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DiSCOurses on To of a Religious Character. 1L The Art of BeautyLife of the Rev. Dr. Edward Norris Kirk. Ki part of guide and teacher to the intelligent and aspiring of her sex.

She does does not hesitate to assert that the cultivation of beauty is not only legitimate and right, but of great importance. It Is the tendency of the times to neglect the body In the struggle to develop the unfortunate an error as to devote the entire aim to the culture of physical graces. It is the mark of an enlightened age to delight in the beautiful. to introduce it as largely as Possible in every place and situation but it should never be forgotten that the beauty of the human being ought to surpasi the charm of its surroundings. A sentiment which lies at the foundation of Mrs.

flawels' teaching declares that "Probably nothing that is not useful is in any high sense beautiful." This principle applies to woman herself, as well as to the garments and decorations of which she makes use for persona comfort and adornment This sentiment is accompanied with others of equal justness, as, for example: We shall never have any school of art, either in dress or decora part of guide and teacher to the intelligent and aspiring of her sex. She does does not hesitate to assert that the Cultivation of beauty is not only lee-it- iniate and right, but of great itrrportance. It la the tendency of the times to neglect the body in the struggle to develop the unfor- la I I PERIODICALS RECEIVED. NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for January-February. Contents: Charles Summer," by George F.

Hoar; A Crumb for the Modern by John like; "Tim Art of Dramatic Composition," Part I. by Dion Boucicault: "General Ainnesty," by John Randolph Tucker: The Enzlish Aristocracy," by W. E. It. Lecky; Reminiscences of the Civil Aver," by Richard Taylor; The Origin of the Italian Langnaire," by W.

Story; Ephesus. Cyprus, and Mycente, by Bayard Taylor: Capture of Ears. and Fall of Plevna (with maps), by B. Mcclellan: Currency-guacks, and the Silver Bill." by Manton Marble; Contemporary Literature." REPORTE iT, Vol. go.

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PERIODICALS RECEIVED. tr- 'NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for Januar Contents: Charles summer," ter NOT Ft DI Ti It. by hi at tit te REI LIT BA! gc ar Pi been called to prescribe restorative treatment; and this year the bush has put, forth new shoots, anti appears to have taken a fresh bold on Ine. It, requfres from to 10.000 artiliclai eves to supply the annual doinand in New York. Glass eyes for horses are also in great request.

It has lately been discovered that. if ripe grapes whiAt have been frost-bitten are kept in a dry place for a little time, they recover entirely from the injury received. During the rear 1S713, the total production of amber in Prussia amounted to 135 tons. The mine ot Palmmeken yielded eLehtv-live tons. The amber was exported prineipally to Austria, France, America, Russia, China.

and Japan. The number of men employed in Prussia by this industry is nearly 1,400. The seeds of a leguminous plant growing in Mexico have been remarked as possessing a capacity for hopping about in an unparalleled manner. Mr. Remy Edwards, the entomologist, tuts revealed the secret of tneir motion.

The of a moth of the Tortrieldte makes its home in these seeds, and jerks them about with Its movements. Mr. Worthington Smith has detected a fossil funmus nearly allied to that which affects the potato. It was observed in the coal-measures. and has been named Peronosporites antiquarian.

It is not the first spetirnen of fossil fungi that has been found, as myeeliat threads were detected in silicified wood, and in the tells of a fossil fern, by different observers, many years been called to prescribe restorative treatments! anti tit is year the bush has put forth new shoot anti appears to have taken a fresh bold on tile. It reluires from to 10.000 artilidal eves to supply the annuli deinand in New York. Glass eyes for horses are also in great request, It has latelvbeen Si 29 A History of the Transcendental on Napoleon. Cl taterarY ItemsA Fourth-of-July ram, jigDeath in LifeSir Joseph Hooker. IFAMIL I DEATH IN LIFE.

A remarkable case of death in life is reported, in a late number of Pfiner's by Dr. Strumpet'. It tame under the of the writer at a medical clinic at Leipsie, and the Sufferer was 'a youth of 16. The skin ot the patient was utterly dead to every sensation; even a burning taper held to it induced no consciousness. The mucous membrane ot the body, so far as could be ascertained, was alike insensible to touch or feeling.

When his eyes were closed, the patient could be carried about, and have his limbs placed in the most uncomfortable positions, without the sligttest consciousness of the fact. Even the feeling of muscular exhaustion was lost. Gradually the sense of taste anti smell departed with the rest, and amaurosis of the left eve and deafness of the right Ear supervened. In short says Dr. here was an individual whose only connection with the our world was limited to two door of sense: to his one (right) eye, and his one (left) ear.

Moreover, both these remaining doors could at any time easily closed, and in this way It was possible to investigate the consequences of completely isolating' the brain from all external stimulation through the I have fregently made the follow- mg and often showed it to others: if the patient's seeing eye was bandaged ano his bearing far was stopped, after a few tusually from two to three) initiates the expression of surprise and the uneasy movements which at first showed themselves ceased, the respiration became quiet and regular; in fact, the patient was sound asleep. here, therefore, the possibility of artificially inducing Bleep at any time In a person, simpiy by withholding from the brain all stimulation by means of the senses, was realized. The awakening of the patient was as interesting as the sending him to sleep. Ile COUld be awakened by an auditory stimulation, --as, forexample. by ceding into his hearing ear; or by visual allowing the stimulus of light to fall upon his seeing eye; nut be could not be woke by any pushing or shaking.

If be was left to himself, he did eventually wake up of his own accord in course of the day, -after the sleep bad lasted many hours. --the awakeninr being due, it might be. to intrinsic stimuli started in the brain, or it might he to slight external unavoidable stimuli acting through his still functional sense of oreans, and making themselves felt in consequence of the sensitiveness of the brain being increased during the repose of the sleep. A DEATII IN TAFEL LITERATURE. a.

a root VICTORIA AND NAPOLEON. The third volume of Mr. Martin's Life of the Prince-Consort, which has recently apneared in the English edition, containa many interesting extracts from the Queen's diary. Those are especially entertainine: which describe the visit of tbe Royal family to Paris in the autumn of 1S56. The Queen seems to have been e-reat ly prepossessed by the bearing of the French Emperor during her residence at his Court, and records her impressions in the following frank and cordial manner: Strange indeed are the dispensations and ways of Provinence.

