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THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES, ———— a Se er reese gee eer eseeereesenenreemereeser errs LITERATURE. COMMUNISTIC 59: red y nia for Hus Harper & Pete, fiealthy Pleamurey a1 Health, pee trations. Bro. pp. 43? Brother. ‘This volume {a not only iatoresting a a con- tribution to our Imowledgo of Cormunintic #o- sioties,—tt Is valuable for tho liyht it throwa upou sone of the most perploxing sostal nrob- fomny of the day, Thoro are savonty-two Com- munes in tho United States, tho oldeat of which Lave beon in nxiktenco eighty years, and the youngost twenty-two years, ‘They number col- toatively about 5,000 porsons, including children, und havo established Sociotios in thirteen ditfer- ent States. Thoy own somewhere noar 180,090 acres of land, and their entire pruperty may bo roughly ostimated at g12,000,000, - All tho Socioties are in & prosperous coniition; aud. from tho beginning, their members have enjoyed & higher degreaof comfort, moro porfect security from want, better schools Aud training for thelr children, and more eauy and leisnrely lives, expo vislly ou tho part of tho women, the aged, and the infirm, than do tha majority of the same clags of poople dwelling {u tho outside world. The great body of tho Communists nro laborers and mechanics, with no peculiar talonts or cut- ture to distinguish them from the gonornlity of men and women who work fora living. In view of tho elugular succens which they have attained iu providing for theie matorial and spiritual wants, in securing peaco, prospority, and cons tentment, Jt Is well worth while to sludy into their ways of life, and find ont upon what prin- viples theirsecure thrift aud comfart rest, There gannot fail to como from the scrutioy hints, sug- gestions, and instruction, that will be of practi- eal atyautago in dealing with the great quostions: arising from the relation of labor to capital, and of man with his follow-man. Although, 28 we have montionod, thore pre sovonty-two Communes in tho United States, there aro but cizht separate Sociotics, Thus, tho Shakora, which were oatablishod in the Enet in 1794, and in tho Weat about 1809, havo fifty- sight Communen; the Inspirationiets, established in 1844, have sovon; the Perfoctionists, estab: lished in 1818, have two, The romaining Socie- tios, viz.: \the Darmonluta or Nappiata, founded 4n 1803; the Zoaritos, iu 1917; tho Bethel Com- mune, in 1844; tho Icariana, in 1949; and tho Aurora Communo, in 1852,—consist of but a sin- gle Commune cach. Tho Sbakers—tho oldest, most thoronghly or- genized, ond, in some respects, the most flour- ishing Communistio Sociaty in America—hava ‘Communes scattered ovor seven States, and com- ‘prize s population of 2416 souls, They aro a celibate order, composod of mon and women fiviug in what are called ‘* families,” and do- pending upon agriculture na thoir chief indnat: though they unite ove or two simplo avocatio! with thts, ‘hoy adopt a uniform costume, od- dregs each other by their first names, and, in thoir style of architecture nid habits of jiving, aro purely ntilitarien,—rigidly ayoiding graco, beauty, aud ornament, in their drees and sur- roundings. They are pronounced Spiritualists i craad, snd hold, among other tenots, that the gecond nppeatance of Christ on earth has taken lace, and that thoy are tho only truo Churclt. 'Loy aro chiefly of American birth, and, in their daily lifo, exhibit in a marked manner the beat tilu) traits provalent in the Commuzaistic orders, of industry, frugality, soronily, Loucsty, and cloantinces, 'Yhe sect waa founded by Ann Leo, au Englleh woman of humble origin, tho daughter of u Diackemith, and herself a Inboror in a catton- factory in her childhood, and, lator, in a batter's abop. During a religious revival among tho Quakers in 1747, certain mombors acceded from the Society, and at the bead of theso was Ann Leo, then « gitl of 29. from thoir unueuat imauifestations of religious fervor, they acquired the name of “Shaking Quakers,” which was gradually cut down tothe simplo term * Shakers.” Ann Loo was totally uneducatod, novor through hor life boing ablo fo road or write; but sho was a woman of wtrang charactor, porfect mteprity, and rouolute purpose. Hor aphoristio teachings such of Do sll your work as though you bad » thousand years to live, and as you would if you knew you must dis to-morrow ;" "Bo Pusgent with your hands, for godlinoas docs not Je: to idioness;" and ‘*You ought never to gpeak to your children in a passi for if you do, you will put dovils into them "—show her practical common sense and simple picty. In 1774, Ano Leo, or Mother Ann as eho was now called, camo with a fow followera to Ameri- ea, wud ssttlod at Watervliet, N.Y. ‘he Socioty gradually grew in pumbors until in 1702 there wore olavea branched acttled in five diffarcut Bustos. The wealth and population which thoy jouseus at tho present day are oxhibited in the following tavle, compilod in 1874: Now Societies, “eaagite onwiieg} ainuscmuell Groveland, North Union Union Villa Watervliet, White Water, Pleaanne 1ilf, South Union, Ky Elghtoen Soctetien,.... Tho rcturna of land include only the home farms. In addition to theve, several of the Bo- cieties own considerable areas of land in distant Btates, ‘Tue Shavers have bad in previous times quite double their proseut population,—a fact of open siguiticance. Of course, their increaxo amust depend upon accessions from without, and these have beou fow of late yoare, Beaidos, tho Boctotios do nov tak children, a4 thay used to do, althotysh thoro aro till somo in every Com- mine, Experience hay shown thet, when the children grow up, they aro often discontentad wud denort, making it no rotura for the trouble and coat of roariug. During tho lato War, & great many young Bhakers enlisted, end from this ¢ausé tho population of tho Society was Seriously diminished. Great procaution is oxor- vised 1 this, au in all other Commuuistio Socie- Hea, with regard to the adavsion of now mem- bera, and various reazous combina to croato ® ster oanes rathor than an tncreago in thoir num- ‘Xue rulo of life among tho Stakera is aimplo aud tucthodieal, All slice alike in work, as well sa inthe sorene pleasures and tho sntivfactory comforts of their condition, ‘ho most careful gunrda aro placed around the assuclation bo- tweon tho xoxox, to prevent avery tuwptation to 4 violation of the law of celibacy. ‘Yue people &ro peculiarly exempt from discare, Lave a hale sud vigorous look, ant are, for the most purt, loug-lived. “‘Thoir peculiar health and Jongavity rbed by them, ins great meusure, to the practico of coliba but ample causes for oth way be found in their temperate and regu Jar babi, tho absence of carking cares, aut thelr protoction ayainut excexsivo toil and oxpos- ure. Agu wholo, the Suakers read bat littlo ox- ent their Hiblee, cultivate aingiug, but probilnt \oxutrumontal music, and keop themselves eave- fally sloof from inturzourse with woridly poopte. They are, in a word, # plows, atuiablo, happy, presperoms, and preciso sus of old maids and old vacholora, whom to kuow ly to reupect and ad- tre, Lut not altcyothor to envy. the Sceioty of Harmonistu, which ravla next iu ago to the Bhukers, and ‘iu, luce that, a celi- bate order, was founded im oriuany, by Gooryo Kapp, in the year 1787. In 1804, tha 'leudur and his Gdhoronté imimigrated to Amorica, settling, Uratin two Comuuntics,—one io Muryland, and the other in Penusylyovia, Tho Communitios pitecwares united