Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1875, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY JULY 24, 1875.—TEN PAGES. SUMMER-RESIDENCES. Gossip from Various Points in Wisconsin, Eilinois, and Michigan. ‘Waukesha Brightening-Up at the Prospect of a Pay- ing Season. Reoent Picnics to the New Diamond- Lake (Mich,) Grounds, Kalamazoo Dull, but Promising Good Things After Harvests Arrangements for the Grand Haven Regalta---The Week at Galesburg. WISCONSIN, WAUKESHA. VIS ToRY. 8peetal Corresponddenceof i‘he Chicata Tridime, WAULKE:a, July 22.~fto past three weeks have wrought a decided chavye in the appenr- ance of this viilage. Tiao parks und pavilions a0 filled with people, snd tho stroots aro lively with carriages and omnibuses carrying gay par- tica ithor aud thither. Every train brings fresh arrivals, to tho jov of tho long-cxpectant propri- etory of Lotels nnd boarding-houses. The fre- «quont rains and conkequent coolness Linve mudo pavyie uoususly tarly in Jeaving ther city Nowes, but they find the country more beautiful thar ever. Tho grass aud foliage have still that frosh golleu-green that raroty lasts boyond June, and the air could not bo finor, It iy dificult to estiiuato tho number of stiangers hiero at prea- ont,-—thoy aru ko scatlered aboutin private fam- flios that tho hotol-registers show only a frac- tionsl part. About sixly camo in ou Saturday sfternoon, and 140 breakfasted at the Fountain Bpriog Houso Sunday wmorning. It is thought that there are between 500 and €00 visitors stay- ing i tho place, besidia many tranviont guosta, wiio remain over for o siugle teain, or como Sat- urday night 10 stay over Sunday, HOTELY, Tie Bruce House, Salswsn ITouse, and tho Exchange aro each doing a thnving Luuiness, and aro airendy cugagiog all the ** spato rooims ™ in thetr neighborhood. The privato buarding- hotgen woro the firtt to fill up this yoar, Lvery room in Mr. White's haudsome now residenco on Broadway is sagaged. ‘The vlensant door-yard of Cedar Grove Cottages full of peoplo from meming till nigot, All tho rooms st W, 4. Groen's, 1. Tyler's, G. K. Joues', Mra. Wolcott's, and mony othioe desirable places, ate aceapiod § stiil there is no lack of sccowmodation. ‘The MeNel Houso is Just completed, and Mr. D. W, Kent will soon laso room for an additionsl dozen. Nearly overy private famtly has broken over past resolutions, nud is ready to accommo- dato uuo or wore boarders, THE ** 10Ps " &t the holels began two or threo weoks ago, and aro very cujoyable. Tho Lruco Houss tnkes Thunday night, tho Salswun Triday, and the 1'ountwin fluishes tho ronnd on Saturday. These, with the Land-concerts on Wedneaduy and Satur- day nigaty, mako tho so-cailed social lito at the wpriugs, Dat the mosntug fefe-a feles in the pa- vilions with o chanco acquaintauce, the lively dinner-table taik between newly-made friends, and 1ho impromptu picics snd excursions, aru Feihng B quite ae beuoticial aud recrealing to the Leaiti-sceier. TIE SPRINGS, There has been somo troutle betweon the ow of the Fouutain Sprig and iinsral Tiovis, maepsd to the common vutiet of 1t WHLCTR, biere i fair goospect thut the - pute nil be epeemly aud amicably setied. vrder s v Lrottgbt out of confusion ai the Bauniany Sprivg on Drondwny. 'I'tio grouads Lave been srrasngod az no littio lasbur and ex- pense, and thoy will, in time, be nretty, Several Fu-ti arbors, a tish-poud, snd curious winding walgn, ko the plsco nttractive. ‘fho bath- Tautes ure ready for us0, sud uro open from G m. untih 10 po . A prosaic black aud white do- keription estinob 6o justico to the charanng adutuments of the fouitau of Letho. Oue can reateey cuter the iuclosure without beconnng oblivicus to all dull catg; tho brulmut coloriug of rare plauts, the rich, suft turf, sud the cuo.s ing sy of the ting jot of weter, lure you to tca. 1 owe of the comfortable arm-chaily, and, ¢ o Limu ot least, tho wurld, the tienh, and the aro forgotzen. The waser 18 strouly 1ne preguuted with irou, aud maay elaim o bo hone- Ltel from ueingit, A respectable business ia doue at tho shipjing-house, Ak strect ieaojug to Uethesda ia edged with Peop.b guily Bud retiioing. Vi early 11 tue wo.ning, the spring-house s tilo ]l with invahds who hiave come to drink ther hall-duzen glasses Letote breaktust. Tue yparkling water is undoubtedly s belter anpetizer than iron or beer. Al tinough the long, bright duyw, tho park is fliled with judies aipi g wud gossiping after the 1ost ap- proved furhion of veteran tipplors aud with chnldron rocking in the tiny boats upon tho poul, and plaving ou tho woft tlhick grasa, Gondlomen read tue morning papera Liore, and taue tueir aflornvon wiosta undor the trees, Lo crojques groand s winally occupicd, and overy fuw molucnty 8 gay carringe-lond drives through the grousds. lue hupdieds of barrels about the spring-louss ehow that business sud wealth aro licre, 8 well ud beauty and honlth. It soows tadious and back-aching woik to till tho baricls Ly dipping up thu water, but probably there 1s sowe goud reason, and it certainly givea protty taut employui it to two men, Dutiug tho of June, BUL batrels wero whippad, Lest evening vios oun of the band-nights at thin epring. Col. and Mrx, Dunbarand denghtor, Capt. tendry, Ar. and M. U, L. Govo, §k O, Quif aud wife, and mavy of tha townspaople, wote driving aud Fiding thioagn the grounds, Lut the lurge majority of the peoplo piectut wero Bpriug Visitors, CROM, CHEENE, AND WOOL, To know tiat the peovply of tua vicinity are zot wholly doveted to the sprungs, one necd only duive into the couniry for s shiort dis.ice, "y crops were nuver in Dotter condition, and th air 1 pivest with the odor of new-mown luy. ‘I'ho cheese-fuctory 1 dolog o foir Lusinoss, and wool Liss bocn coming 1uto town at 446 rate ot 12,000 pourds perday. It Is estimated that thore sre 100,000 puuuds n the couuty, und that 200,000 bave beon markoted, TUE INDUSTRIAL 8COOOL. The Board of 3Mauugers of tho Industrial Bchool bave come tu s devigion about the aethud of roligious lustruction 1 thut justitution. The fivo members composing that Lonorable body, togatlior with threw Catholio priosty, wet, a fow dovs ago, accordivg to adjournmont, 'I'he sube ject was discossed mud scted upou, Tho words ** morul and telloctual " were substituted for ** religious " in oue of tho rulus, aud tho fullow- iug resulution was adupted : 2 LRennived, That avy clergyioan in godd standing of auy chuzch or denomination iy, o the Grat sy of tho weok, minfter to and Drpatt lustroction 1 ace cordsnre with the Teliglous furn.e aud usages of bis Fespeciive denomination, 10 auch Inmates of tho ne etitution as sre willing 10 atten, subiuct 10 such rles 83 way bo st down by the Bourd of Managury, iu com. ou wiil b Supeclotendent (rovided, That such aululeter shall not aul 0 auy cow) 84 from tho pubiio fands, + A 1hia action puts pn end to the daily devotional exorcises that have horoiofore Loou an nnportant featuro of tho school, and will probally make cougiderable chauge in tho Bpbbutl sorvicos. NOTES, The population of Wasukesha is 1,300 more than that ol Uconomowoe. ‘Lho wany Iriends of Mr. Jsaso Lain naro glad S0 kuow that bis bealth is groatly hwproved, Alr, Will Btrect bus taken the place mude va- cont by F. M, Putuey in Judge Randle's offica. Mr. Cliarles HNeicheubach, .one of thu ost Frowinent werchauts of the town, r;o to