Whoever could have thought that this mime man, this Emperor, towards wnom we ecrtalnly were not. since December, 1851, well disposed, against whom so much was and could be said. whose life had been so chequered, could, from outward and his own sincere. straightforward conduct towards this country. and moderation and wisdom generally, become not Only the stanchest ay and friend of England, but our personal friend I I have since talked frequently with Albert, who is naturally much calmer, ana particulariv much less taken by people, much less under personal Influence.

than I am. He quite admits that it is extraordinary how very much attached one becomes to the Emperor, when one lives with him quite at oneM ease and' intimately, as we have done during' the last ten days, for eight, ten. twelve, and, to-day, even fourteen hours a day. Ile is so quiet: so simple, naifeven: so pleased to be informed about things which he does not know; so gentle; So full of tact, dignity. and modesty; so full of resnect and kind attention towards us.

never saying a word, or doing a thing. which could put me out or embarrass me. I know few neonte whom I have felt involuntarily more inclined to confide in and speak unreservedly to; I should not fear saying anything to him. I felt--I do not know how to express attie with him. His society is particularly ag-reeable and pleasant; there is something fascinating, melancholy, and engaging, which draws you to him in spite of any prevention you may have against him, and certainly without the assistance of any outward advantages of appearance, though I like his face.

He undenbtedly has a most extraordinary power of attaching people to him The children are ery fond of Mtn; to them also his kindness was very great, Out at the same time most judicious. Then, he is so fond of Albert. appreciates him so thoroughly, and shows him so much cdnftdeuce. In tine. I shall aiways look back on this visit to France, not only on account of the delightful and splendid things we saw and enjoyed, but on the time we passed with the Emperor, as One of the plea-mutest and moit interesting periods of my life! The Empress, too, has a great charm, and we are all very fond of her.

Ito In rtal From a few experiments carefully conducted by Prof. J. Plateau, of Ghent, it would appear that the instinct of insects is not deceived by artificial flowers. They may be attracted from a distance by the bright color a of the flowers, but are not tempted to alight upon theta in quest of food. Front this, Prof.

Plateau concluiies that insects are iaot guided by sight in their visits to flowers. Dr. Herman Muller, the eminent German botanist, considers that all flowers were in the beglaing is, the pistils and stamens were borne in separate flowers, aud were fertilized by the wind. In the course of the ages bermaphrodism or the assemblage of the pistils and stamens in the same flower has been developed, and become the established condition in the majority of speeles. The prairie-chleken (Cupidoniacupido) appears to be spreading west and southward.

It has been noted in California within late Years. Cones limits its habitat to the prairie-country of the United states, nearly to the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains; but the birds seem to be moving westward from Nebraska, along the route of the railroad. They once inhabited localities in New England and the Middle States, where. however, they have been almost wholly exterminated. sois EU.

Itit auk. 04 THE TRUMPETER'S HORSE. wfi'a of tion of any kind, until the fundamental principle of good art is recognized: that peoote may do as they like in the matter; aud tined women cease to be afraid of being laugbed at for doing what they feel to be wise and good." This touches the habit of independeuve and individuality, which is so universally forsaken by women, and without which neither originality, niquancy, and ingenuousness of charActer and manners, nor esthetical and pieturesque stviesof dress, can prevail among them. "1 believe the melancholy truth to be," says the no enlightened person will feel like contradicting we can hardly find a modern dress which is not throughout in the worst taste, and opposed to the principles of all good art." To counteract the depressing effect of this sweeping statement, it may be well to quote a happy remark occurriug in the midst of an argument enforcing the doctrine that any mode of dress is most beautiful and most becoming when it follows the outlines of the human form. "Dress bears the same relation to the body," it is said, as.

speech does to the brain; and, therefore, dress may be called the speech of the body." Mrs. Haweis does not confine herself to the subject of dress, but devotes some space to thoughts and hints concerning the furniture and decorations of the borne. She lays down many valuable canons of art in the course of her dissertation, and also draws much important material from the history of dress in past centuries. But not the least commendable portion of her book is that wherein, under the general title of "A Garden of Girls she otters adroit and fruitful hints, togeth'er with much downright and practical talk, upon a variety of pertinent topics. In urging girls to make the best of themselves In every point and relation, she says, with gratifying positiveness: "Most girls look forward to getting married.

'They are right. It is a woman's instinct. Most mothere hold out marriage as the chief aim of a girl's existence. They are is so; but it is a pity that they do not tell them why it is so. Marriage from a right peint of view is indeed the better To be-the companion and helpmeet of another soul, to select a life-companion whose guidance and sympathy will raise you, to beget and to mold the spirit and mind of the new generation, and to fit oneself for these supreme can be a higher and grander choice! The single woman's part in life may be a noble may elevate herself, she may help hers must always be the secondary place.

She is never fulfilling the whole position which Nature intended her to fill, however fully she may do her part; out the wife and mother is a crowned queen. Alas NV lieu people complain of men not marrying (even they, who are able), they forget how little women offer in exchange tor all they get by marriage. Girls are so seldom taught to be of any use whatever to a man, that I am only astoulshed at the numbers of men who do Many girls do not even try to be agreeable to look at. much less to live with. They forget bow numerous they are, and thesmall absolute need men have of wives; but.

neverthelese, men do still marry, and would oftener marry could they had who are either helpful to men, or amusing, or pleasing to the eve. I am prepared for a scream from the strong-minded, who are superior to marriage, and think that a single life is the higher aspiration for the girl of the period, as in it she has more scope ior the development of the ego. Bluestocking or not, every woman ought to make the best of herself, inside and out. To be healthy-, handsome, and cheerful, is no disadvantage even in a learned professor. It is one of the most potent objections to the cause of female education, that Clever women go in for huge boots and Garnplan umbrellas, eettirar at naught many graces essentially womanly, and indispensable in woman; and the fact, which really has some truth in it, positively damages the cause." The plain common-sense of these passages will convince, better than anything we can say, that Mrs.

IlaweisT book is one which contains usetul and needed instruction for women. II TRANSCENDENTAL CLUB. Mr. A. Bronson Aleutt gives, in the Boston Book-Balletia, an interesting history of the Transcendental Club, to which Mr Frothing-barn frequently alludes in his "Transcendentalism in New England." The first meeting of the Society so called was held at the house of Mr.

George Ripley, Sept. 19, 1S36. There were Present George Ripley, R. W. Emerson, F.

IL Hedge, Convers Francis, J. F. Clarke, and A. B. Aleott.

The second meeting convened at the residence of Mr. Aleott, the ad of the following month; and Emerson, Hedge, Francis, Ripley, O. A. Brownson, Clarke, the Rev. C.

A. Bartol, and the host, were found present. Mr. Francis, being the senior member of the Club, usually opened the meetings in an informal manner, by inviting remarks upon the subject selected for discussion. In the same month that saw the organization of the Club, Mr.

Emerson had published his first thin slip of a Nature." lie had also begun his career as a to smail but select audiences essays on Chaucer," Shaksneare," and Bacon." In December, nal, he gave the first of a series of twelve discoursf's in -Boston, on Illstorv," "Art "Science," Literature," "Politics," etc. At about the same date. Margaret Fuller became a resident or that city, and in 1837 was admitted to the Clue, with Elizabeth Peabody, Theodore Parker, and the Rev. Caleb Stetson. The year1637 was notable, in the progress of thought in New England, for the'estahlishment by Mr.

