Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1875, Page 10

_ satablishinont, “high and 10 ‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1875.—~TEN* PAGES. ; MINNESOTA. Who Shall Be tho Next Governor--- + Boformation of Abusos in the Republican Party, The Ptoncer-Press---The Movement of Ramsey's Friends---Fisher and Pillsbury. Busincss-Depression--The Unemployed, and Why They Are So—Manufaoturing at Minneapolis, Correspondence of The Chicage Tribune, Br. Paut, Minn, June 21—Tho quastion, ‘Who eball bo our next Govoroor? cannot bo an- sivered with any dogroo of cortainty, of courso, at thia time; but tho queation of nominees will soon ba decided, as the Conventions of both partica will bo hold early, The St, Paul Dis- patch brought out the namo of Louls E. Fishor, for many years oditor of the now dofunct Pioneer, and tho ioneer-J’rcss_ seconded tha motion, and tho ontire press of tho Stato has voted yos or osy. If thia vote were final, Kisher would be Governor almost unaolmously,—only five or elx nogative yotes (and thovo vory mild) having boon cast. But thero is a whoel within wheel in this moyo- | ment; there were several objects to be gainod, First, it was sought toovolve the popularity and standing of Gov, Davis; Fisher's atrongth wan alroady known; at least, it was known thatho liad notan onomy in tho Stato, noyor having run for an office, Second, the frionds of ex-Sonator Ramsoy, by making a show of sup- port of Fishor, almed to menaco Coy. Davia and his faction, and crowd him from the track; in which effort thoy succecded, as Davia has withdrawn tnconditionally, Thie Fishor movement was tnatigurated by tho friends of Ramsoy, and they have ascertained by this siir- mistung that Davis is not atrong, and elthor bo orany of his pronounced frionds can casily ba defeated in Couyention, bnt, if not thero, cer- tainly before tho people, with Fisher, or some equally ny unobjectionablea man, Imprimia, this State is constitutlonally Republican, ‘Tho party ling held tha Commonwealth for many years. Its record, gn tho wholo, isa croditable one, although MANY ADUSES WAVE CREPT IN. ‘Tho party is detorminod to hold the State Ad- minigtcation,—and the same faction of tho party, too,—that beaded by Ramsoy. Davis gave mortal offenso to tho loading Republicans in the State by bis disorgapizing course last win- tor in the Sovatorial contest, which resulted in tho dofeat of Ramevy, tho is the head of tho tug which bas controlled the politics and spoils in this State gluco tt was admitted into the Union. This “big ring” includes alt the lessor ringa out of which so many avo fattened and grown rich in purse, Sinco its defoat, several havo passed through tho painful process of being wonnod from the “public teat,” and boon forced to try foran indepondont existonce ; und others must toon submit to tho samo ordeal. Davis hagbeon onoof the mon most prominont tm bringing ubout this result ; bnt he has soemed to lack tho jndgiment and shrowduess to hold tho advantage, Ho avaticd himualf of the uucasy state of focl- ing which existed two years ago, an! rodo into oxer, His career hay beon somo%):st brilliant, put of the optemeral land, Ho whl wturn to Aung profession, of which bo fa a shining light. ‘This defeat of the Itamscy ring {0 the olection of Senator McMillan has causod A CONSTANT EXCITEMENT over since in the rauks of the ofliccholdors and hapgers-on to the Stato 1. National publio cribs, Thoycan no longer—tho latter class— squeeze tho Tich contractors and othors of the yormin clasa who fatten on a sick aud burdenod public. Ramwoy ts accounted an honost man, end ho no doubt is; but, through bis influence, dishonest men have got into placo and power, and havo plundered tho pubilc, though not with his Knowiedgo or sanction, He has beous faithfuland especially ofticiont: representative of Alinno- | sota's intoreste at the National Capital, Tho inain object in defoating bim was to reach aod atriko down othors, His best frlonds under ntand the aitnation, and have aot about applying mromedy, Ono of the moana to thia ond was the consolidation of the Pioneer and Press,— rathor the swalluwing of the Pioncer by the Press,—which was dono go nicoly and offectually that the managers and employes of the Pioneer suppored they were doing the swallowing in- stead of boingswallowed. They came to reastizo their condition, and to find out THEY WENE IN Til BELLY, when the Preas commonced to" hoave up” with neingular precision that landed the formor Pio- necr mon, one by one, out of the Pioneer-Press dry” on shore, to luok out for thomaolves. They awakenod from thoirtranco, looked abont thom, and, realizin; tho situation, ejaculated that cabalistic (thong! withont occult meaning in this connection) word: “Bold!” ‘These wore the loading and iu- fluential dailes of Minoosota, avd the #ioneer= Dress in now one of the ablost, and, in all re- ¥pectd, Dost nesepanare in the Northwest, aod will continuo to bes power without a rival in tho State, Lhe guise of indepondence assumed azflor the consolidation was ovly thick enough to partially cover the real purposes of tho brilliant eduor of the Press, to wit: ‘To give au oppor- tunity to run tho Republican boat on to dry~ dock, turn up ita kecl, ucrape off the baruaclea which had collected there in formidable numbers, rocalk, and again set it adoat, with “The St. Paul J'ress" (minus the namo Pioneer) diuplayed. at tho mant-boad,—lits guido and meator,—with ita old-time vigor, pennons flying and sails filled with s favoring brooze, bent on the mission of cartying the Hopublican wei 3 eafely through, vita ‘all that implios." Thero are a groat many good men in this Sinte who favor this movement to grcb rid of tho ‘Tito Barnacles and sayo the partys and it would not bo inv) of A Burprige to any ono who kuows anything about the situation in Min- nesota if it should be a succous, ‘Lho purty must have the leading paper in tho Btate on its ride; it has no other orgau anywhere noar adequate to tue exigencies of the mituation. ‘THY RESULT OF THIS MOVEMENT. ‘This movomeut will resultin turning ovor- board tho ' Lili" Kings, the Donnollys, ot id Renusomns, If this result is acoomplished, it will ropay tho effort. Though the Republican Party in this State is not especially corrupt by Quy meane, aud admitting it to be as free from taint sain auy other Stato, atlll the best ship's bottom bas barnalos which must be scraped of. Whon the owuers refuso to examine for foul bottom, und, still more, when thoy deny the evidence of their own sonsos, ber destraction iu imminent, ‘Lhe experience of parties in this wou othor States, the past two or throe years, demonstrates tho corroctners and force of this simile as applied to partics, In view of alltheve Incty, thero i¢ a atrong desire in many quarters forachange. Sinco the * Hill" King aud Mell- Fath exposures, people have grown distrustful of men who make politica s trade, ‘They fcol that it would be well to pluce mon {n powor who are frebh from thoir own ranks, who have vot been euspectad of plundering the public, who aro not meubera of any caualy, and whose charactors are sbove reprouch, This ia the vecret of the enthusiasm which euch names a4 Louis £. Fishor and the Huo, John 8. Pilebar Srestes, Ly the way, it now looks ag thoug! Vieher would be the nominee of the Liberal- Democratic party, and Vilisbary of the Repub- licans, Uf 80, the contest would bo close, but quite sure to reyult in the election of Pillsbury, Inaumuch aw the Republican party bi vernal thousand majority in the Stato, aud Pillabury ts uuexceptionabig “in bis pulitical and por sonal charactor, and there ta no apparent reason shy he xlould bot command the outire vote of thovarty. If vomosuch a man is not nom. Inated, and a nomination is made of a Davis man, thor will be a bitter contest. ‘The Ram- soy faction will array itsolf against the nominee, tako up Fisher, and put him into the Guberna- torial Chair, Davis is note successful political lundor; he hasa persoual maguotiem, a biand- ness of