and removed to Posoy County, fotiana; hut, iu 1824, wold the town they there ee Robert Gwen, the founder of the Nuw avark, Colony, aod removed to the prosunt lo- tality, named Economy, in Punnsylveuis, uring the miowt flourishing period of ite ex- latency, which oxtouded over some yeara subse-~ utent to tho settlement nt Econamy, the Society embeaced botweon 600 and 70u membors; but, ab tho present time, it conuista uf only 120 persons, Gone of Whow are uuder 40 yeurs Of uge, At ibs foundation, the Soviety owned property anouut- ‘bg perhaps to $00,U00; to-day the yulue of ita ponsveuivus is ropurted to be froin €4,000,000 to $3,000,000, ‘fhe poople ara mostly Germans, ‘oviginally of the peasant and mocbaiio class. Barrage wou practiced among thom until 1307, when, a4 the result of & religious rovival, they Uuanimously can to the vonclusion that if wa Lest to adopt colibacy. ‘I'bis decision Jad tuany v¢ the younger poopie to leave the Bosieby 5 ut those who real have contentodly lived up to their elugular conviction. On ceasing to live in tho martied state, husbands and wives did nos depsrate, neither wero farolliey broken up. They WariLuedto Giell togetuar; but the relation / between man nnd womon was thorenfter simply thatof brothorn avd alatery. No safeynard os over been placed over the iutereuuren of tho soxaa, Onthe principla that tho vittne which reat to he watched 14 vortidera, tha Harmouiets have trusted eolely to the atrength of thoi re- limioua convictions to prevorva them from soxu- at rragulatitien: and Uoir honent faith has beon Awuligiont protection. ‘The samo practical vir~ tics displayed by tho Bhakers aro. rtrongly dovelopol by Wie Harmonies, and their fises ara ordered fn nimdat quiet and rogiiated paths, Almovt without exception, tha people aro stout, healthy,and long-lived: while themaolvea, their housew, aud. thir comaunty, aro madela of Heatnens and propricty. Oy read little eave their Dibles, but they indigo in pictures, In mineie, in fawers, and im tastefal domestic architecture, Iu dren, thoy study sim- plicity and economy. . They take childron under their chargo, give thain ai elementary education, toach hoth buys and girls soma trade, and train them atrictly fn tho religions doctrins of the Sa- ciety, ‘Tho Zonriton originated in. Wartamberg, and, boing dissoutors from the Eetablisned Church, weredonominated 'Separativts,” ‘They wera & simplo-heartad, pions people, belonging to the peasantry of Southern Gormany. ‘Lhey camo to this conntry in 1817. and purchased 5,600 acres of land inthe wildernens of Ohio, paying $3 an nero. with ® credit of fifteen years. ‘hey num- bored, ix the beginning, about 225 poraoua—men, women, aud ‘etnidren. ‘They havo now atout 300) momtorx, own & domain of over 7.(00) scres, and are worth npwards of 1,000,000, At first they had no intention of catubligning a Cotamunity, but in i419 they those Josoph Baumeler for a loader, and rovolv~ ed to havo all thingsin common, ‘they alka adopted celibacy nt tho waino tine; but, in 1924 or 1830, this rule was abrogated, aul they. who chose were permitted to outer matrimony. ‘fho Zouriles ~bave not th much advance in moutal cult, thoy have gchieved comlore and prosperity, amd iu morats they avo far superior to thy aurrorsd- ing population, ‘They prohibit dancing, but practice music, havo ‘an organ in tnoir ehureh pnd pianos in their houses, and_gu,.port a brass band. ‘Thoy are gobor, orderly, industrious, Trngal, and successful. ‘ho Amana Cot unity, situated in Towa, 74 miles weat of Davenport, contprises 1.430 mem- hors, all of wham aro Germaus of the laboring clans, ‘They came from the Fatherland in 1912. and located near Buffalo; but, feoling the necd of more laud, removed to their preasat horge it 1855. ‘Lhoy now own 25,000 acres of land, ou which they haya built seven towns, ‘Their pur- sutts aro agriculture, and manufactiies of va- tious kinds, aud their condition is highly pros- perous, ‘they wears plain, ecouomueal drovs, live wet] after the hearty Gorman fashion, and pormit the use of home-mado beer or wine and tobacco, ‘They do not probibit marriago, al- though ‘colibacy ia cousidotod more contmenda- blo. Familios oceupy eaparate residences, but, for conveniauce sake, eat in common, in cant- panios of from 30 to 40, Tho children are kept in echool from tho age of 6 tv 13, anda part of tho timo boys es well as gitls are omployed tn knitting, Tho Comusunitics have no libraries. and fow newspapers, confining their reading princi: ally to the Bible and their inspirational writings, ‘They forbid all games aud amune- ments, and sil musical instruments escept the flute. ' Neither aro photographs and pictures al lowed among thom. Yet tuey aro contented and happy; 2 litte stolid, but honest, industrious, and thrifty. "The Aurora Commune. foundod in 1841, and living at Aurora, Ors., Bice 1850, is composed cntirely of Germans, and is under the leadership of Dr. Kol. The Scciety compriges ucarly 200 pooplo, and owns 15,000 reres of laud. In ad- dition to agriculture, it carsic on various sicaplo industries, Tho peopte dress and live plamly, but they have no peculiar rotigious belief, donot interfere with (he marriage relstion, aud adopt no distinetive costume, havo achools tor their children, but there ig a notable lack of in- tollectnat animation in the people. ‘Thoy are in- Custiions and thrirty, and, ins moral and pecu- niary point of view, aro cousidorably in rdvaaca of the avorave soztlots in Oregon, ‘Tho simple oreed of thoir lender, Dr, Koil, is oxprosued an the gontence: “Lo bear all tunt comes upon us in silence, iu quiet, without noive, or outey, or oxcitement, or uscless repiuing,—that ia, to boa man ; and thot wo can do ouly with God's help.” ‘Yho Bethol Communo, in Suclby County, Mise souri, is formed upon the samo principics as tha Aurora Commune, and Is under the rule of Dr. Keil. It has about 2u0 members, and owns 6,300 acres of Innd, besides shops, mills, and mat factories, The children brought up in there wo Communoa generally romain alter they hnye ar- rived at an adult age, and marry young. Tho Society has not been well managed; still, tho condition of ifé menibers is much better than it would have been had they not united uno Communes. ‘The Icorian Communo, at Corning, Ia., is of Fronch origin, and has euffered sorely from bad leadership. It was founded by Etiouno Cabot, who brought a vomrany of sixty-nine porsons from Franco, to settle in ‘Texas in 184%, ‘Tho Hocioty ondured a good doai of ill-fortuto through the incompotency of Cadet; but, afvor his doath, it removed to its prosont site, aud is now slowly conquermg adversity. ‘There aro in all sixty-five mombers, who own 1,933 acres of valuable laud, | 'fuoy have an elaborate cauuti- tution, which deciares tho equatity and brothor- hood of mankind, abolishos sorvitude, commends marriage, provides for education, aud requires that the nsnjority shall rule, They hava a school, but vo religious observances, aad live in woparate dwellings. ‘Tho Perfectionists wore founded by Joreph Humphrey Noyes, of Vermont, in 1816. Thoy aro divided into two Communitios,—located at Oneida, N. Y., ond Wallingford, Conn.,—and are almost uxclusivoly Amoricans. Tho Oucida Com- munity bogan Ifo Iman unpainted Bouse on 40 acros of noglected Sand, for which thoy owed §2,000, In January, 1857, they wero worth over $67,000, ‘Ten years later, the not profity of the two Communities lad reached $180,590. 