Brownson or his Quarterly Review for tbe formation of tne Massachusetts Board of Education; for the delivery by Mr. Emerson of his Phi-Beta-Karma address at Cambridge. on the "American Scholar and for the introduc- tion to the public, at an Anti-Slavery meeting called in December by Dr. Channiug, of the young orator Wended Meantime the members of the Transcendental Club became scattered abroad, and their meetings were held less frequently than in the be ginning, although more often in the summer-season, when distant members were more likely to be in and near Boston. Tneir sittings were held at Watertown, Newton, Concord, Milton, and Cnelsea, as well as at the central city; and it is remarked by Mr.

Alcott that Mr. Emerson was seldom absent. In 1s39, the Club, desiring to publish the fruits of their thought, began to discuss the project of establishing a journal. At a meeting at Dr. Bartuirs, at which Hedge.

Charming, Ripley, Parker Alcott, Miss Fuller, and others, were present, the plan of the Dial was proposed; and, when the paper was finally founded, Miss Fulier became one of its editors. In this briet-lived scrial the best of Thoreau's papers were published, many of those of Mr. Emerson, and nearly all of Miss Fuller's. Mr. Aleott states that the Club was probably named Transcendental because its members imagined that the senses did not contain the mind.

"Contrary to Locke and all the modern philosophers, they ventured to believe that Plato and the Alexandrians had a metaphvsie which corresponded to the wants of the human mind, and was adequate to its expression. Such thinkers were called from the days of the philosopher Kant, and their Symposium, or Club, was a company of earnest persons, enjoying conversation on high themes, and having much in common, forty years ago, though now widely sundered in space and in thought." Mr. Alcott thinks that the deficiency of the Transcendental school was its rejection of the doctrine of Personality. "Impersonality, Law, Right, Justice, were the central ideas; but where the Power was in which they inhered, bow they were related to one another, what was to give them vitality, these questions were almost wholly neglected and kit out of sight." This is the reason; in his opinion, why the Transcendentalists failed to inporate themselves into a church, and were unable to compete with Orthodoxy. "The old Puritanism," he adds, whatsoever may have been its blunders.whatsbever superstitions may have been mingled with its believe in a Person, and did not allow itself to driscrimMate Personality away into laws and ideas." H.

of L'3 of London Society. I was nearly 40 years of are, and felt myself so safely anchored in the peaceable haven of a bachelor's life that nothing would induce me to run therisk of disturbin g. it by marriage. But I had reckoned without the trumpeter's horse. It was at the end of September, ISGI, that I arrived at Paris from Baden, intending ouly to remain four-and-twenty hours.

I had invited four or five friends to join me in Poitou for the hunting season, and, ai they were to arrive at the beginning of October, I had only allowed myself a week at La Roche Targe to prepare for their reception. A letter from home awaited my arrival at Paris, bringing me the disastrous intelligence that out of twelve borses five had fallen ill or lame during my stay at Baden, so that I was under the necessity eel remounting my cavalry berorel lett Paris. I made the round of all the horse-dealers of the Champs Elysees, where I was shown a collection of screws. the average price of which of sand strike me in the flee. I opened my eyes, and saw Brutus throwing up the dust witie both fore and hind feet, tryifl g.

to bury me. This lasted for several minutes, when, apearently thinking me sulficieutly iuterresi, Brutus knelt by my grave, and then ealloped round me, a perfect I called out to him to stop. he appesred to be embarrassed; but, seeing my bat, whill had teen separated from me in tuy he took it between his teeth, and galloped dowa one of the green paths out of tny eiget. I was left alone. shook off the sand which covered me, and with my arm and right legmy left I could not movedratereed myself to bushy bank, where 1 seeted myself and ehotelea with all my mieht for assistance.

But Do answer; the wood was perfectly eilent and dee serted. remained alone in this wretched condition above Leif an hour, wheu I saw Brutus in the distauce, returning by the same road by which he went, enveloped in a cloud of dust. Gradually, as it cleared away, I saw a little carraige approachinga pony-ehaiseand in the Pony. chaise a lady, who drove it, with a small ErrOota fu the sear. behind.

A tew instants after, Brutus arrived covered with leant. lie stopped before me, let fall my hat at his feet, and addressed nre with a Delete as much as to say: I have done my duty, Have brought you help." But I did not trouble myself about Brutus aud explimations; I -had no thoueht or looks save for the beautietti bury who had come to my aid, and who, jumping from her little carrilee, tripped lightly up to me, and suddenly two exclaaiations were uttered at the moment. Madame de Noriolis!" Monsieur de hi Roche I have an between whom and Myself my marrying is a source of continual dispute. Marry," she would say. I will not," was my answer.

Would you Lave a young lady? There are Miss Miss Miss But I won't marry." Then take a widow; there are Mrs. MrsE, Mra. etc. "But marry I will not." Madame de Noriolis was always in the first rank among my auut's widows. To tell me she was rich, lively, and pretty was unneceasary; but.

atter eetting forth all her attractions, me' aunt would take from her secretary a map of the district where she lived. and polut out Low the estates of Noriolls and La Roche Targe Awed, and she had traced a red line upon the map uniting the two properties. which she constant IT ohliged me to look at. "Eight hundred acres within a rin-fence A fine chance for a sportsman." But I would shut my eyes and repeat as before, "I will never Yet, seriously speaking, I was afraid of Madame de Norione, and always saw her head encircled With an aureole of my auut's red line. Charm-hie, sensittle, talented, aul SOU acres within a ring-tercel Escape for your safety it you will not marry.

Ano I always did escape; but this time retreat was impossible. I lay extended on the turf, covered with sand, ray hair in disorder, my clothes in tatters, and my lee stiff. What are you dome here!" Madame de Not-soils. Weat has happened!" I calidully confeseed I nad beeu thrown. but you are not much hurt!" No; but I have nut something out In my legnothine serious, 1 am sure." And where to the horse welch has played you this trick!" I pointed out Brutus, who was quietly grazing -upon the shoots ot the broom How it is 1nm, the good horse! He has ample repaired lee wrongs, as I will relate tor You later.

But you must go home threctiy." How I I eauuot wove a step." "But I an Koinz to drive you home, at tht risk ot comprotnisiner panes And ceiling- her tittle el-4mm Bob, she led me gently by one arm, while Bob took tne other, and made ine vet into her carriage. Five minutes atterwards we were in the direce tiou of La itoeile Tame, she holdin g. the reins and driving the pony with a light hand; I look-lug ut her, confused, ealharrassed, etursei, ridieulous. Bob WitS charged tolead back Brutus. "Extend, your tee; quite straight," said Madi Nortolis, "and I seal drive yonvere Madly to avoid joltine." VIflea she saw tna comiortahly teetalleit, "Tell me," ehe said, how you were terown, and willexplain how I came to your aesistance." I eegan my story, but when I spoke of the efforts of Brutus to uuseet me alter the two shots, "I understand it ali," she exclaimed; You have bouelit the herse." trumpeter's "Yes, that explains it all.

