Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1875, Page 2

2 —— == ™mn Yonable dissipation, thera wonldeiat bo so many Zirls goin § thoy conldent go. Bo just lsy (hat down on your own doomtuv. What if ** Mise " did 1o ok wan snd Yaggard when yon seon her gittdn ont of her sarnago ; have yon any businoes to say it was her foolish ways mnde her wo? I'rapa hor Iather before hot—belug & man—L adent lived tighl, ro sha was expiringaway with 1n inhorited dineass, Bat suppose flippant lvin, g had m_-uln hior a0 pititnl, jest an liko as not rho tas looking #t yon at tho samo timo and u-nyu:r to horsolf : W I!oor *Mr, Froe,' how peaked and wenzen ho looks, with his cignr-emoking and ¢ tomparary faults ;' what bright, rosy-chiccked trl woukl Liave anch A fried doughnnt of n lookitig: man for a hnsband 7 Then, {00, you ray girla_wonld sacrifico any- thing earthly for tho rnko of looking protty. Norw if marrsin’ rich old men, and n drivia,’ and 8 drossin,’ aud & Lasipatiog (e going to meko licir faces xo wan and old &8 you say, of .course, aceording to your othior **sacrifico ” statemont. they wou't doit, but will all give rich 1nen smd money the go by, andiako to poor men a1l plain attire. Su 1 don't gee 88 you or any othiir Ainall eataricd man need bo afrald to marry, according o your own worda, Jdest anawor theso two or threa quetions: Tow mych longer doos 1t take a fashionable young man to wax his mustache than it inkes A fashionable young girl ta crimp her hafr, aud how much moro senso is therein it ? Ilow wuch moro seneiblo wero the etylish light panta worn a short timo ginoo by fashionas blo young men thau tho ** pull-hack " drossos of tho pirls? Who sot that very “sldmpy” (ashion first, our sox or yours ? How much bottor is the fashionablo pipe-stom of n cane twirledin light kid glovea than busiles, and which costs four times as much ? Now, Mr. ** Froe,” suswer theso guestiona and I am dono for this timo, If you haint got any better argumonts, you had bottor keep quict; o had tho wholo pack of you rhon-folke, who think they must ol ery “bool” becauso somobody cricd * bear!™ Good-day to you, Mr, ** Free," Naxcy 8ray, spinster. WHAT INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY ACCOM- PLISHES. Te the Bditor of The Chicavo Tribune ; Janzavinie, Wis., Sopt, 16.—\ large number of correspondenta havo givon their views of marriage and of honsekeoping, wmavy trenting tho subjects in a somewhat hiumorons way, while lut a fow have given their practical oxperienco in tho cost of supportivg their familics. Ax o working man, let me say 8 fow worde concern- ing my experienco, and, indoing #0, I shall ho ua brief as poseiblo and to the point. In tho firat placo, it needs no argument to provn that n young mau of economical habits ¢an mako moro monoy whilo einglo than he can while married; mere eepocially is this the cseo if ho s working for n fized smount of wages. Dut the real queation ot issue is, cana dor, leus irrepressiblo conflict and mora frropressiblo Douesty. Marriage I8 nob #0 much o malter of dollarn and conts, na it ia of Tove and harmonv. Evory pers #on, male or female, fntending to bo married, whonld make this ouo pomt a study: to cloatly underatand their own temperament and disposi- 1o, aud endeavor to Gud sume one whose na- tura, when applied to their awn, will bring nbout Larmonious rosnlts. Marringe 14 too much of o scionlifie nature, and of too mnch importancs to faturs gencra- tious, to bo troated Ithuy or entered into with- out dun considcration a4 to the proballe resulta. Phrenology is a rood acienco to bo governed by in waleoting & partuer for life. Youru truly, Hauny ¥, I, PRETTY GOOD ADVICE, To the fifitor of The Chicago Tridune: Bswana, Xan,, Sept. 18.—After raading the many views taken by your numerons correepond- ents on thosubjoct matrimoninl,1 donot ece hard- ly » good place to putin a now thought. The ma- Jority of the writora advanco capital ideas, and, if for no other reason than tiat of being eo- ciabln, the cause is cortainly & cood onv. Brill- innt rosults arenevar bronght about by idleness, and agitation of a question rots it e all ean Roo t. And, ns wo haye so many maniag let us keop up thia ono ustil the resuits aro for the better. One thing suro: it givea tho youngsters a clinnee to get an nequaintanco of ench other’s thoughts und rleas on {his new journalietie theme. I for oue go with the ' wiumon folks.” Thoy meo practically nearer right thau tho mon, for the good girla do not rtoop to dg mean things and lio to get outof it. Wo nll kuow that nlno hoys out of ten will bo fast—wickedly—if they have tuo chance to do 8o ; aud thoy will ape the rtyle aod maunore of a good-for-nothing adventurer twico nw readily a8 of & good man, Yot thoy all wanl to warry al somo future time, and slways to o ilrat-clash womau ; thoy nover marry thoso that thoy so readily nssociato with; but, aftern fosw yoars of “*cussedness,” ask good, virtuona womau to love and caress them and curs fur thow. ‘Lhis they do with tho cheek aud audaelty of tho ovil one. When our girls givo thom to undorstand bt wuee Lhat thoy must tread an honest, clean, virtuous path of lify, theu their attentions will bo regarded. 'Lhiw will Lo the ounly safeguard (o protect their righta as lruo women, Weo Loow, Loo, that tho @irln takn to these ** fancy ducks ™ jukt an oany, —too much no, in fact. But tho girls must ity Liow to be good and nseful, then they will have eo litto timu to bestow on foolishuesy that those chaps will find $heir occupation gone. C'ommercial ‘pursuits aro a necessity. and tho 1 Inces wust bo all filled ; but the avoeation of the mochanio and agricalturict is by far tho peeferablo one, for the posscssors of thess pur- wiits have a moro independent hfe and moro time to cultivate tho wind and oujoy tho soung man adord to marry, droed himeolf aud | companionship of & family and their hown, wife decently, mainlain & respociable position in sociely, keep out of dobt, contributo something to tho envings bank, and livo comfortably, ou s #alary, say from $£1,000 to $1,200 & year? On thiy point T will give you the actual experionco of a working man, ono who has vaid many dollars for doctars’ Rervices, passed through sens of moro tribulations, educated hig cbildren, clothied tho family well, purchased good furni- ture, collocted s valuable Hbrary, kopt prossing wants from the door, contributed liberally io the chnrchies, and bas & balance in tho laok. I hava never reccived, on Gu nverage, more than $22 per week gince tho closo of tho War, at which time I had a good wife, one child, and 2150, no furnituro, und no surplus clothiug. Hinco tuat timo, our cost of living laa been as follows, my wife keeping accurate account of 1he expenditurcs, and will scarcely vary 859 for tho past five yoars: Tiouse rent...... o Groceries and fuel, Total. .. Theso hiavo beon the actnsl expenses villo. We havo kopt & lurod girl fourths of the timo, My wifo take n short trip Michigan cr Minnerots, to vsit triends. Our ohildren go to splect school most of the time. 1havo no extravagant habits, noither hus my wife. Wo live well aud oujoy our company. The monoy which a great many spend n cigary und fast driviug I either