1874, thoy hod néar Oncide G5 acres of va! land, under high tilluge; und, at Walllugtord, 240 ocrey, devoted to grazing and amall frniis, At both places they have commodions dwollings: ‘and ehopw, and couduct profitable industrios, In Fobruary, 1874, they uumberad 283 porsons, 181 of whom wore males, and 152 females. Of tho whole number, 64 woro childron and youth undor 21, ‘Tho ontiro proporty of tho Communities is valued at over half a million. ‘Tho Verfectionists do not obxerve Bunday, haye no preaching, do uot pray aloud, reject tho ordinances of baptinm and tho Lord's Suppor, avoid aif religious ritos and forms, yet read tho Bible and quote it freely. ‘Tho distinguishing feature of thoir system ia the “complox mur- riego.” In othor words, they oxtend the Com- rouvat principio so us to cinbraco persons as well ag proporty, ‘Chis doctrine, which has aroused aguinut thom intense hostile footing, doos not withhold from them tho testimony of their neighbors to their honesty, peaceable dispoui- tion, and groat businors capacity, ‘Thoir systens of administration is prououncod by Mr. Nord- hoif thorough end perfect. 'Thoy lave # library of 6,000 voluines, tako many newspapors, anid thousolves make large use of tho presé. Thoy alsa place no restriction upon their amusements, Children are lott in their mothora’ cato until thoy are weaved, and then are put into the gonoral uurrory, cid ure thereafter practically orphans, although kindly tended, The women wear a sortok Bloumer costume, Ags might be sup- pened, the people are decidedly commonplace. Comnion is the word dosiguatiog their princi- ples, thea practice, their very selves, ‘Me. Nordhott supploments tho history of tne Communixtic Bockutiea with an account of tho’ colonies at Avshein, Cal,; Vineland, N. J.; and Kilkvillo Prairia Homo, Kan. but we have not time toglanco wt these. Lrief as onr prow coding skotchex have been, oar space is already wed, Noverthelous, the outline wo have given of the religious creeds, sovial practices, in- Auatries, and presont condition of the several Comniunes ins tho United Hates, sufileay as proof of tho interesting facb that, whou o band of honest, dillyent, frugal workers co-operate in business, as well an iv social sud spiritual at- fair, nuder the guidance of an onergetio and ottiviont lesdor, success is reaxanably wure to crown their efforts, The exporiment of the Communes affords us many Icssond, ‘The plan of the best of thens can beimproved, It in not ensoutial that the inciobers of a Society should be united in ra+ ligious faith, or that thuy ehould, indeed, haya any roligioos faith, Thu osperionce of tha the! and Aurora Communes, oud of tho Icsriung, shows this, Neither uced thoy etimi- nate the elomont of beauty frum their lives, ‘Whe thonaand plonvauy, innocent trifles that make homes attractive und bumau life cheerior may bo admitted into the houses aud apartmenty of » Commune as profitably ax into those of or. dinary citizena. Adusementu should aluo be en. couraged, to vary the monvtooy of existe and to prevent the dullness and stolidity thut will result from an unchanging rouod of serious oo- eupations, Moreover, a groater intellectual ace tivity should be stimulated by advantayos fora higher education, for a wider rauze of roading, auil for the culture of the esthotical yause, 1b is th laboring classoa to whoin Communism and Co-operative Asso-iutions may be comtieud- ed. Men and women who ure free frum tho neceusity of work would obviously not fad protit iu wach unions. Bat there is no doubt, ac- cepting tho results of ALr. Nordhoff’s thorough aud impartial lvvestigation of ovidences as tho groundwork of cur opinion, that they who must sara a divailubod Ey mane a bor: ran pisterially, improve their condition by jug in weil-rague at) Oommunistla oF Go-ypuralive Ragiatios, a) in truo that forty-soven failures of Commnnisti oxperiments in this conutry aro recorded; bu imevery instance, tho causes of failura aro patont, anid, in now yentnres of the kind, may bo avoided. Hut. for farther exporition of the mnat- ter,—whone importance we could only hove to thadow forth in this papor,—"n refer the reader to Mr. Nordhott's outenteiaing volume. THEOLOGY IN POFTRY, THEOLOGY IN THE ENOLISIE PO! By Rav. Ararvord A, Buoonr, Bf. Avy Chapinin fr ed nary to Her Mafoaty the Queen, etc, 1dmo., pp Now York: D, Appleton & Ca, ‘The lectnree gathored into this volume wore delivered by their author on Sanday afternoosss in SL. James’ Chupet, London, during the acason of 1872, It wow a wise decision of Mr, Brooks that, if the putpit on Sunday could be brought to bear cn topics not commonly considered us ro- ligions, many persons might bo influenced nnd Lonofited wise tlo not Liston to ordinary sermons. "The oxporimont was tried in hia ehmrch with ex- cellent aucceus. Saveral cries of Hunday-alter- noon Jectures were doliverad to Inrze congrega- tions, and by thelr meaus the truth was pro- claimed that thera i4 no subject connected with human thought and human life which has not ite sacred side, and may not properly come with- in the province of the Christian minixtry. “Theology in tho English Pocts” is a title which avited the course of lectures it covers botter when they wore Rent out from the pulpit than now a4 they come from tho prema. It proved attractive in the wacrod derk, whereas, out in tho world, it does not invite the muiti- tudo, But Mr. Biooko doos not here limit the term theology to its customary narrow signifi- ence, He leon it in the large sense of & Joc- trino of God iu His solation to Man and Naturo and the poet's own soul; and, while looking for itin the writings of the great Hinglish bards, ho maios tho search an opportunity for yauca sub- iary comment and general criticism. ‘Che poets whe are chonon for consideration ara Cowper, Coleridge, Wordsworth, — aul Marne, To each of tho first two, o single Jecture ig devoted; to Wordsworth, thirteen are given up; and to Buras, three; whilo, ay an introduction to theso, two leetures aro occupiod with tho posts from Pope to Cow- per, Inthe ericical school of poets, which began with Drydon and ended with Pope, Mr. Brooke does not find avinute touch of poisonal feeling towards God. ‘T'horo was religious devotion amovg thera; bat it ouly once in a while, asi the Universal Prayer.” broke oat iuto oxpres~ siow. ‘There waa nono of that intimate vom- munion with Natura by which man finds the speech of Cod init, nnd Jearnd to ovo hunias- ity througn it, Poe:s were exclusively city folk and of tho cultivated classee, aud regarded Nature and tho poor frum afar, 10 fooling of kinslup sud of onazens. that v inepirs thom to sing of oither with deopand roulful emotion, Tho grea roligions movament lel by the Westeys was the power that wrought n change in Koglish poetry, aud woke again the pastion that had slumbored in lt from the davs of Elzatot Thig passionate and personel olemont was first rousod to now fife in Cowper's verse, sod has since strongth and intensity to Luo prosent and Natura had been studied in an intellectual, a rentimeutal, or a speculative mood by the posts before Cowper's time; bit uot until he wrata wore thoy treated with a direct, living, and iv. tunve intoroat, which bogot what Str. Brooke calls atneology in Englinh pootry. Mr. Brooke ovinees, in in analyeer of the va- rions posts. tho closont and most thorough un- derstanding and appreciation of thar writing Uo has ovidently poadored thom hno by lin word by word, #0 woll dora he know them. Witt Wordsworth, hischoice and lis delight, te lit loag and lovingiy. His oathusiaum for this mas- ter umounts almost to ecaunsy. No ono witi bo inctined to find fault with him, however, for he quotes admiraile reasons for his urdur, Tho notice he gives Coleridge will bo leva patisfactory to tho reader, ile accords {ho poet praise, to be suro, and iu many reBye 13 does sin ful) Juatiea, yet Inaves him with tay fooling that Coiorldze has failad to impress his heart, though ho may havo his bead, with ths fall weight of Ine genius, Wo divine that Mr, Brooke could not wholly forgive Colaridyo fox accomplishing s0 little with his great powers. ‘Tho ‘poat incked purposcfulness sud tho heraie capacity for work, and this, sith our author, 1s no doubt a fatal want, chilling cho sympathy thas would otherwisa go out from him to evory indi- vidual mau, and, aboye all, to tho inspired wing- era, ART JOURNAL ‘Tne Ant Jounyat, New York: D. 