a pubject boforo sho_Legan to writo on it. Sombro critics cowmplained of her psgushing, but thoy never find fault oxeept with too [reoly- flowing praise. Spurting fa the word for their fluency avhen somiothing is to blame; for in stunce, the lust attack of Mr. Nym Crinkle, the fie,rgln;na und malignaut eritic of the New York Vorid. Afuer Miss Field's visit abroad,whon sho sailed with Ristori, and hor success 88 & writer was us- sured, the atep she took of QOING ON THE LECTURE-STAGE waa opposed to the wishes of her relatives. She preterred indopendence, howevor, and pleco of Tier own chooking in tho world, £0 o home in tha family of her wealthy uncle at Newport, where who was, and s, n grent favorito. It was not, Lowover, & lurking paseion for the stago whick sho gratified in this profession. Lecturing with her was o mesus to an end, which, huving sue- cossfully served it, was Iuid awido for the leisuroly labor of polito journalitm, and thae role of o woman of society,—tho ambition of every nowspaper fomimme from ihe lowest up, Hondsome apartmonts, her box at tho opers, mever without ifs attendanco of brilliant literary mon, hor name on the lisk_of lndy-managers of charity-balls, summers abroad with titled English Rudicals, and autumns on tho Continont with a prima donnu or 80 for company, form the vista of mun, a dream of the nowspaper-noophyto. Heyon this the churmed Jife of tho salons which aspiri; omen uro trying to transplant into Now York hiouses of soveuteou-foet front. Ta influouco the Tleutlmls of tho time in art, poli- tics, and social customs, is a towplation to any woman with braing. self ardoutly into the ‘Aisn Wield hios thrown her- COMPLICATIONS UF EUROPEAN FOLITICS, Meoting the hoads of the Radical parly in ZEngiand during her seasons at the honso of Sir Charles Dilke, of conrso sho hus coma to beliove in the actuak resolution ot tho Iinglish Goveru- mont into » high-toned Jeifersonian Democracy, withs persons of distinguisedtnsto returncd for ali the principel oflices, 1t is difilcult for & woman not to bo _partisan, but it is unworthy of Miss Tiold to allow paliry tlings in her Tribunelettors, lilo her quizzing tho Queon’s muwhors in taking brown-stout_aud sandwiches at o reviow, ns any old ludy would, and for not_oiforing thom to tha jaarowich ond tho Shab, s if @y man would poril Lis oppetito for din- nor by foking lunchoon, uuless ho wero deor-stfllkiufi. Such causeless sntire 1 thiugs greator and loes has lost friends oud mado crities for Miss Ijeld. It 18 noticed whon ber epigrmnd ara overlooked, like the capitl ono on_tho Portsmouth reviow, that the British emblem, instond of » lon nud aunicorn, ought to bo o horse and o dolphin,—uliuding to the national love of fiold and naval sports. She is CAPALLE OF HUMOR that bears ropeuting, ss womau's wit seldom oo, as whon, at & bull-supper, sho declares thnt cho **lives on gir, somctimes this ’ere, and yomotimos that 'ora;” which was worghy of Henry Clapp himself. Her invitation to write for tho Ilerald was de. cidedly Ler crowning laurel, roticont us sho hns een us to her conncetion with that papor, for tho Herald oftico lins boon a sort of St. Soverus' falo in its borror of womon and their worl When it grew fashionable to bava a *‘lndy cdi toriul" in the fourth column, aud some light worl of this sort was indispensable to the com- ploteness of & large papar, of courso tho Lerald { figuro, o composod manigor, an offective man- | 1 would look for the bost, ~ Mr. Bounett applied for Miss Tield's sorvices, -but sho at flrst do« clived. This only enbanced hier value, and Mr, Bonnott sent word to her to namo hor own price for articles, Of courso sho knew how to maka it enongh, and, in consequenco, botwecn different Journald iy making AB HANDSOME A BALARY 28 many monnging-editors bavo to show. Wha suys womun's work is undorvalued in tho now: pupor-line 7 Bevide her “Treo Lmnco™ criti- cisms and ber correspondence, Miss Ficld writes regular editorinls for the Herald,—its gonorous cditoriuls on tho Cuban_question, cspecially, coming from hor pen. Hor quick symputhies aro warmly onlisted—and why not ?—for Cubx Libre, tho Atlautic Italy, thut Romo without a s, but witls n glovious future. IFrom Margaret fuller to Pauling Girardin sud Eato Tield, thara has been no womaw's pon in journalism that wag not snered to the interest of an_opprossed poos ple, and 10 heart coupled with bright brain that was 1ot true iu its friendship for them. What- ovor faults mnybo urgad against them, tha traditions and thio types of fomiuing journalism uro sound to the coro for Ropublicunism aguinst tho world. Ion DieN. —— Carbolic Acid Not n Disinfoctant. Tho Southern cities that have suffored from yollow fover, or beon threstoned with it, this Lfall, havo, of course, resorted ton profusoe use of disinfoctunts, Principal among thoss used beg been enrbolie neid, which, wccording tu popuiar consont, iy tho mont offective of ull the rewedies upaingt infection. Now, howover, T'rof. Cochivan, of the Alabame Modieal Colloge, wriles n long lotter to tho Mobila Register, in which tho eicasy of earbolic eid is questioted —nuy, more, condemned us being canducivo to tho sprond of discaso ruther thun ity suppress sion. The Profousor eays, after watching the effocts of its uge In the loupitals of Mobilo and Now Orlonnu: Not ouly do ihe faets and o nmples adduced in proof fail to establiuh tho flency of earbolio aeid ua a prophylaetic ngain: yollow fover, but withont any violonce, unl without any sophistical Intorpratation, they vory far toward the establishment of tho picion that its influence hasbeen the very 1ove) of prophylectio ; that ifit hns not contribmted 1o incroaso tho oxtonsion of tho diseas, it uw at least added to jts malignity aud jucreasod tho mortality to a fenrfulratio. Tho oxperiment Tias boon made, and it s fuiled ; sud it is duo to the enuse of truth and eanitary seionce, sud tho intorouts of tho publio health Loroutter, tiav 10 falso and misloading cstimato of what It Liny aecomplished shiould bo allowed to faston itself on the publio mind,