spoud in books or do- posit in the savings-bank, 1f n young man dosires to be o man in qvery ronse of tho word, ho should marry if be caa find a woman he loves, even if his incomo s not moro than 81,000 or 1,100 o yonr. Iy un- tloggiog industry, robriety, and commou-sonre cconomy, ho can snpport his wife woll, and have » Landsome littlo balnnco loft at thoe end of the year. If bo will inviec in sowing his wild oats, drees extmyagantly, smoko his cigars, danco big pockels ompty. ho had better mot murry, no tuatter what his salary may be. 1f ho can't sy port himself and Iav up monoy undor these cir- cumstancen, Lie coitainly eannot whou his caren and rosponsibilitios sre greatly multiplied by ruarriage. The only sure road to a fair compo- teucy in old ago is by berd work and rigid econ- omy wlhilo & man {8 strong and vigorous, 'Tho rosults of speculations e precarious, Fast liviug burle a man frow the summit of unhealthy pleasures to tho valley of yuin and despuir, Whoever has & miud to work and to save—tha unchangeablo price of succosa—can soon learn that by can afford to merry, live well, and mako a little money, ou €1,000 & yoar. Ricuanp. throe- oud almost” every vear to A CONSERVATIVE VIEW, To ths Kditor of I'he Chicago Tribune: Jowier, fept, 2L.—Having for tha past fow wecks boen reading with much intorest the vari- ous opinions on the marriage question, I flnd tuat tho majority of contributors thus far have been presonting the subjoct from extreme poiots on both sidos ; consoquently I will oundeavor to take a gort of middle ground in the matter. 1 consider that the faalt lies as much with one PArty, or sex, as with thie other, tue chiof canse of which ia thoir education in thess mattars. Bociety has arrived st s point whore a man or woman, 1n order appear and conduct thomselvos according to tho prescrived rules, must have speut many valuable moments—age, hours—in educatiog themsclves for it. Tho young men complain that tho girls of to-dsy are more bute terthes, thitivg from wwesl to eweet, carb, nothing for the flower after thu swuct has beou extractod, which, I au sorry to say, s, In a large number of guses, too true, * But who enconrages then in it? Who but the younz wmen are so willing to gratify the avery wish and whim of tho belle of a ball-room, and who fit around Lor liko mothe around a candie, and, like the motn, very often get thewr winigs singed? You conversation on each occmaions is eluefly upon the last production of some mnmicul wuthor, the Jast soires at Mry. Fitz Gibboay', thg opers, the news from Long Branek or Pariy, or the expected dobnt of somo new star intothe fanhionable and aristocratio circle, Huch talk, in the mindn of seusibla peoplo, must surely 1mes a8 of littlo consoquence, and sbonld be ne raroly indulged in a8 posaible,—for, f’mmg you sre only educating these young ladies to pect such tribute from you; and the numorous flattering compliments you are paying them upon their fascinating appearanco only sorvey to strengthien their vanity and pride of dreas, Young mau, you esuy, in ‘a large por- tion of these cascn which I have cited, blamo youreolves, not perhaps a4 being tho cause of this condition of things, but as being an sidor sud sbottor in protonging its existenco, Now yonog girle,—excuso wo—ladies,—your coms Ploints of the young men aro that thoy are tithor ** Lraiuless tops," or vo eddicted to drink, Williards, gambling, aud otherwiso fast Uving, ss to render themmelves eutirely uniit for the society of ladies. Well, thus is {n a moeasare also true of the boys, s woll us the remarks { made coucerning the girls, and we munst exawe jue the causes a8 well. Youug ladlos, it strkes me that you lovo o flirt with ~ und encourage * theso ** brainloss fopa," aud bave thum bover abou: you eager to do your viddivg, bs what it may, Youlove to toy with thew, ard uss them for cucorts to thostres snd operas, balls mud paytios, but you never thiuk of them ss husbands, Now, ail“ts tima you are insiructing sud eucouraging thom in their foppish ways. Tho#s youog men who are faat livers aud sporting characiers havo in wony iustances xrown up in tis element und reatizy no harm, while others are drawa thitbor Ly morbid love of excitement ; whilo the kiualy iullueuce of pure femaly buciely woulld soon win them from this mode af Nving. But, alaa! they sre oxcluded frum it, snd uo helping hand is stretchod forth to save toem. §aw probably as much it favor of war. risge as any one, but would recowmeud uo one to marry where it was mot true lovo ou bull wides. ‘Tlis ucxes will never clearly undersiand each other until all this shaw and ‘affectation of socis oty 18 doue way with, and men and women;, boyw aud wirls, are atiowed to meot and cujoy thewssives in & nitural way, Tajk upon subjects of vital 'u.:sanmu to tho comwunty ; have lons folly faulion aad 10re wense aud gaue Bes. des lesruing tho various household duties, I hko tosesn swowan have tho disposition to lonars 8il she can of tho busivess outside of tho wonse. Lenrn to harness and drivos horso, Jearn o ride, to ehoot & guy, to row s oat, play boso-ball, aud & thousand other things. Then auother reform : A woma may be in tho midnt of buay work, when she has to drop ovorything to entortain & callor—probably one or a dozen mora como, aad tho loses s half day. he should teara to eay, ' Ladies, this I8 my buny 1 bavo no time to epare from my sworl. | ot sowe timo when I am not eo hur- Tuis may seet a tntlo harsh, but it is tho only protecilon against o troop of ' idlo gos- wipers. ” May tho causo live lung, uud (nally wWin, 8 nry wish. Axiuo, RATHER SPITEFUL, Tothe Editiie of The Clucnso Triouns : lixxpy, Sopt. 16.—1 have awaited your viows upon this scomingly all-important subject, aud bLave been in a measuro gratified. ‘The Clicugo Tintes upeaks ol thoa subject ns “Tux THiUNE's nonsenso about matrimony,” Did tho cditor of said paper givo it a momeut's thonght ha'wonld searcely spenk o sneeringly of one of lif.a's groatost vicissitudes,—one which stiould Le conridered well before tho alinost ire revceablo step is taksn. Dickens, in his * Ameri- can Notes,” describos himself au **laoking not at, but through, " the aky,” and so witls this subject, wo must look through it, for with us girls itiss lifo of misory or hnppiucss, The opposity sex, young mirried men, como gallantly to tho rescuo of the weaker eex, whilo the uumarried, sour-grapes fashion, fliug **ox~ travagancs” in our facus tlauntingly, daring us to rofuta the chirgo. L.am porsonally scquainted srith an unmarried man an Chicago whoso cigar-bLill since Jau. 1, 1875, has amounted to £321.50. I neither mag- ity nor dwarf. I defy any young **lord of crea- tion" to cito mo one single instanco in which one of tho “I'ull-Backe” liavo expended that mpch for ‘pearl-powder or candy in the aame space of timo. What must the above-mentioved gontlos man's beta on base-ball, thoatre, champagne- suprers, *theatre smiles," opora, otc., amonut to nt the ond of tha year st that rate? Tatk of girts belng oxtravagant! I'no youog gentlemen egotistically fmagine hoy know ail about uw by beare, and atill for all their wisdom seom to eutitely Jose sight of the fact thatitis tho muo, uot thelr reepective oc- capations, which we marry, Dlease noto tins fact, and remomber it fs ono of those *¢ox- travagant buttertlios ™ who srites it, Hoa here, ¢ Llob Darlington,” last winter yonr humble servant attendad a club ball And wont (o the carn. Whilo there o yiolens snow-storm came up ; my eacort beiug unable to obtain a carringe, wu walked home from Twenty-vocond to Thirty-tirst stract, I survived, and am still rosi- dout of this mundsne sphoro. » 1've no doubt the men are porfect. 