Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1874, Page 7

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATBRDAY DECEMBER 26, 1874. 7 LITERATURE. oLy Tire CraoAsstAN Box, J'ranelated, throngh the Gor~ mnn, from tho Luehlnt of MictrApt, Lutsestors, by B, 8, CoxANT, Bquars 10mo,, pp. 87, Jimin 0, Osom ds Goc - oo B By iontousd Taw: Stony or loos, Ny it 11, 48, lloston : Noberin Lrotliers, When tho deep-tnouthed, mnjestic, mighty tono of tho thunder rolls i on the enr, 1o mat- tor how low and dlutnut it bo, thero is 1o mistal- fuie its bollow roverberation, It is of imitativo sounds, liko tho bealing of'tho waves on tho Haqunro 10mi0., P ahore, tho roar of the wind, or *thoenr rattling. o'or tho alony stroot,” that wo ok, *In that thunder?” Ho of pootry t wo may query donbts ingly as to thio sourco aud valuo of vorso that hns overy outward appoaranco of gouiuoncss; yot, when a poom, howover short and unprotontions, T the truo ring of gonius in its lines, thero iy nover n moment's hesltation, This is pootry, wo oxolaim ; ihero 1s 1o sham here, Thisgives bet- ter antlufaction, ond in its own cortifieation, Thus wo speak of “Tho Citcasslan Boy, which wo take up Liesitntinaly, in tho oxpootationt thnt it will provo, liko most of thoe so-called pootry of tho daj, puzzlihg, puetile, spurious, But uo, a singlo page dispels every doubl, Tho lightning leaplug from a summor-cloud, the panther treading o desert-plain, tho hoart throb- bing in o human breast, fs hot more fall of poftrer, fite, and iifo. 'Thls 18 pootry, and wo read it with enthusfasm. Tor thero is no reslst- ing the oharms of poetrr. Thoro is ofton an honost declaration of fudifforones to it, but tho Inifferonce applics to morelymoasnred latigunso. When o sonig sptlogs from an fnspired braln, wiought by its own tne raplures to s siato ot exaltation, the dullest souls feel the magio of itho strain, It stirs end exhilarates tho splrit Jikie noblo musid, liké splendid deeds; for it is {ml? \I\lth ail that ig yesdt, sud grand, aud ofec- S T lie Clrehnsiait Doy " wan written 1y ono of thmc great Itukilan ‘poets uf tho prerent cote ury; who were knidred in geifus and iu misfor~ tune. All diod nt an ontly nge,—the oldost was but 87,—and twoof thous fell victimn to the bar- barous piactico df dueliig, Larmontofl, who tras callod thie Byron of Rukbta, belonged to the aristotiacy, and was a man of wealth and educa- tlonr 3 buit hio inetirred the displeastire of Nictiol- a8 by writihg an odo in praise of Puschhln,—ono of thio unbappy trind above mentioned, who died a vietim of tho Czar's perseention, and was bun- ished to tho Caucnens, witore o spent the besy yeara of his o recoived o moctal wound in !’uu second duel, which lo fought at tho age of 30. & * Larmontoft wroto zimny Iyrics, songs, and ‘ballids, nhd scveinl luu;i narrative poetis, of Dick tho mont ndmired ar “Ishmail Loy," ‘thie. Demon,” **Tho Liny of the Czar Iwan ‘Wasgcljowltsch,” and *Tho Clicasoian Boy.” Tho latter, an oxquisite iyl of tho Caucasus, la ronouncod the gem of tho narrativo pooms, t8 stdry is of the elightost. A Circnssinn cap- tiyo, tho b-year-old von of a mountain-chiof, with tho resoltito spirit of his fathors swalling his ohildish leart, determiucs té dio ratlier than bo onslaved, and rojects in defiant silenco ovory proffer of food nud sympathy. When fast llruuumfl into tho grave ho'is resciied by a kind monk from the hands of his gaptor, and, in tho aquict of tho clolster, boguiled back to hfo. Dut, pilont, torrowfm), nud broken, Lo pnssos his youth' In tho convent, ontwardly conforming 1o tho cuatoms of his companiong, but inward- 1y chafing, liko o caged lion, for liberty and kindred. Whon manbood is reached, in a night of storm and darkness ho flles from tho monastery, and plunges into the thick belt of wurrounding forest, ilere lie wanders holplessly until hungor and fatiguo overthrow him, and lio is found by tho mouls_in an juecnsiblo condi. tion after three short dnys of absence. Kind miniatrations restoro his senees for o fow hours, jn which, with paesionaio vehomence, ho re- Doarses to tho ing monks the agonies of the long K“nm of nig nnprisomnent, and tho tlerco delights and the foll disnppointment of s fow hours of freedom; nud, witon tho sad story is onded, ho falls back, contont and quiet &t lnst, iu the steep of death. 1t i8 tho vivid word-paiuting that is the most jmposing featuro of the poctn, ILivery &cene described is ]»Icmmd to the oye with o truth and force searcoly inferior to reality itself. God’s living garden, far uud wido Bloomed i priweval wealth aud pride, Tho hiossons o thelr forcheuds koy Tho sparkling tears that worn had w O'er niany o tree, with tingers fiuo, Glambercd and clung tho wanderiig vine, Sliowied proudly all er feafy wealthy And nnderneath, as thougli by aleal Her Insclous clusters, decply dyed, Like precious err-rinis on a brlde’ ‘Aud flocks of Jusoun warblers low o sevk the sholier whero they grew. 1 sank upou the gras again, ‘Aud listened {o th0 varying strain - That seomed to low from overywhere, + Myterious murmurs tilled tho nir, A41€ tho clouds wero whispering low What ouly the listening earth stiould know ; Aud auswers rono from field aud wood, Which tha clouds only undersfuod ; And ondy nn's proud yoice was wanting Tu that full home of holy chunting, Fxtracts will do but faint justico to the beanty of the complete work, but thero i & value in thom ne shadows and suggestions of the perfect pugni, When the oxhansted fugitive sank linnlly into the deadly swoon in which the friars fouwd frim, hio eayk, in doseribing his sonsations s 1 would biave visen § but my hesd Swun, ani the lundscape seeuied to recl; 1 would hiuvo cried.—my tongo wan tied, Cold shudders ran from head (o hicel 3 2y Liead was numb, my blood was dried Tlio chill of death.was in my velna Yot lifo would not relux ber clalne, 1 hid & strange, bnlf-wking dresm, O Igiug i » riaring strean 1 tiake ‘my thirat i it wild flood, awcotly covled my feveriuh Liood + afcuid ta full nelcep, It was s pleasant In tha deen 3 1 felt no motion, felt no awell, Yol fur abiove my head, pell-miell, The foaming waves, white flusbihg, rushod, And softer tha the moonllglt flushed lio anoruiuyg thirough ; mu fishies wported, Gay-colored, where the pnlight courted ; Aud one puong (o elreled car, ‘Aud nearer, overcoilug foar ¢ Glittered tlio’scales iko gomn and gold ; And, moro fmiljzr anid more bold, 0losb to iy liead 1t dove at lual, X gontlo, yitying loak It cast A tiny, siver voico I hieard, Tuat il my hoart within we slirred Kud thus it sag : 0 stay with mo, Aud tlovermora depart ; Lifu in flio strcum fa slwags fres, Of cool aud guiet heurt, # 1L swmmon sl my sisters hore, Aud merry dunco and play Saull mnke (hy troubled vyca Jook elosr, ‘And Ughtew all tho day, And wof}, thy bed ebnll oyer bo Beucath the waters deop 3 “Tiae murmuring waves sl sing for theo, And chiarm thee Jto sleep, Tlovo thee, and would hinve thes ahare Thin trriquil ifo of nute; Moo all In culm, and bright, sud fatr, And it shall sll be thine.” 