Mil- waukeo ta tako the pluce of the late Aarcus Btuin, iv tho firm of Bicin & Co, The repdly- fucrvasing busiuess wiil Loreafter be conducted by Adolpa Seiguitz. Drof, Willisu 1, Anderson, who for tho thres years bas boen the popular Principal of ke Uitou Behool, has aceepted a biglior position iu Milwaukeo, Mr. Bowen, of Watiwatous, by boou -;fl-olulml to flll the vacancy here. ‘Lo How, Jawes MeAllister, Superiutondont of chools in Milwaukee, has boon aspending s dava in the viliage. - Wilham E, Cramer, of the Etening Wisconsin, was in town last week, Tho Hon, R. G. M. Jewell. ex-Consul to Chins, was at Mr. Ilunking' last woat. 8lr. George R, Daogs of Washington, spent Bunilay at tha Fountan Houso. Ex-tiov, Warmath, of TLouislans. has heen liera for somo aaya, and Mr. Hosing, of Chicago, mafo n flying viait last wenk. Tho Roev. Dr. McVicar, of Topeka, Kan., nrenched o most interesting discourss at tho Congregalional Church last Sundar, The puipit of the Baptist Ch.irch will be ocen- piedt on the morning of the 25th Ly the llc\',.ll 1, Kondrick, I. D,, Pregident of Shurtloff Col lege. and in the evemng by the ltev. J. Bulkloy, DD The v-rchool eonnected with thin ¢hnreh have an excursion to-day 10 the Soldiorw’ Home. ILLINOIS, GALESBURG. FaInS, Sprerat Corresrondence of The Chieago Tridune, Gavesnero, TIL, July 22,~The prominm-list for the twenty-sccond anuual fair of the Knog Cotnty Agricnltural Doard fs publiehed. The fair will bo held on the Society’s grounds, Knox- ville, on Tuesday, Wednosday, Thursddy, and Triday, Sept. 7, 8, 9, and 10. The ofticets for 1875 are aa followa: Dresident, Isanc {lunter, of Abingdon; Vice-I'resident, Cyrus M. Hall, of Galosburg ; Treasuror, Ceplina Arms, of Knox- vilio; Secretary, Jamea Il B. Vancloaves, of Kuooxville. Exccutive Committes—C. N. Butt, Enoxville; 11, J. Vaughan, Onerds ; John Boud, Abingdon: William Swigart, Maquon; Goorgo Tarlan, Orango; J. V. N, Standish, Galesburg ; L. D. Peni#, Oneida; J. L. Cashman, Abing- don ; M. L, Overstreot, Galesburg, Thore are now two agricultural organizations in Kuoox- ville, Dboth of which bavo annonncod fairs, and, an competition is tho lifo of trade, no doubt a prodizious effort will bo mads by oach to wear tho badge of superiority. The Knoxvwille organization has the advautage of years, as the othor s tho outprowth of the re- moval of tho county seat to Gislewburg. Their firat exbibition took piace last year, and mot with vory tlattenug success, RELIGIODS. Fivoof tho strictly orthodox churches of .the city united Jasc Sunday night to liston to an ad- drees by tho Rev. Glen Wood, of Chicago, on behall of the Amencan Tract Sacioty. The church wan crowded, Tho address was mainly a uintistical statoment of tho work accomplishad by tho Sceicty during the last Lalf century. FEBSONAL. Mr. John White and Misa Mary Barror. of Wa. togn; Mr, Lowis Noderberg, of this cily, and Aliss {Minnio Mazwell, of Qnincy; Mr. Doter Martin nud Miss Nauey Anu Meadoy, of Rio,— all of thess Lavo Lad the Lymenval knot tied 10 thin city withim a weel, Mr. E. M. Willis, of Durlingtor, Ia, has pre- veuted C. II J. Coarvatt, of thiseity, with o cane, thio material of which 1t 18 made having como from Gibnaitar. It ropressnts tho guod fecling engandored by a Masouic visit to this ity oo St. John's Day. A mammoth excursion pariv 18 organizing for & trin to liock 1sland on tha 12th of August, J. L. Macorney and Loren Stoveus lavs gono to Vormont for the aummer vucation, Thotlon. L. C. Field and J. B. Bosge, Enq., bave gone to arney Junction on an excarsion. Mr. and dirn. Crane havo returned from a Califorma trip, Miss Munio Rubinson, of Quincy, 18 visiting with the acknowlxlged bella of Galoaburg, Miss Mary Winter. Stoplio C. Milla and Jawes 8. Paddock, Cadets of West DPoiut, Miitary Acadeiny, are i tho city, guests of Col, Clark L, Carr. J. J. Tunuiclitf, State's Attoruay, has just roturned from a protractod Easteru tour. Mr. and Mis, P. I, Brown are back from a four woolts’ modding tour that included all the princi- pal citios of tho Eust. Judge Iticbmond, of Da- vonport, Iowa, {8 on 3 vist to his fathor-to-law, Jugge R. L. {lavuaman, of Knoxwle. Piof, J. V. N, Standish bus got back from tho kns:, MUNICIPAL, The City Council hias junt concluded s thren dagw’ gitting, with widowalis and sowers as the special ordor. Thev hnvo taken such action as will ingme an improvement in siduwally, and provide additional newerage. If thers is ona toing that Galesburg noeds over and above an- other it 18 an waprovemsnt o audenalks, Com- position will undoubtedly tase tho place of bonrda. o T crors wera not as badly dainsged by tho lato atorm an was at flest supporod. The preatest damage to corn was 8 or 10 nulea south aud sou.hoant of Lete, Qats will uvorae about two-thirus tha usual crop, though badiy down and bard to reap, Lhe crop of by gouenils will rua hight. 1TEY. Joase Pickoral, Sr., foll under a reaper at (it~ son the other dav and barely escaped with Lia lifo. Oue leg was Lroken jn'two places, and he way otherwire badly muzlsted, Monsrs, Weeks & Hon, of Knoaville, will en- largo thoir elevator worka by tho addition of o largo brick encine-houre. ‘Lhey have a storazo capacity for 23,000 bushels of grain, and are swoug ko uldet shipers i thaso parts. Alfred Russoll, livinyg in the Spoon River Dis- trict, was bitten by u raitlesunko tust 'Cuosday, T'wo enakos wors Lilled. Russell I8 in a very procarious condition, though hopes of Ly recov- oty Liave aot been whollv abandoued. Tno Knoxviile Repullican, for years the of- ficial paper of Knox County beforo thie connty- seat wnd removed, has changed haods, W.T. Robinson, who Lius run it for seventoon years, huving nold out to Frank A. Lan Celia 55, Mattson haw Leon de.! % .ane, and eont v L, et HICIHIGAN, GRAND HAVEMN, THE BEAHON 1MPAOVINO. Qnasp Iavey, Mich, July 22.—Summer vis. itors aro still continuing to arrive in goadly numbers, and the promisa given out some time sineo that the soason, though short, would bou buuy, successtul ono, is now being fully realized, though it mill not be until August that it will bo ab ity Leiglt, BOATING. Thero is a finoe bont club at Spring Lake, undor Capt. Dwight Cutlor, and the new Pilot Club of thia placo has swallowed up tho old club, and is under the captaivship of Frank E. Yatos, who has given this place such promiuent notoriety as being tho homo of Amorica's champion amatonr sculler. Every day and ovening now, whon the westhor permitn,are to bo seen tho membors of tho clubs out in their papor boats, practicing oither singly or in créwa, most of thom in training for the Tolodo rogatta and the coming regatta here. As uvidence of what eome of the mon are, is the fact of tha admittance into the Chicago Scutlers of the two Pierson brothors, Yatos, aud, I think, ono or two athors. Fiequoutly we sro favored with matches betwoen the crows, which prove higbly interosting. A short timo since a large numboer of spoctators were favored in scolng the champion, Yatos, make the fastost amateur time on record for ¢ miloa—14:05, Of course tho priucipal topic of jutoront to all now i THL COMING NEGATTA under tho auspicos of tho Grand Haven snd Bpning Lake Rowing Aesociation, which was so oxcecdingly fortauste in tho success attending ite inaugural rozatia last year, From tho ox- tensive arrangements now being made aud the bright promisos praneny