manner, but lacky the indefatigable Inbor and porsistence of tho Ramsvy leaders. Davis bas no ofilciont eapta.ns; tamyoy haw those with = bim who willingly ac- knowledge him their leader, who are men porbaps of greater broadth of view, of more ine passioued force, of keauer intellect, aud just ay Peraistont, which, with plenty of money, are tha cayential clementa of tho wuccess of any party, ‘ (THE MAIN OBJECT IN VILW, The main object wil! bo to secure the Legine Inture and the balance of the Htato ticket, with tho hope that Fisber would not be particularly bowie ta the men ae, sleeved di. ; 10 changes made by Benator MedMilis doen injudiolous and ill-advised inthe wmarne of bringing them about, sod na improvomous in the matter of qualifications of merit, Ho should haye bad some better reagou for tho removal of 3fr, Wheelock from the bb, Paul Post-Oldco than he hag given or is ablo / Minneapolis and St, Paul, and on t! that road. This causo, with othora which nocd not be named lioro, have produced a depression in business of all kinds, and tho speculative prices of real estate Lave been "* knocked higher than a kite, ostate lias noarly hold its own in price, though sory littio ia changing bande. ‘Thero was a melancholy waste of onorgy, labor, and manor, in that Northern Paciflo onlerpriso, both directly and indirectly. Ido not propose to discuss the lamontablo failure now, but to call attontion to tho effects which sti!) show thomsclves on the surface and tend to produce anfferiug. Tho con. atruction drow tliere a largo numbor of men of all ctaseca,—some to got work, somo tospeculate, and some to mako what thoy hopod would be pormanent homes on itsline. Some have been Buccessful, while others havo vot. Afany lost thoir occupations elsowhore, aro unadle to regain thom, aud honce are outof employmont,—will- ing to work, but camo horo then than aro neaded now, erence is to workmen, ~Thore is plonty of room hero yet for all othor classos. tion ‘then, aud the curtailmont now, havo left many men out of employment. lumber mea at Minneapolis. anoual decroaso in the amount produced the past throo years; now tho mills aro rnnaing but ten hours 8 day, have ron day and mon is throws out of employmant—many of them with nothing to do ani ate, many of them, desporate mon, on finds nome mischief still for idlo hands to do,” Crime is on the increase, and will be sa long as this condition of things continucs, <Anothor featuro of tha eitnation: Scorca of men aro coming in from tho log-drives,—have been in tho woods all wintor.—clamorous fur thoir pay, audcannotget it. ‘Choy were omployed last fall by men engaged in gatting out logs to soll to tho manufacturer, with the nndorstanding they wera to bo psid when their employers roalizod on tho logs. Thero is now no sala for logs; the lumber-deslers sre of the opinion that tho stock of lumbor now on hand had botter bo Tess than moro, although the stock was nover 80 light, all things considerod, as st tho presont timo in Mfonoapolis,—only about 41,000,000 foet, —and hones thoy aro slow to purchase logs, Theao meu are quick to catch a poiut ani com- wo get our pay," milion fect dan’ bo suddenly disposed of by moana of Finz. About eight million feet havo boon so destroyed within o was cloarly tho work of incendinrica. £ am unable to say who kindlod tho firca; if I know, I should report and got the large reward offered. Thero can bo but one logical inference fram tho above statement of facts. opinion horeabouts. Up came the roserves to the mella: to give. It wade thrnet at Nameoy and Ram- soy'a friond to make 8 placa for Inmsey’s enomy, This had the affect to forco or tempt Mr, Wheelock to the adoption of tho motto, “Ego ot rex mous,"—I ‘and my king; and ho and bia frionds will inangnrato n warfare on that lito, and prosecute it with vigor and cortain effect. On tho wholo, the political situation ia threatoning in Minnosota, No ono can toll juat what itis or what it will uventuato in. *HUSINESS DEPNESSED—TNE UNEMPLOYED. Going from politica to something of moro vital consoquonco, Reon be sald truthfuliy—though tt is not particularly now—that thoro ia.a genoral stagnation in business of all kinds up here. Truo, there is no pactiaula panic or revulsion, but it is (woall hope) the winding-ny of the santo or doprossion which commenced about Three yenrs ago. Yes, tho bubblo-manin and in- flation-frenzy which provailod up here in 1871- "9-3, during the construction of the Northero Pacifio Kallroad,—that groat busted bubblo,"— has loft ita offects in this Biato,-bepecially iu ho line oi apeciatice prices, init, for real CANNOD GET ANYTHING TO Do, ‘This ia a simple atatoment of a fact by a frlend of the Northern Pacitic Railroad. Again, everything was stimulated te overdoing during those flush timos, snd the result was, more men 9 rof- Tho overproduc- For example, ‘Thore haa been an whoross horetefora thoy night. One sot of ‘They uo money. a "Saton rohend the situation : “It the etock of lumber 3 largoly reduced, logs will bo wanted, sold, and is thor reasoning. A fow fow daya, aud it There ia but oue OTHER MANUFACTCRES—CNHEDIT DUE. This condition of thinge is truo, to some ox- tent, in connection with tho manufacture of flour, and all othor manufactures indocd. Man- wineturere bave beon compellod to olther reduce wages, shorten timo, or diecharge part of their force, Most of thom have wisely coucluded that a halt-lonf is bettor than no bread for both, and keep nearly their ontiro force on roduced wages or short tho; them aro yours of assietance of Jal and, ifnow s yoar of advorsity comes, thoy should try to make tho full year poy for the lean ono, and dono this, bo it said to thoir credit! ‘Lhey show @ commendable apititin persisting in their entar- prisos in the hope of bettor times, and with tho aasnrance of at loast doing their duty.—truo to that spirit which is so characteristic of Americans in timos of distrovs,—during tho bricf ioterval that will elapse boforo tho native enorgy of the mannfacturors of Minneapolis ia proparing tho full recovery of tho oxtensive indastrios thoro, aud most, if uot all, of doing well. Thoy havo hnd procpority, in which, by tho or, they havo mado monoy; tno manufacturers at the Falla have The Canadian Pucifio Nailrood, now building, has taken from those two citios nbout 1,400 men, —pgruspe more, A godsend indocd. ho more provident and industrious of the working-classes aro not deatituto of resources. They have somothing in savings banks, set aside for fimes like these. derstood that there is no panto, —ouly a quito But let it be distinctly un- noral stazuation in business. Whilo the out- jook ig not very cheerful, it Is anything but gloomy or desperate, Wo aro coming out all right, sure, soon. Goprnex, ES memmed KEARNY AT SEYEN PINES. soldlerly legend ts still on ite Journey, — Mory of Kearuy who know not to yindl *Twaaiheday whou with Jameson, erce Merry, and ‘Birne: Against ‘Tabnty thousand he rallied the fleld, Where tho red yolleya poured, where the clamor rose highest, ‘Where the dead lay inclumps through the dwarf oak rt and pine; ‘Where tho'atia from the thicket was anrest and nigh- ‘eal = ‘No chargo like Phil Kearny's along the whole lino, ‘When the battle went ill, and the bravest were solemn, Near the dark Seven Jiuca, where we still eid our ground, He rods down the length of the withering column, ‘And his heart at our warcry loapt up with s bound; Te snuffed, lke Lis charger, the wind of the powder,— Hila sword waved ua un, and we answered the sign’: Loud on cheer as we rushed, but bis laugh rang the louder, * ‘Thurvetne devil's own fun, boys, along the whole ue How He strode ‘is brown ateed! Mow we saw his blade n In theane hand atil! Jeft—and the reins in his teeth t He laughed Uke a boy when the bulidays heighten, ‘But a soldier’s glance shot from Lis visor infernal, ‘Asking whore to go{n—through the elesring or pine? encath, “Oh, suywhere! Forward | "Ta all the same, Colonel; You'll nd lovely Aghting along the whols Line} Oh, evil the blsek