1 listoned hushed, T lstened long ; Andl with tho flsh's silvery eong Mingled tho ripplo aud thio splush, ‘Cho iollow rush, the crystal duaki, Afl sounds fu whiel tho torrent syoke When-suddenly the visiou roke, Dark grow the world, und sworn by huad § Upon thio grawa I Juy—as dead, Wo cannot kuow what charm of diction tho poom hus in the Russian tongue ; but il tho pinco, a8 well as upiviy and forvor, of the original would som to bo retuinod_ i the tranglation, al- though It has pussed fnto tho Luglish through an intermedinto lingunge, ~ Much credit is due Alr, Conant for bls oxceedingly atistio and molodious oreion, ““I'he Btory of Boon,” which is told by Mrs, Leonowony in *Tho Inglish Governces ut tho fsinmese Court," i8 one of the most thrilling that bos over boen couched i humun specch, 1t would apposs incrediblo woro its sruth not vouched for by the writer, who tool: it from the 1ipa of ono of tho chiet sctors, It deserves to bo cited whetaver examples of the loftioat virtues are needed to ineite courage, snd herowsm, and solf-abuogation. Mrs, 1lunt llnnPivouumuzriuul verslon of the talo, which will greatly holp to glve it its morited colobrity, How the oot way goaded on by o gounerous impulse to goine momorate the bravo heatlion womkn in song ig relatod in tho opouing linea of hor poom : It haunts ny thoughts, maen, night, and noon, Tha story of the woman, Boois,— Tlauuts mo liko restlues ghost, tntlh 1 givo myself o do ity wil Orlea voleulers, yeb nn voices cry— 90 yingor, cur 1hin talo puss by’ Uptold by thee ? ‘I'hy leart is wrung I3 vadu, 1€ dich tio ueg nwuugH X am niworiby : mosive hwnds Bhould strike thio chords, and N L From soa ta sea with molody, All rovarent ot will luruny Majcatle, jubllant, to soll How Jove st love, if Jova laves well § THow onea incarnute love was fout On eurth, divlionared, mattyr-crowied, Growhed By i heathoh Woman's nnig,— O bicsued Boow, of peurliss Tumg | TLLUSTRATED WORKSH. Myrns or Thie Runisk, Tronslated from the French of X, I, Hawvnng, by Frof, M, Houne Dy Venr, 14, D, Slustrated by GUATAVE Donk, Royal Byo., 423, Now Yorks Sorfbner, Aealiong & Co, 2 Nip 1IYPENTON ¢ Iost PAS T0 MANLY iy Way op T Riuexe, Ry Eowanp Stuanax, lustroted front Deslgns by (USTAYE Dont: tud Otherr, - ivo, Ihiladolptiln t o 1, Lipphoentt & Ch, Tieatrey, Edited by Gronas ML Dasren, ao Ihisirations, Hquare 8vd, pin Toelon 1 Jieo & Shiegard, Tho ithuntenilons by Doro, of which thore ure upward of 40, conotituto (ho Biut great nbtrac- tlon to tho “Myths of tho Rthina.” And thoy alono aro sufiicient to ondow tho work with valne; for fow deslgns escapo from the hond of Doro without bemring somo token of his stu- pondous gonius, Lut Doro's lilustrationa do not monopolizo the morit of tho volumo, as all know on saging that Snintine, the atithur of *Llecioln," 18 rospongibia for the Juttor-press, ‘Lhe pon and pencil of theno two great mnstors aro worthy of bolng nssociated togetlior, and cotnbino In tro- ating thag ravity,—n gift-book doserving its high costs 'Tho volume lins been oxtant in France, It wo mistako not, sovoral years, and {8 now pre- gruted Lo tho Juglish veador in an bxcollent transiation by the vorsatilo Sehelo Do Vore, nud fu tho niost sumptuons stylo of Lho publiskter, In tho cighthh chapter, whick {8 tho sliortest, aird perhaps tho elaveicst, in tho wholo numbor, —L Saintino oxplaing betfer than wo plun of bis wotl: 1 achiolar § Great Ao ! Tiet (4o roader not be da~ tirbed), can, tho My puurposa Ju wriliug this work wis nothing au o try aud colleet; ntong i bauks of tho 11 tho ciirlous my(ha’ whicn have survived tio inclont ereeds of Buronu; for thoy haye wil como to o great Tiver, Thero e travelor duds phied wy, after the wanner of alluvial Iageis, all the ancient fables, ull {he tnarvelous antl often childish taleh, to shiel'tho creduiity and lively tmagiuation of ‘onr forefuthers gava o ready welcome, o o o, 1 i tou et a fover of Lale ‘of’ " tnb ever to lngoclalined tho roputation ot belng n hehiolurs b, af tiines 1 lko fo glean u little where acholars liave caped, T havo beon alown thio best wpots; auil I pilfer 8 well 18 T can—that s all, it ‘I'ho fubles which M. Haintine has collected refer exclusively to tho- supernatural befugs in whoum tho pooples inhabiting tho shores of tho Rhino have, from timo fo timo, reposed thelr iguorant faith, Thoy nre woven into achame ing narrative, familinr instslo, and animated with pliyful humor, and wilh intoresting stors dnd anccdoto. Fragmonts of history aro algo seattored among tho {raditions; whils s vivid skoteh of somo aucient ciistom of n barbariv race, now and thenr approprintely ihtroduced, matkes ctear tho rolalion botweon tho religlous Deliof and tho worldly practices of thiose primi- tive nations, In deploting tho creed of the Salic Tranks, we have presented tho following pietnro of o uuptial ceremony: e n wedditig, Tio yourng peoplo hayo Just liad thelr unton lossed Dy tho pricstn nnder tho” macred ok, The bride Is drexsed in black, and weara wreath of dark lewves on Bier head ; shio wallis 1 the midst of her frlends, bent dotlble, ak 3f welghed dow by ovetwlielmiing tiotghta, A mutron, who walks on her left, holda beforo her exen o whito eloth 3 1 o 6 shroud 1n which ahio will lin Tntried ofto of thess dayn, O lier tight, & Draid in- tones o chout, in which. hie enumerates, in solemn rythm, all tho iroubles and all tho nuxictica which swalt her in wedded lifo: ¢ #1'rom thia day, youhg wife, tlott alons wiit boar all thio birden of $our tnited honselold § o Yoit will have 1o attend tho baklug-oven, to provide fuel,and togo in search of food; you will bave to pregaro tho resinous toreh aiid tho latipg o Yoit will wanh tho linen at tho foutain, and you will mulke up ull tho clothing ¢ ot will attend to tho cow, and oven to tho horse, 1F your husband reqiiires it & Always full of rospect, Yo wil walt upon Lim, standjug bebind Lim, at bis‘meald 3 f “1f hio chocses fo tako mord wives, sou will receivo yout new compantons with swectness f 1€ neeils by, you will then offer {0 nurss tio chil- ren of hese favorites, aud all fcoin obedivuco to your orl [rmeter]) 3 HIf hio M" ngry epaist you and sirlkes you, you will pray to Ensus, (ho only God ; but_yoit will ticver Linmg your hnsbati, who einiot do wrong 1f Jjo cxpresses o wislh Lo tuko you with bim to war, i will nccompany him o carry s baggnge, to kieop ifs avws dn good comditlon, and (o nurse him if ho should be afek or wounde: N * Huppiucsd consists in the faldliment of duty. Do hanpy, my child}» #Tho New Iyperion,” which has been a lead- ing feature of Lippincotl's Magazine during the past tvo years, makes o timoly appedrance in book-form at the holidoys, 1Its vast sories of beautiful illustrations, many of them from de- signa by Dore, scarca noed tho help of a text to coniplots thofr story, Dotter oxamplos of en- graving bavonover graced an American page, whila tho subjects of tho manifold picturcs aro notatle for their interast aud adwirable tront- ment. Tho rambles of *Tho New lly- perion,” which furnish the tanterisl for tho work, extend over & brief dietance, but u- volvo n groat_vorloty of oxperience, which is (nito annelogly roproduced. ‘'Tho author can- idly acknowiedges that, in somo_ doseriptive nassages fitted Lo tho designs by Dore, ho has not attempted to aveld n rescmblunes to the methiod pursited by M. Saiutine fn a simllar work phed in 1801, e Iiallads of Beauty” compriso forty splections from English and American poots that bave rome gentiment for their theme which i suscoptible of illustration by & fair woman's faco.” Among them are many vleasing and ronulnr pooms, and, with the full-page cugrav~ ngs accompanying them, bound in handsnmo cov¥ers of blue and gold, they mnke an accopable volume for holidny purposes. = T [t JUvEN LsTrim Soxas, Dy Mrs, Lrtzd Liw Fouery, With New Diustrations by Mra, L. 1, Husteaney, Squaro 16mo., pp. 70 Boston : Loe & Shepard, TuE Doncas CIvw § on, GUR GIILS AFLOAT. By OLI- JEROrTio, - limon P 368, lostons Loo & Blope ard. Mrs, Tollen's littlo nongs for very littlo folke have been trolled in the nursery for'above forty yoars now, and yot have lost nothing of thoir popularity. Suceceding geuorations of Lubles find & nevor-ending dolight in their jingling rhymes aud danclng metro. Tho presont edition is adorned with pictures that are‘truly charming with thoir graceful motive and deficato drawing. Oliver Optio has horetofore devoted bis powora of entorlaimug oxclusively to tho servico of boyisly readers; n this fifth numbor of the * Yacht Olub Serios,” Lie addresses himsolf, for a spocial wonder, to the girls. 