Yon bare seem many seenes in the Cirque de l'Imperattice, the performance of the trumpeter's horse. A Chasseur d'Afrique enters the arena noun a gray horse; tbeu come the Arabs, who tire upon him, and he is woueded and falls; and, as you did not fall, the horse, indignant, at your not performing your part In the 'piece, threw you down. Weat did he do next17 I related the little attempt of Brutus to bury "Exactly like the trumpeter's horse. Ile sees his master wounded; but the Arabs may return and kill him, so what does the horse do? He buries him and gallops off, carrying away the color, that they may not fall into the bands of the Arabs." "That is my hat which Drutus carried off." Precisely. He goes toletch the vtvaudiere-- the vivandiere of to-dav being your hum tile servant the Countess de Nortolis.

Your great gray horse callohed into my courtyard, where I was standing on the doorsteps, putting on my gloves and ready to eet into my carriage. My grooms eeelag a horse saddled and bridled. with a hat in his mouth and without a rider, tried to teach him; but he escapes their pursuit, goes straieht up to the steps, and kueels before me. The men again try to capture ben; but he gallops off, stops at the gate, turns round, and looks at me. I felt sure he was calling me; so I jumped into my carriage and set off.

The horse darts tnroueh roads nat always adapted for carriages; but I follow him, and arrive where I find you." At the moment Madame de Noriolts had tin-'shed these words the carriage received a fearful jolt, and we saw in the air bead of Brutus. who was standing erect on his hind lees behind us. Seeing the little baek seat of the curriae untenanted. be had taken the opportunity of giving us another speeimeti of his talents, by executing the moot brilliant of all his circus performances. Ile had plaeed his tore feet upon the back seat of the little carriaee.

and was tranquilly continuing' his route, trotting upon his bind legs striving in vain to replace him upon four. Madame de Noriolis was so frightened she let the reins escape from hands, and sank faintine in my arms. With my left hand I recovered the reins, with my right arm I supported Madame de Noriolis, my leg all the time causing me most frightful torture. In this manner Madame de Noriolis made bee first rnt rv into La Roche Targe. When she returned there sixweeiss later she had become my wife.

Such indeed is life," she exclaimed. "This would never have come to pass if you had nos bought the trocnoetcf a horse." and saw Brutus throwing up the dust witu strike me in the face. I opened my both fore and hind feet trying to bury me. This lasted for several minutes, when, pa- rently thinking' me sulficieutly interred, Brutus knelt by my grave, and then galloped round me, descriharr a perfect I called SIR JOSEPH II00tEll. 1 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, the renowned English botanist, who made, during the last summer, a tour through our Western country, for the purpose of studying its flora, was born at Halesworth, in Suffolk, in 1817.

Ills father, Sir W. J. Hooker, was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1820 to 1840; and here the son graduated in -the medical department in 1839. Ile was immediately commissioned Assistant-Surgeon in the Royal Navy, and. in the autumn of the same year, was appointed botanist ot the Antarctic Exploring Expedition commanded by Capt.

Ross. The voyage lasted three years, during which Hooker made the most of his opportunities for examining the flora of the lands lying in the Southern seas. Six quarto volumes contain the results of his study of the botany of these regions. After Es return, Sir Joseph was for a time attached to thei Geological Survey of Great Britain. Between 1,847 and1851 he was occupied in exploring the Himalayas; anti the traits of this work are published in his Himalayan Journals." and in several treatises on the Indian Flora.

In 1855 he was appointed Assistant-Director at Kew Gardens, where his father had held since 1811 the position of Director. At the death of Sir William, in isez, the son was promoted to the place vacated by his sire. In 1869 Sir Joseph filled the office of President at the Norwich meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Two years later he made botanical explorations in Morocco and the Atlas Mountains. Sir J.

Hooker is a member of many learned societies, and in 1873 was elected President of the Royal position which be still retains. His contributions to the science and literature of Botany have been very extensive and important, and has earned him a distintinguished place among the savants of England. LITERARY ITEMS. The Astor Library contains 175,030 olumes. During the past eighteen months, 15,000 volumes have been added to the collection; and, within the past year, nearly $00,000 has been expended in the purchase of rare and valuable books, manuscripts, etc.

The number of readers and of works consulted have increased 25 per cent within the last hall-year. Maria Theresa performed the ceremony of opening the University of Pesth in 1780. Preparations are now being made for celebrating the centennial anniversary of this event. The institution is rich, owning property valued at 8.000,000 fiotins, and a library of 120.000 volumes. of the other two Hungarian Universities, Ktansenburg was founded in 1872, and Azram in 1874.

The students number in all 2,630, and the instructors 150. A roll of papyrus, 139 feet long and sixteen and a half inches broad, was discovered by Mr. Harris, in an old Theban tomb, some twenty years ago. At his death, his (laughter inherited the treasure. The Khedive, learning, through the Egyptologist, M.

Brugsch Bey, of the value or the offered 2,000 fur it; but Miss Harris accepted a higher offer from the British Museum. Dr. Birch and a corps of assistants have been engaged for some time in deciphering the inscriptions with which the papyrus is covered, and find that they afford a complete account of the lire and works of Rameses and of the condition of Thebes 3,000 years ago. Ida ver $Lret tho by th anti ure, act! )11- tins mad: cot. DISCOURSES ON RELIGION.

CREED AND DEED. A Stunts or Discourisrs. By Faux ADLER. Pit. D.

New York: Published for the Society for Ethical Culture, by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg Co. pp.

243. Price, $1.50. CREED AND CONDUCT; AND OTHER Discornsas. By O. B.

FEOTHINGHANI. New York: G. P. Putbam's Sons. Chides): Jansen, McClurg Co.

eemm, po. 282. Price, $1. GO UP HIGHER: On, RELIGION IN Dim By JAmes FREEMAN CLARKE, Author of "Ten Great Religions," etc. Boston: Lee Shepard.

Chicago: Hadley Bros. Co. pp. 336. Sl 50- A lithe over a year and a half ago, an association was organized among the freethinking Israelites of New York, under the title of The Society for Ethical Culture." Its leader was the Rabbi Felix Adler, an able and eloquent man; and the motto it adopted was the sigeificant aphorism: Not by the Creed, but by Vie Deed." Some of its members had wholly abandoned the tenets of the positive religions, while others still continued to retain more or less hold of them, but were diseatistied with the coldness, formalism, and lack of vitality in the churches and synagogues.

This earnest, tedependent band of thinkers, resolving to institute a system of moral culture better adapted to their feelings and aspirations tban any in practice among the various existing sects and denominations, united themselves into a new body, and established their meetings at Standard flail, in May, 1876. In the anniversary-discourse of Dr. Adler, some of the reasons which determined the action of the Society are thus set forth: We felt a rreat need. Religion, videich ought to stand for the highest truth, bad ceased to be true to use We saw it at war with the highest letellieence of the day. Religion and conscience also eeerned no longer inseparably connected, as they should be.

