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60 FRANK LESLIE’S NEW YORK JOURNAL.
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Time introducing the First of January to the Thirty-first of December.
Time,—(loq.) Will you allow me, Thirty-first of December!
Varieties. .
Recxonrna ny Nicuts.—The old German na-
_ tions reckoned by nights, of which we have the re-
mains in the words se’nnight for week—fortnight
The Indians are in the habit of
measuring the days in a journey by sleeps, Per-
haps, among migratory nations, unacquainted with
writing, journeys are almost the only things which
: habitually require reference to periods of time
* shorter than a moon.
If so, we may well under-
stand how natural it would be to measure the length
" of the journey by the number of rests or stoppages ;
. that is, by nights instead of days.
Tuz Maaio Picrure.—This picture must have
‘ a frame and glass, about two inches off the border
* of the print to cut off all around.
The upper and
under part of-the middle of the glass is covered
: with tinfoil, that communicates with the bottom of| P®
: the frame: over this tinfoil the print is pasted.
Now if the tinfoil on both sides of the glass be
moderately electrified, and a person take hold of the
bottom of the frame with one hand, so that his
: fingers touch the tinfoil, and with the other hand
endeavor to take off the crown, he will receive a
very smart blow, and fail in the attempt. A gold
dollar a quarter will do as well. When aring of|
persons take a shock among them, the experiment
is called * The Conspirators.”’
A Rica Drstan.—A pattern tormed in cheques.
Tur onty Suir no TaiLor can Cassace.—A law-
suit.
Is rHere any impropriety in calling the dress
worn by a hospital nurse a ward-robe ?
In ovr neighborhood there is a house where every-
thing is carried on on such go-a-head principles, that
even the very candles run. .
A Ciran Towex.—One of the most amusing inci-
dents of the late excursion to Rock Island is thus
related by a western paper: A gentleman in the
wash-room said to the captain ef the boat, “Can't
you give me a clean towel, esptain?’ “No!” said
the captain; ‘“ more than fifty passengers have used
that towel there, and yeu are the first one that has
said a word against it!”
A Consiperate Farner.—“ My dear,” said an
Irish gentleman to his wife, “I would rather the
children were kept in the nursery when I am at
home ; although I should not object to their noise
if they'd only be quiet.” .
Cativornian Apvertistna.—The following-is a
specimen of the latest style of advertising produced
in San Francisco : :
Nottcz.—Having read a rumor that Daniel Tuck-
er, Esq. had leit this town without paying me for
washing and ironing his shirt, I have to inform the
ublic that the rumor is false, as, when Mr. Tucker
eft town, he did not owe me one cent. The report
probably arose from the fact that I had washed and
ironed for six months—upwards of thirty dozen in
‘all—for a young lady who left town about the same
’ time as Mr. Tecker, but who paid me ir, ‘ull before
leaving. Washing, thirty dollars per doze.».
Tocxsr,
. Susan
Cleer-Starcher & Laundress, 607Montgomery Block.
Tue Priotinc Press in Turkey.—In 1726,
Achmet IIL, a zealous friend of literature, issued a
decree, by which he ordered the establishment of a
printing-office in the Turkish capital. The Jews
and Armenians had possessed presses since the end
of the sixteenth century, in the houses of their chief
priests, but they were only used for printing rali-
gious works. In order to gain over the Ulema,
printing the Koran, the oral traditions, the canoni-
and juridical works, as well as the commentaries
on them, was forbidden. As the reason for this, it
was stated that an apprehension was felt lest these
works—and especially the sacred books—might be
falsified. By this edict, also, two directors of the
new institution were appointed, for which the gov-
erment advanced the funds. Both received a regu-
lar salary, and the Minister and Grand Vizier sup-
rted them in every way. Four of the most
respected judges were appointed censors, and Sultan
chmet, who only survived his institution three
years, frequently visited the printing-office, and
encouraged the directors and their German assist-
ants. Mohammed I. followed his example. Still,
in spite of the zealousness of the two directors, and
the support of the government, the printing ‘pro-
ceeded very slowly. The difficulty cf finding com-
petent compositors, and the want of type, which
which was all founded in Venice, were so great,
that in 1743—or after seventeen years—only seven-
teen works had been printed. In 1747, after the
death of the inspector, Kadi Ibrahim, the printing-
office was closed, and not opened again till 7755.