'The story, though united with others uuder & goneral titio, is indopondent of tho rest, having its own horo, or, rather heroine, It will undoubtedly be widely onjoyed, for Oliver Optio writes for o lurge and partial public, “ PLAYING IT ALONE." PaTIENCE : A Brmies or Gadus witit OAnps, Uom: 11led by Mra, £, D. Ouexey, 10mo., pp, 114, Tose tou : 1ee & Buepard, Mrs. Ctienoy describes, fu this littlo volumo, thirty-four differont games with cards that mny bo played by one person alone. The great ad- vontage of theso games is, that they provide an Intoresting and lonocont amusement for the inyulid snd thoe olitary, who are compelled to pags weary hours doprived of companouship or the ordiuary moaus of divarsian. Many of tho games givo keou oxorclwo to tho Ingenuity of the player, while othors dopond for success golo- Iy upon aleriness of observation. Thewo gamea aro playod oxtentonsively in Luropo, and have proved a soluco for many lnrasmod minds, 1t iy said that the oxile ut St llelona froauontly ::qght rolief In thom from tho tedium of cup- vity, LES, NILE-PLOTURES. AvausriN Horer, Boston: d4 R, Osgoud & Co, A journoy up the Nilo furnishes the artista boundless woslth of intoresting matorial for his portfolio. The grotesque, tho humorous, the picturesquo, meot ouo ab overy step; and, given & quick oyo and o trainod hand, ono may dash off picturos strong in local color and rich in inci- dent, from morning unil night. Mr, Ioppin hus seized tho most strikiug polnts in every sceno through which the travolor pusscs on his way to the clussio Island of Phiko, and thus tolly an improssive- story of life in Iigypt. Torty-noven plates, erowded with clover skotchon, illustento with gratifying complotoucss tho artisl’s expo- rioncs »On the Nilo,” Tho volumo is hand- somely broughl out by the publishors. *INJUNCTIONS, Tiw Taw o INJUNCTIoNs, 1y FANCIE ITILLIanD, Third Editlon, Revined und Much Enlarged, Phile adelphis, - Ruy & Irother, T'ho third edition of this worl discusses tho law of Injunctions in tho light of tho most rocent decisfons, with the torsences und cloarness for which all of Mr, Hillinrd’s books aro romarkable, That the bools I Mr. Iillinrd's, will recommend it to tho profession ; and that it has reached it Ahird edition, 38 the bost testimonial 1o its mer- its, Tow boolks soo & third odition that are not possersod of genuine worth, On tho naturoand purposes of Tujunction espacinlly the work Is vory full and hatisfactory. Wo henitily recom- mond 1t 1o the leyal proférsion as not nfevior to uny worl on the snwe subjcot, HOOKS RLOY Exiurrion-Diasia : Compeining Deamin, Come. vy, Pogetler with Deawatio and Musleal Tialimouts, for Privale ‘Phuatrical, Homo Rep- atitutions, Uoliday wud School Lzbibitions, By Gronon: M, DaxRr, Author of Amnateur Dratnas,” ety cloy, 16 mo. pp, 348, Bonton: Leo & Shepard, WiLiaM HENRY,' Diamatized from tho Hooks of Mia, A, M, Draz, "I'he Willism Heary Tetters *and Wil Hotrs' and 11 Friohds? by Mrn, Gromon I b, - avor, Tritass sontt. 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BLLIOTT MoButne, 10mu,, pi. 180, New York ¢ Dick & Fitzgeruld, RO, AxD lkAviNan s Hustonous, SEiious, X Ited Ly Anvan 0, Brrouz) DI 180, Now York: Dick & Fitzgerald, . 1000, PERIODIOALS REUKIVED, Scribner’s Montlidy for January (Seribner & Co., Now York), Contonts : * I'ravelsin South Anioric : ¥ * My Tourmnlino,” Part 111, by Baxo Holm; “ho Cauons of the Colorrdo—Down tha dreen Rivar,"” by J. W, Powell; * Haint and Hinner” (Poom), by R. M. Htoddaid ; * The 8tory of Soveuonka ® (Cbnps. L, L), byd, G. Ilolland ¢ * Soug from a Drams ™ (Poom), by Bdmand Clarouco Stodman s A Douquot of Jupaneao Yorsos,” by Charles A. DoKay; * Newdolutionof an Old Puzzle,” by 1"nmr.'%| Gorry Foirfleld 3 Wha_Mystorlous Islaud " (Chaps, XVIL-XXIL), be' Julest Vorne ; * Monnt Tabor " (Poom), by Jufin Ilay; *Some OId Lottors:" + Bonnet,” by It W. Bourdillon Toos,” by Kato Putnum Osgood § My Night in a Stago-Coach,” by L. Olatke Davia ; * Buzulno's Prison," by Maud Christiani. O!d and New for Jonry (Leo & Bhepard, Toston). Contents: **'Fhe Doupot of To-Duy i “Sophatnara Ktories s+ Ou Lho Atloutie,” by I O. 3 “Tho Protestant Theory of Authatity,” Ly the Nov. James Martineaw, Lk, D.; ‘The Domiuie Damped,” by Miss Topiing 3 Guizot,” by Athnunase” Coquere, I'ils; ¢ Sparks Undor tho Ashios,” by CGustav 4u Putlitz ChristmayCarol,” by o * Minister at Larzo ;" Frades-Unions and ~Co-oporation,” by Richard ' Hinton ; *Whioh Is the Actress #" by Lucrotia 1. Ialo ; “Bucompaseed,” Zenn Monthly for Jmmll;y (Philadelphin), Contents : *8hall Wo Give Up Bunday 7" ** Pi- oncer Covernmont of Orepons” ¢ Miniature Painting ;" ** Violot-lo-Duc;" ** Tho Parthonon ;" “'Tho Voyages of tho Zonos ;" ** Valuo of Pale- ontology ;" ** Prosidont Grant on Finances,” Catholic Werld for Janunry (Catholic Publica- ‘tion Houwe, Now York). Contents: #Tho Per- secttion of the Cingrel in tho German Emplto;" “Oliristmes-Tido " “Tho Veil Withdrawn ;" * Another Genoral Convontion of the Yrotestant Episcopal Obrehi ;" *Assunta IToward ;" **Mat- ters™ *Christmas in tho Thirteonth Conbiry ;" e Civilizatioi of Anclorit Ireland * Rolios- plorro; “'THé Dottor Chtistmos;” inglish aud Beotel Heoness” *!Tho Futurs of the Rus- gian Churoh;” “Tho Leup for Lifo;" *‘The Yeur of Onr Lord 18 Intand Manthiy for Javuary (Charlotto Smith, 8t. Loult aud chlcugi’a). Among_tha subjocts treated in this number aro: * Willlam B, Og- don " (with llnl‘l.rfllt) 3 * Tho Litcrary Womon of Chleago" ; and tho firat part of au arliclo on « Nowspapor-Men of Chiengo.! Puterson’s Journal of Popular literature for Janumy (1L Peterson’& Co., Philadelphin), All articles aro complote in each number of this magazino. Among tho autburs ropresented in tho presont number aro Christisy Roid, Loniso Clandler lloulton, Noru Porry, Jeanio T, Gonld + Daiuy Vontvor ™), Florence Perey Allon, Elitn rcburd Conner, Julio Iolm Watherill, Honry Petorson, and Hurriot Proscott Spotford. St. Nicholas for davuary (Scribner & Co., New Yorl), TFull of holiday storles.snd pictures for thio littlo ones. Repulic for Decembor (Washinglon): American Bibliopolist for Novomber and Do~ cember (J. Sabin & Sous, New York). PHYSICIANS AND THEIR HOBBIES. T the Editor of The Ciitcugo Tribune : Cuoaao, Dee. 24.—Tn n medical colloge not a thousnnd miles from the shores of Lake Michi- gap, o distinguishod physicion has inbored and taught for many years. Ilis name is a house- holul word in Chicazo; but very much that he tonches has, as yot, heen unpublishod to the world, except througli the noto-books of his ad- miring pupils. ILis uot ofton that “the ways that are dark,” 1n o medical college, are nuocov~ erod for the unprofossional eye to look upou, Lut tho good of tho race demands oxposire. T'ho scientific mind doubtless anticipates somo now theory or oxplanation in medical loro, in a depnrtment hithorto comparatively. obsoure. But tho Lnoivledge I bring you is for the popular good; s * Woman's Congross” moy discuss It ; and the Professors in ** No-Woman-Admitted- Ilera ™ Oollegos may hug it to their soula with spoclal uwuction, Our eminent physician bas sattled it! The girls of s generation are being ruined by over-siudy ! Beliove it, my incrodulous friends, not & can- didato presents horself at the regmint olinic, bo- tween the agos of 10 and 14, with s headacko, mind you, but that tho dingnosis is sure to bo rendered in accordanco with this theory. I havo oven reon (his littlo doinsion chorished aftor six weoks of treatmncut, oftor bools lad boeu banished, and the pationt had roported cnols weok ** No better.” }N. B.