indications give, it will Do thio grandest alfair of & iko nature over bu- foro gaven. Tho list of prizes offorad by tho Associntion are declared by thoss who know to bo the finoat ovar beforo offered by suy Associa- tion. Tho challongo oars are bawg mado in Naw York, and tho medaly, eto., by b1, 8. Smitn & Co,, of Detrolt, A poculiar and most amusing feature of tho regatin will boa **fog-roliug * raco, in which over 100 persond will participato, most of whom are log-runners on the difforent rivers, Thia alone will be worth going w0 uea for the amount of fun that can bo expocted from watchiog tho mishaps and duckiogs of the unfortynate contestants. Aug. 10 aud 11 are tho dates wot for the event, aud overy oueis looktug forward to it with eager expectaney. TUE POESENT WEEK bas beon an unusually lively aud pleasant oue in tho way of amuecwments and entortainmonts, Kiving vo ood a cuauce to complain of lack of wventa. Every night tho original Laker family and thelr company of selectod Jocal talent have boen 1n conutant rehicarsal for their graud mu- slcal entertainment, oatitlod the * Court of . Babylon,” which will bo pressnted for the com- ing three nights ju regular performances at the Blusic Hall, with gorgeous costumes, sconte of- tocis, vte., —all combiniug to mako it the fincst eutertaiumont of a lik nature ever givon hore, Tueaday sud Friday ovenings we hava tho plea aut bops at the Cutler Houso, bosidus the Park concerts by Prof. Hohenstoln'a fine orchostra. Dut ths most important rocial ovent of the week was that given by tho Uwmitarian Society at Cutier Mall lasat evening, which, for varioty, attendance, sud general - succoss, has nover bofors bnon oqualed bers, Cutled Hall was crowdod by n lur;hl{ intaronted ploasant ssmemblago, Mra. 3. L. lioughton and Mra, C. tL Dulioin rendered in a fino man- nor & acene from Selitlor's * Queon Elizabeth and *Mary Queen of Scota;” the Baker Family sang somo of thelr choice monga; Mr. M. If. Houghton read a poem; Mr. G. W. A, Smith favored the audience witl one of his fino Ao 3 Miss Mabel Boynton gave a heantitul poem reci- tation; Prol. Hobonsiein'a orchestra plaved, and the people promonaded, danemlb nud alo roficshmonts, ‘The hest part of all this was tho prica of admission, which was 10 conts, mcinding overything. 18 OENERAL, On ncconnt of tho rainy, disagreaabls weathor prevailing in Chicago last Baturday, the usual Ilargo Sunday crowa of visitora did ot put in their appeatance, althoughithora was quitoa Inrge number. Tho weather on this sido of tho lako wan dolightful. A wplendid busineas is hoing donn by the hotels, a8 bosides their rogular guesta thers aro an unasually large number of tiansient visitors. m fifty to over 100 are daily rogistered at the Cutler llouso. PERINSAL. Mayor Colvin, Gen. MeArthur, Johin Axlatine, Phil Hogne, and Mesars. (inrusey and fiankin, architecis, made a trip horo on Sunday last, and oro received ny Mavor Jolin A. Leguat. Thoy malo a tour of fuspection to Fruitjort, in con- neclion with the pioposed new hotel to ba built there. Mr. T, B. Garkill and T. N. Gaskill, of tho Qrand 'acific, Chivago, aro now sojonrning; hero a6 guests of the Catler Ilonse, ~ihey dovate most of their time to the splendid fishing to be obtained hicro, and, judying from thetr uccoss, —rotuining aa they do every day with handsomo strings of Hal,--they would be able tu furnish the Grand Pacitic with its dally wants in fisk. ADKIVALS. Tho following aro eoma of tho principal ar- tivala registered at thio Cutler House during the past week ; 0, 7, Carter, Edward Crane, and Wiilllam Nototrus- ter, of Chicago; B, O'Connor sl wife, and Mrs, T, 1 Hedekin and dangitor, of Fort Wague, Ind.: 0, K. A, Hutchiuson, J, 1, Sayer, wife, and’ family, .1, Carron, Alra, J, Metz, J. E. Lootals, L. hurdh, L, Barber, E. 8, Smith, and Georgo E. Cole, of Clucago; R, 8, Dowitt, of' Cinciuuatl, O, Le Graml Ticree of drand 2 3, A, 3 wife, Mrs, Marray and daugbler, and Mea, Jobn STuir, Milwaukee ; Jobt Padidotk and wite, of Toree Haufc; Lindloy Mutray, Jr., wife, and daugiter, of Brookiyn, Mr, F. I, Glibert ‘and wife, of Graud Raulds § Frel ‘Rumsey nnd wifo, of Chicago; Amour §t. Di Bow, of New York ; Johia A, Moody, ‘wifs, and two ehilren, of Chicag: L. Coz, wife, and aon, ny Mre, L, ¥, Boyle and daughter, of Indianagoiin; 3. Ireer, George Forreater, A, £. Freer, C. M. 1 ton and wife, und A, I, Horier, of Ciloag: Hbbaed, of 81, Louts, Mo,5 Mrs, M, . Moy Misn Alstian Morgau, of Aubi i L J, Cran. dall, of 8t Loals,’ Mo,; Mrs.' T, T: Ganit and Mre. Tabb%, uf 'St Loub, Mo Mre. T, 1 T,yom awl M, 8, 1L, Sieels, of Grau] Ravids, Mich,} J. D. Janks, of Chicago; AMiss L, Giilotte, of Ceve: latd, O3 tirorge O, Qarnsey, of Chivago; M. A, Sark. ver, of Baltimore, Md,; Misa' Minuio Partsh aud Clara Qulinbs, of Grand, Tthpids, dtieht L. O, Mason, of Muskegon ; Mrs, Caroling 'Bigelow and W. W, Sher- win, of Chieago len and wife, of Wirnatow, 18, T, 1, r and daughter, Mrs, H. Ttcid, M¥a, Joln Nichols, ra. D, R, Grinwald, of b tlo Creek, Mlch. 1. J, Taylor hnd wife, Enma U, lor, Carriu I, Tayior, &, B, Barker, of Warzen, Conn A. Biteson and C, M. Joues, of Chicago; Johs A, Iit- well, of New Yorkj George Steclo and wife, of Cliéago; Mra, A 'Jd. Cloza sud dougater, gr e rich, 0 £ . O, f Ciiengo; 3 iitam R, Lowles, of Michig Georys C, Kirkpatriek aml aon, 0f Kitgaton, Oot.s 11, 3L Siowell und nist, pt. MeHenry and dangiter, . A, Morse, amt ) Rond, of Culeago ; Johu C. irown, of Loulssilie, Ky.; Willlam 11, Avmstron, af, “ferro flaute, Tudy; Mra. “Avery, of Grand Rapids i 11, Batchelier, J, Ttoss Jones, Amy ‘Melaterd, J. C. Dizn low, 8L°HL Wikon, ‘amil L R, YWilson, of Chieagos J. W, Londersmith, I Nuire, M:s. Bpence, Mrs, Stoutt, disa Wilson, J. Hpence, and’ E, I Ayer, of Springdeld, | T Morrison, A, Talcott and wife, aud K, Voor- of Colcagas E. P. Tuttls and lady, af Lapeer; T, Jat'snd son, of Eogland; Aliss 1fat(io Rlchmond, of Detrolt; J. J. Durnham, wife, and_daughter, of Durhngton, 11,3 Wililam H, iiymond, of New York ; . B, Limand, of Pulidclpbis; Thouins C, Benning” hiam, of Gnfcag L. Cux, wifs, suld non, anl L, ¥, Ioyle and daughter, of Indiauapolis: C. K. Hebater, of Oinabwj . H, Corin, of Clicago; Attbur dJ, Moton, of New York; Dr. 5, Yanng, of Terre Iaute: 1% of Ghtcago;, Whlsin Blaple and famlly, of TREBOR. ——— DIAMOND LAKE. A NEW SUMMER RESORT. Srectal Dianateh to The Chicaas Tridune, NiLes, Mich., July 20,—Thero is no moro do- lzbtful place of reeort than Diamond Laks, in Caes County. Yesterdny an excursion party from South Bond of 300 visited it. They catao ugon the Penivaular Rord. ‘U'lis Iake is neariy o .oile walk from tho Pevinsular station, hence it would be far botter for excursionisia from tho direction ¢f Bouth Bend to tako tho Niles & South Dend Road for Niles, whera they can got immodintely oo board the Air-Line cars and land on the bania of tho lake, Ar.J, C. Moon keeps & numbor of boate to convey parties to tho ieland, wblch comprises ovor 40 acros of heavy Umbered land, with undeibrush cut out. Two houses bave been buitt on the Islang, in ono of which is & cooking-stova for the sccommodation of picnio paities or ishiermen who wish Lo spend a forv days, sud furnish their own provisions, bedding, ote. tooN's. r, J, C. IMoon i4 askcd from all quartors to orect a public house that will accommodate 690 peoplo. Upon the lsland is a