shroud of night at Chantilly, ‘hat hid bim from wight of bis brave men and tried! Foul, foul sped the bullet that clipped the white lily, ‘The Mower of cur knighthood, the wholo army's pridat ‘Yet wo dream that he atil,—in that ehadowy region, ‘Where thu dead form their ranks at (be wan drum- mor’ sign, ‘Ridce on, as of ofd, down the length of his legion, And the word still ta Forward, ng the whole Une, —Hdmuna Clarence stedman in Seribner for Julys s10SS. Strange tapestry, by Nature epun Ou viewless loos, aloof from sun, ‘Aud spread through lonely nooks sod grote ‘Where shadows relgn, apd loaly reat,— O niosy, of al} your dwelling-epot Ju wilich one aro you lovellust 2” Ja st when near grim roots that coll ‘Their snaky black through bomid soil? Or when you wrap, in woodland glooms, The great prone pine-trunke, rotted rod? Or when you dim, on sombre tombs, ‘The roquigacats of the dead? Or 18 ¢ when your tot {a cast In eomie quaint garden of the past, ‘On some gray, crunibled basin’s brim, conchs that mitdowed Tritous blow, ouder, through the poplury pri, Lovie up the surrcted chateau t Nay, lovelicet are you when time wosyes Your emerald Alms on low, dark eaves, ‘Above where pink pordh-roses peer, And woodbines Ureak iu fragrant foam, ‘And children laugh, ., . and you ean near ‘The beatings of the beart of Home, Edgar Fuucett in the July Atantie, BRIDGES. AND WINGS, Fach song I send thes ja. bridge, Built by thy bappy lovers — Ayolen Lridy by whic my Jove ‘To thee, swcel ld, comes over, And all my dreams Lave angel-wiu) + lade up of emuilos sud alyhing Lighter Wan alr) ou which iuy love e6, dear hears, comes dying, Translated fron Geibet by James Brectian Clarke, An Objection, Richmond (Va,) Enquirer, A colored philosopher observed on Sunday, White in covereation with a friend on Clay etrect, ‘+E duen’t b'iove in baviug » pardener wen you've on'y got ® awall busivess. If yor wake cuny tuing, why, yer dou't git it, antif yer lose, yer have to lose it all.” “Jougo," remarked bis no- quiescent cumpanlon, LITERATURE. IN MEMORIAM, Tlowe-Saetonee 14’ Fraxor; avy Oren Parens, By the Lato Mra, Hanny M. Fret, With Some No- tices of Hor Lifo and Charact 2mM0., DH. 25 Now York: George P, Putuain's Sons, Price, $1.60, Atouching tribute to the momory of a good and gifted woman ia horo presented with fino taste and feoling by hor mourning huaband, It consists of somo fragments from tho records of hor life, some testimonials to her vittues and talents that wero printed in tho nowspapors after hor death, and a collection of letters descriptivo of homoe-life in France, with a fow other papara writton at various ftutorvale by the decensod. Although it fs stated in the prefaco that the vol- ume was propared “ not for (ho world, but for tho hearts that loved her," it has» general in- torest that fully justifios its publication. Bira. Henry NM. Fiold wae one of tho leading womon of tho intolloctual circles af Now York City. She wasn native of Franco, and » mont- ber of nobio family. Left an orphan at an carly ago, slo was placed ata calobrated bonrd- ingeachool in Paria, whero sho recoivod a thor- ough education. On attaining her majority she dotorminod to earn her own livelihood, and be~ camea governess in tho family of Sir Thomas Hislop, of England, whoro who had chargo of tho education of his only child, now tho Countess of Minto. On tho falfltmont of this charge eho returned to Franco Franco nod entered tho family of tho Duke do Praslin, in which she resided in the character of foverness soyen oroight years. Shortly after tho torrible tragedy that bofoll this house, viz. + the murder of tho Duchees by hor hnsband, and Lis subscqnont sulcido, she came to America to sock in now scones forgatfjlnoss of tho sad and haunting momorios of tho past. In May, 1801, a year anda holf after ber ar- rival in this country, sho was marricd to the Ney. Ionry M. Field, at that timo pastor of a church in Wost Springficld, Moss, Throo yoara Inter-her tnsband becamo ono of the proprietors and editors of tho Keangelist, and removed to Now York City, where the two resided until the doath of Mra, Fiold in March of tho present yenr, The charming social graces that Mra. Field poescesod ns 4 horitage from hor nation, united with unusual areotncsa of disposition, purity of character, and brilliancy of intelloot, walifed bor to taxo bigh rank is the moat ro- tinad and cultivated socioty of Now York, and this position was accorded her during the twonty yoars of her lifothero. For sovoral years, aud until her eyes failed hor, she was Principal of the Fomale Art School at tho Cooper Union, while bor cravon heads have froqdently adornod tho walls of the New York Academy ‘of Dosign. In all tho relations of lifo sho was 8 trie woman ands generous friend, and many grotefal hoarta rovere Ler memory for the kindness, tho clarity, and the encouragemont elo frocly disponsed, Hor sketches written in Paria in 1867 posacra unusual value as coming froma candid and dis- criminating woman who was born and nurtured in France and in tho Roman Catholio religion, but who in maturo life became s loyal Amorican and a dovont momber of a Protostant church. A eamplo of the easo and graco of hor writing is afforded in tho following oxtracts from her pore trait of Poro Lyacintho at Notre Damo ; Aithough Uwns already nndor tho magnetism of this extruordinary man, my eye sa an artist | took fn all tho nurroandings of the rcena. In scenta effect, nothing could exceed the beauty of tho tableat,—tho dark background of the pulpit, inanclent carvod oak; the form of the preacher, ron- dered moro striking by the robe of his order (he ia a Carnacilte monk, and wears a long sorge gown, with only nandala on his fect), with bis whito cowl thrown ‘back upon his abontder, bia head shaven so as to leave ouly 8 ehiaplet of hair upon bis brow, while tho lhe from above fell upon his bare head, std bis couttto- nance, so sad ani beautiful, yet responding with quick sympathy to all tho regards turned toward him, Surely, if be had studicd ll this mise en scens, he ls o inater of art, ‘Me began to epeak ; and from that moment I wished to beliove In the sincerity, fu the plety, in tho Curis. tlan falth, of this man; for, if ie is not all that, be profanes” the most’ beutiful gifts of Drovis dence, Never did a yoice more sympathetls strike’ my ear; over did art mora perfect captivate ‘and control tho human heart, , . . . Dut merely to repeat his arguments and illustrations could give you no impression of tia power; for it lay in the nan, in his eye, his gesture, and Lis voice, In trua eloquence thera is something which cacapes analy sis, a power beyond words,» inagnetism vibrate et # tile, which pengtratos like lightning, which cannot be deacribod, but which is only felt as tho intensest action of the human soul, To make you understand ita effect, I inuat paint for you that countenance no mo- ile, dow grave and stern, and now wearing s look of Ineffable tendorncns, Hin gesturea wore full of energy ani snimation, ‘There wns inteneo lifo in every lind and every motion, Now he appeared as if he were tho accusor of bis hearers, flashing the light of conscience on every doed of gull, At such a moment, one might beliove that he heard anothor Savonarola thunitering against tho vices of the age, ‘Then suddenly hin tono changed, snd fie manner became. tender bad alnicat caressing, au if ho would draw the multitude to the feot of Him whoea nuuny be described, * * * in recalling this marvelous preaching, it sooma to me that there fs in it something of tho senacs as well asoftho spirit, I will not use the word “acnsual,” for it wonld not express my thoughts, nor be Just fo the preacher,. Lut there jaan element of passionate emotion, which tao marked in the writings of Saint ‘Therees and Sladame Oryon,—a minglivg of burean with Divino love, the overflowing of a heart yearning for affection, but which, ahut up from all domestic fies, pours itself out in lave for all mankind. But ‘what's faxcnation in this eloquence