—This caso was uot roported to tho medical jonrnals). T improve this illustration to suggost o doubt of tliu sanity of our Profossor, when it I well koown that Tour of the *mx tooight studics” uro Ronding, Wrillng, Drawing, aud Bliding Down the Daunistors, Many pbysicisns and oo unprofessional peoplo have supposed that hnpro‘mr earo, insullolont clothing, late hours, irvogularity in cating and driukiug, emotional excitomont, dancing, ote., ete,, might Lo cansos which often givo our gitls u headacho sud n somowhat sickly sppearance. I never should Twvo givon my Iriond's * Lobby™ to the world but for its application to most physicians and many gther peoplo. Dowara of chorishing * pol idess™ or *‘hobbies,” The repotition makes ono skoptical, Also, w moral for molliors, Take warningl Somo daughtor of yours may bo the vietiwm of braws, and, possessing them, may dore to wse them, and, using them, may aspire to a medical oducation. It 1 enough. AL D, et AVICE. 1 have watolied son loni, Avicow Watthed youl ko 1 hive faund your koéretott 1 1 know Thint the reatlese, viblioned things Where your slopo of shouldor aprings, Are bul uudsyeloped wings “That will grow, When you onter in room, t is alirreld With tho wayward, flavbing fgh f o Lird ¢ And you peak and bring with you Leuf and wiitiray, bud and bitie, Aud the witd-brenth ond the dew, Ata word, Whon sou loft mo only now, Iu that furred, Puffed, and featiiord Polish dress, 1w wymrred Juatto catels sy O ay wweol Tiy the bodica triin and nost, Just to fuel youe heart u-bouty ko ubird, Yot, slas ! love's lght you dsign Tt (0 weur. An the aew uon youir plumes, nd Sou cars Not a whit for vest or husls 3 ‘Hut 1o Jeaven, the Iyrio guuh, “ud W iy owar aud tho Fush OF the atr., Bo I dare not woo you, sweet} : ‘or s (lay, Lieat 1 love you in & flusk, AsTmoy 3 Dl 1 tell you tender (bings, Yau would slinke your sudien wirgo— You would start from b who sigs, : And uway, —duatin Dotuan, ——————— Not 1 tiood Spellore An Episcopal ehareli Iatoly employod one of jts membons to ordor s boll to bo cast” i Torouto, with tho mettonpon it, **Morry Christmas," In due tine the aitivlo wanmada and deliverod ; but maggino the chill which dashod the benigaity of that Commitive ¥hon it was uncovored, and tho inscription, which had beon glvon to tho ugont vorbully, was soon to road, ** Mary Crintmusl," T'ho bot norvo smong thom broke the upoll of itenco by rotueing toscospt tho job, Wheroupon {ho other party produced a written order, in the ugent's houd, to prove (hat e bud *‘followed m;]py." ‘I'ho Commition concluded §o busls up tha afloir of the bell. U'ho ageut bes boon olestod Mayor of tho city, SPARKS OF SCIENCE. DURATION OF BEED-VITALITY, The gueation of tho duration of tho vitality of seods fs ot of much intorost to Selende, but vno which lins recolved ns yet 1ittle halp from exnct obgorvation, It I8 kuown that tho socds of many plants may bo kept without Injury for sovoral yeard, 'Tho conditlons most fuvorable for their proservation aro n dry atmosphera nnd a low tomperature. Whon burled dooply ina dry, hard soll, scods have beon known to relain 1ifo for nn untold longth of time, Dr, Carpenter rolatos, In his work on * Vegetublo Physiology,” that, west of Btirllng, Bugliad, some worknien wors ditehing {u & clny soil whizit hed boen cove orod with 14 feot of peat. A clergyima a standlng by obuorved secds in the cloy s thrown to tho surfaco, which o sécvred and plabtod, Thoy gorminated and prodiced o spo- clos of clirgsanthiemun, It is lmpossible to esti- mate tho tinio which theso soeds bad lain in the round, whilo thelr covorlng of olny and tho 14 oet of peat-carth was slowly ncewuiating over thom; but it must huve been an onormons peri- 1t is on record by Dr, Lindloy, that raspborry« socdy taken from the stonach of & 1an who had boen buried with the golns of the Emperor Hode rian, and whose shelotun was found 30 fecs bo- low tho surface, at the Lottom of o batrew, or nuciont burial-pluco, near Dorchioster, germinab- ed fo thie Hortieultural Garden, whore thoy wore piauted. 1t was computed thay theso soeds were 1,600 or 1,700 yoars old at tho timo of their 1e- COYBrY. Forty miloy from tho sea-const, in tho Stalo of Maine, o well was sunk to tho dopth of 20 feot, when o layor of wand wasistruck, which was in ity charactor unlike suy sand neurer the sea-Leach, Whon drawn up from tho woll, it was placed in o pilo by Hsoif. In the cowrwoof a yeut or bwo, s sand was covered with & growth of strango planty, which proved to bo beach-plum troes, No trees of tho kind haa evor bosn “seon in tito vieluity bofore, or indeod anywhero excopt upon tho sea-shore. 'Tho conclugion to which proba~ bility tends I8, that tho plunts grow {rom eccaa that'had boen” buried for ages 1n the slratum of sea-sind piereed by tho digpors. 1t it also wiated by Dr. Garponter, from whom wo have tho precoding particuldrs, that scods found in tho horbarium of Dr. Tournofort, & Eronch botavist, were found toyetnin their vital- ity uftor the lapso of a cohtul Tho stories of thie growth of torn and whent from grains buried With Rpgyptisn munmics aro nut accoptod hs anthentic evidonce, a8 in thoso cuses thoro Lins been_opportunity for the practico of decolt by 1lio Arabs who hiad the buidiing of tho bodies. From o serios of curions osparimonts in float- ing souds 1pou salt water, and immersivg them injt, Dr. Dursvin infors that tho sceds of one- tonth of the pinnts of avy tlora conld Lo floated noross o Ben Y0U milos wido without losing their vitality. He found that o fow #ceds aurvived im- motsion in st wator 187 days, Dided hazel- nuts floated 40 days, and afterward _gorminated, Hipo aspuragms-borries flouted 85 days, and proved to bo unhurt, Feas ure quickly destroy- ed by salt wator, but gomo taken from” tho crop of u doad pi§mm bt lind fouted 80 daya woro unfnjured,” T'ho crops of birds ¢o not harm doeds, and the harder sorts will pass safely through the digestive orjans of uven & turkoy, Dr. Darwin raixed two beot-plants from seeds that had been in the stomach of u bud of prey for £ tnys nud 14 hours, ANTIQUE RELIOB. t The Borlin Blusouus hus lately recolved a valu- able uddition to its treasures in n cotloction of sntiquo rolics from tho oxcavalions mow in progresa at Panagra, in Lwotia, A fow mouths ago, quite bychance, o sories of subterraucan grattoos, contalning funcral urns and stono cof- lins, was discovorod Ly the oxcavalors, On opening the cofling, they were found to contain vaecs, domestic utenstls, articles of ornamont, and other objects, probably bolonging to the do- ceased, and rovorently Jald beside his romains, The most interesting articles among thom all wors littlo terra-cotta lgures, which nro suid to be charmivg works of art. From theso much is lo bo gained regurding tho mauners of the pooplo among whom they onginated. Ono of the figures, representmyg & lady, s the hair twisted into o towernug = pyra. mid, on tho extremo point of which is Ferclnml‘ aftor the mudorn style, o broad conical 1t of the Chineso paltery, Somo of tho lndies ara_flirting with funs; others hold flowais or fruit in one hand ; while others are sitling with their hands folded under_tho poplos, snd ono foot poeping oul from under the skirt. One is outirely disrobed, sud standing as §f in the atti- tudo ot u modol for the artist, A eitting hoy, with fuir bair and blue oycs, l4_pronounced ‘o boautiful work, aud in perfoct presorvation. I'wo of tho gronps are caricatures, representing, tho ono n gentleman undergoing the manipulas tions of o huir-dressor, and tho othor & pastry- cook making cakes, WATER A3 A PLANT-NOURISITER. An oxpoviment of considorablo waportance in botany has recently been conducted in England. Some plants of the watermelon, after their first germination from the sced, havo Lioon sustained wholly upon water, in which their roots wore immors cd, ond havo, in this condition, produced fruit of the fluest quality. Vory fow plunts can obtain suflicient nourishmont from wator alono to ensblo thom: to carry on tho complete pro- cesses of blossoming and frulting. The hya- cintli, which 18 mado to flowor in wator, lus Doen 'first brought to maturity by a growth of sovoral years in tho soil, and has stored in ity ulh suflicient faod for the maintonrnco of its folisgo oud flowers for on ontiro senson. Tho ~wator in which it apparently thrives seoms