We saw that millions are annually lavished upon the mere luxuries of religion, gorgeous temples and churches, end on the elaborate apparatus of salvation; we could mot but reflect that, if one tithe of the sums thus set apart were judiciously expended upon the wants of the many who are famishing, distress might often be relieved, sickness averted, and crime confined within more narrow boundaries. We saw around us many who bad lapsed from their ancient faith, but still preserved the outward show of conformance, encouraged in so equivocal a course by the advice and example of team' leaders in the churches themselves. We saw that the great tides of being are everywhere sweepthe manklud in to larger achievements than were known to the past: only within toe churches, all is ant and motionless; only within the churches, the obsolete forms of centuries ego fire retained. or, if concessions to toe preseet are made, they are tardy, ungracious, and imutlicient. We beheld that the essentials ot religion are neelected.

even while its accesteems are ohserved with greater punctiliousness than ever." There were grave obstacles to be encountered in the of thew enterprise; but, con-tames Dr. Adier, all these weighed lightly in the scales when opposed to the stern conviction that there are certain hideous shams allowed to flouri-h in our public life; that there are certain great truths which ought to be brought home with Lew energy to the conscienee of the people." It was opposed to the purpose of the Society to formulate a new creed. Its aim was the develoenient of the moral element in the individual and in the community; and its bond of union was simply the watchword Diversity in the CreedUnamitility in the Deed. In the Sundey lectures ot Dr. -killer, the questions of Immortality, tile iespiration of the Hebrew Bible, the oriein of religion, the teachints ot Christ, with others of like importance, have been diseuesed.

The conclusions upon all of them have been those of the Rationalist, who aceepts nothing which does not commend itself to toe reason. "It were better to insist less upon a riatit belief," says Dr. Adler, "aria more upon right aetion." Ten of these diseourses are now included in the volume entitled Creed and Deed," with an appendix containing essays on The Evolutilu of Hebrew Religion and 'Reformed Judaism." They expound the prindeice of the new Society, which are identical with the purest ethical doctrines; and these are anhounced witn an impressively earnest and spit. The collection of pulpit-discourses appearing under the name of "Creed and Conduct," tams some of the most effective examples of Frothingbain's oratory. The topic of the first sermon is mentioned in the title of the volume; those which are treated in the remaiiiiier of the series are: Modern Irreligion, Tut IN note Duty of Man, The Power of the ha-mortal Hone, The Prophetic Soul, Duties and Dreams, etch the last-homed discourse, Mr.

Frothing-ham of the Society ior Ethical Culture, presieed over by Dr. Adler, iti terms like the following: "The soul of our moral lite comes from Israel. The movement I have referred to is nobly sernificant. The establishtnene of such a Society as this, for ethical culture, is a most important and cheering sign in our community. A more humane mission was, perhaps, never undertaken than that inaugurated by these men and women.

Contraet the services at 'Standard Hall' with the services that, at this Very hour, are going on in any of the Christian eburchee, and see at whatooposite extremes they stand. At' Standard there is a platform; elseweere, there is an altar. In the one Place, tnere is a lectureship; in the other place, there is an apoetolate, an inspirea pulpit. In one place, there is no talk of theology; in the other, there is little talk of anything else." Comparing with thee diverse organizations the purposes sought by his own Society, Mr. Frothinfream says: We come together here mainly, not to discuss scientific questions; not to diseuss social questions; not to study the practical problems of existence; not to deal With matters of scholastic or secular learning; we come here, let me say it in all simplicity, to see If we cannot get a closer insight into the secret of existence; if we cannot feel with ftheers of faith alone those finer lines of law 'hien the fingers of Science fail as yet to reach," The sermons Inclosed by Mr.

James Freeman Clarke under the head, Go Up Higher," have been selected from those delivered by him urine the past three years in the Church of the DesCbles, Boston. In maKing up the series, such tally have been taken as avoid speculative and Controversial questions, and concern themselves exflusivelv with the realities of spiritual life. There are 'tinny of them in the collection, and all are characterized by a devout faith in the rtheion of Christianity, and by a graciously, Persuasive manner of presenting the beauty and tftsonableness of high motives and pure living. IJA UUUJULVV 3 LIA6. BLUE.

Mrs. Haweis remarks, in her treatise on "The Art of Beauty," that it is difficult to account for the preferenee generally accorded among colors to blue. It has always been a favorite among nations, and yet its effect in masses is cold, and it is "neither as stately as yellow, as vivid as scarlet, nor as manageable as black or white." It may be, she suggests it is because there Is so little real blue in nature, save in the sky, that it proves a refreshment to the eyes. There are few blue flowers," is her statement; "not many blue birds, nor fishes, nor insects, nor minerals; in animals and in the human race there may be said to be no blue at ail. No beast bas blue fur.

nor has anybody, by nature at least, a blue skin. Blue eyes, whichjight-haired persons all fancy they po-sess, are about the rarest thiugs in nature, and, when they do occur, are not pleasing. We itia7 even give up the 'blue vein' which poets lore, as visionary: the veins perceptible, for the most part, are either gray, red, or greenish." and dot, to and FE THE TELEPHONE FORESHADOWED. The Athemeum quotes a remarkable passage from a work entitled "Micrographim" and published years ago by Robert Howie, Fellow of the Royal Society. The book was the first English treatise on the uses of the microscope, and still maintains a high repute.

The paragraph referred to seems to predict the invention of the telepbone, and runs as follows: And as Glasses have hignly promoted our seeing, so not improbable, but that there may be found Many Mechanical inventions to improve our miler senses, of bearing. smelliog, tasting. touching. 'Tis not impossible to hear a whisper at a furlong's distance, it baying been aiready done: and perhaps the nature of the thins: would not make it more impossible, though that lurking should be ten times muitiply'd. And thouga some fatuous Authors have adirm'd it bnpossiole to hear through the thinnest plate of Muscovy-glass; yet I know a way, by which 'tie easie enough to hear one speak through a wall a yard thick.

It has not been yet thoroughly examin'd. now far Otocousticons may be improv'd, nor what other wayes there may be of quickning our hearing, or conveying' mound through other bodies then thanj the Air: for that that is not the only medium, can assure the Reader. that I have, bViitt help of a distended wire, propagated the sound to a very considerable aistance tit an instant, or with as seemingly avid- a as that of light, at least, incomparably swifter theu than that. which at the same time was propagated through the Air; and this not only in a straight line, or direct, but in one beaded in many angles. 'NESTS IN ODD PLACES.

An English correspondent of the Boston Journal of ChemWry, writing from Northampton, adds to the list of curious places for birds to build their domiciles the following: A remarkable instance of trustfulness in the nest-building of birds came under my own notice a few days ago. For three years successively, a pair it presume the same) of the common nlackcap (Curruca atricapilla) have built their nest in the private letter-box of a friend of mine at Glendon, near Kettering, in this county. The box is situated inside a gate limo a park, and of course the letters and newspapers are slipped in nu the birds; but this they do not seem to object to, nor to be disturbed when the box is opened for the letters to be removed. Each year they have successfully raised their brood: last year seven flew away. and this year I saw ten nestled at the bottom of the box.

fully fledged, and I have no doubt flown by this time. 10, I. THE REV. DR. KIRK.