minoral spring of groat valuo, rossesaing wodiclnal qualitiss equal, it ls belleved, to any in Micbigan. Tho wator is vary soft, pleasaut, aud invigorating, It hns not been sualyzed, but invalids who tarry thero & short timo feol ita Loneficial efTeots. On Tuendny thero were 300 peoplo at the lake from South Bend. On Monday thare wero 200 of the citizens of Threo Rivors there. The lit- tlo uteamer, capablo of carrying 225 people, was charterod, and all doy long partica wore mak- ing EXCUBSIONS AROUND TRE I8LAND and In all parts of the lake, which s 3 milos longz aud 2miloy in width. This steamor was bullt by Capt. J. P, Smith, of Chicago, for tho specinl accommodation of his and threo other familics sud their friends during tho soason. The summer residouca of Mensrs. Bargont, Smith, Corwith, and Gillett {s situated withiu 15 rod of the Iake, betweon which and tue lake s m berulul grove, in which {sa vowling-alloy, danciug-platform, swings, otc., besidos a large born, which containe ten horses, wseveral car- riagen, and overything that heart can wish. ‘The steamor 14 G0 feot lung, 13 foet beam, 4 feet in th:o liold. The cabiu 18 small, but neatly furnish- ed. Capt. J. A. Smith stauds at tho helm, and saoma to take great dohight 1 making evory one a8 happy as e ovidontly fs himself, ~'Tho party all landed upan the PLEASANT GLOUNDH of tha summor residsuco, and joinad In an avon- ing dance to the music of tho Throo Rivers Bilver Curuou luna, scarcoly excelled in the State. The icuio was gotten up by Messrs. G. C. Brazotte, . N. Decron, and Eilsing, of Threo Rivers, and there wore provisions euough ou tho grouuds to fead & rogimont, Mauy amuscd thomsclves ot quoits, shooting mark, croquet, awinging, ela., ou the ialand, aud thoy wors as Jolly » eol as over camo tugother. Diamond Lake is really one of the most de- lightful placos of resort in the Sinte, and traluy run at just the right timo to accommodats all from tho Last, Lut not from tho West. I'arties doaring to wuend o day thero from the West can- not reach the polut until 11 & m., aud must louve at 8 p. ., or tarry over night, unleus spocial arrangoments aro mado, which we loaru can bedouo by application to the Buperiondent's oflice. Visizon, —_—— KALAMAZOO. DULL TiNEs, Speetal Corresrondence of The Chicago Tribune, Karasazoo, Mich., July 19.—If it were not for tho Nizolson pavomeut on Main stroet, that street would now become a good pasturing placo for the village cattle. ‘Iho pavoment is all that bias kopt the grass from growing in abuudance the past week or two. It is true the sprinkliug- cart makes atrip along the strcot & fow limos during 1ho day, but that would ovly sorve to mako (ho gravy more luxurlouys iu growth, iu- etead of wearivg it down much, There 1s some tali of tesrlug upthe paywment, fouciug tu the stroet, and lotting it out for pasturaga, and, uh- loss businoss rovives soon, wo are afraid it wil) ba done, But theu we must not forgot the fact that this s harvest timo, und ug & cousequeuce, iu a town like this, which dopends wlmost wholly upou tho farimers, wo must expect dull timcs. Wo ara all looking forward ta ** aftor Larvest,” whou wo expect belter Limon, ATEMS, We Liave sll been looking Licavonward for the past fow daya in hopes of discovering Donald. ren and hie balloon, but without success. The great question of what hns become of them is still agitating onr eitizens, who all remombor what a fino asccnsion e malo horo a fow weeks ago. Dr. Btrong, of tho Prosbrierian Church, has ronigned on account of ilt-health, and the church hian bheon clonod for & seamon. ‘T'he third yonr of the Rev. 8. N. Grifith atthe Alothodist Church is fast drawing to s cloga: and then, according to Mothodist rulo, ho will have to pack up and loava for some other fiald of labor. T depnrturo will bs witnessod with sorrow by & Iarge number of frionds, membors of tho chiurch and otherwine. e, Griflith han pravod to bo & wido-awake, go-shoad pastor, and ing Also been an energetio workor 1n tho tomper- ance caune, That bo is not a slow-going old fogy no ono il doubt whon wo stato that he formerly lived in Chicago, being at one time I'nncipal of tho Moaley Sclicol thoro, Prof, Trlp, formerly conhiscted with tho public ~echionls hore, has beon in town tho past weekenjoying s vacatlon, Ho in now in charge of the public nohools of Racino, Wia, Prof, Ford, publisher of the Michijan Teacher, has removed from Nilos to this place, and hers. aftor his paper will Lo iasued from chin villago, A great many eitizens hava loft for tho diftorent summer rosorta in tho East and in the northern part of the Htate. ‘T'hoe Directors of tho Michigan National Bank hiave been romodeling their Lauking otlico this smmnmer, and now thoy Lave av oflico that will, in puint of elogancs, compare favorably with an; in tho Hiato. Work on .tho Kalamazoo Northern Michigan Rajlrond is progresniug rap. uly aud bofore long Kalamazou will bo the tiorminus of an impottant raitway entering luto the richost tunber scction of the Hmu,A o8, St THE FORLOLRN LORD LORN. A IBlighted INeinhg, LITERATURE. ONE PHASE OF THE WOMAN QUESTION. A Douratio PronLest s Wons axp CULTURR In Trr HousknoLn, Ny S, M. Diaz, Author of *4The Seboolmanter's ‘Trank,” Paper, limo. Hos- ton : Junies R, Oszo0d & Co, ‘I'lio esnay containod in the present volumo is reproduced in an amended and enlarged form from tho columns of the Now York 7ribune, It deals fu a shrowd, livoly manner with tho «ques- tou that soems to tronblo many tominine hearts, of Liow they shall bo ablo to attend to tho business of their households aud yet socure tumo for culturo. Mis, Diaz correctly solves the problom for her bowilderod sieters, yot she might havo dono it {n fewer words, Tho wholo anawer to the anxions query {s comprisad iu tho torso phrase, ** Lovo simply.” The * plam tiv- ing and bigh thinking ” that mado ths humblo homo of Wordsworth a Mecea for tho intellectual pilgrina of his day in possible to overy housebold, ‘Thoro aro oxeep- tions to all rales ; this is to bo concaded in evary argament ; by granting thie, it may bo broadly assorted that womon in their position of houso- mothors may find as much leisure for reading, it they chooso, ns men can in their position of homo-providera. Tho wivea of tho rich and prosperous hava, as general thing, moro spare timo than tholr hie- bands, which thoy aro at liborty to uso In such woys a8 thoy pleass, ‘The wives of tho poor and of men of moilerate moana have in tho majarity of canon to blame only their misuse of timo if ressonable amount bo not socured for tho im- provemont of their minds. Tho mechanio and tho day-Isboror who must be at their place at 7 o'clock in the morning and ply their busy toosla until 6 o'clock in tho evening have au New Voris Worid, acanty opportunitios for soll-culture an Tho privato unhappincsces of tho Marquin of | their home-kooping partnors. The former an{é tho hus\mmi’lx;r ';hu mefi:“ {mulmr.oum may get & fow miuutes at noon- Iast becominy o public themeo in Lugland, One of tho watitical Jouruals of London, tas Hornct, | Ud¢ and an hour or so bofuro bed-timo, to N8s guue ra iar rocoutly s 10 depics tho | road tho daily pupor and a fow pages from the youthful boir of tho MacUallum More | new book or magazino; and tho latter, by being standing n ‘J‘"l:( ’l'““l:!“]" .