to nck only as o olvont of this food, for il fails fo farnish tho muterinl with which the byacinth can stock its bulb for n succeeding year's subsistonce, Ifence, aftor the plant hoii once bloswomod in wator, it i ox- Liausted, and is either thrown awey, or gol in the ground ind allawad sovoral Yours to recover its spout forcos. In tho oase of the watermelon cited nbove, thore was, howover, no provious preperation of food, and its entira wholo of nourishmont throughout vegatation was derived from tho water. MOTION IN SENSITIV: PLAKTS, Tho Botanical Socioty of France publishes the dotails of somo exporimenta performed by 3L Hackel, which have yesulted ia the discovary of the mode by vhich Liso stamens of the comwmen Darborry effoct thelr movement. When tho fila~ monts aro toudhod by an insect in quest of hon- oy, thoy sprivg suddenly toward tho centre of tho flower, at thio same timo discharging o quan- tity of pollen from their anthors. M. Heelkel administered an anosthotio to the stamens under obsorvation, with & rasnlt exactly similur to that producod upon nmmals, All power of motion was suepended, Whilein thia insensible condi- tion, tho oporator btained fongitndinal sections ot tho sensitivo portion,—that is, the inner sur- faco of tho stamous,—in & normul, univritated condition. On examination, ho fonud that tho oblong cells wore arranged in parallel rows, tho yollaw protoplusm within boing uniformly dif- fused and_appled to tho walls. Whon irsitated by a touch, theso cells contract to two-thirds n);nir original space, the coutents collecting in tho contra, und tho coll-walls guthoring into transvorse ridges, Tho collyof tho non-sonsi- tivo outer surfuco of tho stamons areab tho eamo timo oxtouded, bat return to their normsl con- dition of contraction when tho temporary oxeite- ment of tho opposito sido is onded. This oxpoti- mont shows thut the motion in_seneitive plunts 18 aualogona to that rosulting from the nervous systom in auimals, A FISIV'S OARE OF ITS YOUNG. An English writer publishes an interesting statoment—which wo quote in full—ot somo fresh obuervations upan the habits of & mombor of the porch family in the nurturo of bor youug; He saya: ‘Whilo on the point of faking my accustomod morn- ing-plunge in_ons of the clear, pelibly streams (ot Bud thele way §nfo tho piaws from the northern mouutaiiranges of Trinidad, my attoution wt ut- tractod by (he pocentrio movements of 8 kmall fish of the ‘wm\: tribo. Tu guncral this Ush §8 oxtromely shy, weudding off luta duop water, o under Buino oV langlng bank, on the approsciyof man., On this oce slou, however, on puttiug my liaid julo the water, tho lish, to my astonishment, durled forward ugal uud und’ ygatn, striking py’ hand with consldorable force, Mathor at u loea to acconnt for wicl tomerily in o fish only 4 mches Jong, 1 watched its movements uarrowly, amd ot lut’ found uut Uo catmws, T & st hujlow vioss by, nbont. (1o uizs of Dialf wit eyg, artistically xeavated ‘Trom the quarlz. mnd, o multitudo of tiny fials wero hunddied togetlior, fheir minuto fun and tajly in coutant motlon.” Phey Lad spparontly boon only very sucontly batchod, snil were 10 lurger tan comnion hotse-Nics, Tho purent fluh kupt Juafous Wateh over hor progeny, rosenting any atiempt ou my part to touch them, Noxt morue {nity accomputiied b my {athor and brothers, I ruturn. d fo tho spol, wirleh I had carefully murkud the duy bofore, Yor somo ting, howover, wo eearchud i vail for the flsh and her young, At'lengih, o fow yardy farther np tho ptream, wo: discovered the parent uarding Ler fry with Jealous care, i o cuvaty similur- ly seooped out "of tho courso sand. Auy attempt {o fitrodiico ouw's Doger wan vigorouuly oppiossd by the watehiful mother, “This is tho Arst and only luslance (hat Liaw come under wiy uotico uf w Aah welcking over hor young, anil canveying thom, when throatened by danger, to rome other place, FLIE Dr. R N, Pipor, tho naturalist, ban deseribed, in & privato lotter, sonto microscopio fnvestiga- tions which ho hias Iately been pursulug in tho study of thofly. Ifo has mado what ho calla n noat dissection of the tongus of n house-fly, snd has put up arather unico specimon of n houso from a blowlng fly, with all its organa in o per foct stato, Ifo Lnd aluo obeorved, what ho thinks I8 n genora fact, that all, or noarly all, tha fies which gurvive iho wiutor, are femnles, In ono of thens which ho snatomnzed he fownd 108 oggs, o ndds \ I havo also demonstratad, what Is, potliaps, nn cutomologleal dicovery, that fho contraf lancet of tho Torre-fly {a tubular, * For whut reason—nk e han n nutcker With which o drawa binod from tha wound lio makes? The Inieot of tho loree-lv—tho fomale, fu themale s no biting organs—ia n compound fuatru. shont, When closed, It proents @ point: when opei, 1t shaiva eaveral poleita endinting from (n baso, The tvo ontaido Inncels Lavo rown of teetls liko thoso on tha Juw of o kharlc, T apposo fho crestitro Introdtices Hhin Tuncet st fiko thontlika of o fav. Whert 1t I withdrawn, §t16 opened {1 Uio praces, und thoa makes that ugly, formenting wounid which theso fusceln fn- flict upoi Borsos nnd cattie, THo hollow lancat, per. hiaps, enrrlea gomo kind of fukd (o poison tho blooi or vender it mora lnld, Thiora in, howovor, ho gland o b found by which this Guid i secreled, Pt the fancet fa hollow, howover, T havo shown without o pertion, o8 1 have contrived 1o mako fluld yass through it NELIOTROPY, It {a a curront fact, that tho flowers of many spocien of plants keop their faces fronting the sun,—thus turning on their sloma from east to west between suuriso and sunget. Tho’sun- flower is & conspleuous oxamplo of thils sorb of wmovement, technleally ealled heliotropy, Tho hugo disks of the young flowers of this pliut will bo soon in the morning faciug the East, aud in tho ovenlug faciug the West. But, when the blogsoms havo grown old, their stoms aro too HUIT to move, aud they nro thon uneble to fol- 1ow, wilhi thelr great yollow oyes, the cireling pod'of dry. Thonweot flower of onr gardons, the favorito ollotropo, dorives its tnme—come Dined of two Greele srords signifying turning and sun—from this peeuliar hubiv, Within the past yenr, two German mycologlels hivo discovered thnt' some specias of nihmite fungl, a8 the Poriza awd Sordarfa, turn with tho aun, It has been litherto supposed that the habit was con- flucd to flotorivg plants, ' ORIGIN OF FRUITS, In n paper recently prosented bofore tho Egyp- tian Instituto of Helences, Dr. Sehweinfurth as- gorts that tho parent specles of many of our cul- tivated fruits aud vegotables, whose origin is supposed to bo Jost in & romote past, still oxist in tho heart of Africa. Tho Luffa, or washlvg- gourd,—ono of tho plants \whoso wild ancostors aro rogarded as estinct,—is said by tho Doctor 1o bo certainly indigenous to Contral Aftica, 1o nleo avers that tho originnl of the vine in found in o wild Abysrinian spocics, Not long ago, Dr. Repel, an cininent botdnist, insisted that the orignal of tho European grape is to bo found in & liybnid bobwoon two spocics from tho norch of Chinn. Tho olivo, the sycaumore-fig, and lhe Doum palm, Dr, Schweinfurth bolieves to bo jus Uigonous to remote parts of tho Rod-Sea region. DROMINE IN CROUP. 