LIFE OF EDWARD NORRIS KIRK, D. D. By Davin O. RS, A. Al Pastor of the Piedmont Church, Worcester, Mass, Boston: Lockwood.

Brooks it Co. Chicago: Hadley Bros. dL Co. pp. Price.

Sa, Dr. Edward Norris Kirk was, during a long and active pastorate, one to whortf the Presbyterian, and afterward the Congregational, Church looked to as a most 'distinguished and successful leader. Ills first settlement was over the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Albany, where he re, mained from 1828 to 1S33. The congregation was newly organized when it came under his charge, and comprised nineteen members. When be left it, at the end of eight years, it had been increased by the addition of 1.012 members.

Aftei a couple of years spent in Europe, Dr. Kirk accepted a call to Boston. and there founded the Mt. Vernon Church, to which he ministered for twenty-seven years, resigning the pastoral dice in Isf1 from inability to bear its responsibilities longer, through the infirmities of age. Di.

Kirk was inspired with a tremendous enthusiasm, and, by his zeal and devotion in his work, which are likened in their strength and influence to the same masterful qualities in Mr. Moody, be was singularly successful in attracting. hearers and making converts. Nature endowed him with exceptional gifts, both intellectual and physical and to these were added the graces ot a fine and generous culture. Hiswnole heart and soul were consecrated to his profession; and, like a priest of the Catholic Church, be remained throtufh lire a celibate.

He was born in New York, Aug. and died in Boston, March 27, His biography gives a clear and full account. of his life and service, borrowingmuch of its tie-tail front his own papers aral It is accompanied by two steel pertralts of Dr. Kirk, and-by engravings of Mt. Auburn Church, and of the American Chapel at Paris, whose foundations were taut by him in 1857.

THE ALDINE." A cordial welcome is extended to the Aldine, which resumes its favored place among the art-periodicals of America, with an apparently serene unconsciousness that it has Peen missed. It has experienced no change, it be for the its brief retirement, and its typography and wood-engraving are as superb as before. The periodical will hereafter be sofa to subscribers only, in monthly parts at 50 cents each, and twenty-four parts to be comprised in a volume. The ft.st two parts now at hand attest the future excellence of the publication. Each includes two and a half-dozen half-page engravings after pictures of skilled and famed artists.

together with numerons minor cuts. The literary contents embrace papers on current and instructive art-topics, written with ini.ellisrence and discrimination. The AlcUme has been from its foundation an admired and popular periodical, filling an ittrportant part in the cultivation of an artistic taste among the people. THE "ART-JOURNAL." The Art-lintrmll greets the New Year with a holiday face, and a stanch collection of interesting and valuable sketches and illustrations. The steel plates present copies of a painting by George H.

Boughton, representing The Judgment of Wonter Van of a lovely and pathetic picture by the French artist, Henrietta Browne, entitled "Alsace," and portraying la strong, sad, sweet-faced Sister of Charity in the service of the sick and wounded in the army of the Emperor Napoleon; and bath', of the statue of "Sbakspeare" by J. Q. A. Ward, which stands near the head of tne Mall Central Park, New York. The illustrated articles in the number are "Scenes in Fairmount "New Boston "Decorative Furniture "Ancient Irish Art and "The Homes of America." It is but repeating what every one knows, to say that Am iliustrations embellishing.

the Art-Journat are ot the highest order of merit and beauty. The fourth paper of Mr. Percy Fitzgerald, on "The Art, of Dress-jug and of Being Dressed," contains most important hints for intelligent women concerning the proper aims and styles to be regarded in the construction of their attire. The late news of the art-world is furnished in articles upon the Art-Congress at Antwerp; Coinpetition Drawings in South Kensington; French Brie-a-Brac Deeorailve-Art Loan Exhibition; and Notes. Altogether, this initial number for 1S78 is a most satistactory one to the patrons of the Ilho aul Ire open Gladd was but I was ueither in a humor nor in cash to throw away nee money upon such useless beasts.

It was a Wednesday, the day of Cheri's autumn sale; I went to the Rue de Ponttneu, and purchased at a venture eight horses, which cost me altoeether stele. out of the eleht," said I to myself, 44 there will be surely four or five wbich will go." AMOUT, these horses there was one which, I confess, 1 bouzet principally on account of his coat. The catalotrue did not assign to hen any special qualifications as a hunter. All that it stated was, "Brutus, a saddle-horses aged, well broken." It was a large dappled gray horse, but never had I seen one better marked, its smooth white skin dappled over with hue black spots so reeniarly distributed. The next morning I left fur La Roche Taree, and the followilie day my horses arrived.

My first care was for Pnitus. This grey horse hail been runnine for the last forty-eight hours in my head, and I was auxious to his paces, and see what he was good for. lie had long teeth. and every mark of a respectabte are, a powerful shoulder, and he carried his head well: but what I most admired in Brutus was the way in which he looked at me, following every movement with his attentive, intellistent, inquisitive eve. Even my words seemed to interest him; he leant his head on one side as if to hear me.

and when I had finished speaking, replied with a merry neesh. The other seven horses were nrouen-t out terme in succession, but they reeembleil any other horses, and Brutus certainly was different from them all. I was anxious to take a little ride in the country, in order to make his acquaintance. Brutus allowed himself to be saddled, bridled, and mounted as a horse who knew his work, and we started quietly together, tee best friends possible. He had a beautiful mouth, and answered to every turn of the rein, arching his neck, and champlug his bit.

Hie paces were perfect; he bezan by a slow measured canter, raising his feet very high, and letting them tali with the regularity of a pendulum. I tried him at a trot and a short gallop, but when I sought to quicken his pace he began to amble in grand style. "Ale" said "I see how it is; I have bought an old horse out of the cavalry ndingeschool at Saumur." I was about to turn homewards. satisfied with the talents of Brutus, when a shot was heard a short distance oft. It was one of my keepers firing at a rabbit, for which shot he it said, ea passaut, he afterwards received a handsome present from my wife.

I was then exactly in the centre of an open space where six long green roads met. On heannz the shot Brutus stopped short, and put his ears forward in an attitude of attention; I was surprised to see him so impressionable. After the brill- taut military education I assumed he had received in his youth, be must be well secustoned to thee report of a gun. I pressed my knees azainst him to make him move on, but Brutus would not stir. i tried to back him, to make him turn to the richt or to the left, but in vain.

I made him feel my ridine-whip, but still he was immovable. Brutus was not to be displaced; and yetdo not smile, for mine is a true historyeach time I urged him to move the horse turned his head round, and gazed upon me with an eve expressive of impatience and surprise, and then relapsed into his zuotionless attitude. There was evidently some misuuderstanding between me and my horse. I saw it in his eyes. Brutus was saying as plainly as be could without speech, horse, do what.