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Letter never read a novel, or, in fact, a book of avy wort, than be blinded, or havo the vision impaired, by tho porusal, If the Lako- sido Librury is to continua in this flue print, wo can but advise the public to protect their eycs from the pert of it, BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Porren’s Couriery Buse Excrovorxpi, Edited by the Mov, Winuiax Buaccwoon, D.'Dsy Iu Le Diy Author of * ilaekwood's Coniprehonuive Alda to tho Study of the Holy Bivle,” ete, etc, Folio, Philue dolphia: Jobu 5, Vottar & This sble and oxtensive work, appoaring in sorial form, ia gradually drawing toward com- plotion. It will be concluded in fifty parts, and has already reached tho numbor thirty-six. ‘lho last four issuce, now at hand, carry tho dic- tionary from tke torm Paul to that of Banford. We havo soveral timos pointed out the merits of this work, tho vatus of its articles, and the beauties of ite mechanical execution. It re- mainy for uit at presont but to note the progresa of its publication, Whon complete, the Eney- clopodts will bo one of tho most usefnl aw well ay clogant xccessions to the atudent'a library that have been produced in this goneration. PERIODICALS RECEIVED. Atlantie for Fobruary (11.0. Houghton & Co., Dozton), Contentu; “fhe ‘fwo Travelers” (oon), by William Calton Bryant; “The Hos sian Mercenaries of Gur Nevolutton,” by George Washington Greene; ‘ Residue” (poom), by Kate Putnam Osgood; “ Rodorick Hadson,” IL> by H, Jamou, Jr.; “ Monte Cassino” (poem), by Henry W. Longfellow; Dancroft'a Native Racea of the Pacific States," by Clarouco King; “The Old Burying-Ground” (poom), by J. Trowbridge; “A — Caruival of Yonico;" “Tha sisull in tho Gold Date" (beam. by Mdmund 0, Stedman; “Tro (irls that Tried Farmiug,” by D, A. Shepherd; “A Walt” (poem), by Gella ‘huxtor; * Oid Vines on the Misslawppi,” 11, by Marz Twain; “The Virginia Campaign of John Brown,” IL, by #, B. Sanborn, Lippincott's Magazine for February. (J. B. Lippincott & Ca. Philadelphia.) Contents: “Fotlowing tho ‘Yibor (Concluding Paper) 5 Six Months Among Canulbals;? + Au Atwericada Gurl and Hor Lovers,” by Mury HE, Blair; A Japsu- ewe Marrtuge in Iigh Lito,” by W. E. Grills; ‘The Lost Laby,.” by Clara Gt. Dolliver; ** Three Foathors,” Part 7, by Walllum Black; Fever,” by H. C, Wood, Jr., M. D.; sonnet, by Charlotte + Matos: Bone Recollections of Hirai Pow- ers," by ‘I, Adoiphes ‘Lrollops torn,” by Bid~ ney jDaules |" Geulteman Dick,” by W, Mackay Laffau; “A Singular Family," by Clelia Lega Wooks; “The Matchlees Que; a Story of Awer- ican Noclety, in Four Chapters,” (Chaps, 1 and 2.) by Ita Aniol Prokop; ‘ho Btranger Witbia the Gates of Varig,” by Lucy IL. Moopor. Harper's Magazine’ for Vobruary ais 1z-7 nye! Brothers, New York), Coutonts: 4 of the Lwilight,” Will Wallace Harogy ; Washington," George Alfred ‘Townsond ; * ‘The Difterence,” Blizabeth Stoddard; * Caricature Among the Ancients,” Jamos. Parton; “Tho Fronch Institute and Academic,” Quorge M. Towle s '' Wonders of the Lowlands,” L. J. Du By i Ianenra D. Conway; “{inpo of tha Gamp " (continued), by C. Webs Savon; “Cruo Fitrew;"" The Cirst Contury of ths Mepublie (Vourth Paper —Mochanical Progross, (L18.)," by Ndward 97 aight ; “ Chrstian sfiss “be Lyman Ao botl eae Ellie Gray “hl 3: “Do Witt Cimnton aa 8 Poli- (1) by John Bigelow; “Little fens by Kato Putnam ‘Orgoid: °F cence,” by Harriet Prenentt Spoftord; “ The Re~ publican” Mosoment in ant” (Hixtaenth Vapor), by Kailio Castelar 5 Angel” (mx chapters), by Mins “Lhackerny Anna C, fiaekett. ald ants Dostan,) Content “Longing,” by February, (Tee &: Bhepard, id and New: a Short Story.” by Mra. iter: Tha Claas of 7 by Sirs, 60. Smiths: Marringe.” b Voiew ss 'The Deee-Trsil” by HM. Hivellov; fbn Tele af a Tues” | * The Itepro- kentation of Majoritiva,"by 3.1. Quiney; “Tho Way We Live Now.” by Anthony “What Cunrch Do You Ga Fu 7» \ tho Adirondacks,” by Mra. f. A. Millington; “Wends.” by Dr, J. G. 31 Catholic Worth for Feuraary (Sew York), Contents: “Church Authority aut Personal Tenpoursbility ;" *" ‘by Church in F-— ;" "Aro You My Wife?” © Ite Iepubite ;" Rolonae x" “The Brooklet ;7 ++ Tho Soutl Wales by Great Britan Tome 3” Matter 2” Roboepi Cavelicr do Gaselle 5" -* bieUids: Faure of the Kussiau Charch 5" + Prayer.” ; Brownson's Quarterly Revine—Ieunery (Fr. Pustot, New York). Coutenté: “Prof. Tyne dall's Addroas;” “he Lact of the 3 Monk's Daughters" Ma Scous;” *Panal Infulubulity and, Ciy ance: “St, Grogory the Sover.th," Curront numbers of Lites Living Age (Lit- tell & Gay, Boston), aud Applran's Juunal (D. Apeletou & Co. Now Fark), National Teacher's Mo 8. Barnos & Co,, New York aust 3 Boston Meicat and Sury'rat Journal for Januaty GL 0. Houshton Ce.) American Journal of the Medical Sciencea— January (ilonry C. Loa, Phare i Ohi Temperance Modhty toc January avitand). erican Laie Rezister tur December (D, Be Cantiotd & Co, Mniadeipinay, ‘American Mlustrated Lome Monthly for Zebru- ary (Cincinuati). Tho National tor Februare (Adans & Young, Washingtou). Nickoras for February (Scribner & Co,, Now ¥ Yori Sa York). Thy Robert Rie ‘by olla of pa Moria BOOKS RECE'VED. LOWEES AND VIGRTAMI BEEDR, Chake Bros, & Wooteart, CaTALORUR OF ovvester, N, DM, Fenay a UASALOIUE OF TURAL Skis, MONTE CASSINO, TIVE BIOL Le Beautiful vallog, through whows verdant reads Unheard tue Gariglicna yaldes lone, ‘The Liris, puree of rusies 41 ‘Tho river taciturn of cuissi The Land of Labor, and the Tand nf Test, Waere mediaval towns ars write on cll ‘Pie Vil-sias, and wucrs every savtutain crew Tran Etrarion or a oman wall] Thor fs Alagns, where Pope Ron(f: Was dragged With cout itnery 1 Selarra Colonna, wax fist day's distr. ‘The Pontin’s oly, or 12 pstt teiue own ? hia throus, ‘Theva 49 Ceprano, whero a reneriile, Wes oxclt Apulia, na preat Duats palth, When Munfru, by tis ineu-atearms belcayed, ‘Spurrul on to Bouevenie eu tu death, Aquinam, tho « i Juseual wa! Stil hovers o'er lia biriap ‘Of apleador over citfos'reeu at ui There fs W: Dowsled the splendor fx, that in Tae Angelic Doctor ai a # Los An] dreamed pechaps the dreans Ta ponderous fullos fur achulssticn mia Ana there, uplifted like a parsing chan ‘Tuat pauiars ov a monntia suit bigh, Monto Casino's couvunt sears it road And venerublo wails xgainas uno ity, Well J remember how on foot T climbed Thestons pathway leading to fa 5 Above, tha convent bells far ves ser ehttied j Below, the darkening town grew devolate, Well I romembor the low arch andl dark, ‘The courtyard with ite weil, ibotertace wide, Froin which, fat down, ddutiutsued too park, Tu Valluy’ veiled fu bnist yeas dim descrled, "The day war dying, aud with feeble hands retsed the muuntait-taps ; tao Vales botwoem, rened ¢ tho river iu the mewilow-lmad Wacathed itacif a8 a sword und Was uu; soon, 'Eho silenco of tho plaoe was hie a ley, Bo fall of rest i s0-mod ; view paweing Word Wana reverberation trou the des Ateversew uf thoages that ura duid. For more than thirteen centuries ngo Benedict, tleing from the qutes ot Rome, A pout Uiegusted wikia LU vic aad ¥o-, jougut in these nvantulus wotitutox a home, ‘Ho founded hors his Convent and Lila Ruto Of prayor wud work, unit counted wor uw proyst, Ain yeu became u clarion, uttd bis websol ‘Flaaiod lke 9 beacon fu thy mfdafzht alr, What though Boccacolo, in ials reckless way ‘Mocking the lazy brothursood, deplores iilumnsnated Manuscripts tat Wy ‘Yorn aud neglected on the dusty tloors ? Eo:racelo was a noyoliet, a child ‘Of feucy aud of Hetlon at the best; Tils the tr bane Horarian said, and xmntled Tncrodulous, aa at gume idle feat, ‘Upon such themes on thesn with one young friar Tsat conversing Into fut the night. Till in ita cavorugus chimney the wood-fre Mud burut ita heart out like au auciorite, And then tra aslated, In my convent cell, ‘Myself yet not tayxelf, 1 dreams £ Ia And, ul a onk who hours the matin bell, Started from eleop,—alrewdy St was day, From the high window I beheld the reeno, On which Saint Benodiet eu oft bal gized ‘Tho mountams sud tho valley fu the wader ‘Of tue Lright sun, aud woud as cue ainazed, Gray mlats were rolilog, rising, vanishing + ‘ne Woodlands gustened with their joweled crowns ; Far off tho metiow twils begun to ring: ‘For mating in the hulf-uwskeued towns, ‘Tho conflict of the Present and the Vast, "The Ideal and tha actual 10 var life, Anon a Held of bitile held me faut, ‘Whore thia world aud the next world were at strife, For, us the valley fron its sleep awoke, Thaw the fron-lonves af the steam ‘Yous to the moruitty uit their plunwes of smoke, ‘Aud Woke as otie awaleth front a drosta, —Uenry W’, Longfellawe in tis AGante sur February, ‘The Old Adan. From the Davenport Guzetle, Cortain partis in this city have boen enjoying little ineidos thet traudpired iv a meeting of the ofiviala of au orthodox church that was held ju thiy city on0 ovening since the middle of De- cenber. This deponcny has not the privilege to entor into dotails, but tho fact is, tho brethren had been considsring s cava or two of deluyuen- cios tiat had beon calied to their uatico,—a broker had been wheres ho ought nut to havo bvou, and w wister or two had been present ato sovial circle, tha majority of tha members of which dauvad-in & quaduille, or sumothing of the quadvilie dezvee of mioral turpitude—und the Liother iu question bad tke a partner in one set, alav, howe other facts may dave buen con- sidlred fn tho rumored laxity of the parties un- dur consideration; but tho rerlousuoss of the charges was nu deepor than thu msitur above cited—ouly tis aud nothing mor. Bat it so happens that for vevorl years ono of tho brethren—a good, Louost, strict boliever in tho faitu, who is circdmupoct in all things—hay bad o habit of referring to Kt. Paul aw athority for all hia decisions on the questions uf charactor that came bofore tha Council. Ad on this ov ension, whou announcing his vote x3 to tho guilt of the partioa charged, Lo opuned his Testament and read from Bt. Paul's writings to prove his puro, Seriptaral authority for hin ducistous, Oua of the Couuell, a wtrarghitforward, blunt man fa his busiucys relations,—-ay many of our resdons kuow,—got tired of hig referenco to Bt. Paul af. tor hia tonth iniliction ; ho wanted the procoed- igs to ond so thut ho could go home, and bis motions bad been voted down two oF threa times, aud be was pretty mad, Soa question oume up, ene aitnon-paro brothor'd uame was called, Seld 0 : “Now, let ua look at St. Paul's opiu-—" Toared the iimpatiout brothur, bis old Adam getting the best of hint: tise ‘aul bo U—l! What's he got to do with—— 7" Pastor and Council jumped to their feet, The profane brother , kept hia weut, A second thought came to him’ said ho: 9 *I—1—I didn't mean tat; I-l-I meant Lroshor —— bo ‘She horror waa wtill provalent, After amomont mors the pastor advined that tho mootiog ud- jouru, and the advice was followed. All the brothrep lett the rooin oxcept the pastor aud the tiuut oppouent of St. Puul—and tho reault of the conference botween the twa bas not been nade kuown, Lat it is certain shat the pro- fave brother is aulla member of the church. Ew frieuda of the Council are very much afraid tls story will got ot on bln, though. We trust nol SPARKS OF SCIENCE, SINGING Misc, ‘The Montgomory (Als.) Adrctiser makes nate of acinging mouse that has been lately captured in that vicinity, and is cresting a good deal of excitement by ita extraordinary vocal perform- suces, The caso is not unique, for singing mico have froin timo to timo, in the past few years. coma tindor the obrervation of the curious and ecientific. Field-mice distinguisl: Unermselven most frequently bya display of their musical powers. but occasionaily the domoasic mouse (nota musoulus) reveals a siuguinr and pleasing faculty for soup. About four yearn uge, Mr. W, 0, Hiskes, of Minneapolis, Minu,, was antomuhed ona evening by a rung of “tmarveloud beauty.” iestiing from wcloset. Ue euppased it to came from bis ca nary, aod wondered how ths bird had got into the ph and why it was singing jn the dark. On examining the closet with aligit, he found, to his surpring, that the little einger woro fur instead of feathers, and was actnally amonto! Abaeket of pop-corn had attracted tho little fellow, and ino waa pouring out notes of happy exultation over his uncom:non good luck, “Lobserved him.” waza Mr. Hiskey, ‘qwitiont interruption fur ten minntes. not over fanr feet from him. His dong was not 2 chirp, but 8 cone tinuons sony of musical tone, Kind of fo-rit-fo- ttre ingu-toneece-iroo, quite varied in pitch. While vbserving him, lL took for grauted that he was the com:aon houre-touss; but, when he sprang fran the #hve to mak: pid escape. he ap peared hike tho prair ‘ss do 1866, Mr, W. If, E:lwards captured a win ing mouse which for ping, 89 cor ing roomaof the hoyauee, ‘ue capsive Was seemed ina ¢ and. until he inads bia escape, abuitt Bix we: after, piped hig unvaryiug tbe at hours, fs method of viacing is described: 4 all thoy “Me warpled after the manner of n minute bird, the turuat swelling aud vibrat- ing. the mouth closed. or nearly ro, and the Iijrs in meesrant rapid motion, hice thoes of a ralbit, ‘There was nothing ticular bird. We wi otherwito if thes ixbt pouwibly have ‘o had beeu o cinare in bouae, Nor wa Wthing: that could etn ly bu called a ad Wan thin. sha p. but elghtly varied,and altogether mare like tit emitied by an inset. In Jepse'a * Conutry Life,” Loudon, we find montion of a fiultlar phenomeuou: 1 have been tuiea to bear the eingiuge mouse. Tha sour i watiire, nweet, aud couliauoms, and ovi- dy frou the throat, ‘The notes are ed: utd. on quescionang the birds bad Youn kept ia ihe zoum in which the moitse was trapped.” hho Bey. Banu l Loekwood, uted to the Naluvalel of Noveu tailed nerount of 4 singing mon for rome time in bid possedsin. bionebt from Floreia, ett had bean trapy in taghouse of Pillip & Seq. Iwasa soccer uf the Lesperamys ev 8, Wisich 14 papi named tha wood-moitet nin Wwhiteete hale ce 4 biting thy finger all worts of foou— 8 ce wwith, ty Iauliarity, a) ied ta fateh it, 7 meat, corn, nite, 81 t the eae ri ily du= hahtet in frevi gran er, When why fy eutsht itseye. itwoud apriug and catch it, with it, wou h er