1larry 1. Froo sooms to think so. [, for ono, wish you, Alr, H. B, F., to thoroughly underetand thaf my principles are not cue particle Louelited by your carping cynicium, *Theso girls are well cuough 1o talk to for a moment, but not to mar ‘The wifo of such & man (flirl is tho proper name) is to Lo pitied. Hho 18 well enough to taik (o for a fow minutes, but bow soon doen who bocomo a noglected, brokwu-spirited, prema~ turely-old woman. Dante’s Juferno and ity horrora ure far proferablo to such a life, Would that { were a descendant of 8hroth, to convince IL B. F. that there is solid worth an well a4 birth amoug tho American girls of tho mnineteonth coutury ; and wera the paronts to lonk for worth justead of birth, intellect in- atead of monoy, thero would be quite a revolu- tion in our socioty, and wo would see fewor uuhapny marrisges, oping {uu will not deem tlis only wortiiy tho waste-basket, am* A Cu1uaa0AX 1% Tue CoUNTEY. THINGS AS THEY ARE, To the Fibr of Lhe Chicago Tribuna; Cuicaao, Bopt, 4.—1 have takeu 3 great doal of interest in your columus hcaded *Tho Yourg Pouople,” aud, if 1 am unot yet too late, would like to toll what Iknow, 1aw ayoung man, worh- lngon 8 comparatively emall sulury, und sup. porting mysolf vasily; dross neatly, and uave quitea portivn of my woney, O roadon Iy, very hkely, Tucither smoke, chow, driuk, or gamble luauy way, while noquaintancos of mina who Teceive two or throe thnes us much as 1 do save Tue girls that I bappon to kuuw ch about, a8 I do not mix much with thom, enough to wake Lachielors of any mau,—at luasl the wajority, Bowo whose parcuts' are ‘quito woll off do ‘not R“Y, auy bired girl, but proler 10 hsva thaie duughtors do it, with help from thoe mother, but thadauglhiter gonorally does tho snaller share. 1f yon most ber on tho stroot, aud hnve your ' Buuday best" on, she will #pouk, but, if ‘you aro in your “ avery day," sbowill tud rowotbiug scross the utroat to catch her o)ui aud, it wpoken to by her mothor, will #ny, as [ Lhoard Ouu, " Woll,'he drossos shabb and Jooks awful.” T have beon waiting and will wait uutil L tind some of & differont uature. Hr. Jaxes. A WORD OF ENCOURA T the Editr of The Clsge d oot MENT. Geneva Lase, Wik, Bept, 20.—It may not be out of pluce just nuw totell the youuy poople how Grant Thorbura did when ho was fGrat war- ried. Ho said hio Lad only twochairs, sud, whon a friend camo in, bo eat iz Lis wife's lap, and of caurso gave tho friond lhe chair. T piue table, and ko on. Tho reader's iwagination will rendily flud out tho rest. ‘I'hore aro plonty of sonsible young men [ the world, aud youug women, (00, sud if when thoy get warzicd tho husband witl Lave the de- cison to say, “1 can't afford this or thut," the wife if sbe bLas made the proper bome tralning will acquiesce at ouce, And here is whero tho wother stojms in. Has who titted Ler dsughter by precept aud exampla for a good aud scueible and economical wife far & goud wisn ? Orif o bad ons perhups all tho wore neceseury. Tho youug ladius should think lesa of their Kuld lockets sud chsins, (1o Paris they recog- e Awerican ladies by their gold chaius,) Tyiug back their dredses costs nothing, save a Uttlo modesty. 1t 1y 10 Lo bogied that sowe good will graw out of tlis disouswivn. 50 keap tho bull rotling, O3E Ox 1L INTEALSTED, | LITERATURE Gossip Abeut Plays and Playesy. Mythology of the Norsemen---Na- tive Races of the Pa- oific Const, -=The Btory of the 0le Bull, German Lyt Assyrian Empire Aretic Exploration—A Starch-Producin Plant—0rganisms in the Almosphere. o 2 importation of Insects.--A Submerged Continent.--Insectivorous Plants. LITERATURE, ANNALS OF THE STAGE, TLAYE AWD TLATERA. By LAURESCE HvTToN, 12mo,, P 230, Now York: Hurd & Houghton, Tovers of tho drama will turu over tho pages of this volumo with a good deal of eatsfacticn, 1t is chatty aud gossipy. a8 such a volamo shontd be, amusing, but novor taskiug the mind with its namative of reminiconces. Tho suthor bas bean a play-goer from chilihinod, and, dweiling in tho metropolis of our country, has bad an opportuuity of studyivg tho performances of the best actars and sctrenves who bave appesred on the Amorican stage during the past quarterof a century, Having had tho siugular, though use- ful, habit of presorving tho programmoes of the various theatrical outsrisivments be snjoyed, ho uow brings them forth, aud, recalling datos and details by their hely, is ablo to produce o crowd of interesting incidents for ilo diversion of the play-goer of to-day. e prersonal recoliectiona begin with the year 1852, when Burton's house in Chambers streat was tho mont popuiar theatre fu America, aud, altor the manager bimaelf, J. Wallack Lester and Mary Laylor were tho chicf ornmments of his stage. Whon tho Borel Family woro oxhibit- ing thoir unparalleled crobatic feats at Niblo's; when Mrs, Catherine N. Sinclair, the wife of Forreat ; Mra. Maeder, lato of Hoolov's Thea- tre, Chicago; William J. Florence, and Jolhn Broughnam were part of the compauy at Brough- am's Lyconm—when Wallack's Lyconm was first opencd oo Lrpadway and Broome strect, with Jobn Lester Wallack ns etage-manager, Mra, Buckland as leading lady, and she cldor Wallack o# leadiog man—whon Mr. ¥, B, Conway, dir Davidge, and Mwo. Ponisi wero loadivg lightn on the boards of tha Uld Troadway--aud when tickets to tho most respoctablo scats in auy theatra wore sold for 50 conts. Ab, those, in- deed, wero tho paliny days of the American stage, and ono looks back upon them now in friendly companionship with Mr. Iutton, with picasure and re;iet. ‘I'here ia less of ancedole than of history in the recollecttonn of Alr. ITutton, who nppears not 1o have had tho run of the greeu-room, or to havo kuown personally the actors whom he so adinirod from the Lither rido of tha footlights, 1t is o4 8 kindly obtervor that ho zlways spenks of them, nosor arragating to himself tho storn, <old oflico of the eritic. Inan extendod descrip tion of tho carcer of Nr. Wiibam Mitcheli, for many years the manager.of the Olympic, aud always a talented comedian, he writos : A an wctor, Ar. Matctiell was fu bis line alnost {u- fmitablo; ', ke couhl “mzkoup” tle weal it Fealstibly funny faces everseen on the Mew York orany otlier atige, azd ho wss the only managor who over dared to make lis eutiru audienco members, o ta spesk, of hiy stock company, o tho 11t ho was uever kuowh to appenl wilhout meeting with ita entire approbatlou: were hif auditora thers uproarions, he would cbide ; did they apprecisle a *poiut,?' ho woull makn memifort Bis own eppresfation of thuir applause, He would atop suddenly ju tho midst of 3 scene from * Macbuth,” and wusrching down to the footelights would suy, with the ntmost seriousnen