I ought to do; and you, horseman, do not perform your part." I was more puzzled than embarrassed. "What a strange horse Cheri has sold me! and why does be look upon me in such a wayt I was about to proceed to extremities, and administer to him a good thrashing, ween another shot wag tired. The horse then made one bound. I thought I had gained my point, and again tried to start him, but in vain. lie stopped short and planted himself more resolutely than ever.

I then got into a rage, and my riding-whip entered into play; I took it in both bands, and struck tne horse right and left. But Brutus, too, lest patience, and, finding passive resistance unavailing. defended himself bv rearing. kicking, andeplungines: and in the midst of the battle, while the horse capered and kicked. and exasperated, was iluezinx inin with the loadee butt-endof my broleen whip, Brutusneyertheless found time to look at me, not only with impatience and surprise, but with raze and indignation.

While I required of the horse the obedience he refused. he, on his part, was expecting of me something I did not do. how did this cmii To my shame be it spoken. I was relent leesly and disgracefully unseated. Brutus saw there was to be nothing gained by violence.

so it necessary to employ malice. After a moment's pause. evioeutly Nosed in reflection, the horse put down his heed and stood upright on his tore-legs, with the address and equilibrium of a clown upon his bends. I was consequently deposited upon the sand, which fortunately happened to be rather thick in the place where' I fell. tree to raise mysell, but I cried out and fell stretched with my face towards the ground.

I felt as if a knite were sticking in my leit leg. The hurt did not prove serious tee snapping of one of the mall tentions but not the less painful. I succeeded, however, in turning myseli. and sat down; but while I wae rubbing lily eyes. wheel were filled with send.

I saw the great foot of a horee descend reetly upon my head, and azain extend me on my back. I then felt cute disheartened. and was ruininatine In my mind what this atraege horse could tie, when I feet a quantity eerc LE itk )1, THE MORAL GOLD DOLLAR, ers. A FOURTH-OF-JITLY Potter's American' Monthly publishes, in its department of "Notes and Queries," the following statement concerning what is called a "Fourth-of-July Family," living in Allentown, Pa. The parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Barney Ward, have been married a little more than ten years, and the births of their eight children have sueceeded each other in this regular order: July 4, 18139, a daughter. Bridget, living; July 4, 1871, a son, James. dead; July 4, 3872, a sou, Barney, living; July 4, 1873, a son, dead; July 4. 1874, a Eon, Charles, living; July 4, 1875, a daughter, Mary Ann, dead; July 4, 1876, a son, dead: July 4 1877, a son, Winnie, living.

It is mentioned in that "Somebody complains because the father has been unable to take part in Fourth-of-July celebrations out of town." Jo" From tar northeast, Atlantic shore, There comes the money-lenders roar bhy locks claiming julst their In sad. deploring. greedy tone. 'I hey prove their right one pound of flesh" From every victim in their mesh; Censorious quite. because they tail To make their moral" creed prevaiI.

Tilt BET. The territory of Thibet is very jealously guarded against the intrusion of foreigners, and since 145 no European has penetrated far beyond its frontiers. The work of exploration has always been difficult and dangerous, but it promises to be still more so in the future, unless the authority of the Chinese and Thibetan officials be overcome. A French missionary in Lhassa, writing to the.11onkong Catholic Register, says: We consider the proposed passage of the English explorers from India into Thibet fraught with danger. Tue rumor of it has caused the greatest excitement here in Lhassa.

Orders have been issued to stop all foreigners at the frontier; and that, if any pa by force. all supplies are to be refused them, bridges cut down in front of them. and every obstacle thrown in their way. Tile Lamas are the greatest opponents of all intercourse with sk. )cK of is, )f" a eping ery red.

leattow Liu uf eers sed. eating' uf LECTURES. TRE 'LECTURES OF A CERTAIN PROFESFOR. By the Rev. JOSEPH FARRELL.

London: Macmillan af, Co. Ciecago: tiddler Od. pp. 325. Price, $.

"The Lectures of a. Certain Professor are the talks, or irnonologues. rather than formal discourses, of a person having a cdusiderable acquaintance with books, and what passes in the world for mental culture, but lacking hi real depth of nature and seriousness of couviction. lie is fond of soliloquizing- noon the grayest topics, but brings very little penetrating. inventive, profitable thought to bear upon them.

We have followed Ins rambling Imes of reflection tipon such fertile themes as Books, lianptness. Sympathy, Conversation, and, Character, but found them leading to PO trezti or stimulating inquiries making it worth while to spend time with him. "SINGLE FAMOUS POEMS." Injustice was inadvertently done Mr. Rossiter Johnson In the notice of his "Single Famous Poems." where the title was misnamed Single Famous Songs." The criticism passed upon the compilation was not based upon the re, SALE SALE Ito. at Co.

ble. at THE "PORTFOLIO. The last number of the Portfolio for 1877 contains a rarely-fine etching by M. Raion, after the painting entitled Prayer," by Mr. Chalmers.

The work is remarkable for the softness and delicacy of its texture, and for its masterly gradations of light and shade. The original was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1S71. Its author is a native of Scotland, and was born at Montrose, in 1836. He first made his mark by small pictures of simr.le fieures, and of late years has devoted himself principally to portraiture, although landscape has engaged a good deai of his attention. His picture of Prayer" represents a Young child kneeling by her grandam e's Mae, who holds the family Bible in her lap.

and beilds with reverent air over the litUe oetitiener appealing to the Throne of (re. The scene is a simple. touching passage trom hurnbie tile. The other etching- in the number is after a painting of Lady Georgiana Spencer as a child. The young face of her who was afterward celebrated as the beautiful Duehess of Devonshire, is, in this picture, amiable, bright.

and sparkeing. Prot. Colvin brings his able essays on Albert Duerer, aid the artists of his time, to a close vita an arzument noon the identity of the engraver whose signature Is W. He sides with Prof. Teausing in the opinion that it was Michael Wolgemut the teacher ot an artist of commanding genius.

This decision detracts somewhat front the reputation of Duerer making him the copyist rather than the originator 43f the engravines aacribed to him, which show a twedilection for- classic themes. The Perefeio will hereafter be sent to subscribers, postage free, for the annual sum of $10 paid in advance. The etchings alone given in the course of a twelvemonth are worth that sum, and the art-literature received with them may be regarded as-a gain without cost. An early number of the magazine is to present the famous plate of Whistler's, entitled Bdlingsgate (Boats at a Moorinel. This is one of the most beautitul compositions of an original though erratic artist, and has commanded universal admiration.

The Pertfilzio for 181'S will contain etchings from pictures by Sir John Ultbert, alr. Orchard-son, Mr. Alma Tadcma, Mr. ItuaI Fildes, and other contemporary ertieta. Aseries of articles on The Schools of Modern Art in 6ermanv, be Mr.