ita bands aud devour it with gr. ting pasture, holding iss managing it with inch de: Tes rong was vittied, te diss of conmiderablo 1 wus iuvariably wacbled ing ¢ and hence was tho “wheel-song.” All tha melolos sere in tie major key, end so reguiaily dehvered that they were wuseoptible of notusion. and were in- decd written out Ly br, Lockwoud. There wes no movuloyy in tho. etiacns: for, though the theme was ever the same, i wad diverviled by a aninutes. and th all the while in rous action, Ti soft and silve: t very distinct. tha mouse was taxing vielunt excre ubout tho cage or turning tho wheel, ib would pour out an uuintermitced Lorront of bog. Some- ilmes, while at ita nioals, it would literally car os aid sing in the same brea On one occasion, a lite slick of black alder waa given tort. when it instantly Tight. and. holding the stiok to ils mouth a cacy wasafit were a Dute, ir wibbied ad sanz emule taneously, loose for all the world ko a mi: juinre miusician plaving ona fife. Alter a to: aud cateful study of the Labits of this lisse & ture, Dr. Lovkwood came to tha cunchurion that tho ticory is erronoous which supposes taat sinking Of mtco iv ihe result of disease. examtlo under big observation was in perfest health and in bigh spirita, | Tus veeal perfurar- ances were nndonbsediy the natural exaression of u happy stato of feoling, and indicae? a round canaition of the bronchial tutes, lung: and muscles of the abdomen. Troi ext tmeute with thig and other species of the tamil of rodents, the Doctor inctines to the opition that tho entire order ** pocso4 a Jarze amount of undeveloped ability for musical ut‘erance.” Sing: ing rate havo beon observed, which, with te house-mouso and the wood-mouse, maka threo woll-marked govern of the Murids, which ara ‘known to have melodious voices und a capacity for the tunoiu) use of tham, Of the Seuride, or squirrela, Dr. Lockwosd asserts tuat the gray squirrel, tho chipmnuk, and the flying syuirrel omit musical sounis; whilo tho woodenuck whistles in its burrow, and tho young rabbit utters a silvory-ringiug ery when in danger af cayituro, Who knows with what deliciona music ba nught be rowarded who should faithfully eul- tivate tho latent power of song that seems to be tho native gift of tho itereatiog trive of the Rodentia? REASON IN ANIMALS. The Rey. J. G. Wood hus Istely published a work outitledt ** Man and Beast Here and Here- aftor,"in which he has advanced tho theary, that, by reation of their intelligence and sazaci:y, the lower orders of animals may claim with man the heritaye of immortality. Tae hypothesis in sustained by a multitude of curious facts cun- cerning the habits of animals, which tend to show tbat many dumb croaturos aro eapable of carrying on a procoss of thought, and poaseus an absolute power of reasoning. In treating of the ability of insects to hold counsel and com- municate idoas with each other, Mr, Wood adduces the following interesting incident ao» eyidence that the wasp is ondowed with tho thinking prin- ciple: A onl example was witnessed by me lant eiminer, At Drualtastetiine, some plecen of tho While uf et Werslelt ona plato. A Wany cane in at the windew, and, atter Sying alow’ for a white, alighted um tus plato, went tothe pive of egg. and tried tu eatery i Wishing to Hou What the duesel would tio, 1 woubt nol allow it tu be disturbed, Afier aeveral unvvailing pbs ta lit the plore of eget. the wisp bad tt down and tir ont of the window, Peesentiy tro wanza came In, New direct to the piste, pleked dp the ploce of ega, ahd, iu vous way or atlicr, contrived to ho Whidow, Thav were ‘evidently the jon whom Ithad torched to Vi fon tbat, when the waspn reaclicd (hele hone, they would teil thelr curupaulens of their good feriuie, and ao 1 pat auine taore eg om ho plats oud walled, Ina very wiost thing wan after wasp came fn, went te tho plate without bestia. Mon, and carried off » place of eit, Tho strewn of waeba war a0 revtular that T was stile to frac thom to their newt, Which was nu dane wbout half a mulls feom iy user he iusect hind evidently reasoned with Itself tht, although the plece of nag wae too heavy for ony was}, fr inigist be curtied by two; a0 it went off to Bud a companion, told it tha wlateof Chingy, wud hades tit to Letp {t in carrying olf the vovetod morsel, ‘Lhen the twe bud ev: uy told the ovuer inhabitants of the Bed! thut there wav a supply of new aud dainty food within reach, aud bad acted “ew yufdes to the locality, Tero fa positive proof that thoss in ects possess a ¥ Aefinite lanyiteye of their own, for it te Maposnlete Vint human badge could bave acted tn e wore ratlvol manner, MALIGNANT PUSTULE. Iu tho csao of two patiouty who died of the Tare dinoave, “ maliguant pustulo,” which occurs among farinere, butchers, and those who Laudle cattle, the preseuge of bacteria—oue of the loweat of vegotable orgauvisns—pas beeu dia- covered. At tho autopsy of the iirat cnge, tho wtumech was found to be particularly alfected,—~ the whola mucous membrane being swollen, pully, aud reddoned. lu sovoral Jaryo spots the ewelling Was capoctally manifest, owing in part to extravagated blood, audio part to local gau- greno. Pyof, Vircbow prououuced the disease malignant puatule on @ first examination, und the wisroscope vonfirwod bis opinion. On tho wurfaco of the gangrenous spots, and also in (he parenchyma of ihe favisle walls, there were fouud evorinouy quantities of the purasitic olo- ments genorally known by Davalne’s name of bacteridiy. Theso moutly appeared as maneey of felted, not branching threads, wuich wero somponed of a number of Little rou-lke bodies of equal length, A few manaes wero mado un of gronpa of equal-tized prannles (mierococci). ‘Tues appearances proved the erin to Le one of tho od myensia tafestinalis, a svecial form of known aa milzbrand, or aplecn gangrano, atignant pustule. In the aecond case, bac teritia wera found in masses in the binod nt tho beavt: and, a day after, fo the mesenteric roin. ‘Tho blood iad carried these fungi into all the orzans; but. in the gangrenous apota in the in- toptiner. thera were uo rode or fibres. only heaps of mictoce Dr. Orth inoculated a rabbit with the freeh biood of a casa of malignant pus- tule, and from hin rabit a weennd one, and fo on iniilcight were imfacter, Masres of bnac- teridia were afterward fonnd fn yue blood and connoctive tisgno of all these enunals. THE POTATO-DISEACE, ‘Tho foyal Agricultural Society of London bag, along with other investigations, been proyecnt- ing inquiries into the cause aud provention of the potatosliseaso, Threo years azo, Fart Cathcout offere] a prize of £100 for enzays on the preven- tion of the dixease, Tim offer reauited in clicit- ing no fresh ihformation, and failed of direct heucfit. But it atirred the Rociety to active deal- ing with the subject. and prizes were offered for potatues reputed to be proof against diseane, ‘Iwo prizes wera promise, at the beginning of 1874, for potatees of existing varietie: " nine are to Lo awarde! five sears fe vi iat may bo crigitstod meantime. Six ompetod for the fiat prizes, ‘Tu au ject thesn to a practical test, 100 pounds of Yarieuy were sent to twelve stations in England, fone in Secottand. aud four in freland, Daring the suanner, a Botanical Tus Visited — eae station, and found di 1 ateting the patatess in every iuctance. ‘Thus far, no progress has bren mada covers of menus for preventing the imation has been acy} tice colivcted, that will bear upon this moxt inmorcant point, Above all, it has. been azcartaimed