that “1¢ any hoy tn tho pit thotht he conld da tha any better, he might come on the atage aud try!" Tlia eficet itpon tlie boy in tho pit cau bolmaglued, Not only tho pit, hut the wholo Louse, * camo down ™ at this, altbongh 1o Loy was ever knowu to goou the stagetotry, The original drama of **Tha American Cousin,” by ‘Lom Taylor, was played, * for the first time on any Btage,” at Laura Keecne's Theatro, Oct. 15, 1858, with Mr, Sothern writlen down in the caet as Dundreary. Of this event Ar. Hutton rolates ¢ Dundreary i slmost A creation of Mr. Bothern's own, au original couception of which Mr. Taylor had no dda § oxaggerated, of course, but very clever, As written by 3Ir, Taylot the part in very siort, of bits Tvw * lougths " aud very ihsiguifican that \r, Hothern, slthough then only totan,® objacted very strougly tail, and only cesiiie 4 1t ut'the eirnest request of tho manugerces, Miss Feone, Lo oblige her, and for a few nighta” ' ., Mis drawl, his liap, his oxcolivnt * aake-up, " his pecu liar akip, bis many absurdities, ** took ” ot once, we lauglied at, wers copled, anid Werc talked of fo every corner of tho town. - How great n surprive ail this was t0 Mr, Sothiern himself, he haw often toll hiv frivhds, Iu sho kamo play, bt tho samo time, Josepts Joefferson wade his first great bit ws Asa Trench- ard, winfo 3lisa Koone achisved an oqual success a4 Florence Irenchard, snd Mr, Couldoek as Abel Murgot, 'The comody had a run of 140 cousecativo nights, aud wad frequontly rapeatad during tho remainder of the seadon. No play, excepliug * Unclo Tom's Cabin,” Jad, up (0 hat timo, onjoyed a liko pupulanty in New > York., Of all tho many actresses with whom Mr, 1ut- tou baw wuccessively bucu fuscinated, Agnes Rubeitson (Mrs. Ihon Loucicsult) remnins his favonte. Thoclief attraction of beraoling ho can- aiderstobothomodost refinemont of bermanuer, and her eluef porsonal attraction * the simple, protty way in which swhe wears hor hair—tho saine wmplo, pretly way of fitteon yeurs ago, vheu fushions woro sensible aud chigions un- mown.’ Ar, Hultou- repeals au intoresting story of Miss Robartson's varly carcer, which i worth copying, although be does uol vouch for thoe teuth of all the detalls, Thaere is uo ques- tton of the fact thut 3liss Robertaou has enjoyed the peculiar respect and admiration of the Queon, a3 8 woman and s an artist. Flattering tostimonialy of tho Koyal fuvor have frequently attested thiv. Miws Robertsou was boru in Edia- Lurg, in 1433, and" hor first publio appesranco wad wade iu bier ustive city es a singer, in 1844, At 13 yoars of age who began her theatrical carvur, aud, allowing My, Hutton to coutinua : Her Loudon debut wav mado at the Princuss’ The atrs in 1451, Hha pleyed the part of Narciase in ** Toe ercbant of Vewice,” Thy Queon, who was waa snuch fuiproesed Ly the young gicl, su Royal requeat, alis wan taken after tho performanco by bor mansyer, Mr, Chisrlos Keau, into’ the Royal box, Blc submoquently took u ) g part du tha private (beatrical entertaiuments gven at Windsor Castle, aud on ous occasivy whe went with the young Queen into the nursery uf Joung Keyalty, sl thereamong the iroseut, 8t thi youthful — Frinces, told Hler Majealy | much of ihe atory " of her uveniful life, The kind- Iy motica of Hoyal circles was of great advantsgo to tho rislug artlat, both socially and {is her professivn ; sho rucelved much Aatteriug uttention snd made powrtul fricuds, No ous who remembers Lurae sho canie to Lils country fu the glutlous pelise of ler comely womayhpod, can douhl that sho had many lovors, Amouy Yho uiost perslateut aud ardunt of tiess waa s young ¥arl, then une of tho wealthieet Deurs of Beotland ;g0 marked e bis attention thiat the fumily, dreading wiat they terniod o messllfanoe, vn begged the interforence Of_the Quren, who do- Lud (0 ber {ntluence, Tho niother of the enamored youlli doally ofiesed Lo Mivs Robeston & fortune of “£10,000 if sho would marry st once some ono §u her own walk of Lfey and thus reove from bis E atbhip tho yoseibalit of Nils making her Lis wife, Thls Miss Loerteon indiguantly refused, writing $ust ¢ Loz H, bad coramenced Lix unit wo offcusively, and bin At uffer bad shown wo lttls o bpect far ber, ibat shu could nover frel suy- tuing Lub avuralon for a person who had it werue el to luvul bir feullige, Fuorefure, presuising tiat ady 1L olfer was tuloided s au fuducement o dis- coursye Ler sut, abio Legged, whils declining 14, to as wiry ber Ladysbip that ueflther tho rank noe the fur. tune of the Karl could make bur Leatow er haud Whisre who coiild not give Lier love or hut usteen.” ‘fna youny Earl, driven W deaperstion, publicly lid is toronet aud is wealtls at bur feet, eid all Loudun was thundvestruck at the open velselon uf uue of ilo besly miatchivs of the season by 8 aliplo sctrosy, Bl bocatag Biv, Houclonult in 1833, Of such matter a4 that we hava quoted Ay, Hutton bas wade a readablo voluwe, NORTHERN MYTHOLOGY. Nomsk MTTH0LCAT] Uk, Titx RELIGIN 0¥ OUR Fony- YATILAS D CoNTaimye ALt 3ae MyTis or 1 Libia, LMALSEKD AND INDEBRMK:LD, Wih su lutroduction, Vucabulary, aud ludex, By R, b, ANDELa0N, &, Ky Author of * Awirics Nob Discuye = CITICAGO TRIBUNE: SATUR o5 25, 1875~ T'WELVE DAY SEPURaseR’ PAGESB. ered by Columbu," ete, 13mo,, pp 47k Chleago : 8, C. Grigan & Co. Price, §2.40, Tho attention of modern reholars in boing in- creaalngly callad to the valne nud importance of tho Iangungo and litorature of the Norsemon, or tho Northmien, of Europe, Until receutly stu- dants bave boen chiolly occupied, in their rearch for tho huowlodge locknd up fu dead toncues, with the Tatin and the tireok, fgnorant or care- Tean of the fect that in tho Ieelandie therd nra atored treasures of wisdom, of imagination, and of history that nro of tho higliest twe in throw- ing light upon tho eatly lifo of onr forsfathers, Slany mon of gening and learning ot the prosent day hiave Iahored to make known tho existenco of thiv wealtls, and to disecwinato smong tho intolligent a proper monse of its interest and worth, Iu Europe, Dogent, Thorpo, the Howitts, Carlsfo, Mullar, Morrin, aud others, have donn muich to accomplish thie object, and in our vwn count'y Marsh, Fiake, and Auderson have writ- ten with carnest zeal, No author engagos in the work with more fervor thau tho one Tast oamed, wha in tho yolume beforo 18 appoars & eecond timo o8 nn advoeato of the clhaim which Nomso literature has upots the reapect of tho Asglo-Saxon races, Lrof. Audvreon i himaplf a truo Northman, and ho speak of the words and deeds of his ances- tors with tho enthusiasmi of a loyal kinsmau, Hin energy and eloytienco in the canso are pleas- ing, aud infeet ono with some portion of his 0w warmth of fucling, altbangh, with lexs kuowludgo of the rubject and remots connections with ity claren with positive conviction. Tho syrtom of mythology which is presonted in this volnmo way common to all the Teutonic nationy, yet none but the scantiost recordy liave been proserved of it in tho literaturo of Nor- way, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and England. Duganiam wns 80 quickly subdued on tho intro- aditetion of Clinstianity into theso conutries that its mythology was forgollen