1t §8 roported that Dr. Schulize, of Prague, hias been vory successful in treating erdup with bro- mine. His presciption is half & grain of pwrl- fled bromino nml baif a grain of Dbromido of potassium, in ninoty pasts of water, This {s inhaled, as well 18 anplicd by means of n brush. Dy, Belmltzo's experfenco in the use of this rem- edy has beow repeated with successnl results by Dr. Gottwell, Itis tho opinion of the Ialtor physician, that the diphtheretic membyano iy dia- mtegl“]utcd by tha bromine, and thus readily re- moved. —— BROOKLYN’S LESSER SCANDAL. | Whae Mr. Field Calia ¢ An Endurivg Monument to that Mands Infamy Y- Aunother Case In which Delay s Asked for. Zrom tie New York Sun, Dee, The erim. con. suit of oir, Thomus W. Field againss Mr. Thomas Kinsella, was begun in Drooklyn yesterdny bofore ex-Judge Gréenwood as roforeo, Mr, Field, tho plaintil, and Taw- yors, 3, J. 3. Van Cott and ox-Tudge Lmmott, attonded tho proccedings. Winchester Britton aud William C, Do Witt.were My, Kinselin's law- yors, Mr, Do Witt objectod to tho roporters at- fending the roforonee, and sad that he should ask _for an adjournnient if they wero admitted, Mr, Van Cott cited tho Proctor case, and said that tho roferee thera docided to atlow reportors to attond, and it was u question of diserotion with him, Mr. Iield aaid, *Ihave notbivg to conceal,” and Mr. Britton replied that it was not a'ques- tion of concealment, but ot of protection to in~ nocent partios who are dragged into this thing, Mr. Do Witt proposed an adjourmacnt if thoy conld not sottle the enye ny toits publicity thore. #1a wish,” ho added, **to protect & lndy from pubiio seandal, pud thers are childran to be pro- tected, and wo wish to protect tho community from tho dotails of this matter."” Mr, Tield—Tho lady, sir, is my wifo, and I have aright to consuss her protection. - I have tried to protect lier. Tho lawyers agreod toan adjournment until next Tuesday, Mr. Tield waid aftor tho ndjournment that hie should not subnut tg a trial which precluded I from showing ta tho public th character of i wife's botrayor, aud that ho should instruct his counsal to withdraw their names. from tha stipuletion to refor the case if ha wad restricted. 1o paid thot it i the understanding that Mr. Kinsella's Inwyors aro to try to obtain an ordor from the Supromo Court roquirning the reforee to close his doors. Tho defendant was intonsely anxious to have tha testimany kept secrat, Nr, Field hus in ndvanco mado an assignment of tha amount of damsgen that he may recoive from Mr. Kineolla in his Ymuneutlon to Mr. Charles 1% Follows, the Prosident of tho Manu- fucturers’ Bank, and Mr. Theodore U, Jack- won, o Brooklyn lawyor, to lhold ns o trnet fund for Mrs, Yield's benetit. Tho interest of this umountis to bo paid to her an- nually, and at hor denth tho rrlncipnl is to bo do- voted to soma charity which tho Trustecs shall soloet, und it to bo applicd for and_nppropriated under the nama of the * Kinselln Fund,” which titlo it is to bear nd long s it laste—ns Mr, Fiold’| soys, “an enduring monument to the mun’s in- fainy." Mr. Fiold ta to boae all the legal axpon- et of tho prosecution. It lins been stipulated that, fu cado tho roforec’s decision shull bo in A, Field's favor, the dnmages shall not bo loss than $10,000, and it iy understood that there is to bano dofenso to tho application for divorco which Mr, Tield has mado, ‘o lottors nud other {estimony are unusunlly interesting, and the counsel in "tho Doechor euso aro looking for tho procoodings with groat intorost, as Mr, 1il- ton's lawyers aswort thnt tha case of Alr. Toeci- or’s ehiof friend will doubtlosy affuct their euso favorably. HOW DON JUAN TREATED THE KATIE KINGS OF HIS DAY, Fram Dyron's Don Juan, Junn put forth onoarm—Eternal Powera | 1t tanohed no soul nor body, nt tho wall ©On which the moonheams full in sllvery showers, - Ohequered with all the tracery of Uis hall, s shuddered, as no doubt the hravest cawers Whiou o catt’t tell what *tix that doth apull, Ttow oild & Elngte hobgoblin's nonenity ‘Should causo more fear than u wholu host fdontity, But still tho shade remainod ; (he blue oyes glared, ‘At rathior variably for soniy deatls 3 Yl ono thing ratier good th rave i apaed— “Fho ghont ind o eumatkably wwect bt uired § A ntraggling eurl slowed sy hod been 6 A o T, Wit twa rua af perls Lot @leamaed forth, as through the cukements vy shroud e moon pouped, Just cécaed from a gray cloud, Aud Juan puzzled, but still curlous, thrust s otherarm forth—Wondor upon wonder | 10 prosusd pon » biard, but glovwiug bust, Which beal 08 if thoro was u warin heart under, e faund, ns illmplu on moat trials must, hnt ho hue mado at fiest a sill; Audd that in ik confuston o had catg Ounly thoe wall, instead of what o sought, “Thio ghost, 1€ ghost It were, soemed a swect sanl As ever lurked beneaths o holy hood § A dimpled eln, a neck of ivory, stole Torth fnto womething mich (ks flesh and blood Back foll tho frocic und dreary cow), "Anik Wey revealod (alus thidt cro they snonld 1) Tt full, voluptious, bnt nol wlerigraws bitk, Wl pliantoin of hor frolio Qrace, Fitz-Fulko | *In which reapeet it diffored from (ko Philadelphis Xatie King, e e ) A ntory fs told here of two protty Baltlmore giils, who woro out rowing on the Lako af L cerne, ad whon tho barge of the King of 1iol- Innd eamo along, instead of teailing ourn and ro- wpoctfully falling bohlnd royalty, actually raced, The King was ovidontly mmased with this oxhibi- tion of American indepondenco, aud mada a sign to hig oarsmon to lot the youug ladies go sheud., Coming to the quay sacoud, ho told his voxswain to ooy tha victors' boat, and wmd ** Io kuew thoy wore Amoricaus.—~ Washinglon leller, _spiunit FAMILIAR TALK. ADVERTISEMENTS, A volumo of vurious lore, fnn the formof “A IMislory of Advoriisemonts from tho Inrilest Times,” hos recontly been published n London by Ionry Bampson. By sketching, with amplo illuatration, the ingonions methods by which tho onds of advertlalng havo Leon nccomplished fn diftorent ngos, the suthor bas Turnished o val- uablo rocord of the ndvatico of civilization, and has also shown Now unsltorable {s humen wee tire under all tho modifieations of soclal cus- fom, lumanity is perhaps nover moro favor- hbly rovenled than i tho advertising coltmuy of tho nowspapors ; and Individual charactor, aime, and tondencien, aro tobo plalnly road from many of their sunouncomonts, Tho lunatic who onco roplled to tho writer's Inquiry how sho pnssed hor timo {n tho asylum, ** Oh, in rending Advortinoments | " was by no menus davold of Wwit, for i their dlversity thero s abutdant food for nmusoment and for roflection., Among tho multitudes of specimons, divert- Ing, Instruetivo, aud enddoning, with which Mr. hn\[\"";nlmll z;mwdlls' Iits pages, 18 this, datod 1816 ¢ anted smmedin Hos0 WHich T BV fo U Tonk Byt yeaon s b ", na T canniot fonve s Tatns atiached ersto intho maw arder fn wiviel Lyof i1, withont at Jer {ivo millions of Docks snd Dockenm [weail, 10 iores by prowto & further min of £3 for said numbe Dodiin, N, il ras MUt 8 o Bow and e eripples, Nothing need bo ndded to the ubove to com- thlu its full exhilbition of the writer's occentrio lsposition, : n”lllom {:lurl‘cfctun c?rllncntlul nlt ihe Irishh natlon- Y, ho following, which was posted ou alt dho dond wala of Dulbtin tn 781 18 16 to oertify that T, Dantel 0'Flnnnagan, nm nol 1o peraon Lt win (a5rdd ol Feathored. by tho Tiie ;1‘-‘15‘ g::l‘)(?:lnl)‘u:‘flfi' Jant s bud I ot ready to give 20 y ouathiat wil I Giicr T {hat gocs by thy ame. . Lo S e Hoveral of thdmost slgnileant advertisemanta in Mr. Sampson’n eollaction aro taken from Amorican journnls. -Iero i3 ouo thiat appoured in tho Connecticut Courant of 1800: ‘Thomas Hutehing huo ndvertieed that sonted mysolf from bis beil and buard, et iy periuna agalnet making mo any payment on his decount, T now advertico tho publio that tho sama "o Hutching came 48 o fortunc-tellor into_this {nwn nbout » year ngo, with a recommendation which, with somo ariful fulkelioods, induced e to marry him, Of tho four wives Lo hud beforo me, tho st lo quaes reled away ; how tho other turee emhio by their deaths, ho can lieat' fuform tho public; but T eamtlon all wils vy or waldens agalnst marrsiug Iim, bo thelr desiro for matrimony ever 5o, rirong, Should ho mako his advnnces under o felgned namo, they wag look out for a e, Inlkative, sirutting, feeblo, meagre, hatchet- fucod fellow, with spindle shanks, and a Tittlo warped in tho back, TuaNkruL HUTONIN, Thero is a wholo domestic tragedy condensord