what conditious of dui! and Invittare coniine the di to the narrow Timia, Prof. Da Barry, who has been et the dineass froin a weientilie po.nt of viev, re fers ite orign tos fangs (2s eoaospird in, which fire at.acks tie Tees, and. aft suming the mirinent afurdet upon the petiole, ant ko prs p Afurther repariof the Comanttes of bn airs will bu pablinted coon, DISCOVERY OF A LOST PLANT. rt tine aga, We cited & puunber of ine stances wharein tho vicality of sada had been preserved far a loug period of years, ‘There hae lately come to hebta freab cave, which will rank Aniony the tasst curious on tecud. ‘The mines of Laurium. in Gi which were worked about 1,609 years ago, ing gicat measure, compes- edof ecoria, or tha refuss of sneient mines lich atill yields & high percontageof silver. To clearing nway a macs of this refuse, a qnautity of aveds wero discovered, which must have been buried fur at Joast tifteen couturies. Tentored to conditions fayorakls for germination, to the heat of the eun and contac the ta wave eum of life, bitrst their bi ant yinto ths earth, and threx mp clignt, Wher these last bad bud- epecica of ile y of tho order and Diorcarides youn their writin sts goldun cor, bt fais iste. ta he Xow, 6h " AR Saville Ki the Royal ba W ye Bay, a fine speeimen of the augler (Lophius Amevicanns), hk he pas placed in the Manchester Aqua- riuta, This is the (irat url only exam; fo of the kpecios on exhibition, and it is expected that niiny new aud interesting facts will bo wocured by av observation of its habits, ‘The tixh in not tare on the coasia of America, and i called the enormous bead, aad wide, gaping mouth. vished with rows of sharp. curved tee, thng about the head are numbers of worm-li appendages ch the animal is said to de- coy young fishes withia reach of its terriol jaws, Atisto.lo mentions the angler, remsrkioy that i: ia eaiied fisher Lecauxe of ita habit of at- traeting small fis with .t4 deceptive head-g: The oppostumty is yow afforded cf watebing th tress of the ereslure, and proving just how mitich #trategy enters iute ite piaus for snariu, ullibls fisies. FISH-CULTURE, an offost is beius mude to introduce ealman and trout into the rivere of the Capo of Guot Hope. The warn temperatise of the water will from him his well-worn, gransy hat, and imors- vianl an odo thereon. Tho moat forward beg: the honor of clinking his glags, Had thor bern faurel in tho neighborhood, it is probable ho would have beow crowned, ‘Tho rea istarclina smiled, nodded, and drank copior The Gatacy for February. _————— SJUDUE McMANAMA, ‘The Way Me Teaches Important Les wons from the ouch. Foon the Loutavitte Ledger, Tho Hon. 0. 2. McManama, who, aines his accession to tha Bonch, haa secured an onvistlo notorioty,—has in a word become famour,—is Vv unlike Jet Harte’a Heathon Cuines. Ale is cortainly, in hts particular modo of getting at things, 4 trifle ‘¢peculiar.” Ho basa way of his own, and often onforces tho law iu & mavner a# novel a8 it 18 affective, An instance or two will gorvo to illustrate what we mean, WoW iE TEACHES MuaULATE. During tho famous Smoot trial in Owen this circumstance occurred: AS fa usual in suon casos, thie witnowues woro * aoparated,"—that i, they ‘sero allcalled and sworn at the opening of theca, and charged by the Court to romain Outvide the roow tl calied to testify, and not ta confer together or tall w:th any one as to the tentinony given or to be given in the caso, This 484 precaution reyarded proper to guard againat manafazmneing tee mony. Amoug tuo witntesey go charged in this case Wau ono Whose manner was in dome degres Belt important, awl whose hosting, whether he sc intended or uo. waa Buca 4s to Indicate that he regaraol binweif of grestur importance thaw felluw-wisnesses, “A short time alter the withedsed were asvorn, charyed, avd separated, aud while a witness way tuatirying in the cuse, tlur individual—wo will call him Smith, becouce thar was not hiv naue—walked into tho gourt- room “to kes a mn.” ro Muanama. who, by tho was, peco ing that rakes pluco ta tho Court, at ouce, uun bit outrance, stopped the witness who waa (4 , Gud ordered the Clerk to otter a unit of &: Stith (so-called) did nos enter the room again till ke was cailed ta tertifs. At tae cooclumou of Lis exinmation he was allowed to retire dis Honor startled hit by the fol- apeoch : iNo.d on, Mr. Smith (so-called): T fined you n shore while ago, fur entering “the courteracm indeflance of the charge of the Court. Upon redeetion, 1 am eauehed that £ did not usa the best mode of dealing with you. J want to Hay to you, that you have an air of are roganes snd nelfamporcance, which 13 peculiarly oilensive (0 conrts, Iduubt not you came inte the court-rocta ashile ago, bot Lecauee you had occasion ay ta dv, bat to exhibit your im- portance Loiure your felluw-witnesacs—to show them thit the direct.on to remain onteide did not apply to you. [ want to teach you that yuu ato imistaken in the estimate Fou placo upen scuréelf, und imprees you. with the fuct that in this Court thore ure no privileged in-bvidusts, Aud to do thiv{ do not thivk 1 alopted the most elfeciive wnethod. ‘Therefore, Treiut the tino isposes aud wilt send vou to Jail for (new hours, ‘Take him, Mr. Sherif!" And Mr. Shoriif tuok hin. A NICE YOUNG MAN. Another case occurred in the Henry Court. It ibe Lorne inmind thet ander (he General es A Person cunvicted of carrying con- cented a deadly wetpon imget, ay pact of tuo penalty. by confined am jail cau days at the very least. Attho Inte term of the Heury Court, at ve havo the sory froin one who koows, uve of the nico yoang men ebout town was tried for and convicted of this offense, the verdics lixing tho confinement in jail at the mivimum of teu days, Sail pico young man felt thut ba wie hopulesniy dove" fur” if this fudgmont was enforced 3 that lis cuaracter would be bighted z tial tho young ladies of lus set would novor Countenntica him again,—they would nub sswo- cinta with a Jait-bird, Sa his attorney made a most pathetic appeal ta the Cont to mitigate the rigor of tne judgment i lg, ‘The counsel did not, of courxa, base Wupon the grounds indicated above, but gtoand that the jail-honse was filthy, dainp, and wnlieultby i which to Couto a dented as peculiariy eluquout, touching, aud gallveric, itis ifonor Indgo McMauama, wo aro told, listened with apparontly — rapt’ attention, and auon & dd vigns which encouraged tha eloquens advocate in the bebef that he way make fag a deci sod unprestion upon the judicial mind. Waits yyand peorstion the speach was cou- and the mutton submitted, odilge iovked sym;aiheuc acd sad, Ha began to anuowwice hie decision in soft, musical tunes of voice, and exinbited im his manace ua rinall degree of the milk of huwan kindueps. J am fuily sausilod,” said be, ‘that this ape ave examined tho jail pea it ta be not only uns county, aud a 8! 