inspired by the inoat passionate love to God and to men! HAVE ANIMALS SOULS P Man ann Beast Mens axp Henvarrrn, Iinatrated » by More than Three Hundred Original Anecdotes, Hy the Rev. J. G. Woon, M. A., FP. I, 8,, Author of “Homes Without: Hands,” éte, "Byo,, pp. 143, New York; Usrper & Bros, Price, $1.60, Wo scarcely know of « writer upon popnlar eclenco who ins done as much es tho Mey. Mr, Wood to dissem{uste a knowledge of the curfons and intorosting fasts in tho lifo-history af tho Jower animals. For many yoars he has been as- aiduously collecting dats rogarding tho habits of dumb creatures, through original observation and through the labora of others, and from timo to time he bas put forth for the Instruction of tho public 8 bulky volume containing tha resulta of hia inquiries, doseribed in the most entertaining mauner, Ono doca not pursue a subjoct with euch falthfnl por- aigtence without having a deop lovo for it that growa with what it foeds upon. once woare not eurprieed that Mr. Wood, with his devout, gontlo, and affectionate nature, should, after hi protongod intimacy with the beusts, birda, in- sects, and fisuea, which las rovealod to him so much intellect on thoir part, porsusde himself into tho beliof that thoy aro immortal, and thon that be sould long to persuado others to share his pleagant and harmloss opinion. It is not a hard matter for the passionate lover of flowers to fanoy they Lave fecling, Doow not the pansy look up out of almout human oyes, and will not plants of every kind ecem to recognize a fond protector by flowering and fruiting oa they will not for one who hing no tender sympathy with thom? If tho loware, by their labits of sleap- jug, of moving, and of catching and eating ine uoct proy, almout convioce ua they have instinct, * how much more oan. is it to bolieve that the in- tollectual powers of tho animals, so romorkably mauifested in manifold ssgeclous ways, aro line mortal, and will bo onjoyad by their owners in tho hereaftor, as man hopes to enjoy bis identity and iudividuality, * Mr. Wood bas made the mostfof his argumont in favor of the futuro existence of anirualy, aud, it it be not conclusive, it certainty is ingenious and interesting, Ho lias accumuisted @ muiti- tude of anecdotea slowing that auimals aro capa> ble of oxerciting reason, momory, geuorosity, Lu- mor, pride, jealousy, anger, revengo, tyrauny,con> science, ayinpathy, friendship, and jove, aud that thoy have tho giftof language by which they com- uvunicate with each other, Ho les also analyzed (uo testimony of revelation, and reasons from it that the Scriptures do not deny immortality to tho lower guimate, Ho docs uot claim for them au equality with oan iu the heresftor, but moroly that they, ehyro with him the happinoes of an eternal life." Though Mr, Wood's effort fail to establish @ general faith in the futuro of ani- tials, it will uot fail to elevate thom iu the re- wpoct of every one who roads bis elaborate and trustworthy evidence of thoir intelligence and atfoction, A NEW BOOK BY CARLYL! ‘Tux Eante Kinos ur ‘Nonways Aico ay Essay ox Tue Vontuatts or Joux Knox. Dy THOMAS CauLyie, Authur of "The Mistory of Frideric IL, Called Frederick tho Great,""ete, ele, aio. pi. 237, New Yorks Marper & Urcihers, Priest LEG Mr. Carlyle bas, In bis odd, grim way,—whioh 4s proportionately intensified asthe years pass on, —added a yaluablo page to the history of Eu- Topean nations toward tho close of the dark and the dawn of the middle sges, From the Ragas of Iceland, to which the world is indobted for much of tho history of this obscura poriod ; from Snorro Sturleson's History of the Noro Kings, gleaned fromthe Sagas; aud from the notes of the Jearnod Dablinaun, the German Trofeasor, Mr. Carlyle bas constructed a conseos utive narrative of the Kings of Norway from tho year 800, when tho Uno began tn Jlarold Tiaarfagr, to the year 1897, when tho three Bcan- dinavian Kingdoms were knit togethor under Quoon Margarot, of the Calmar Union. Tho narrative fs importint, nskdo from ita sig- nificance in Norse annals, ae it exhibits tho many polnts of connection botwoen Englieh and Scan- dinavian affaira at this carly era In the life of both pooples. It ia intoresting, too, aside from ite historical value, because of the strong, sturdy Individuality of the author, Whoover bas really appreciatod the {mmonve and Invigorating influ. ence of Carlyle upon the thought of this age will never cosso to roveronce the remains of the roat master that: are visible in atl bis writings. et him ecold and rave aad roar a@ ho may, in hia declining years, when, from ago and bercaye- mont and lonelinoss lis faculties, bave Jost thoir right adjustmont, and his diaposition bas grown irritable aud unressouable, it is not to be forgotton that Carlylo hen ulterod- somo of tho Brandest sud most inspiring truths tuat word ever epoken by man, and that ho has dolivored thom in a mighty yotco that has boon heard and heeded throughout tha civilized world, In moniory of this, candid minds will regard his lato wildest words with pationt reepect and largo charity, But there fe no ospecial bittor- noas or harsbneas in this loat writing. ‘Tho atyto is somowhat roughor aud moro broken than evor bofore, but this is rather amusing than displons- ing. Who does not enjoy the whimsics, no mat- tor how pronounced, of a frjond whose virtues are many and great? It ts the peculiar favorof individuality, and ts infinitely to be proforrod to tho dead tameuoos aud samencas of common mon, ‘Tho essay on the portraita of John Knox has also its chiof value as an illustration of tho char- actoristicy of the author, Ho has a.vast en- thusiasm for the uncompromising integrity of tho great Scottish reformor, which bowed not be- foro principalities and powers, nor {was, sworyod from ite sinsplo, upright directness by tho foar or the favor of Kings. In bis inquiry into tho autheaticity of tho varions supposed portraita of Knox, Carlyle has boep led to beliovo thom all false oxcopt tho Somorvillo portrait, that bag boon handed down in tho Somorville family, and at present hangs in the Loan Gallory of the South Kensington Musoum. This picture ia, iu tho opinion of export judgoa, a copy of a por- trait by Francis Pourbus, and undoubtedly resonte # likeness of tho fenturos of Knox. t is intoresting to see from this essay what trouble Carlylo 18 willing to tako, and what caro- ful resoarch to male, in order to got at a single truth, And tho rosult {a quite worth the pains, for {vis no frivolous mattor to have tho fact made known to ue that the commonty acceptod portrait of Knox ropresonts quite auother jndi- vidual, and to Lave the truo likeness of the liero sud evangelist substituted in placo of tho falao. THE LITERATURE OF WAGNER. Ant Lirx anp Turonizs or Tucuanp Waayen, Bolected from bis Writings and, Translated Ly Ev- wanp L, Buatinaauy, With a Preface, « Catalogtia of Wagnor's Published Works, and Drawings of tho Vayrouth Opers-Houso, 12u¢., pp, 30, New Xork Menry. Holt & Co, Wagner is known to tho Intolligont publlo of America mainly as the erratic foundor of ‘tho tousio of the future.” Tho fact that ho ia also voluminons writer ia familiar to but fow. Yot thero actually exists nino stont octavo volumes of “collected works" that bear tho namo of Wagner as thelr author, and socuros place for him in literature something liko that which ho oceupios in music. Irom theao volumes of mia- collancona writings, Mr, Burlingame has selected a fow oseays and skotchos that goryo to explain Wagnor's peculiar art thoeorica, as woll ag to oxhibit bls quality ag s writer, and has horewith clothod thom forthe first time in an Euglish dress. ‘ho papers bear such titles as A Pilgrimage to Beothoyon; Dor Frojachutz in Paris; The Musio of tho Futuro; An Accuunt of the Production of ‘Taonhouser in Paria; and Tho Purposo of the Opera. From the autobiography of the enrly years of Wagner, which hoada tho list of papors, wo are ablo to got an intelligont conception of the mau who has created so much