Beavington Atkineon, and papers on The Pietareleaue Aspeeta Ealitiburg, by Nix. Louts at tr in Se I in 8 g3 ul tn ye so 811 1 4:,41 LOCAL HISTORY. The tenth brochure issued by the Chicago Historical Society contains addresses delivered at the annual meeting, Nov. 19, 1S6S, by J. Y.

Scammon, President, and I. N. Arnold, with papers givineincidents in the lives of President Lincoln and Maj. Anderson in the Black hawk War, and sketches of the late Col. John K.

Kinz'e, Billy Caldwell, and Shabone. These documents are ot much historic value, and their Preservation in a form rendering; them accessible to all readers is a praiseworthy matter Every citizen of Chicago should be possessed of the information contained in them, for at the foundation ot each person's education should he a complete knowledge of the history of the town and the State, as well as the country, in which be may dwell. SIPONTUM. The site of the ancient City of Sipontum, at ihe foot of Mt. Gargano, In Puglia, Italy.

has recently been discovered. Its ruins lie buried more than twenty feet beneath the soil. A temple of Diana was first unearthed; then a portico some thirty-five feet long, with columns and capitals; and, lastly, a neeroDobs of 16,000 square yards. A number of inscriptions have been found and, recently, a monument erected to Pompey alter his victory over the pirates. and a quantity of gold and brass coins, have been brought to light.

The city was destroyed by an earthquake. eu 111 LIIlIJ, Wr 111, LIM on's education should of the history of the 'ell as the country, in rUM. City of Sipontum, at 0, In Puglia, Italy. bas Its ruins lie buried neath the soil. A tem- then a portico nz, with columns and necropolis of 16,000 of inscriptions have a monument erected tory over the pirates.

and brass coins, have le city was destroyed quotrattuu. Great patriots. too they claim to be, From sordid motives wholly free. They think of bonorvirtuons name Therefore this pound of fleith they Claim; Dui. not from greed or Mamtuon-Inet The NeterWS honor" eays they went The Nation's honor bbylocks bold, Yet clams their pound of flesh tn gold! The silver dollar pays for wheat: It pays for cotton.

corn. and meat; It pays for labor end for skill; It runs the factory, farm, and mill. There's one thing more-1 with it known Twee good enough for them to loan! But when these loans, these bonds are due, The holders take another view, And clatin their pound of desb" from you, Like bkaitspeares highly moral Jew. They reeeon lon e. and reason well, And many a loyal legend tell, Dow other fought, and others fell, While they at home could buy and sell; And etill they plead for stainless And prove their plans uneelfish quite The leationis faith," the elation's name," Their noble, pure, and lofty aim.

A "feeble" coin they meekly ask tAnd Ws is enstiocks artful tnaseit A coin tnat will not ductuatee" Down below par is what they hate; But. when it rtay above the par, Then it may rise. however far: This doe. not shock their moral sense, Nor give their loyal emits offense. Though moral gold may "fluctuate," It waves above the standard rate; While stinful silver, base and vile, neferent.

fluctuating style, Will sink- alas! below the par; Ann this is severs damning scar. All silver. hence, they name it "Fraud," While premium gold they unctuous laud. raitthwisictebe the Good, virtuous gold may Yeah so high AT i'lleltabuybie" By ehylocits loved and much extolled. They love per-cent.

Out premium more; Tbese virtues both in golden ore. And hence they give themselves co rest, Bat eves wati, Degenerate West?" Isithla A. FuollenDes CRAWFISH'. It has been ascertained by the Piscieultural Institution of Schwerin that the river crawfish (Astacus fiuviatilis) may be cultivated artificially. 'Ile experiment leading to the discoverr is thus described in Nature: In the spring of last year.

some TOO crawfish with ova were placed into two circular ponds of only six feet diameter. and for each animal a separate hole had been constructed. At the end of Novemner the nonds were drained, In order to separate the young crawfish from the old ones. it anpeared that or the latter only tnree or four were crawling anout at the bottran or the pond. wane all the others had occupied their respective dwellings.

The youhg were of the 5t7e of a bee, and ectrernelv lively. They were taken out of the ponds. and already on the following day could be fed artificially with carrots and meat. As the consumption of these crustaceans is their artificial culture may become a lucrative industry. BRIEF NOTES.

The Portuguese Ezplorine Expedition in Africa has been directed to. confine its ezplorationa to the Quango. A small flock of blue-birds was observed at New Haven, 19, warbling and pursuing insects, as in the sprine season. It is proposed that a Congress of French Geoerapnical Societies shall be held at Paris in August or September of uezt year. The rose-bush at Rildesheim Castle, which Is believed to be over a thousand years old, Ibis within late years stiowu symptoms of approaching diIsolations floriculturist.

bay end of Novemder ot saer ter eteh ivttc) were Pcraawling an v. nue all the othei dwellinTs. The and ettrernelv livi nda. and airead re artidetally wit tne increasinm, their As consult lucrative industr BI Portuzue Africa has been The rationi to the Qu A mall flock New Haven, Dee. sects, as in the si 4.4p1,,t ia proposed Se August or ptet The rose-bush believed to be ov within late years lug dissolution.

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By Mrs. Author of "The Three Marriages," etc. Philadelphia: T. B. Pet.dson Chicago: ItitheyBrtrs.

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SIXTH REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST lIVaLsn, 1: La BARTON. 4: TurimpsoN. 11 ON THE NOXIOL AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS OF THE STATE OF tT.tUQI4. Tun (TURES GrTON. J.B.

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ItiR ART OF BEAUTY. By Mn. II. R. Haw kis, Author of "Chances for Children." illustrated SY the Author.

New York: Harper it Bros. chisago: Jansen, McClure Co. This volume deserves a place ou the library-shelf in company with the recent important treatises upon the fine and the industrial arts, 'which have emanated front our press. It is an esthetic essay, ot pure and exalted tone, upon the application of correct art-principles to the attire of wamen. It has little relation to the tnultitude of books which deal with the operations of the toilette, and furnish instruction with regard to the mysterious, and often questiunable, methods by which women may their attractiveness.

It occupies a far her rank, making its appeal to the most clevated feelings of human nature, and ineuic4ting theoiles which May justly claim to be tbose of a refined and genuine art. Its author Is a ladY og sound judgment, of talent and r'iltire. and Is eminently qualified to A11 the TUE ART Author DY the Chicago: This vol shelf In tr ea iseti a av esthetic, es th attire or thultitude time of Tab regat tiunable, bDuce the 1ighe ra elevated eating the tboDe Of a a lady tAlltare. A A I to slt varti st 'ddresi agtkout I doatctillresilti THE "USEFUL:" The October and November numbers of the Useful consist, each of six folio pl ates of interiors, furniture and building decorat ions, accompanied by detail drawings of working size. The publication aims to meet the needs of workinz artisans and manufacturers in every sort of mber numbers of the folio pl ates of interiors, corat ions, accompanied riang size.

The publi- needs of working arti- La oven' sort at doeors-.