in o few genora- tionw, and, tha language of the Chireh suporsed- ing among echiclars tho uso of thoir veruncular, the treditions of tho forner religion of the peo- plo woro uovar writtun out, But m Ieeland the Jiconla woro, wore slowly convericd fiom thrie ioathen faith, nud, tneirmothei-tongue conting- ing inneo in writiug an well o in #pecch, all their popular myths were preaorved in the potma nnd eongs that make up the Eldor and Younger Eddag, Bacavso tho mythology of the North- en s sow maiuly drawa from theso twa great acpositoriey, the Flder Fidda collected prohably in the [fouttoenth ceotury, snd tho Younger Ldda written vy Suorre Sturlewon i tho thir- teenth century, Prof. Anderson has conkidered it Just to givo it the name of Norso rathor than of” Seandin: n mythology, ** It ix tho Asas mvthology,” ho sy, ** as it was concnived and clierished Dy tho Norsomien of Norsay ond Tvi- Eand, whiew' the old Norso literstiro {vrapml" prescnts to uy, und henco tho nyths will In this votume bo prosented v their Norso dross, and bienco its name, Norse Muthology,” Nenzly one-third of I'rof, Auderson’s voluma Is oceupisd with tho iutroduction, In this ho disensses ut large the otigin und_interprotation of thio Teiigions traditions of the Norsemun, their comuparativo beauty with thoso compomng tho Gircek mythology. tho rich matorials thoy afford Lo thio poot, sculptor, snd paivtor, wnd tho intln- eno thoy exeried on the genius of the people, Pertinps tho moxt intercsting chaptor of tha in- troduction is that in which ho draws a paraiicl Datween the Grock and Noree mythologios, Tha one h declares 1o be o roligion of atrength, tho other of beady, An we would bu Ieil to euppose, from n study of the phywical and climatical peenliarities of Greeve and Horrelund, wo il tint the Greek mythology forme an e f pwoen, and that tho Notse is a tragidy.” Not only ozy, considered ra 3 wholo, buteren the cr of its wpeechies, and of ity very words and phrawes, must necossarily be suggested aud modiflod by € externul foutures of the country, Thus fn Greeeo, whero (ho sun's ray uever scorcl, aud whero tho northern winds nover pirre turally ond fu the wpeech of tha people brilllancy rather then gloow, iifo rather than decay, and constaist renovation rathur than prolonged lothargy, 1ut in the frozen-bound regione af (e North, whora the loug arms of tho glaciers ctutch the valleys in thelr cold ombrace, and tho dsathi-portendivg avalanchies cut Gicte way down tho monntatn-sdes, the lougus of th pooglo would, with o peculfar inteusity of fecling, dwell upon tho tragody of Nature, Tho sccond portion of Prof, Anderaon’s vol- umu couteing tha eutiro body of fablea presorved in the LfAdns, secompaniod with liberal interpre- tations and roflections. It i divided into threo parle, tho first presenting tho mytha relating to “ho creation und prosarvation of tho world ; the second, that recounting tho lifo and oxploits of the goda; and the third, thowo deseribing tue Ragnarch, or fiual destruction of gods and men, ‘I'ho religion of the Northmen bas formed tha subject of muny echolarly books and essays, but tha prexent ia tho ouly volume in the Luglich language that gives a” comploto and systomatio ireventation of the Norso mythology, ~ Without }urlher commant, itn value will bo uaderstood Ly thio cultivatod reader, NATIVE RACES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. Ttz NATIvE 1LA0RS OF THR PACIFIC STATES OF NonTit Asunica. Dy lleanxur Howx BAcRorr, Volurio 1L, Myrits asp LAXGUAGKS, Bvo,, pp, 796, New York: D, Appleton & Co, As Ar, Baneroft procends with tho gigantie bhistorical work lio fina undertalen, we gain a trio conception of the fmmenso labor he is exe ponding upon it, and of its extromo value ana contribution o the fand of accersible inaterinls for Musteating the progress of mankind, Tho present volumo is ono of the most important, as It is oue of the most interesling, of the scrics yot imsued by him. Tt deals with two of tho most fertilo aud weighty subjects pertaining to the bistory of the Luman race, viz., myths aud languagen. In the opening chapter i8 presonted on able cussay upon tho origiy, . import, and boarings of {hio langnago and the roligious traditions of n eavago poople. Tollowing this sro chapters prosenting the myths of tho Pacifio races classi- flod under tho hoads: I, Bogiuving and End of Thinga; IL, Physical AMyths; 1IL, Aniwmal Myths: 1V., Gods, Bupernatural Doings, aud Worship; V., The Future tato, i It is intorestiug to ucte how frequently and variously thestory of tho creation, of the delugo, of tho building of a structure liko the Tower of Babel, aud of the gradual development of plgnt and aninoal life, is mot with in tho body of tra- ditions bolouging to the diferont tribes of tho American aborigines. The religious ideas of some faw of (be races hava becn confined to n coucoption of & Crestor, und vaguo notions of an evil gpinit, and of rowards aod punishments, but in most justonces o system of myths ac- couuting for the oceurrence of natural phenom- oun hine boen 1n the possession of tho peoplo. In the religious ceremonials and symbols vm- ployed by tho Moxicans, Mr. Baucroft is in- cluiud to beliove tharo exist traces of the former oxtutonve of phallia worshup among them. « Acomyarative study of tho laugunges of the nativo races of the Pacitic Statos has brought Jr. Bancroft to tho couclusion that no hypothesin yot advanced convorning thu origin of the aborigiuos of Ameries is tonablo. Cer- tain ciaracteristics comwon to all the Amoerioun Innguagos wight arguo in favor of & commou origiu, but ou tho other hund, the muititudes of distinct lunguagos which have only the most re- mote allinities with esch other could be taken u4 eyidence that the nations of the New World onginally proceoded froma diverse portions of tha glabo. Antriking feature peculiar to most of the American tonguen i tha occurrence of long words. The toudency is to unite in a single termn a sories of monosyliables that thus con- nected convey o complex” idea or several rolated ideas. A wlole scutenco is in this way crowded iuto oua word, as, for instance, in tho Aztee, amatlacuilolityuitcatlaztiahuilll, which moaus lnterally, **the paymant received for carrying & vaper on which™ something is written,' or, in mare compact Englieh, * letter-postage,” Hoin Cherakes, tho singlo word winilawtigeginaliska- wolunglanaicnellitisesti containy the snuteucfld “They will by that time have nuurl{ Hnisho grantivg favors from a distauce to thee and wo." As wo valuly attompt to tsko on our tungues theso reslly sorquipedalian vucables wo w0 lout 1u wonder that races gapablo of oreating and vounciating such iugenious and intorminsblo combinations of the alphabet should have found any uf tho oot complicated problems of civilis ¥ation tuo wuch for thew. g As to the uumber of languages.in America, Mr. lancroft quotes opposiug opinious. lHorvas venturad to n{ before half the couutry way ox- plored that all of thewn could be classiiied under soven families, but moro csutious and jutelli- vout judges have found in the ucific Htates alona over 600 laugusges that rofuse 1o afilliate. Tho different dinlects aro innumerable, sad yat, sosordiug