commotion in the musical world by his novel ideas of tho science of harmony and of tho mission of music. By his own frank account, ho Eivee tho impresgion of ahcadatrong gonius, full of powor, impetu- oaity, and originality, but, fu his youth at feast, scorning the schools and their yory yaluaule discipline in training and edu- cation, Putting altogothor out of viow his mu- lo and hia strange art thoories, with thoiraffocts and inflnonce, and judging solely from the tos- tmony horo offered, cho rondor ix inclined to be- Nove Wagner much less auro and trusty.oso. composer and expounder of music than ho claims with unbounded confidence to bo. Musio lovors will bo interested to try him by hiy own evidencs, bnt. boyond thie circle bia writings will not find an attentive audience, PIANO-METHOD, Prawo anp Sona: Mow to Teacr, Tow To Txanx, axp How to Kons 4 Jupastenr oy MusioaL Pune yonstances, | Trapelated from tho German by Fatepnicu Wircx,- 12mo,, pp. 18% Boston: Lockwood, Brooks & Ca, Irloo, $1.25. Friodorich Wiook, who died in 1872, was during his long life ronowned in Germany as a teacher of music, Ilis danghtors, Marlo Wieck and Madamo Clara Schumann, widow of the com- poser, Robert Schumann, wore his pupils, and by tho oxtraordinary oxcollones of their perform. anco on tho plano attest thoir thoroughness and complotencss of their father's mothod. Tho littlo treatise which is now given to the Ameri- ean public contains the principles of hia system of teaching, togethor with many usofal suggos- tions upon the right undorstanding and intor- protation of tho music of the groat maatera. It will provo highly serviceable to both teachers and pupils of the pisno, Tho spirit ia which MM. Wook writes of his modo of working is: so attractive that wo quote s fow linea which eon- taln an illustration of it: In sword, Ibave striven os a peychologist and inkor, af Aman and tescher, for ® miany-nlded cule ture, .| . . Tbave devoted some talont, and at Loast an enthusiastic, unwearied love to the subject, I havo never stood atill ; have learned something of teaching ovory day, and have sought always to {improve myrolf ; T havealwaye been something new and different id every loaron aad with every child ; I have alwaya kept upa cheerful, joyous coursge, and thishas usually Manuled the samoln my pupil, because it came from the beart, . . , Iu fact, I have dovoted myself thoroughly to my: calling, and bave been wholly a t always fixing my eye on the true, the beauti- the artistic, and in this way avo been of aex~ vice to may puplts, AN EPOCH OF HISTORY, Uistony ov THe Howan Emeing ruow THe Deatn oF ‘Tnropostys THE Great To THe COMONATION oF Gutantes tit Guar, A, D, 805-800. By Antrun M, Cunrxis, AL A, Lala Fellow of ‘Trinity College, Oxford ; Aadiatant Saster tn Sherborne Achool, With Maps, 1émo,, pp, 219, Philsdelphia : J, 8, Lipyin- catt & Co, Price, $1.50, According to tho mothod.ogually pursaed in tho study of history, thora is apt to be loft in tho miind an improssion that somothing like s great gulf or blank bistusin the progresa of ovonts aotually existe to separate tha two sections of listory respectivoly denominated Anciont" and “Modern,” ‘To dissipate thia popular, though very absurd, idea, tho present little haud-book hes boen proparod far use in echoola, By ahow- Ing tho real {mportance and tnfluence of £1 tures intervenlag betwoou the death of Thoodo- aslus the Great aud tho coronation of Charies tho Great, it coufirmes the unity and continuity of history, and helps to clear np the error and con- fusion produced by the arbitrary division of tha yoda sunals into separate aud distinctive po- lode. BOOKS RECEIVED, Mr, AnD Mas, Fautconunipar, By Harrow Arpx, Author of itits," ste, Paper, Loring, Oupuusy, By Anxtm Kxany, Author of “Janet's Home," ote,” Iino, pp Alls PaUladelphia Yorter Uoales, A Sront op Travian Live, Dy Ocana Baven (Carl Detlef"), Author of “ Vaicntine the eto, ‘Tranwisted fron the Gorman by M, PP 983, Vhiladelphis: Porter & Coates, Tur OLb Fouwrane 14x; 4xD Ornxa Porua, By AbgLaibx'T, Mor, Square Imo, pp 123, Phila delphi: J, B, Lippincutt & Go, « Cooxxny yrom Exrenimnor: A Practical Guinn you HOUSKKSU VERS IN THS Paxrauas Ww EVELY. Day Mears, Dy Mra, Hana T, Pave, d2a0,, pp, 333, Yhiladolptita: Portor’& Coates, PERIODICALS RECEIVED,” International Review: July-Auguat (111 Willism atreat, Now York). Coutenta: Froe man’s Norman Conquest, and Other Ilstorioal Works,” by Honry Ooppeo, LL.D.; ‘ India in Bome of Its Social aud Polltical Aspects," by A. Phillips; “ Doat-3Matlew," by E, M, Gallau- det; ‘Tho Survey of Palostine," by Walter Besant; Fronoh Literature Under the Firut Empiro,” by the Princess Dora D'Ietria ; * John Stuart Mill as # Nolglous Philosophor,” by Woah Porter, LL.D. hs Seribner's Afonthly for July (Scribner & Co., New York). Contents; “Koarny at Soven Pines” (poom), by Edmund Clarence Stedman; *'The City of the Golden Gato,” by Samual Williams; “ Vho Girl at Ruddor Grango,” by 2. RK, Btockton; “Recollectiona of Charles Sum- per," Fourth Papor, by Arnold Burges Johnson; “1A Farmer's Vacation. IV. ‘Tho Might of La Mench,” by Goorge E, Waring, Jr.; * Mabara~ jah Dbulcop-Singh,” by Percy Robinson ; +! Tho tory of Bayouoaks,” Chaps. 3YL, XYML, XYUL, 2a Trone 8, Eldors ‘Tho Middle-aged Woman,” by RU, Dj. Darwiniam,” by J.B. Drurys’ “Nature's Child* (poem), by Dauner " (poom), by H, Hf, éppincot!'s Magazine for Jnly (J. B. Tippin- May in Three ,Aleetings,"’ by Ivan Tonr- ano; ‘Tho Yares of the Black Mountains,” i Davis; * Camp-Firo ente Co. Philadelphia), Jono"; Contenta: y Tobecca Harding Lyrics : IIT. Noonday Woods-Nipigon,” by Edward Kearaloy ; “Boarching fors Grave ino yy Leonard Woolsoy acon; Romance of Birdeave,” by Chauncoy “Eight Hundred Milos in an Ambu- lance” (concluding paper), by Laura Winthrop Strange. Land," “The Hickox Johnson; “Aunt Cindoy's Dioner,” by Sarah Wintos land; On paral to Erect w Monument in England to Lord Byron,” by Emma Lazaria 3 “An Artiat’s Lovo,” Part I., by ‘Peanels Aslishoay . Adoin! . It Wallace * A Night in 9 Swiss Pension,” Troltopo; “Lady Mand," by Wil Harney; “My Daughtor's Admirera,” by Jt. E. Dembry. Catholic World for July (Catholic Publication “Spaces “Are You My Tlonse, New York). Contents: “ Corpus Christi" (postry) Wife?” "The Cardtialate” “Horn Hoad (pootry); “Stray Leaves from a Passing Lifo"; “Brother Philip"; “Submission” (poetry); ‘The Roman Titnal “An Old Iris Tour”; andIts Chant”; “A Legond of tho Rhine"; “Why Not?’ (pootry); Lourdes” ; A Little Annals of Catholicity in Now Jorsoy.' Sl, Nicholas for July Cooke, Emma Uuntington Mitlor, Alcatt, Noasitor Jounson, and J, T, Trowbridge. ‘The iltnstrations, as uaual, are numorous and excollent. Penn Monthly for Iuly (Penn Monthy elation, Philadelphia). — Contonty: Month ;” * Political Outlook,” by Join Dyer Bkltled Labor,” by Francos Emily White, M.D. ; “Shorman’s Memoira.” it Phrenologicat Journal for Joly (8. E. Wells & Co., Now York). Sanitarian for Inly (A. N. Boll, New York), National Teachers’ Monthly tor July (A. B, Barnes & Co,, New York and Chicago). Globe for Juno (Buffalo). Children's Fricnd for June (Charles F, Roper, Now York), SPARKS OF SCIENCE. ‘THE PEA. The seeds of many loguminons plante—ench as peas, beans, lentils, pigcon-peas, ote.