“3" ill:mfill"lm oqually industrious and prudent of tho mo- remoustrance bebin in oly brothers- i induwe e LTimen of Walow aud {he | Moute, may do tho same. Itison exceptionally Duke of Edinburg, who pass him by vath ausch indifToronco, swinging thuir umbrellas and deop iu disdaintul convorse upon higher topics, ‘Lhe dingusted oxpresaion upon tho Marguis' faco givea piynaucy to tho legend of the carteon, **Am [ not o man awd o biother ¢ The flornel oecompauies 1t picture, too, with an amusing articie which we traufer to vur columus, 01 the sorrows of **a blightod being." A DLIGUTED LKING, . London Hornely June 39, 1 am a blighted betug, of Seotch oxtraction. Aud tins 8 bow I becawo blighted, ‘Cho tale is a harrowing oue, but it mnay be a warning to others who would tiead the path which loaun to Itoyal sltiances, ltoyal muckory, lioyal snubs, and all the rest of it. Hero, thon, 18 my pitiful story. When you have wept over it sufliciently you can send your pockot-haudkerchief to Mra. Stirhug for tho Royal dramatic fote. Somebody olae Iy going to #ond tho one wept into when bo saw Coghlan's Shylock. L will end the one I weep into ovory day when my royal bride whacks ——, Dut this 18 n digreszion, I was not reared in the Iap of Insury, Mr pa- Touts were poor, but I hisve no reasva to hatiove that thoy wero wilifully dislionest, and thoy gavo o such delicacies a3 thoy could afford, 1 was reared upou tho national diet. Athole broso, bannocks, clockaeekio, Apaldrus, haggises, kib- Locks, powldowdics, seones, and othor sisilar luxurics, mado our foative board groan iu Gaelic § nor was wnusic wanting, forf trom an adjacont thicket camo tho s;nightly strams of tho Cale- dontau Crowcua, upon which my fathier waan proficient, Sowmo of my brotbers weut into trade, but I was rosorved for a bighor destiny, 1 mav men- tion on paskant that, bad L known it earlier in life, I would bave mado away with mayself, butit is now too late. In a noizhboriog county, tho name of which shall never be wrung from me, oven by toiture, lived a Frincess, 1t oceurred to my father that he would *‘ongraft a slip of royalty upon his lordly lise.” that ia how ho pat it, and I was tho unforinoate victim of thiy Lorticultural exporimeunt. 'I'ho mother of the P'rincess waa quite willing to graft hor, and cboso three youug noblemen, of whom I was one, Tho othor two, in s fright, immediately wont and gralted themsolros elaowhera ; and then my father chuckled, and I collapsed fnto hopoless melaucholy, for I know my doom wag soaled. 1 spare you the detalls of thoe conrtship, You aro sware that by tho ntringent tulos of eti- quotts you nover address royalty unlees you uro spoken’to, 80 tho couvermation was oug-sided, and tho young Iady bad to make most of tho running. fn due time tho fatal knot was tied, and, 1t you had soen my respected paront at tho wedding, you wonld havo imagined that he was tho happy bridegroom. and not my blighted solf, o prous and esultant did he look. L had otten mctured to myuel? what marrying a Princees would be like, but tho realitv far es- ceoded my wildest dreamy, 1 had, in the inno- cenco of mv heart, tmagined that tho bairler be- tweon inysolf and ber lloyal relationa would bo iu sy measure romoved. Lut, bloas you, 1 was quite mistakon, You would havae thoight I bad commitied acrimo, In fact I foo! likoit, and th.s iden has so complotaly taken posscaaion of me that [ watel with interest the prowth of a3 look of habitual criminality on my faco. £ad to rjute, too, 1am loaing “all knowledgo of the languago of my childhoud, and have to schiool mysoll in Tentonis tongue inexproesibly dsiastoful to wo. Ior certain Tontons have treated mo moro despitefully than anybody, snd seemiod to think I ought to be ordered off “to in- stant exocution as & punieament for my pre- sumption in outering the charmed clrclo. In tho oxtromity of my desclation I havo mado a littlo soug nbout it. I am told it iy rathor Tenvyaonian, but the world will judge. I am sure, howevor, that if you could sos mo singing 1t fusolitudo to tho plaintive music of my be- lovod bagpipe, and with the tears racing down my nose, you would bo moved to pity. THE FOD, 1t {a a fosrful fate, for woo fa mol 1 have tho nkina and pods of life, and ske Has tho potuto alwaya and the pea. Alan, poor Pod, alas! unhappy skin, T'm wearing out ; my linosments wo thin Ezpross the wither'd soul which dwalla within, I wonder that it ne'er her consclence p “T'o sco fate Nlrl meall theas acurvy trick Hho bas the half-pence—and I got tho kicks, Onadny whon I am lald benoath the nod, Upon 1ry tombatone, though 1t may look 0dd, Men shall inscribe, ** Herv lics » wreiched Pod,” Gf course mr fathior bikon It, o s not in my poeition, but Jooks upon the swhole affair as an axceliont advestisomant for himsolf sud the rost of the fauly, Poswbly it is, but thoy dou't think of mo condomued "to go about in a lowly fout-wheoler with tho servauls, when somobody, whose name should not be wrang from me by wild horues, ridos in Stale carriages, Eyou a worm has s clhauco of turning, but 1 don't sce any hope of tho lonst opportunity, Huonld it ocour you will hear of it, for there are thoughts within thia enubbed and blighted Losumn which would make a mggor turn palo, n Juow loud money without intarest, a Hiotchman voluntarlly worst himsolf ina barguin, sud s Roman Catholic kick the Popo. O Tlope! No wore, Timplore, ‘ Do.oivo ins thut 1 may helleve thes; For 1 kuow that the dake will follow Qn the airy way of the swatlow, “T'iat the drift ehiail Ho whara the lly blows Aud the feiele Lsug from the stews of tha roce,— 0 lope t—no woret 0 liopat Begguils yet awhilo; Docelve 1o aud § whit bellove thoe, Though I know 1hist tha tuko must follow Ou tho airy way of the wwallow, “Tuat the drift iwust o whero the lity blows Aud the feicla Lany £rom thu atem of 1o T088,= O Hopo !—onca tuute | ~—John Vince Cheney in Serlbner for Auguat, tasbhadboidbadioy Tho celobrated Km-char Dourdalous had a habit of propariag bimseit for the pulplt with— a fiddle! ile was to presch on a Giood Friday, and the propor oftlcer came to atteud bim fo church, ~ Astho oflicer asconded tho slaits hLo Leard tho sound of a violin; and as the door stood & little ajar, Lo naw Bourdalono {u s cas- sock, playing ‘a lively tuuo sad daucing to it ubout thu study, e though the 1ovorend man raviug mad. Ife koocked geutly a¢ the door. ‘I'no fathor throw down Lis 1ldale, burried on his gown, and spproacted bim, saviog: 0, is it vou, sir? 1 hopo I hisve not Xept you waiting. L am quito ready to attond you.” The officer, oy thoy went down stairy, could not belp meution- ing lis eurpiiso sy what Lo had seen aud Leard. Iourdsious laughed. ** The whole of the mat- ter is thus,” said ho; *“Iu thinkiug over tha sub- Ject of tho day I found iy spirits too much de- pressed to wpeak ax L ought to do, so I bad re- courso to wy usuul wethod of musio and u litile daucing. It Lias hiad its effoct. L aw quite ln s proper temper, aud go now wllln’)louuro towbat 1 uhould eldo Lisvo gova in pain,” — s - e AR T POTTRIeE HeT e STO7 G0 TEIFETS Fa @n@on mevoro caso when the hardest-working woman docs not come to somo intervals ovory day that allow of a gossip with & noighbor, an 1dlo spoll at tho door or window, or an interim of rest between succossive duties. 