to Mr, Baueroft, probubly pot one. fourth of them will ever be known tous, A tab- ulnted Jint of tho languages sud dinlects uswoed by the author covers eluven of his octavo pages, luthe wholu cataloxne of tho lsugusges of North Amercs, Mr, Bancrofs states that thers ianotone, wave whe Esquimaux, that bae so near & Lheness 1o any laugnuze of tho world as 10 warrgnt the elsig of relalivuship, Lho twelvo chuptoio whivh Lo doveivs to Gu uhalies wo are slow to necept a the concluetons he do- | of the Tnijguagea of the Pacifie races will have a apecial intereet for plulologints. GENMMAMN LYRICS. - ® Lnix, Rolected and Arranged, with tes and o Literars Iniroduction, iy e, Phil, Doe, F, €, Py Profeasat of erature in’ I 414, Tondon: & o, Amorican ronders of Gordan bave ranson to weleome thin littla volawme, which presenta to thens a earefully-chosen collection of tho lyrieal poetry of termany, The compilation haa boen toado almeat without exeoption from the works of tho poets reprosotited, and thus, whilo & ree pents soma plecos forynd in every similar anthol~ ogy, includes many that havo never beforonp- peared apart from tho author's odition, Tho compiler has been at much patns to socuro in overy [ontance a pura text of tha pocms weleet~ ed. "Tho gencral &kotelr of tho ciarnctor aud dovelopraent of German Iyrical poetry given 1n the introduction, togothior with tho copions noles in tho commentary, afford the reader the information needed for a complolo nndersiand- ing of the histors and import of tho different rdeces in tho colleetion. Tho names of the prin- cipal bards of Genany--from Martin Luthos, founder of thin German Kivclumlied, to Ar- nold Ruga, the philo:eplier, politician, and port of the madern sehool —will bs found in the talle of conteuts. - derman Lt~ HISTORY EPITOMIZED. ANerexr HinTony TRoX Titr MONCMINTS, Ashynia THOM TRE DAtnaksr Tims 70 Tits Faut or Nin- raEr, Iy Georar STl Depattment of Oricntal Antiquities, Jrstish My Swuall 12nto,, I Serifmer, Avastrong & O "fho story of tho ancient A:syrian Fanpire, as it has been deciplieroy from thn eunaiform in- seriptionn contamning the records of the nation, in hero related in n cloar and connected narra- tive. It is nocosnarily comypact, to tit the epaco allowed, yot it covers the ontiro carnor of the nation, #0 Inr as it is at presout rovonled to us, and gives In_nght perspective the prominent events included.” The history of Arayrin has po= caliar interest for tha Biblical student, g3 for a considerablo poriod it involyoa au acconut of 1ho fenlures of tho tribes of Ieraal. 'Tho period during which the Itves of the two pooples caine in contact hiow baen bronght inte rolist by Mr, [ Binith, althonzh he hes forborne to draw & par- allel batwoen tho recortds of tho _Aseyrians and thone contaiued in the Books of Kiugs. In plan sull exeention, the voluwme sill bearn favorabla comparisnu with Dr, Dirch's Egypt, tho first number Gf tho saries. NOOKS RECEIVED, Tre. New Astenican Sruos. RoTrrns Plerontat Jiterony oF 1R UNITEG STATDY. With Maps and Tiinwtrations. 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National Sunday-School Teacher, and Tittle Fols, for Octobor (Adwmns, Blackmer & Lyon Publishing Compang, Chicaro). Iulercsting Things for Octobor (F. C. Doncl & Co., Now York). ¥ Curront numbens of Liltell's Living Age fLiL- tell & Gay, Bostan), and Applelons' Jowrnal (D. Apploton'& Co., New Y York). st R FAMILIAR TALK, PROMINENT ACTORS. _ Wa cnll from Mr, Hutton's reminlscencos of *‘Plays and Playora™ the following data regard- ing some of tho prominent actors and nctresses who have added renown to the American stoge, Tho *“Kldor Wallack™ aud his brother Henry cumo to this country in 1818, James (**tho elder ™) mado his first appearanco in Soptomber of that year at tho Park Theatro, in tho char- nctor of Macheth. Mo first acted as manager at tho Natlonal Theatre, whick he opened in 1837, 1o romained at the hend of this houso until it waa burned in 1839, In 1852, he opaaed ** Wal. Inck’s Lycoum,” afterwarda **Wallack's Thoa- tre,” on Broadway and Broome strests, and in’ 1561 the present house of tho same pame. on Thirteonth and Broadwsy, o died on Chridlnas Doy, 18G1. Ionry Wallack made bis debut iu Now Yo at the Anthony Street Thoatre, a8 Young Norvaf, in 1831, James W. Wallack, Jr., was born In London 1n 1818, aud brought to Aweriea when an iufant., lle fieat appeared on tho Now York stage in 1833, at the Natfoual, and last appearsd on any stage a8 Henry Dunlar, in Decembor, 1672, Hae died thoe following May, and was buried from ¢ the Itttlo chnrch around tho corner.” John Lientor Wallack, son of James W. Watlack, tho elder, way born in Now York in 1819, and wade his debut at the old Broadway Thontro in 1817, in tho part of Sir Oharles Coldstream in % Uned Up." His second part waa tho Viscount in **I:e Captain of tho Watch.” ph Mr. Burton was Introducod to s Now York au- dionce at tho National Theatre, undor Mr. Wal- lack's manngoment, tho occasion being a benafit for Mr. Woodworth, the autlior of the *Old Onken Bucket," and the play “John Jones," in whioh Burton took the part of (Juy (Goodiuck. o died at his rosidenco In Fudson stroot, iu 1860, sged LG. Mm Burton was o man of large culture, and at tho time of his destt had ono of tho most valnable psivate libraries in the City of Now York. It in yald that Josoph Jeifer- son was playing juvenile parts thirty-flvo yeamn azo, aud that Lo'licst undertook adult pafls in 1548, B, L, Davenport played Romeo in 1846, and Mrs. Jesu Margaret Davonport Landor was playing chald parts n New York o 1838, Madum Anua Bishop lirst sang in New York in 1847, Miun Mary Tajlor, prabably the most popular actross that ever plaved in New York, was Lora in 1637, made hor debut a8 a child 1 & vonvert of tho KEutorpoan Buciety, and on’the stage, nt thae Ulympice, In 1842, 8he retirad to privato lifu on her muriisge in 1803, bor last sppesranco Loing at *Burton's,’ May 8, ss Marie i the ‘bild of the Regiment.” Bhe died, dnnw #ioarued by o wide circlo of frionds, in 146, Miss Emma Taylor was wutroduced fo the Olya- pic sudioncos by *Our Mary " (as Miss Taylor was popplarly “called) with the slwpla words 3y ‘Sister Ewma.” “Bho diod in 186, Miay Catierive M, Buwclair (Mrs. Xdwiu Forre.t) studied for the stage wilh George Vandenhom, und was brogghit ont by Juhu Brouguam at onglsw's Lycoum in 1852, The houw ciowged un the eveui: ol her debat, hundieds® Loudon, ete, 16mo,, pp, were turned away, and on her entrance as Lady el who srn grooted it n storm of applniss, “I'ho oxcitement accaxionad by the Forrost divoreo milt contribuied to her snecens, which was very gioat. Iler theatrieal caroer wan brief, tovmiuat- g it 8 ¥oadon or two, Ugorgo Hollaud made bix Arel, how bafora an American andienco at tha Bowery Theatro fn 426, The tawt part ha playe:d was Mr. Jenl:ing conneeled with the D'ress, in **Burf," which was dona ot bis fatewell buneilt nt tho Lifth Avenun Theatro in 0, Ho died tho Pamn year and thy eircumstaneos of hin funerak at Dr. Hotghtou's Churel_of tho Tisnafigura- tien gave both clmrch aud miniater a_national celebrity, Mrs. Hovy was horn En nppourald in New York m 1811, na F a, in “The Nalad Qnoen," ne tho sNnttanal Theatre, under the mansgement of Mr. Burton, Hiio re- tired fiunlly from tho stage m 1864, Mr. W. M. Hlnko, protnnent in the history of the Amurican rtage, both as actor and managor, wes born at Hafitax, 1 1605, Tlo appoared on tha Now York #tago at tho Old Chatham Gardote Theatro, In 1828, plwing Federiek in Coloman's ** PPoor Qentlemun,"” Tlo died in 1864, while playing an ongngeruent with Laura Keana in Boston, Alr, B, Fo Conway camo to America fn 1960, and was for mauy vears conncctod with tho Ofd Brondway,. 