—are called by the goneral name of pulac. Most of thom, like tho pea snd the bean, have boon usod Itis supposed that tho garden-poa (Pisum sativum) and the fiold-pea (Pisum arvense) camo origi- nally from tho samo stock, although the garden- pes has, from greater cultivation, departed far- A species of pox growing wild in Italy and in tho East is prob- from timo immemorial as artlolea of food. ther from tho primltive typo. ably the original of all our cultivated yoriotios. Asmali kind of poa, allied to tho garden-pea, haa beon found in the Iake habitations of Switz- erland, which woro built in the stono and bronze ages. Among the plobolans of Groaco and Romo, the gray pea, whon mature, was thochiof re- Nance for food; but thera is no evidonce that tho vegutablo was used by them in its groen tate, ‘Martial states that fried poas wero aold at tho theatres and circus for a low price, and that the spectatora regalod thomsolves upon the popular escalent,—somothing as Americans do upon the ubiquitous poauut. It is also statod by somo Roman writers that the suffrages of tho common peoplo were ofton secured by oficial candidates “through the gratuitons distribution of this fa- vorito yogotsblo. Pliny tells us that the time for sowing poas wae, by tho Grosks, in Novom- her, and, by tho Romans, in tho spring, Tho poa tauat havo boon introdaced into England aod Scotland at s vory early poriod. After tho Nor- man Conquest and tho establishment of monastio institutions, graeu peas came into use, Io 1220, at the eloge of acastloin Lothian, the Englinn troops foll short of provisions, and wore obliged to subsist upon tho poss and boaus of the noigh- boring fetds. ‘Honry VILI, seems to hava known the luxury of a dish of green pong, ag an entry in tho privy- purse oxponses of his roignindicates: “Daid to ® man in roward for bringing pescodds to the King's graco, ilija, viild." Btill the dolicacy wag raro until lato io Etizaboth’s reign, when somo progroas was made in the cultivation of culinary vogotables, and England began to sup- ly her own markots, instead of depending so jargoly upon Holland for dainties of tho sort, Gerard, who studied wrote upon all pinuts known in tho sixteenth century, sys: “'Phore bo difforent sorts of poason, differing ‘very notably in many respocts, somo of the gar- don, and others of tho field, aud yet both counted tamo; eomo with tough skins or mombranos ir tho cods; and others lave nono at all, whoso cods are to be caton with the peas whon they bo young as those of young kidnoy-beans; others carrying their fruit in the tops of the branohes aro osteemed as Scottivh peason, which aro not yory common.” raon peas became popular in Fngland soon after tho restoration of Charles If. ‘hore is historical evidence that, on tho 28th of October, 1769, grocn peas brought a guinos a pottlo ‘8 moasuroe Of 2 quarts) in the Covaont Garden farkot, Ten timos that sum has sinca been pe for a quart of shellod peas at the anmo mar- et. Pons are of rapid growth and short life, and Inetances are not uncommon of the secd Frodtcing ® crop the samo season of its matar- ig ‘The variotios of both the field and garden Poaare innumerable, bat many of thom aro s0 entirely the product of horticultural art thatthe closest attontion is required to presorve them. ‘The Lngiish namo of this vogotable ia proba- bly derived from tho Latin pisum, Tussor and Gorard wrote it peason, and Dr. Wolland, in Charles I.’s reign, spollod it poaso, mince which tlme {t hag been abbroviated into pea. The chief value of peas ns an article of food is dae to the largo porcentage of casoin thoy contain, ‘The voa-pea, Pisura maritimum: or Lathyrus mariimum, o plant much resombling the com- mon pea, is a native of some pariy of Grost Britain, a8 wollas of Contizental Europe and North America, It ia a poronnial, and grows among tho sands and stones of the xea-shore. Ita seeds are bittor and indigestible, yet thoy aro aula Se, vesntee many persons from death by HUMORIN ANIMALS, - Tho anecdote collected in the Iate edition of Darwin's “ Descent of Ban,” and in Wood's ‘+ Man and Boast Hore and Horoafter,” which givo ovidonce that some dumb creatures ara suscoptibte of humor, have callod out many in- terosting, illustrative casea from the exporlenco of unscientific observors, A writer in Nature’ contributos to the general fund the following snocdotes of the orang-outang and tho Skyo ter- tor: “In watching the behavior of an orang- outang confiaed in the Zoological Gardena in London, the writer becamo conyinoed that the animal croated fan for tho spoctators gathered around her, from a genuins appreciation aud on» joymont of the ludicrous, For instance, the pao from which tho creature fed wae of a qnito peculiar shape, and somo times, when & moal was ended and tho dish ompty, the orang-outaog - would clap it upon hor head, in which position it bores comical rcaemblanco tom bonnet, With » broad grin upon her faco, the animal would then face tho spectators, and evidently feol a deep gratitl- cation at her euccesa iu provoking a hearty laugh from them. . A Bkye terrier belonging to tho same writer had » store of amnsing trickd, whlch were un- donlably belf caught, and porformed for the aako of oxoliing laughter, One of these way, while Iylug on its aldo and violently grinning, to poke ono leg into its mouth and hold it there. If the hittle joke waw not noticed, the dog fell into the sulkes but, when it was successful in awakoning laughtor, the performer was highly dehghtod, On the othor hand, nothing displossed the dog 20 much as bolng laughed at whon ho did not in- tond to play the Morry-Audrew. ‘Ut is said that monkoys dislike to be laughed at; and dogs sometitnes evince the same avar- sion to serving as the butt of human ridicule, ‘Tha writer from whoo we have alroady quoted ives tho following iustanco: A dog of his so- quaintapce bad a fonduess for catching flies on 16 iindow-panes ; bat, if raltiod whon unsuc- cexaful in the effort, botrayed tho greatest an- noyanca, Qn one occasion, tho writer purposaly loughed immoderately ovary time the dog failed to capture his game; and it go bapponed that bo failed severst times in successiun,— being, as the writor boliovos, disconcerted by the dorision bla ill-success called forth, Finally, ho becamo eo distressed that he actually feiguod ta catch tho fly, going through all the appropriate actions with hi rubbing the door with bis neck ay if to bill bis by J. G, Holland; Tho Welcome” (poom), by Good-for-Nothin fa by HJatmar Ijorth Boyoren; Nettio Power Honston; "An Appendix to ‘A Now Solntion of an Old Problom,'” by Francia Gerry Fairfield; Kollogz i Bontaigne,” by Edward How- “On tho Way to ird? (poctry) 5 “Early Scribner & Co., Now York). Among tho contributors are Rose Torry Lonisa 3f. ‘Asso- “The “Tndustrial Art Education ;" Fourth of July;” “Woman in Relation to the Profonsions and . carear of Promise, the pall o! of ita owner, lips and tongue, and aftorwanty: vietim. ‘Whan tho whole porformancs was concluded, ho looked up st tho writer with oa triamphant air of puccens, Bo well did the dog simntate the entire process, that, had not tho fly atill remained on tha win- dow to convict him of docoft, his ruse wonld have beon tndiscovered. Whon, howover, hla attention was called to the fly, a8 woll as to the absonco of any romnanta of one upon the floor, ho saw that lia hypocrisy waa undorastood, and nlunk away ander somo furniture, ag if oxcoed~ fugly auhamod of himself. THE GRAPE-CURE, ‘The grapo-trestmout Las boen employed with favorable resulta by pationts suffering from bronchitis sod consumption in its pro- tubercular stages. It is espectally practiced at Merav, in the Tyrol, whither largo pumbors of Gorman, Russian, and Italinn fnvallda rosort to experience ita Lonefits, Tho patient begins by osling 1 or 2 pounds of grapes oach dey, dividing the quantity into throo portions, ona of which in taken an hour bofore breakfast, anothor befora dinnor,—which occurs batiroon 12 sud 1 o'clock, —and the third in tho afternoon or ovening. Aftor tio or threo days, the To pbtty ts tneronaed by half 6 pound dafly, nntil it reaches 3 or 4 pounds. This amount often proves aufiicient,— tho psation$ dnding, as a rule, that ho gains in welght and strength upon {it Chron. 10 vor complaints, eapocially when duo to ox- cess in wine-drinking, are, it is said, notably re- lieved by this treatment, tho potash-salts in tho fruit supplying the sloment which ihe wine Tosea in the procoss of manufacturo, Hopatio dropay has alvo beon mitlgated in thia way. Ono feature in favor of the *ctro” in, that no oxcin- five diet ts described. In fact, the erapos thom- kelyos ara 0 nourivbing that othor food is scarcoly needed, POISON OF TOBACCO, Sclonce has sped another dart at tha peace of tho tobacco-smokor. 