'Theso moments de- voted to reading would merve to keop hor, in point of intellizonco, on a par with ber husband ; And that, in tho vico adjustmont of labor and culture botwoen tho soxes, Is all she can ask. At loast, it sho had reasou, g0 lias bie, to ropine at the unduo bardship of hfe, ‘Ihoro 14 » tino during thocbild-bearing poriod of womeun's livea whon nny of them sre #o sitnated that it is dificull or imposribla to give a1 much sttention o boois, to music, to the pen, the pencil, and other ordinary menas of n- teilectual progress and leasure, as the disposi- tion miziit crave. Yot culiiro does not, Ly a Rood doal, como exclusively through those avonues. The wmiod ia never more expanded, aud olevated, and enlightoned, than when studying tho book which lios opan 'fn the heart of o Iittlo child. The mother who spouds her darn toiling fur, aud at the same timo talking with, her Lttls ones, should not lamout that shy lias 1o timo for cuiture. Tho purost, divinest wisdom will ourely como toher if she holds her- self in communion with ber youug childran, and, keepiug her heart frosh and wmnocent a8 theis, denwa their Intellizouce up to hors by nonriahing t from tho stores of lier knowledge, diuted and sweotoued 80 48 {0 be fit for infaut tsstes aud capacitics. Women aro apt to_overlook or despiso tho op- nortunitios and priviloges that enrich thoir mis- #ion as Liousc-mothers. That mission may bo full of arduous, wearying, nover-cading cares, but it has precious compensations that spring from no othor vocation. Human lifo, whother it bo that of a ran or a woman, should, no mat- ter wllnu its_circumstancos, be industrions and usoful, **Theroe is but ona life, 11 life {t may bo eays on oarnost, sagncious wrilor, hich nooma to mo to bo God-forsaken ; it is tho life that is idie and eelfish.” If woman, theu, accopta tho principlo that it is ber duty to bo buasy, and in work that 18 profitable in some way to tho world, wo do not geo why it is not as woll for her, when tho duty lies that way, to wash dinkes, and sweop floors, sud cook dinnors, and mako and mend clotles, aud tend Lubles, ans It is tor men to dolve in flelds, and workshope, and storos, aud counting-rooms. ‘Tho mind may be active in pursning inatruct~ ivo nnd agrooablo trains of thonght winlo the bands aro occupiod with many of the affairs of the household, And true cultare iu leas tho re- sult of much roading than of much thinking. Au averago of ono hour a day given to the po- ruan of choico hooks will make & wise person of any oue of fair intelloct. It is iufluhu?y botter to ponder for the rost of the day over one hour's good roading than it 18 to read double and treble tho time, and, when dono, dismiss tho mattor from tho mind, Fortunately, women, like men, havo timo to think, aud therefore’ bavo timo for roal culture. If womea would but put out of their hands the uselesn work that doos most to absorb sud waste their Lves, tho greater part of thom would havo freodom onough for tho inatruction and refresliment of their minds. If thoy would be content with fower garmonts, and plainer onos, with simple hems instead of multi- tudinons tucks and rufles, their lot would bo cased of at losss ono-third of its burden. Thon, if they would teach tholir honse- bolde—thera would bo no troubla with thomselves in this mattor—to bo contont with plain and wholesome fare, that which {s appetizing and nourishing but doea not consumo inordinate time in proparing, another portion of the load that weighn thom down would be lifted. Laat- Iy, if they would breals the shacklea that bind them to custom and conventionality, would live moro in and for their homes, and less for eocia- ty, would give over all offort to koop up appenr- ances and follow after tho fashions andin the trawn of Mra. Grandy, thoy would rejoico in a soose of liberty and ~exaltation like that which awclled tho bosom of the nogro alave on tho passags of the Fifteenth Amendmont. ‘Whoo women feel hke complaining that they have morae thau their shure {n the work of tho world, and less than thole portion of mental cul- ture, lot them compare lhn]»?' their stylo of dreva with that of mankind, and be mlent, They have {t fu thelr powor to inaugurate sll grest moral reforms in their households, and carry shows to a trlumphaat and untversal succesd. RELIGION AND SCIENCE. ‘Tux OnILDEOOD ov RELIGIONS : EMunaorvo A i TLE ACOUUNT OF THK LINTH AXD GROWIH OF Arria aND Leounns, By Euwasp Oropp, F, It . 8., Author of *Tha Childhoo of the World. 13 mo,, 1P 288, New York: D, Appleton & Co, A auort timo ago Mr, Clodd publisbed a lttlo book ontitled * The Chlldhood of the World," in which was presented to youthful readers the story of man's carly condition ou the earth, so far as it baa boou made out by racent develop- monts, togothier with & slotet of his advanco from lower to higler stages of roligious bellef. Ho now aupploments Lle second portiau of that work with a hlstory of the great rellgions of the East which have expressod and ombodied man's oconcoption of God, and of duty to Him sud to bhumanity. Tho object of thesa volumos I8 to show to young persons tho rolatlon which tho Bible bolda to other sncred scriptures and to the declarations of modern acience, and to impress thom at an early period of theireducation with the conviction that, altbhough many auclent beliofs are sufforing in- avitablo displacement In tho progress of thought, the groat verilies remaln imwovablo, sud to thoso we may cling with abiding trust and zove eronce. Tho aplrit an.woll as the purnose of the suthor aro disclosed in tho followlug paragraphs : 1t gave men largor sud grander views of God when thioy Jearut that the earth s ono smeng many bodics clrcling round tho sun, aud that th {muelt 1a ouo of pumbericss suns tliat aro strown as atar-dust in the tewvuas, sud it will give exch of uy, whoss nature is mado 1o trust, & larger trust fu, and mora liviog thought of, ilun toleiru that e religion s ous amoug many religlous, and tiat nowbasw fs thvro an altgether guilluss race, ‘T8 uo w owely gure, wo ahall seo that the v Lgions of the world are like bumag faces, all of which bave something jn common ; nose, eyes, mouth, sud soon: while all differ, gome Leing moro beautiful than utliers, Aud we shall also ses that wuerever any religlon exiats which Las struck its root ep dowis futu the life of s peoply, ticro wust by truth f 3t which bias unriured them, snd which i worih the seeking, Por the Lunger of the soul of wan cun bo wore b satisfiod witli# llo (han the bunger of bis body can be appessed with atoues, After his roview of the rise and growth of tho sacred myths and fogends of Arvan, Hindu, Pemnan, Chinewo, Betmitio, aud, Molawwedan uatious, Mr, Ulodd closes s chapter on **The Stady of the Diblo ™ with this romark : “Tho truths which ore eushrined in the Biblo are pot Jeaw trua becanvo frall men spuke them, uor in Tust % fusplration of tbe Almlghty which * giyeth uuderstanding * o less wighty fact bocauso we fud thiat the writers of Beripturo had 1t nut difieront in Kiud to that which cowcs o overy wan who opens his soul to recelve it, 1t dwolt {n thoss earnest onus ihle, Rig-beds, Zend-Avests, Tripitobs, King Koran, and 1t dwelln it erreat’ rotln lo-dsy seberever the Iivo of trith Abides, And for ws, in whniever wriiton or epoken word, or Aoand of meny-vofced na- e, wo finut that whicll ajeaks to our Heart as trus, there tn for us an fuapired truth, In summing up the conclusions to which his trentise tends, the auther ! Thore