1o warrfed Aliss Rarali Crockor, sister of - Mrs, D). P, Bowers, in 185 and died in England tu 187, the mpo of 45 Mins LKiddlo, snbsequent- Iy Mra, Field, moilior of Mies Kata J'lold nuade hior thealiical debut as Julia in Philads Phis, Bho was & popular actreas in thin, hor na- tive city, and_during hor lirst resson rivaled evon L'anuy Komblofu tho adiniration of the publio. Formauy seasons sho played leadtuy [lrlu in Southern and Wastorn rcitios, making ier Tnnt uppearnnco a4 Mys, Medmey, o Bl Waters.” " Sho was tho original of this part in Atwrien, s alao of Julia. blie died during a voy- age to Juropo in 1571, Matilda Horon her first engagement in Now York, i 1952, apposring an ff.my Maoindh, aud supported by Mr. Vandenho!t as - Macbth, = r. nud 3rd. Doucicault cawe to this comntry in 1950, Mrs, Boueieault (Aggnoa Robertson) mada hor dehut on Burton's etugo a4 MHaria in **Tho Young Actrose,” Mr. Boucleautt dolayed bin first agpearenconutil the followin yenrwhouhieplayed Sir Charles Coldstredm at tho Broadwiy, on the oeengion of his wilo's henefit, Misu Julia Do nott (Mre. Barros) came from tho Loundon Iia; market to the O1d Trondtway, Now York; porsoi- ating Lady Teazie on_the evening of lier debut, Pob. 24, 1851, Ou the 8th of October, 1834, 0 and Hatrison Troupe begau their high- 1y succe-pful earcer fu Now York with the pre- sentation of * La Sonnambuln.” No siuger has ever warbled ater o, morn entrancing notos than J.ouirs Pyuo, or better deserved the namo Lingals, Sho waw groatly admired in this courtry, and on hor return home vus acknowl- edged to bo the leadar of tho Engglieh operatio stage., Mr. J. B. Buckatone, the English_playwight, author of “ Married Life,” *‘Leap Year,” ote., vlased a succernful eupagemons at the Park Uheatra in 1810 Sisw Murv Dovlin, tho first wifo of Ldwin Booth, mado hor first on- tranco on Lho rtage at Niblo's, in 1658, in the *“School for Scandal” Mark Smith, tho row of ** Ol Nol Bruth,” tho popular low comodian, plaved an engazement at the Lowery Theatre in 1851, Ho died snddenly ot the hos- pital of §t. Antoiuo in Vany, in 1874, atakout tho ago, we balisve, of 4. Jouny Lind was intro- duced to er Arst American audicuco at Cantlo Garden, Hept, 11, 1850, It is snid that on thin veeasion pho was vo much agitated as she siood befaro the footlights, whilo ths orchestra plaved the preluda to ** Casta Diva," her introdnetory picco on the programmo, that Ao failed to bo- gin whon tho of aning moanuro of she song wes reached. The orchestra eslmly repeated the measuro, and this timo the glorous vuica of tho prima donus took up tho strain mn firm, fuil tonos, and instantly tho vast andience, called togethor by Barnum's unexampled parado i ad- vertiring, linow that tho great expociations ex- cited wounld ho fully reslized, Miss Clara Mor- tia nade her dobut’on the New York wtage st Daly" Fitth Avouus Theatre, us Anne Sylcester in * Man and Wite," in 1570, In 1872, at tho tnme theetrs, Mg Sara Jewett made her firnt appearanve on the profoseional staze s Mabel Wyketf, in Beonson Iloward’s * Dinnonds,™ THE NORSE VIOLIMIST. Prof. Anderson states, in his * Norso Mythol- ogy,” that Lo ouco auked Ole Bull what bad in- spirod his origiual genius, and what had given to his music its wild, wierd, impassioned char- acter. ‘The violinist roplied *‘that from child- heod hio tind taken a profound delight in tho picturesque and barmontous combiuation of grandour, majesty, and gracefulnosa of the flowor-clad valloyn,th6 silver-crosted mountains, tho shining hrooks, babbliog etroumms, thundor- ing rivers, wylvan ohoroy, and umiling lakes of bis native land. Ife had oagerly dsvoured all {he folk-lors, ail tho stories about trolly, elves, t cone within bis veach ¢ ho had rlad i all the mjthol al tales about Odin, Thor, Baldes, Ymor, the Midgard- sorpent, LRavonenh, ate.; nud these thiugs, he aid, bave mado my musie." u e SPARKS OF SCIENCE. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 1t is annoanced In Nature thas the Valorous, which accompauied tho shipa Alert and Dis covery as far as Diwsco, Grecniand, on tleir Arclic oxpodition, returnod to Plymonth, Lu- gland, Aug, 29. Tho vessols ancountered sovoro storms in croasing the Atlantic, but bote thom wall, and &ll ou board wero in health when tho Valorous parted from lor comrades, July 16, Wiilo at Disco tho naturalists of tho turee ships woro employed in making botanical and geologi- cal collactions, aud in dredeing o the barbor, A largo number of plants wero obtalned, soma of which it i belicved are now to sclonce, M. Xraup Smith, the Inspoctor of North Greenlanid, extondod ovory courtosy to tho expedition, and, prior to it leaving, provided [ with an lix- quiniaux and sixty-four dogs. 1t {3 infeered, from the repors of tha Danish officials regarding the favorable atate of tho wenthor, that tho navigation of Molvillo Bay will Lo comparatively ensy. The Discovory hopos to find suitablo wintor-quarters on tho uorth shors of Lady Frankln's Seraits, bul the Alart will prosd on alone, lauding dogolu aond_ building cairns with records every 60 miles, The Alert will probably winter in 84'deg., and spend the season in preparation for a bold passage norili- ward in the summor of 1876. I'he grand advanca will bo accomplished by means of n systom of depots and anxiliary slodgoes, ennbling tha foro- mont pnt{ to bo absent from the ship_about 113 days, and traverso a distanco of 500 iniles, Mernwhile the Discovery will coutinue the work of g:.pluranon ulowly, muking progress norih- ward. Mr. Carpenter and Mr, Aarkham, who wore passengrers fn tho Vulorons, read a report of (ho oxpoditlon up to July 16, Lfore tho Dritish Au- wuciation, . BRITISH ASSOCIATION, ‘Tho meoting ut Bristol of tho Dritirh Assocla- tion for tho Advancement of Keienco lay beon & great succons, "The nombor of memburs and na- voviates In attendanco was 1,938 aod the Troau- urer's roport st tho close of the meeting showed o balauce on band of 8,505, An ablo insugural addross was delivered by the Presideut-slect, Bir Joun Hawkshaw, ou tho subject of Eugineor- fug, and papers and discussions of high intor st ooeupled tho sossions of the varlous rections, The transit ef Venus, the proposed Hooding of the BSahars, the doop-uos faunm, oceanic civilization, ¥ tho eothaography of races at the commencement of civilization, the cbau- noland sevan tunnols, the cosl question, und silivay nnm{. wero auoug tho muro unportant tovics treatogd. Dr. Carpenter dalivered a Lyill- font lectare ou ** A Pieca of Limcstona" toa large aud.ence of workinguwon. At a microscop- ical soivon held on ono of tho oveningy, living objects wero dispiayed in 110 microacopes ar— ranged In classitiod divisions. Hir John Lub- bock's ** Fertilization of I'lowors by Iusccts " was vary successtullyillustrated on the cceasion, = vivid idaa of the varius processes bolug given by a sorios of microseopos, Amony forelgn visitora at tha mesting we note Prof, Youmans, of New York, aud Col, Carrington, of Wabusah College. A large numbor of ontertainments aud excursions .were provided for tho Association, all of which passed off with completa eatixfac- tion, The next meeting will bo held at Glayzow, STARCH-PRODUCING PLANT. An Interesting account of s valuable etarch. producing plant is given by Mr, E. Palmer in tho Naturalist. 