0 liaidonad inals in ouch pitce. £ would not thu of ning & goutletuan thera.” prove the great obstacle in the way of the sne- cons of the onterpriee. ‘The latitude of the Cay. iw obont the name as that of New Soush Wales: viz.: from 28 to 35 deg. south, but is much lower than the correspondine arcttons of the Nerthern Homiaphere, where trout and salmon generail occur, Lt has nat yot Leon proved that raltaou wil liye iu: the waters of the northern portion ot Now Zealand, alt.ongh thay fie south at 35 dev. and grave doubis ure entertained aw to the thriving in the still warmer elimatos of the Cup. If tho experimon! stecaeds, the acquisition wilt ropay all cost and tsk, AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TREES, A fow years aa, there sppearoil iu the “Pro- cocdiugy of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences” a raper on the identity of relative great huilde.y, to forgot all about the Jevue dea eifure be msde was to pote dawn bis mapreosiund, and tay ouly book be louked lg widerad from Florence to Naples in hi: 4084, Without baggage—cuutede with blae skew aud good ely of this life, canued tu of Leconaug «ie ed to his apatiouc uaturo, of ovtoriug A coNvelt Wau ver usly Uhought of or not, 20x or eryhe Weelts It wad ubauss Lor- gutten, and Plancio, without any qnuuey, re turned to Paria, zune reveiyod bh Keven youre’ absvse: Divgouen, among those youag mou whou Shurgee dowreil iu hte novels. Momua, charactorr in numerous allied species of American and Eurorean trees, in which it waa shown that American tzocs aro compatatively dwarfed in thorr habit. Tues havo emalior seedy, smailer buds, closor nodes. levs ragutar and fess twigee beads, thinner leaves, deeper serasures, & higher sutuwnel coloring than their’ near Enropean adick, A European observer has lazesy added tu (hoeo notus the fuct tat Amerivatt specios cas: their leaves eardor im tie fall than hour kindred spovics in Europe. EVANESCENC What's tho brightnens of « brow 2 What's a moutiof pearls uod corals? cauty Vani-hes like a vapor, Frese the men of musty worala, Should tho crowd, then, agea since, Have shut Weir vara ta ntaging Homer, Bevattas the music fed a8 wun, ‘Aw ilvots ths Violet's aroma ? Ah, for me, T thrill to aco ‘Tus bloom a velvet clive’ discloses : Maas of intl woll beteve if So are iillas f bu ara reed, Harriet Prescott Spoyurd in Harper's Magazine for february. ‘Tho Last of the Qohemians. This title waw conferred by tho litcerateure of Para upon Gastavye Pianehe bcesuiy it was thonght imporsitlo that such another ehuracier would aver bu found. vest poiut iu his mixery ho inherited es Of § 15,000 cr Sie,tlld, which, vested, wouul have pitypliod the ig wun pie lite, ta coulus did nue oveur to bit, Ho made his sdiens to Belzuc, under whom the * Chronijue" was about expire ing, in epito of tho tulont of its stat, took Lis fulieritauve with bin, aud felt fur Italy, whera ho remained for coven yeitts, until, in 8 word, ma pebiimony wit oxhdurted. Tue traveler now und then waw a fat, ecedy man tolling about in the Vatiean and dt, Potur's, lounging about, on tho Pinciv or lyiug on the grass, ‘Tne ehsim of au idelent fifa nore could appre than be, ‘Lo eat and drmk 10 kia lodging: out btint, tu loos at tho Apullu Belvidere wy any idea of mubing an avticla out of him, to tal. to woll-inurructed ert-pigrims, to nute an ceed sional dofuct in ho aiouitectural lines of tho deus Moudes—this Was somothing wlan to hap- pinusa, dio who had all bis life Leen such a constant reader, did hut tead auy wuure. ‘Lue unly mental owas tne fe, thauden Lf ronOW= to Iu, out ho seodi= bow! Daring this yar nie id wardtubo did nol uce er, Che melting aay of his fortune aud bis love to entertain suis ew To ave bis matetsal wate anppliad and geatify his Caate far vescarch without coimpalaion, Was dons that appa sl- Whetusr the notion Where thy editor of his mogu- mi with eifuson. dite appeaiouce in the Lavin Quarter after a in tha Cou tderaaiy eran ercated ne Ashe tuok hs ecng in tha Cele Hobsiaian post saa; eo a“ “4 Have tho lawyer looked at his ciiext and gave ivucicant wus of uiamph; aud the coupto- of the young maa was liguted up by a pluila whick wae tiny “ebid-like and bland,” , rexutied [is Hunor, utter pausing to they have la the 24 juil-house, which sUs9 Oxi: pitialargs, clean, dry, and Tudewt, way itis not far trom being polstial; aud thy joisr there ie, withal, « must hospitable and cultivated — ger Tho porulty de uluuse of which the defendant has beou cons viewsl by the jury—who aloue are tho Jadges of ie facia; let this be bourne in mind—s beyoud the dincretion of the Court, aud applios to every cuss of citizens, aud to every wdividual, uo miat+ ler how cultivated and cetined, woo is found wita adeadiy weapon upon his person, Leuce, Lem powerless co gtaat Us defendant su munity from the wiprisoument ; but 1 cau save Lit froin the aauyer to his healti wud tife whieh woud folluw trou: ten duys ta che Ueury County ail. “Mr. Clerk, you will onter an order directing the Sherif ta deliver the dosesndaut tu the jailor of Vravkiin County, aud direct said jailer to receive and hold lun in custody for the period lixed by the verdict 1m this vase." Here tho prisauer almsst swooned in utter coustornatian,—tor at Frankturt he was Lonized Dy a large circle of the “best dowety." His ot tomney, to uses phraso of the railroad, immo- diately “rung his baesing bell,” and pleaded ue eloquently as bvfure that Mis clieut might bo alowed to servo unt the koutence at home, that bs huuniiation might not bo noised abroad, Very woil,” smd tho Judzo tiuslly, “be it 80; but, Mr, Clera, let tho record slow that it is upon the motion and request of tho defendant Lois wmce young mun, und if ho catenes bis divata Uy that dump old jall hia bléod muas out by upon tny bande," “4uat young roan will never touch another piztul. — Epidemio Amoag the Ugly Men in New Work, Leiter from Stra, Burnieon ty st. Louis Republican, ‘Lio’ wen wre ceitamly euioras frum woud dresdiulimaligoont complaint. Lvorywasre 1 near tiles of punto potty, xnnoylng wmUE quel ladies, m dome cases niddle-ayed wud Ubpravod. Beosing Women, ato recuiving from nin iu Lorse= ead, You van tuck your feet under your seat ae far ag you ploaso; your next neighbur is Bere to Poko About in the “straw with bis No. 223, aud mado you wretcued trying to chanyo Oversuoos. Af the villain has a vewspoper, ho Gpeus it onk wido, ant lets the band wolding ib auxt you rost agabcet your arm with & goutle prosdare, which increates from Gus to tino o8 tye paragraph undor cousileraiion seems to regulate, if tho car ix crowdod, bo throws his sim Luhind into tha window, and pokes you occamtoually in the necs, Ho makes 2 donkey of hiuimai¢im a hundred ways, bug occasionally he meots bia mate, Ina Broadway yobliclow uy vutered and found @ seat ext a melaucholy~ Joong mnat—a sallow, wickly apecinen, (it wouktn't be halt wo bad if the niee-lussiug mew aid thao beget, things; but thoy dou'e ; it's always tha borrid ones.) Aud thie particular quan was vory horrid; bis dress was diemal; be wore blac worsted gloves and a siock, A man Who Wears o block is capable of auything, Dut this Uveuspecting women did now bucw taut Sho kaw that be carried in one band uve or wx numbers ot Beoehor's “ Lito of Chrtet.” Pere hups bia bagenzo reavsnied ber; cor! felt uo sulicitution till Bho tolb une pudgy Un,er poks her on the shoulder, Sho wat tu ‘The pusuitg tuger mauve avethor pro Kut ci the very edge of the seas and linn a buttoy of her coat, St:ll the dw Jowed her up, wud this true gave nera 4 nounced iavitation tu fall oi wich te tilse old woruted glave, ‘Lbis way too mith, aint the Taty tursed round and wldressud Luin an 3 Joud yuuws thus ¢ lub you a tice euch af way 10 bo cereying arcund to Life of Const © aud Posts somen ta their bas! " Ibites & tout 3 but decisive oretion, iycry usu ¢ te Oy D> wi-9 0849 juispiod to chauge aeats Wik tie olfender anoertuck iv elo rude eck Of Gow teed, or twa Uf Whom oxprowed thuutszives 4b eutte flod that, if all ladiew touk tho cacoa ip their Own Lands in hike fashion, a speedy stup would La putiothe daily juwulta to sitegt-cure amd atazou fron whioli thoy now eudfer,