i, Lowerer, one quesiian which makes 1t Henrd i many parts of this book, aud to which a swor munt bio glven, 1t fx thie : 1ow do the facty Brought together hietefu abont thie geeat rellgions of the bear on our Carintian coligion, and what in tho relation between thiem and 147 T awer 1lids wonld Al many pages, and it n Riva oncor two reanans Tor replying that onr religio while beyond queation the higlist of nll, twkes & place ot dietinet from, but among all reitalunie,partor pros- ent, Ita relation’ to thews £+ not thut they are earlh- burn wlnla it aloue ia divine, but it i the relation of ano mamber of & fomily to other membors, who nrs all Lrothers, haviug ons work, one hope, atrd one All- Father, Lknow that 1t s not hec: waYA eary (o think thua of it, noother roligion ever could love towards Thm swho fived whose yesruinge afiar Lhe unsern found ultucsuce 18 ro It 18 desr 10 e e, Tinked an §t 18 b tho esintliont Ufo and died fho martyraleath, sl In fullswing whore examplo _wa follow il (hut u bewutiful and divine, Dut, viowing 1t one amongst others, muich thal otheriviao pere plexen nnd even dlwninya na fs taken nway, ind wo cenu to wonuder that ftu hintory {8 an like that of ather reilgions, Wo araabie to underatand shy it has grown fromn wiall begionings sud been subject 1o many cliangtes, a8 they have, 1f wo beliovo that it aiso had Ity rire in the nuture of nun, Mr. Clodd writes from & full knowledgo of bis subjeet, and, thorofuro, i1 nble skilifully to bring 1L within tho bounds of his volume and within tho reach of youthful minds. 1iis treatiso must, hozwover, sumple and lucid ax it i, bo read slowly and studiously. It ds no highly concentrated that Lut little of 1t can bo wastored at o ainglo reading, * TRAVELS, Tunrx MoNTIA 1N THE OMENT ; ALso, LIPE ¢ Roun AND TuE VIKNNA EXrostiioN, Dy ORYILLE JUNTUS JiLiss, Chicago : 8, C, Origgy & Co, 1n73, "Lhix pleasant littlo book {8 really a momorial volume. The suthor, ono of the most promia- ing young men in Chicago, diod vory suddeonly a fow mouths ago. Tho lottors he wrote from Europe toa dauly paper in this city bavo sinco boon collogjed. They form the prosent book. ‘Thoy toll, with a certain grave and Lindly hu- mor, tho story of a lefsurely, studious journoy through tho Oricut, s day in Romo, and s wook in Vienna during the Exposition. Tho matteris interesting, and tho wording ls always good, and sometimen exquimto. A picturo 8 glven in & phrase. Tho author, epoaking of rome Lun- dreds of boys wlio wore swaying to aud fro ss they wat on the floor and studicd the Koran, says : ** Ad their whito turhans swung incossant- Iy ovar tho roow, 1t was like tho swaying of a foreat of whita blossona." Occamorally thore 1y it toucl that rominds one of Hawtharno's fancy. ‘Iako this deseription of a Mohammedan eayig lug prayers on dock = Now he muttercd a fow words of his evening peti- tiou, now peeped over to see what was hsppening in the hold, ud _somotimes, Lis curlomty proving too alrony for Lis religious emations, wiilly at the ssma it nabit was tou much for even curlosity, bo kept on multeriug prayers whilo pecriug, faco downwards, Into the seuttle-liale, no that Liv petitionn, Instead of flyfug away o Mecea to le transformed’ porchatice nlio hie food angels, must lave wuuk dows fulo the dark and dump of the hold {0 bocowe, if anyihing, rats, lizardy, aud vampives, An argument is sometimes condensod {nto an epigiam. Growing indignant overstho ordered fuiquity and aystewatic oppression of the Otto- man Limpire, tho anthor cries, ** ‘Fhe bost thing which could happen to this eociety is a littis chaon.” Any ono who has boen at a World's Fair will Tacogaizo tho truth of the boginmmnyg of the lat- tor on that themo. Tho writor will trv, lio says, to * photograph his confusiou on paper.” “Tho boolk is ono which will woll repay reading. Ita morit shows what might bavo been if this prowlising young lifo had veen spared. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. AMERICAN STATE UNIVERZITIEN 2 TILEIR ORICIN AND Proouts, A IINTORY 0¥ CONORESKIONAL UNIYER- TV LAND-GAANTA. A PARTICULAR ACCNUNT OF THE W+ AND DRVELOPMENT 0¥ THE UNIVERSITY oF MICiGaN, AND H1nTA TowAnn Tk FUTGRK oF THE AMERIOAN UNIVEDsiTY BysrRy. Dy ANDREw Ir Buook, 8vo., pm, 410, Cluclnoatis Kobert Clarko & Co. Prico, $3.80, The first vovonty-five pagos of this work are talten up with s skotch of tho early progross of higher education in tho-Atlautic States; of tho condition of culture in the Weat at tho com- mencomont of tho Covgrosslonal land.grant policy; aud of the coursc of ovents that oventu- ated in this gift of Iands to tha Universitios by tho Govarnment of the United States. The following 200 pages aro devoted to & de- taflad history of tho riso, growth, and present condition of tho Univeralty of Michigan, The remaining 100 pages of tha bool are occa- pled with commouts upon the American Uni- vorsity aystem, and suggostious for its improve- ment in tho future, My, Ten Brook was one of the early mombers of tho Faculty of tho Michigan Uuiversity, re- signing in 1852, aud baa for a number of yoars past tillod the position of Librarian of tho insti- tution, His long oflicial coonection with the University bas givon him an intunate knowledgo of its careor that should, in an important re- spect, qualify him to be its Wnstorian, 110 scems to have troatod the subject with candor and 1m- partiality, which was a delicato thing for him to do, cousidering tho dissenelons that for somo yeara interrupted the ponce and proaperity of tho institution, nod from which Mr. Ton Biook bimselt soriously suffered. The history of the Univorsity, as ho has narrated it, will have espe- cinl value for tho citizous of Alichigan, —whoara doeply interested in tho college that crowns their noblo scliool systemn,—and algo for educatora in other Htates. Tho ather mattor prosented in the volumo s subnidiary to tiie account of the workings of the Michigau University, and yot 18 appropristely counocted with it, MATHEMATICAL. A PRIMARY ARITUMEDIO AND Tracnrns' MANDAL, Wit CLatw AxD Beav Exemcisss OmADED wirlf LREFERENCE TO TOE VARiOUS NTAGKS OF THE PU- FIL'4 ADVANCEMENT IN RxaDiNG, DBy Epwarp OLNKY, Professur of Mathematicn in tho Univeraity of Michigun, aud Author of a Borios of Mathemati- 5-1 'r;xg.noah. 16mo,, pp. 150, Now York: Shel- on & Co, Ty ELTMENTS OF ARITHMYTIO YOR INTERMEDIATE, GRAMNAR, AND CoMMON_Baiigots, Ly EDpwanp OLNET, 12mo., pp. $14. New York : Sholdon & Co, The sorios of mathomatical text-booke, em- ‘bracing tho courso fu Algobra, Goometry, Triga nomotry, snd Calculus, already pubtishod by Prof, Oluey, sre widely and successfully used in our schools and collegos. Their admira- blo sdaptation to tho ncods of teachers and pupils preparo us to give a cordial welcomo to the manuala of arithmetia’ by tho same author that nre vow boforo us. ‘L'ho primary volumo is intended for tho uso of pupils whe aro learning simultancously to count and to read. Tho ad- vauced book is propared for the npper grades in common schools, and comprises all the arith- motical topica that can bo properly or profitably included in o common-gchook course. ‘The plan of the sacond book provides for the study of ita subjects duting o poriud of thres yoars, and, combining tho snalytical mothods of our old montal arithmotics with the woro mo- chanieal and formal processos of writton or practical aritbmetlc, it docs away switls the noces- sity of employing any other troatises iu this do- partment of scienco {n cunnoction with 1t, By this praiseworthy volicy o eaving is ofoctod iu tho cost of books and in the porplozity to the pupil of dividing bLis attontion botwoen the diffcreat treatisas on tho ssme subjoct. ‘The mothod which tho uuthor pursues fa both theso manuats morits bigh commondation. It coutrivod with tho view of training u pupil to think, snd will compel himjto salve problems by reasoning rather than by automatic processes. ‘'o necura Gfild object, during tho carlier staps of the pupid's progress, sl detinitions, piinciples, and rulos aro_formulatel afier they Lave been domonstrated by processos anulluu]l_’ proving their force. Honce, the studont comprehiendd tholr valuo and truth before ho 18 called to the work of fixing them in Lis mind. For this and athor excollout chiaractoristics wo earnently com- meud both books to thu consideration of teach- nr; aud Boards of Education here sud else- whoere. TRAVELERS' GUIDE, Tarutan Resozts, axn How 1o ieavs Tz, Cou. 