in theso few crisp lines, An equaily pithy ad- yeutisment way printed & Princotown (Iud.) Journal but n fow yearsago : Wanted, two - or threo hoarders of a dece suich a8 go 10 brd at b o'clock, without, n mpn"f,: l::':f r 41 thelr moutls, I wish thei to reo {n o to winl ihelr fuces oud comb! thelr heads beforo breakfast, When they put on thelr boots, to draw on tlelt pantn over them, ind_ 1ot havo them rompled about thoir kiees, which s o suro sign of a vowdy. When tho; sitdown to rest or warm by tho firo, not to put their fect ou tho mantelpleco or Lurean, nor. spit on tho breadiray, And to pay their board weokly, monthly, or quurterly,—a% 10ay Do ogroed upon,—with & smile upan their faces, and they wiil find mo a0 plessant o8 411 0possun up a Persliimon-tres, OLD MECALLA. "To tho soventoenth chiapter of the book, which in dovoted to fmmoral advortisoments, with sbame it must bo confessed tho Aniorican ournals contributo the most flagrant examples. Thiw phaso of tho civillzation of tho present nge, i uncompromisingly cxposed by Mr. Sampsot, is punful Lo contemplato. We avoid quotutions from tho chapter, lut copy an advortisomont from anothor portion of the book,~not far romoved, howover, from tho immoral,—which was printed in an English paper of 1801 o bn dlsposed of, for tho benedt of tho 5 o Titnd rauns Walk 10 a chatitabio xmlmnh»rlxm'»'.ll'.":l‘;'n coming-in etween 25 and 20 Ahillings a week, With & 0 Wl arlled, s o taif S pood pelr, A hand- oo premiim will ho expected, For further pare ielas, appls at No. <0 Chibwell strect, R LACE. . Madam Cartor, an artist and expert in Ince, woll known for years in the City of Now York, hns recently oatablishod a gchoo! for the instruc- tion of women and gitls in the ancient art of Inco-making. Sho kus a number of pupils who alrondy exhibit groat doxtority in tho use of bab- bins and noedles, and decided talont in both imi- tating and invonting the most dolicate and ex- quisite patterns. According to Madam Cartor, who has boou interviewed by n reporter of the Now York Sun, fow of the most expert Inco- makers aro sblo to oxcel in more than one or two styles of worlt; hence, in the manufacture of o siugle preco of Inco, many diffcront artists have to bo omployed. Tor instance, in n pioco of point d'Augletine, the flowers are oxecutod by ono artigs with whom this sort of work isa speclalty; tho whoels are wrought by another, whoalso lis skitl Lo do no ottor part; the finc purling or point chain edges around ench flower aro the work of still anothior: whilo an expert in reronu, and one I bride-work, unito the whole and make tho ground. Madam Carter ia confident that, in _tho courso of a century, fincr laces will bo mado in Americs than elsowbore in the world, as the Lest luco-workers from tho various laco-produc. ing districts of Europe will be induced to como hore and unite thoir skill in the manufacture of Incss that will combiue all tho beauties nvd fue Lricnoios of the fineat wobs of anciout and modorn times, The Madam has one 12-yoar-old girl un- der hor instruction who oxtubits oxtruordinary facility for leurning difforent utyles of tuco-worl; yot, practically, hor taneher declares that porfec tion ean be attained oply by the study of one or two points, Thia fall of the Fronch Empiro gavo a grent blow to the munufature of lace all over Enrope, Joined to this, the uusottled condition of the Popo, and the docreasa in tho inconies of Rus- sint nobles from tho omancipation of their sorfs, havo had » dopressing effect upon lace-workors, Princely revenues alone will admit of indulgence in their costly productions. At tho last Puris Lixpouition, & manufacturer of Drussels oxhib- 1ted o Inco dross on which ho had vxpended #20,- 000 in tho hopo that tho Emprass would bocome its purchaser. 1lis hiopo was dsappointed, aud ullumately ko gave the dross to his wife. It isof poiuk melep, n- mixture of vurious antiquo and wodorn points, all neodlo-wrought, 1t is said to surpuss in tinotioss and boauty tho lnces of Quoen Yictoria, of the Ewpress Josophino, aud of Mme. TralofT, Bladam Cartor preservos o small pioce out from one of tho laca drosees of the Iimpress Jo- sephine. It is rawod point de Yeniso of thn fourteonti century, Tho dresw, with soveral other picces of tho samo laco, wns purchused by o rotired Awmerioan uctross. ‘Tho prica of old Vonotian laces ia onornious. Cloment VII. gave hin niece, Cathorivo do_dledlois, o valuble sup- pl wiich_aftgrward bocamo tho. proverty of Mary Stuart, 1n the time of TLouis XIV., tho Inces necessary for a gentloman's costumo cost 13,000, 'Tho Poutifical dress worn by Popo In- nocent XL, was latoly on_exhibition at Milun, ns wora aléo the magnificent Incos of tho Princoss Margarot, presoutod Lo lier on hor marriago by the ladies of Vonico, Tho toxturo of theso lacos is wmarvelons, the stitches bLeing seavcely visilo, and tho thread as fine us of & spider's Ininaktug Incos whore the threndu aro so at- tonnatasd, tho slightost motion in thoe air foilsthe worker, whilo even, whou this is imperceptible, & wind from tho north lisg the samo offoct. Tha soparato llaments aro o gossumor-lilip ns to bo almost undistinguishsblo unloss buoked by color, ‘I'hrond of this oxtroma flusucss costs ab prosont £800 per pound, and muoch of it has to bo wasted on account of hmporfoctions in its fibre. Na wondor, with tho cost of matorial, and tho amount of timo consumed in the munnfacture of stich Incos, their oxpenso s fubulons, A plece of fine Vonotinn point 4 inchos wide, and long enntigh to trim an overskivt, may bo lhad for &0, nud a collar of largo rize for $100, The nuns in Ireland oxeel In the manufacture of differont kinds of bauutiful laco, Tho ero- chotod Ince mado by tho Zonghal nuns is of so oxqnisito a quality ng ofton to pass for antique potnts. It in told of ono Iady thnt sho bought u Italy, st groat oxpense, s uantity of Rouan Doint, whou, ou bringine it o o Dublin dress- maker, it was prononneed by hor simply crochet Jaco of lrish manufuctuyo, that had been dipped fu somo yollowing tlnid te givo it tho appearatice of uge, ~Ihe Irink luce will bear hurd usage, and in casily dono up, which admirable quulitios ronder it a fayorite with the ludies, A RELIO OF COLONIAL DAYS, ‘The silver mace, which was formerty the badgo of Ttoyal power in the ancient Lorough of Nor- folls, Va,, i8 still extant, and carofully trensured a4 s valuablo rolie, 1t Is 43 inches {u length, welghs (3§ ponnds, and is of puro silvor. Tho stulf fa 28 inchos long, avornging 217 luchos in dinmetor, and Is oluboratoly ornamontod with weroll, loaves, ote. ‘Tho upox 1 oylindriend, 7 inchon by 8¢ inchos, and bosrs tho ombloms of England, Seatland, and froland, with the follow- inscription in Roman lottors at tho bk : "o gitt of thio Hlou, Kobere Dinwlddie, Lient,-Gov eruor of Virginis, to the Corporation of Norfolk, 1753 On all occaslony of muuicipal parade, thiy iu- “‘mule. toresting rolio of Coloninl days plays aconsplet= ons part, On tho mntonn{nlpm{:lvnmury Norfolk, In 1810, in was borno lfiv the Mayor of tho city n tho procension that defilod through theslreots, . Also, on tho colobration of tha 2060th annivorsary of the Inuding at Jamestown, in My, 1857, which was hold né Jamestown Ixl- nud, the mace was borno by the munlcllml aus thorities wiho roproscntod the anclent City of Norfolk, Darlng tho Robolllon, whon the de- mand for tha preclons motaly becamo Impora~ tivo, tho mnco was sccretod in a vaitls of tho Ex- chango Bank, lest 1t shonld bo snerificod to tho oxigency. 