1¢ has heretofore boon mado known that nicotine, bydrogen-sulphido, and cyanogon oxiat in the smoke of tobacco; but now Dr. Krauso, of Annaberg, declares that he haa found in It carbonio oxide, a principle nevor bofore doteotod in tho substance, The quantity of the oxide and of carbonic acid differs aocord- tog to tho kind of clgar usca, the way of filling the pips, ete, Tho mannerin which the emoke ia drawn, whothor by strong or weak {ohalations, also influences tho products by affecting tho combustion, From _twelvo —_oxporiments mado by Dr. Krause, it — appoara that tho quantity of carbonic oxide varied from 6.2 to 13,8 in 100 of emoko, the average boing 9.3, Aa tho consumer of tho weod novor gives out all tho smoko, but takes a portion of it {oto his iunge, a cortain amount of carbonic-oxido polyoulng is inovitable, “ Tuo more awkward the smoker," says Dr, Krause, “tho moro rapidly will tha action of the car. bonfe oxido make itrelf felt; houco tho avil ertects of early studies in smoking, the results oF whic aro commonly adctibed to nicotine alone, DIMENSIONS OF OCEAN-WAVES, Weare indebted to Dr. Scoresby for tho fol- lowlog interoating facts with xogard to tho lengthand heightof ocoan-wavos: Tho mean height of waves in tho Atlantio, driven bya wostorly gale, {s 18 fect. Tho greatest recorded hofght of a wavo in the North Atlantic, from the trough to the crost, 1943 fect. In northwest gales, waves 40 fect in hoight have beon meas- ured off tha Cape of Good Hopo, while those off Cape Horn wore 82 feet. ‘The volocity of ocoan storm-waves in the North Atlantic ia about 32 miles an hour, and that recordod by Capt. Wilkos for the Vacitic Ocean 2614 milos. In an Atlantic storm tha breadth ot tho waves, mons- ured from crost to creat, is about G00 feat. PERFUME FROM FLOWERS, It is statod wn Applefons' Journal that Her- mon, the porfumo manufacturer, of Cannes, annually uso, in tho purauit of his industry, 140,000 ponnds of roso-leaves, 23,000 pounds of jasmine flowora, 20,000 pounds of violets, 8,000 pounds of tuberoses, and a proportionnte amount of othor fragrant flowers, It is eatt- mated that twenty tous of violots ara cousumod in the cities of Nico and Cannos, Nice alone, makes a yoarly domand for 190 tons of orange- bles aig, sod Cannes for 160 tons of acacin lowers, HUMAN PARASITES. ‘Two spociesof mites havo beon found flourish- inginthoskin of tho human faco, Ono, the Acaropsis Mericourti, was discovered iu the pimples on tho face of a Frouch offlcer who bad boen in Havana, Cubs. A similar species was taken trom tho skin of tho noso of a person in Now Orleans. Mr. Macatister recontly exhibited to the Dublin Microscopical Club two specimens of 8 specica of mito that lad been taken from the faco of alndy in Jamaica. Thoy woro malo and fomalo, snd apparently now to Sclonca. -——— FAMILIAR TALK. A LONDON SUBURB. Hampstead is one of tho moat interosting of the many suburban villages that Iie in the vicini- ty of London and aro yoarly brought into mora and more close connection with tho groat mo- tropolis by the nes of beautiful villas and real- dences of varied and tasteful atylo that stretch bolween thetwo. Itis besutifully situated on one of a range of hillsat tho north of London, and, being distant about 5 miles, commands s fino viow of tho city, Hampstead, though called # villogo, ia roally » city initsolf of no inaignif- cant size, a8 twonty years ago its population was estimated at 20,000. Tho famons Hampstosd Henth ta a Jarge common sprinkled with oaks, occupying the summic of tho hill above the villago, Most oxtonsive and interesting prospects of the surrounding country are efforded from the Heath, which is a favor- ite resort for qulat promonaders and sight-scors, ‘as woll ae for the merry lads who find theroroom for cricket and other sparts dear to the manly heart of Enfand. Only a hundrod years ago tho space botween Hampstead Hoath and London was a barren waate, beact with vagrants aud footpads. ‘When Dr. Johuson visited tho village, ho waa obliged ta have the attendance of « police-guard in or- dor to ba xecurcd from tho sttontions of the highwaymen, A house atill standing in the Heath,” but now convorted iuto a private resi- donce, was formerly the Upper Flash fon, whero tho Kit-Iat Club often assomblod for # season of mirth sod revels This ctub originated in the boginning of the eightoonth century, at the houge of one Christopher Kat, a pastry-cook, who excelled in making mutton pies. Those wore rogularly sorved at tho meats of tho Club, under the name of Kit-Kats, and from there the Socioty disaliy borrowed its title, Among tho ewinent mombers of the Kit-Kat Club wore Ad- dison, Steolo, Kichardson, Sir Robert salpale, Vanbrugh, Congreve, Granyillo, ate., atc. Tons son, one of the old booksollora of Loudon, was at one timo its Scoretary. Hampstead has been the residence of. many distingulehod porsonaccs. Hore, in an old brick mansion, once dwolt the great Chathaln, Horo ls atill shown the house whore Josnns alle lived and died, while the placo by tho yoadeido whero Koats foved to sit and muse at oventide fa marzed by 8 stone on which his name ig inucribed. Hore, too, Popo, Gay, Jolu- son, Akouside, Byron, and Leigh Hunt loved to come to enjoy tha quiet, the pore alr, and the beauty of the. Jandscapes spread around und below. Here, during tho years of her youn; womanhood, lived Dinab Mutock, the author o “John Halifax,” In a modest wooden house at ths ond of an avenuo donsely abadod by yonora- bie troes, the faithful, devoted woman lived and toiled to uupport her ‘father,—''tho mad Trish- man,” ashe was called from his eccentricity,— and her ouly brother, Tho brothor was gitted, and tho loving sister provided him with a colle- giate education through the profits of her dili- gent pen, But wheo ber wacred task was accom- plished and the brother had just entered pon 8 death came upon him, and sho was loft aloue amid tho ruin of her ‘high and boly hopes. ero, also, still lives Mrs, Elizabeth Obarles, the authot of ‘the “Schonberg-Cotta™ seriew. Hor houso overlooks, from the brow af tho Hill w wide reach of lovely sconery, Ovor tho plain brick walls of the unpretend- ing cottage runs the ivy in unchecked luxuriance, while the fowors in the windows and the thickly triuing rosos and honeyaucklou ivatho wholo exterior an air of taste and re- Shoment. Tho iutertor of the house has the aumple, uweet charin of an Englieh home, Thero ig no pretense and no display, aud above alt no attemps to make ft seetn au good and fine as its neighbors, ‘Uhroughout tts er Sage there ig an oxpreasion of the earnest, gentle character Each root extends an invitation to its inmates to be easy and happy. Its seats atand ayit they bad placed thomeelves at just the points where 16 fe most pleasant to revt ‘and evjoy the yiow from the windows, or converus- tlon with books aud companions, white every- thing about svems cosy, familiar, and comforta- bie. ‘ Mrs, Charlea haa nob written for fame, but 3 from an intense desire to epesk words of Giristian hops, and courage, and consolation to the deapondent, the sorrowful, the erring, and tho freoligious. Sho caros farloss to hear that hor books aro prainod than that thoy hava Dronglt comfort and inspiration to some sad, nervoless human souls, fibeeontiniod etudy of Gorman Hteratnro and bistory, particolarly of the poriod of the Roformation, ‘and by travola on tho Continans, in which sho observed tha scones and custome which sho was to describo, did Mra. Charles fit horsolf to write the books that by thelr fldclity to nature Lave charmod the world, Hor work ag an anthor has been a labor of love and charity, and it has brought her, bo+ aide the puro reward ahe sought, the celobrity and tho richos which tho world covats. LACE-WORK, Tho manufacture of Burano Inco has latoty been revived aud a school established in which young girls aro recolying instruction in tho doli- cato and beautiful art, Tho little Island of Burano los in tho Adriatic, about 5 milos north- enat