Then, however, nothing was printed for a consider-
able tirte, until the year 1784, when the Sultan
Abd-ul-Hamid ordered the printing-offices to be
restored. From 1784 to 1828, eighty new works
were brought out, forming a total of ninety-one
yolumes. From 1830 to 1842, M. Bianchi drew up
anew list, which furnished a total of about 108
works, Since 1842 the number of printed books
has progressively increased, and new presses have
een established at Constantinople and in some of
the larger cities of the empire.
Tue Sourtvpe or tae Desert,—I found an un-
speakable fascination in the sublime solitude of the
desert. I often beheld the sun_rise, when, within
the wide rinz of the horison, there was no other
living creature to be seen. He came up like a god,
in awful glory, and it would have been a natural
act had I cast myself upon the sand and worshipped
him. The sudden change in the coloring of the land-
scape on his appearance, the lighting up of the dull
sand into a warm, golden hue, and the tintings of pur-
ple and violet on the distant: porphyry hills, was a
morning miracle which I never beheld without awe.
The richness of this coloring made the desert beau-
tiful: it was too brilliant fox desolation.. The
scenery, 80 far from depressing, inspired and exhil-
arated me, I never felt the sensation of physical
health and strength in such perfection, and was
ready to shout from morning to night, from the
overflow of hoppy spirits. The air is an elixir of
life—as sweet and pure and refreshing as that which
the first man breathed on the morning of creation,
First of January.
You inhale the unadulterated elements of the at-
mosphere—for there are no exhalations from moist
earth, vegetable matter, or the smokes and steams
which arise from the abodes of men, to stain its
purity, This air, even more than its silence and
solitude, is the secret of one’s attachment to the
desert. It is a beautiful illustration of the compen-
sating care of that Providence which leaves none of
the waste places of the earth without some atoning
glory. Where all the pleasant aspects of nature are
wanting—where there is no green thing, no fount
for the thirsty lip, scarcely the shadow of a rock to
shield the wanderer in the blazing noon—God has
breathed upon the wilderness his sweetest and ten-
derest breath, giving clearness to the eye, strength
to the frame, and the most joyous exhilaration to the
spirits. o
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Gems of Thought.
Wise men are instructed by reason ; men of less
ig, by exp 3 the most i
by necessity ;, and beasts, by nature. : *gnoranty
We Sex sur iw Part.—“ We see but in ””
in the language of the Bible, is well and fhreibly
illustrated in the following: A traveller, as he
passed through a large and thick wood, saw a part
of a huge oak, which appeared misshapen, and
almost seemed to spoil the scenery.“ If,” said he,
“ T was the owner of this forest, 1 would ‘cut down
that tree.” But when he had ascended the hill and
taken a full view of the forest, this same tree a
peared the most beautifil part of the landscape,
ow erroneously,” said he, “ j i
Is en mae ane, T have judged, while
in, “illustrates the plans of God!
but in part ite fall view, the harmony one
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Poneman gS, are all necessary to clear up our
Wnuat Oraers Tatnx.or -Us.—* Very idle.”
says Emerson, “1s all curiosity concerning ‘ee
people’s estimate of us, and all fear of remainin,
unknown is not less so, If a man knows that he
can do anything—that he can do it better than any
one else—he inas a pledge of the acknowledgement
of the fact by all persons. The world is full of
Judgment-days ; and into every assembly that a
man enters—into every action he attempts—he is
gauged and stamped. In every troop of boys that
whoop and run in each yard and square, a new-
comer is as well and accurately weighed in the
course of a few days, and stamped with the right
number, as if he had undergone a former trial of
his strength, speed, and temper. A stranger comes
from a distant school, with better dress, with trin.
kets in his pockets, with air and pretensions, An
older boy says to himself: “It’s no use; we shall
find him out to-morrow |” ,
Mixture’ ror Removine Ink Srars ap
Movurps.—Cream of tartar and salts of sored ee
each; mix well, and keep in a stoppered bottle,
Warniva to Deravtters.--When a bank us
pends in Australia, they take the president to a nei, he
boring tree and serve him in the same manner’
simple remedy, but very efficacious,
lain tale,’ says Dr, .
mmr WS. ciiooannan *
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