11 is at prosont in the keeping of the Cashior'of tho Ixchauge Natioval Buni, QUEEN ELIZABETIL Tho London Athenanum of Jan, 2, 1858, gave the following interesting account of o lock of Quoon Elizabeth's halr which wna discovered in company with o poers by Sir Philip Sidney Innnald follo copy of tha Arcadin, preserved at Wilton, liave been foitnid bwo beautiful atid nterosting selica—n_lnck of Queen Dilzabetha hair, oud a ariginal poem in the band of Bir Piilp Skiney, Tho linir was given by the fafr hands of tho Quaen ‘to ‘her soting hero, ‘Thio poct repaid tho procious gift in the Tallowing fines : # [Tor jnward worth a1l entward worth transcends 3 Envy hor merlts with regrot commends 3 Liko sparkling ggems her virtues draw tho ght, ‘And du her coniduct sbio In nlwaya bright, ‘When she imparts hier tiotighls, ber words have fores, And enno and wikdom tlow in sweet discolenn.! The dnto of thik oxchanno of wifta was 1083, when tho Queen was 40 aud the Knight 20, Elizabeth's inie i8 very fiuc, noft, and sllky, with the undulation of water ; ita colir, o’ faft anbirn or folden brown, withiout a'lingo of red, 8 her detractors assert, it tho woft lines aro flecked with light, and sliino s thourh powdered with golddusl. 1n avery conntry nder (lio sun, acets hair wonld be pronouuced beantiful, Thero is n mistakeof ten years in this stato- ment of Elizahoth's nge, for sho was born in 1633, The Maiden Queen inspired strong sonti- mont of romantio chivalry among lier eourtiors, 08 i8 teatifled by tho famous incldent of 8ir Wal- tor Raloigh seerificing his best closk to protoct hor feol from the miro, and the lees well-known fact of tho Larl of Cumborlaud wearing at tour~ namonts, in his high crowned hat, as & tokon of his fonlty, o wlove wuich Ier Mn)losky had bo- stowod on hint wheu ho knelt Lo kiss hor hand, ond which he had set in diamonds. WATUIL-MAKING IN SWITZERLAND. Itis computed thay Berne manufactures 500,~ 000 watches anvually. Thoyare almost wholly of ordinary qliality, with an averagoe valuo of 40 france,—umakivg o fotnt of £5,000,000. Ceuevs produces about 160,000 watches yenrly, eloven- tweliths of which are of gold, and iu patt richly ornamented. Tho sum total of their valuo is ot much ghort of £3,000,000. Tho Canton of Vaud burns out 160,000 watches per anhum, the works of which are gonerally bighly flnished. Thesoarein the mmmn exported without eases, at an averngo prico of 35 fraucs, which brings their total value to£2,000,000. ‘Y'ho Canton of Vaud also produces 80,000 musical boxes, which eronto an incomo of §2,000,000more. Noufchatol monopolizoa noarly one-half (35 per cont) of the Bwiss watch-making ; the Cantons of Gonova nnd Berna nearly 23 por cent ench; wid tho Cane ton of Vaud, & por cent, The watch-making population of thess soveral Cantons is given in the subjoined table, compiled trom thoe roturna of the consus for 1870 : Wo- Cantona, IJh'll. men | Total Noufehatel 11,081| 5,383/16,404 erno, G108 4,743114,135 Vaud.. 30| 1,91 3,763 10| 1,238] 5,018 273737900 —_———— WRECK OF A STEAMER. ‘The South Corolina Strikes Barnogni Shoal in © Dense Foxr—Safety of Al on [lonrd—Ship und Cargo Valued at 250,000, #rom the New York Herald, Dec, 23, At 6 o'clock yestorday morning, during a denss fog, the sidowheol iron stesinship Houth Caro- lina, commanded by Capt, J. "I\, Beckett, which loft Charloston last Saturday, bound for New York, struck ou Barnegat Shoal, and it is fenred i in very dangerons position. Shortly aftorwards sho cotimenced throwing overboard bales of cotton, of which sho had a tulf cargo, for the purposo of lightening hor draught. 8o liea in tno samo vieinity whero numiorous craft ave already loft their hones. At 20 minutes to ton n boat from Life-Saving Station No. 16 bonrded her and Look off the fol- lowing pasgengers: Mrs. A. Dotrovillo, daughter and so, of Somorville, 8. G, The crew from tho Lifo-Saving Station No, 17 also came alongsido at 10:15, and took off Dr. W, B, Hallick, of Middlotown, Conn.; Mr. Samuel W. Whittlesey, of Brooklyn, who, 'with thoso named above, coustitutod all tho passengers, and Dr, Josephs, tho stowardess. Ule South Caroliug i an {ron vessel, aud was,- ano of »ix gunbonts built for tho United States during the War for navigation injwaters of little depth, and was provided with steering apparatus both fore and aft ; honeo the namo given to thesa craft, ** doublo enders.” After tho conclusion of the War theso vosvels?wers gold, ‘The South Carolina wos built by Iarris Loring & Co., of Bostou. lor original namo wau the Winnlpog. A sigter ship of tho South Carolinn, now piviog out of New York, and n the samo line, is the Goorgin, formerly tho Bhamokin, The South Carolinn was ryobuilt Decembor, 1869, on the!Deol- aware River, by hornew awner, Mr. W, P. Clyde, of Philadelphin : and after thin operation had beon performed the following were aad are ber prineipal dimousions : Length ovor all, 253 feot 3 broadth of benm, 85 foat ; depth of hold, 18 foes 4 ‘iuchon. Sho hos tvo decls and is of 1,603 tons. llor engines are of vory excollout chinr- nctes, sud she was able o0 1wm at gress spoed, Binca har alteration sho has ram in the Grent Sonthern Freight nud Passcngec Lo hetwoon Chnrlostow, 8, U., and Now York, A Ilerald reporter called ut the ofiico of Mr. Clyde, in this city, yesterday, nt Na, 6 Bowling Groen, ond was told that thoy valued the Souta Carolinu at ovor £100,000. . Mr, Clyde, it is said, tusures noneof i steam=* ors, of which ho owns a Jurge ficot, thinking i¢ Letter policy and more ccanomical, and the bal- ance in his jusurance accouut hitherio Lns ai- ways beon in his favor, "Tho averago adjustors of thio stranded versek, Messrs, Johnwon & Higging, of Wall streot, state that tho Bouth Caroling brings o full carge ol cotion,—ypamoly, 2,200 balos,—which, cstimating tho value at §40'n balo, givos an nggregate valug of 3170,000, Tho insursuco on the samo isefs factod abuest entirely amiong Now York compus uios e MOUNT TABOR. On Tabor's helght a glory came, Aud, shriped fn clowds of mbent flame, “ug'awe-steuck, huehed disellos suw Chisiat and the prophicts of | JMoses, whoeo grand uid awiul face Qr slun’s thuuder bor tho trace, And wiso Elias, in lnu eyes T'he shndo & Taracl’s prophecies, Blaod Iu that vast mysterious iund Plan Syrian noons nioro purcly brighdy Ono on each hnnd—nd bigh betwoen Shone forth the godliio Nuzarcue, They bowed their boads u Loy fright, No morial eyea canld bear tho kight, Aud, wheu they Iooked sgaln, beliold | T'ha flory clouds had Lackwari rolled, Aud borne sloft, in grundeur lunul);r Notbing was lotl, save ** Jesus ouly, Itesplendent typs of thingu to bal Wo read its mystery Lo- With eloarer eyes than oven they, o fixhur-sniuts of Gulilee, Wa y0 tho Clirtst sland out betwean Tho ancient hww and fulth seron, Bplrit andd letter—but above Sirit ond lettor botl wan Loyo, L by tho Liund of Jacob's Qud Tucotigh wastes of eld a path wan trod By whicl the savage workd could move Upward throuyly Inw snd faith to lovs, Aud thoro 1n Tubar's harmloss fame Tho crowning revelution cuwe, “Tho old world kuolt in bomuge dus, “Tlig prophiets uear fu rovercncy drow, Law ceased (s wisslon to fulfill, Aud Love was lord ou Tabor's Litl, S0 now, while crecds porpies the mind, “Anl weanlings Jond tho Wenry, wind, Whon all tho air fu illed will Words And toxts that ring like clushing swords, it a4 foF refuge, Wo My turn Where Tubor’s shining glories burn= e soul of untinue Tarael gone— Aud notufug lofe but Christ alous, —Jolin Hay i Serivner for January, — T A Consistent Mule, Tu Sonoma County, Cahfornia, u few days ago, a mulo wus drawing & load of lime, which, cn- conraged by a brisk shower, wont into vigorous combustion, Tho wagon took fire, but the mule, rnwnuur this domoustration fu tho vohicle, und with & viow, porhaps, of Invuadfipflng it, stood still, Tho driver suggested that hie procood, but tho innle put the torefeol to tho front and laid his eans to tho ronr, snd maintained his ground. 1u duo timo the firo_on the waron singed the ‘Ihon [s scorched hiw, Thon it bllstored him, Thon it roasted him, Dut it nover moved him, ‘Thoro wan a princlplo at stuke, and be caleinatod in his tracks In support of it. When tho process hnd onded, all that was loft of what Lird been & wule Waa half & burrol of ushos,