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O, Houghtoy & Co., Boston), Contents: * Unador the Croay Ylm" Poom read st Cambridge, on the Inn, deodth Aunivoraary of Washlngton's taking cop. mand of the Amotiean Ay, 8.1 July, 1775, 1, Jdemen Itussoll Lowell; *“oOId Cnmbridgn{ Toom road at the Dinnor in Momotial Hall, Jy), 9, 1876, by Oliver Wondall lolmos; * ol Woman's Gossip,” tho first of & sorion of anto. biographical papers, by Mrs, Francos Annn Kom. blo: ‘““‘Autuma Days in Weimar,” an aceor of woclal ifs in tho German Cap by ]l:yllng; Taylor; “Old Thnoa on tho Minslvaippl,” Anoihe and final chaptor on Pilot Life, by Matk Twain; *' The Creod of Freo Trado," “A simple Balg. mont of the eroed of froa trado, an viewed from an American standpoint,” by David A. Waolls; * Rndorick Hudwon,” the Aovonth chapter of this ntory, by Henry Jamen, Ji », ohn Quingy ho Lougos Adlams," "by Willintn_Evoratt ; Tont Wateh,” by 3ra, B, Piate; Roadsida Romanco,” by G, Lathrop ; “ vig. tor llugo,” by T. 8. 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Duffield, Ella Farman, and Dr. Tourjes, ‘T'he illustrations are numerous, American Journal of the Medical Sciences— July (1lenry G, Len, Philadelphia). Phrenological Journal for August (8. T, Welly & Co., New York). Lelerson's Journal of Popular Lilerature (IL Potoreon & Co., Philadelphin). National Teachers' Monthiy for August (A. 8 Barnes & Co., Now York and Chtcago). Current numbers of Littells Living Age (Lit- toll & Gay, Boston), and Applefon's Journal (D. Appleton & Co., Now York). CONTRASTS, THR WIFE, A yon say, Golone), bero {t s charmtnz (4 Stoeet Angel, I beg for waltz ™) Your fiattery’s really slarming; 31 sure that you know it 18 false, But T'll whirl with you round for » minuts, Just {0 prove how you erred in your haale} A waltz ia quite nics whilo you'rs In {i— Don't hold quite xo tight oo my walst. (Writea) ¢ Doar Husband : I'm penning this letter In loneliness here at tho Springs ; Every doy makes me dosper your dobtar For tha Ind words the previous mail brings, But oli! what a vaid Alls my bosom— You thers, and I hera all alone; No friends if 1 e'on wish to chioose em, You chained Lo your desk Liks & drone,” TUB NUSDAND, Here, Charley, heip fll up thts bask Put in the champagne and the ice Never mind if you liould overtask ft— Fill {¢ up with this brio-s-brac nice. ‘Those Dutch girls will soon make it lightep Aftur the dance and the swings, Throw in thoso cigars, Strap it tiahter, Whils I write ine to the Springs, (Writes) ' Blowly the shadawa are falling, Alike on my desk and my Life; ‘The plaint of a famished lovs, calling For you, my aweet trossure—my wifes 1 ait hiore 80 woarily thinking, And wisbing my Jonance wers oler, And droamiug our love is a-liuking By hosrt with your beart evermare!™ —Louts Carroli Prindls {n ths Hartford Evening Py ‘Tho Veteran John Neal Gives an 1me pertinont Young Rough ks Deserts. The Portland (Me.) Advertiser describea ths (‘ollowlnz adventure of Ar. John Neal, the vol erau author, poot. and critioc of that city : A number of our oldest citizens, inclading Johin Neal, Judeo Howard, T. 0. Horaoy, others, were riding up home in the stroet-car, nbous @ p. m., 04 ia their wont, whon ¢wo young roughe, porhaps 22 or 20 years of age, jumped on tho front platform of tho car, one of them puffiug away nt a villalnous cigar. The front door was opou, snd the olouds of smoks rolling In tho car almost chowsd the occupants, At last ono. of tho atder goutiomen could stand it no longer, and so 18 marked, at which ono of tho others touched the smoker, saying that tho smoke waa very offen- sive, and that tho rulos of tho Company did nob -permit smoking on the oars, To this appoal the man pald no more attention than it he had been o statuo, 3r, John Noal, loaning forward, re- markod as follows : ** Young man, that smoko is Tary offousive, and you must put that cigst out.” “Is that 8o, old man?* roplied the rough Inzily looking over biy shoulder at Alr, Nesl withont romoving his cigar from his mouth. Tho color in the old “gontleman's faco ro1d n‘.o:(hl{, but, ropresaing his wrath, he again e warked, ““Young man, that cigar muat be pub out, Smokiog I8 not allowed on thao cars,” ** Well. old man, what ure you going to do sbout it 2" ropliod the rough, Wit the quickness of lghtning Mr, Nosl mado & bound on to that platform, saized tbe cigar from the mau's mouth, and flung it in the streot, With ouo hand ho grasped the rough by tha nape of the neck and with the othor by we Ioft foresrin, raisod bim off bis fost and dashed bim to tha platform, and as he placed Lis foot oo bim he oxclaimed in quivering tones, **Thank your stars, young man, I did not pisch you fol¢ Lo street aftor your cigar.” ‘Tho follow wss completely cowed. Whon %8 romomber that B{r. Noal is 84 yoars ol tho mere [)Izyumnl onergy and power displayed waun somoethiug romatkavle, Ivery cus will that be sorved the rough just right. Cost of the Contennialy Phvtaderphia Times, Jobn Wolsh, Prosident of tha Centennit! Doard of 1inauce, in response to Inquiries Y Mz, Poyton as to the cost of tho oxhibirion sn 38 to what will bo derived at the close frow sourcos of revenue, hag written & lotter stativg that tho total cost of all the buildings, improve- went of the grounds, and expeuncs inaident (0 tha nrgnmznuon and conduot of the United Btatos Ceutenniul Commissivn, Contonnisl Boar of Fiuance, aud to the oxhibition uatil its clos8 will bo £8,600,000. Tho etatoments aro giveo undor the reservo that, whilo they are in accord auco with Lius best judgmount, they aro of neced #ity but pproxuuations of results which sre d& pondent upon chicumstancea subject to changes ‘Ibo npprurfllhuu by ounsylvania of 1,000, aud of Philadclphin of $1.500,000, togethor with the proceads of gifts, profita on sales of medsls etc., wuloh will yiold 500,000—1n all 3,000 —wll ot bo included in tho stock basis ; there fore the stock basis cauuot excced 5,500, and probably not $5,000,000, The wumber ol admingions canuot bo reasousbly estimstod st Iees than 10,000,000, whicls, at B0 couts eaclh will yiold #5,000,000, to wbich must be added tho amount (o be received from concossions 88 the aalo of waterisls sfter the vxbibition closed sav $500,000, togother making §" Vi 000, ur whole slock capital,