of Vovico, It has a population of about 8,000, who ara chiofy occupied in raising voge- tablen for tho Venice market andin fiabing, In Anciont times Durano was celebratod for its Inco- work, but whon the importation of tho costly fabric was prohibited in Franco ita manufacturo was dostroyed in the {aland. Tho great Colbert compolled = fow of the Burano laco-workera to migrate to Franco and Introduco thelr laco- Point into the French manufactures, T'rom this ciroumstance originated the invention of tho famong “point d'Aloncon.” Lately an old woman, tho Inst of the lace-workers who hayo survived the manfacturos of Bu- rano, haa boon dlacovored, and, through theindo- {ntigable exortions of tho Princess Giovanolli aud the Countess Alarcollo, ® school for teach- ing the almost lost art has boon again founded onthoisland for the benofit of their conntry- women. On account of the infirmity of tho agod Inco-workor she is able to give instruction to only ton girls ata timo, whita some hundred are waiting to be admitted to the echool as soon ga torchors shall ba fitted to givo them tnition, ‘The immedinto demand for tho first specimons of Iscohae beon oxtraordiuary, The cost por yard for lace two-fiftha of an inch wide is about 100 franca, and this price is considered to bo under ita actual valuo, Ono workwoman must labor five hours for 160 days to produce a single yard. Her pay per diom ia bi, Tho “ gros point de YVeniso” is also to be revived at Durano, It is estimated that the manufacture of 1 metre (a little overs yard) of this Iaco of tho finest quality, not surpassed by the best of aueiont times, requires threo months’ labor of one person on the net-work; one month’s labor of one parson on tho flowcra; and ono month's labor of one porson on the ornamontal bordor. Dr. Fambri, the Deputy to tho Italian Parlia~ mont, suggests that "This industry should bo dovoloped, wore it ovly to pave the secrot of the art, as no kind of manufacture exista more ca pable of giving sustonsuco to thousands with a more nominal capital." MORTALITY IN Fist. Itias singnior fact that tho Polynesian races dwindlo and die out as soon as they come in contact with e1vilization. Not only do the dis- onses introducod among thom by forclgn peo- plos provail with astonishing virulence and fa- tality, but s strango sterility, incident upon the now conditions imposod upon them, gradually roducos their numbers until thoy fade away from the land of their nativity. This invariablo rule of decay Is alroady being carriod out in Fiji. ‘Cho mesales, brought from Sydney, are raging with grent violenco among tho natives, and already have Isid two of the great Chiofs, Savenstha and Ritovse, in the grave. Sayvonaths was one of tho finest specimens of his race, and his lose will bo seriously folt by the Logiish, whose efforts in admivisteriug a just Koverumont he ably assisied. Ritova, on tho other hand, was an irreclaimablo savage, and , will flud no mourners among the white colonists in bis domain, ‘tho prospect that in s fow yoars the natiyo population of Fiji will bo greatly do- creased I@ croating considerable apprelionsion, asin a moist ond ouervating climate European colonists canuot take thelr place in the labors of tho field and in work of any eort out of doors. STATISTICS OF BELGIUM. The Annuaire de Statistique of Bolginm for 1873 sets the population of the Kingdom at 6,264,821. Tho roalm is divided into nino prov. iucos, of which Uainanlt has tho largoat popula- tion, Brabant the second, East Flanders thethird, and Limburg the emallost. Of the four groat eitics in Belgium, Brussois has 180,172 inhabi- tants and an sroa of 2,233 acres; Antworp has 141,010 inhabitants and twico tho area of Brus- sola; Ghent bas 128,424 inhabitanta and an arcs noarly threo times that of Brussels; aud Lioge 113,774 inhabitants and an area about oqualing that of Antwerp. Education bas ad- yanced during the last twonty-throe yoars, and alill primary instruction {sins backward etato in the Kingdom. In 1873, of all the qoune, men iu Belgium, 73.78 per cont wero ablo to read and. write, Tho numbor of letters and. papors pass- ing through tho post has doubled In the Inst fift- teen yoars, whilo the jucroase of tolegraphio cor- respondence has been far more considerable, THE SILK CROP OF 1974, ‘The roport on the sill harvest of 1874 an- nounces that in France and Itsly tho yiold was abundant in quantity, but inferior in quality to that of the provious year. Tho amount of raw silk produced in France was 731,000 kll., and in Italy was nearly four timos as much. Tho pro- duction in Spain was about one-fifth of that of Franco; in Greece it was only 19,000 kil., or one- tenth of the yield in Spain;' in Turkey in Europe it was one-half that of’ France, and ia tho whole Tarkish Lmpire was over two-thirds thet of France, It will be seen from this that seyen-cignths of the ontire crop in Europe was produced by Franco and Italy alono, In Asis, Georgia and Torsia combined raised about half tho crop prodaced in France. Cal- cutta exportod 425,000 kil. ; Japan exported 550,- 000 ki ; and China, 8,680,000 2. ‘Thue the ex- porte from Asia amounted to one-fourth more than the total production of Europe. The state~ monts given indicate that China and Italy anp- ply four-fifths of tho silk ugod in Europe. SUICIDE IN IRELAND. Tho “ Vital Btatistica” for Iroland (1871), re cently issued, show that the mania for suicide is on tho increase in that istand, During the de- cade ending 1841, thoro wero 755 casos of self- dostruction; in that ending 1851, thera were 841; in that ending 1861, thoro wero 757; and in that ending 1871, thero woro 701, Thia increase hasboon greator among tho rural than the urban population, In 18i1 thore wae one suloide to every 10,828 persous, In 1871 there was ono to overy 6,842 poreons Buicide prevails among men more than among women. Among the formor hanging is the more popular form of eelf-deatructian, while with the latter peecn ig tho favorito mode by which to throw off thu burdens aud sorrows of life, Suffocation was once fasbionablo among lhisb suicides, In: the decade ending in 1841, twenty persons usod this a8 a mesos of self-ie- struction, Hntin tho decade ending 1871 only two men rosorted to 1s when dotermiued to pub off mortality by violent moaus, COSTLY VOLUMES, Atalate auction of rare books and manu scripts tn London, a copy of the firat English Bible translated by Coverdale, with four leaves in fno-nimile, was sold for $1,600; a Latin ible printed by Jenson, in 1470, on vollum, was sold for 81,850; « firutedition of the Bible in Gere man, for $490 snd another, without date or printers name, but supposed to have been iasucd at Anguburg In 1473, waa sold for 9260. An early Latin Paalter, on velluin, with miniatures im the Anglo-Saxon atyle, brougit €395; anda sot of Dogialo’s Monasticon, on Jarge paper, $500. It bas transpired that fourteen letter of Madamo Lilizabeth, sister of Louis XVI., which havo boon sold as antaereps at various times, are uimply forgeries. No ono suspected the fack until the Marquis do Malgecours produced the original of ous of them. Allthe letters signod by Madamo Elizabeth after 1789 are to bo som pected. ARCHAOLOGICAL TREASURES, Tho British Museum has recently been en- riched by an accession of some old and precious mualcal manuscripts, In the collection sro quartettos and souatas by Joseph Haydo, writ- ten by an amanuonsis and correoted by himeclf botween the years 1784 and 1817, Also some Jattore of Haydn to W. Vorster, muslo-printes, ia 1787 and 1788, anda bill of lewyers’ costs is business counocted with transactions of Haydo with Forster, 1781-1743, etc. Then thore ls & Greek Bticherarion of the seventesuth contury, for the services of the year, with musical notes Greek bymny of tho same date, with musi notes, for services from February to the octave of Wiitsuntide; Greek Liturgies and ordinalloa services, A. D. 1664, with miniatures, in the binding of volyet; aud some seventeen oer tury bya tunes of the Greek Church. * '