1Tt is s dwarf oycod, the Zamia pumila, aud grows abundantly ot Biseayue Bay sud somo athier Jocalities iu Florida, Its leaves have the gonoral sspect of the forn, and fte rovte ero iz shape and wizo like s pasuip, and ylell & lurge smount of starch equal G any o tho market for domestio snd wmanufscturing purposes, The wtarch is of two qualitied: oue, » pure whito, and very nutritfous. The rook contaiua a larger store of whit tarehiin the dry eoason than in ke web, when tho yellow product predominates, It nlko containg a_ polsonous sulatanes, whioy howover, pnanc off il the walor wad iy g procesa of geiding, o The Seaunole dndiaus ma quantity of Zamia_etareh for their own ne, 10 vory hietle for enle. Ty mako 1L into ! and also finto bread, wizig 1t with corirgou tlour. "1t 1 waid o ho kperior to acaqmet fariva, ot corn-starshy for cakos aud pudiingy Tha whita settlora ns\nmym Bay have noyer milla for its manniacturo, Tho msorls of b Zamia puonile are ey with & bright orange pulp which Ik dangarc, nareotie proportiod. Pho leavas ar tha f, 5 ay food of tho beauliful buttertly Limacas .\ ACRITO B Taggy ORGANISMS IN THE ATMOSPHERE, A brief rocord of tho sindlos of Mr. ', i Linckloy on the conncction botwson 4o pully; of gravaca and hay a<thiaa in given in the Quar. terly Journal of Mieroscopia Seionce. Thg op sorvationy wero coutinued from Aptil {0 tho gpg of July. 1y moana of & nlip of glasn conte) with & non-dying Jpald, aod axypored horizontalyy, the quantity of pollon grainy present in tho uir of % moadow nt tho breathing level war dmty eatle miated, Tho greateet number was obtninedJyy, 28, when 840 praing settled upon a surfacq ofy square coutimoter in twenty-four hourn, Sydye, diminutions in the quantity of pollen wwero aegy. nioned by rain, togother with a fall in the tom. peraturo, Dy tho ure of o kito strata of atne, phora wore examined to tho height of 169 ant in tho uppor lovols than nt the breathq, Iovol, tho proportion being 4 19 to 1, Targa #poros wore foind in the alr in Iavge quantigies, wero too numorous at the hoight of 1,000 fae to bo counted, but worn reckoned at & rougy es, syuara ineh. By n secion of oxperiments wyg proved that (e organtsms travel considerably IMPGRTATION OF INSECTS, Now Zoaland has anpealed to Eagland for 4 importation of humble-hans, It socins thy the rod-clover grown fn that country faila to Pro- dnce wood, beeauns there are no inrects nativg ta tho island that act au fortilizers in CALTying thy polion from flower to flower. Tho honoy iy the nectory of the rad elover connot Lo rouchey Y the probocis of mauy insects, but tho hambly ) posit, hienco ils Bervices ng “ martingo, prigsy* to thik particular flowor aro in great requedt, was suggedted by the gentleman applying to [iny foat, Pollon wan found to be much moro shyyg. In ono oxperimont tho rpores of & crilogay timato to bo not less than J0—10,000 1o g, dintances through tho air. Leo in able to dip down sud drain tho lowes do. London~ Entomological Hoeiety for a p- ply of thowo needfal imsccls, that thiy oight bo sesured when in & dormay #tato ond comveved to Now Zealind iy tuat condition packed in fca. Inquiry lLa alx been made by arother residnt of Now Zealan] a5 {o tho posaibility of imparting n lot of Chrye #0pas, A vet no idigenoun Aphrides, o plans lice, hava bean pbrerved on’ the Ixland, by imported spocica “aro making & ool deal of dovastation. Yhe larve of iho Chrysopus, ¢ lace-wing (o, feod on plaut-lice, destsayin, imonse numbers, therofors thoy aro tho 'llllei friends of tho gardener, who ofton charighe therm ai one does n eat for the extermination of mico. NATURAL HISTORY. Tho expaditlon seut by Clormany to oheern the 'Cransit of Vouus at Kergnelen's Iniands, Ly brought bacl, to ourich the museum at Berlin, 4 nobla collaction of objects of natural history, Tho most interesting of ail are the wkins s} shelotons of a pair of young, yot fall-grown, sea-olophants (Morunga Xiephanting, Orsy) Tho malo measuros 14 foet G Inchos in length, and 11 feat in girth just behind tho handa, An though this colossal member of tho seal family was discovorod o contury ago by G. Por nety, it is belioved tho prosent sjocimen of o full-grory male i the only onu that bas over been secu for a Luropean mussum, The expedition also procured n pair of g lions of singular beauty, and hitherlo unknowm to science. Also n skin and ekeloton of loopard weal (Slenorhyurus leptonyr), many sk otons of albatrosd, pengnin, retrel, and aliesth, bill, and a sheleton of & Delphinus from thy Africon coxst. AFRICAN FXPLORATION, M. Brazza, an Eusignin the navy, asd ¥ Marche, an cxporiouced travolor, loft Paristy lattor part of Augnust to resumo explorationls Tropical Africa, ‘Tho chiof object of tho exs dition, whichi will Inst fivo yoars, i to discry the gources of the Ogove Itiver. Tho entorpriss is supported by the Socicty of Geography, prie vato subseriptions, and A swall graws fromthe Froneh Goverumont. The party will remin rome time nt Sunt Louis, tho chiel towaof douogal sottleuonts, for the purpose of gelting rocriits fiom smoug the nogroes enguwed in the Yroneh sorvico, Objects of natural bistory so cured by tho oxpedition will ba sent for sale te 3L Bouvier, the woll-known naturalist of Pari¢ The recoipts from this source will be used in ail of thoe expedition, A SUBMERGED CONTINENT, Thero aro 25 npocicn of ferna native to New Caledonia, an ixland in the Bouth I'acific Oces having an arcs of 200 miles inlength by 30 mils in broadtl. Of these ferns, eighty-six 810 pe culiar to Now Calodonia, and the rematnder &1 common to it and other islunds in the Austrd sean. Trom a atudy of the distnibution of thex ferus, ) ugene Fourmer arrivos at the co clusion that Naw Caledonia, New lMolland, sl Now Zealand, wero nt one time unitod by meat of Norfolk Island and othor submorged islauds Tlus hivpothests oxpiaing the presenca in coat tries difforing fu climote, of spucion belongicy to homogeuncous groups that could nottan beon transpdtted by curronts or by otber e trancous agonts. ALOINISM IN FISHES. Mention is made in tho Naturaiis! of twocsd of albinism recently obmorved in fishes. Oct was a haddock, taken off Darugat, May 7. TH flsts was 81 mchos long, and, instead of thoeal tints of brownleh-gray, its gonoral huesstd pinkish-white with & pearly lustro, Thecihet #peeimen was a common gol, tuken at Nk Coun., in _Docember, 1974, ‘Fhe colors of th3 | wero a dull, palo vellow above, and nearlyput whito benoath. Iustauces of albinism a6 upcommon among Furopoan ocols, Lut theyars soldom mct wilh on our consts, Tre Musend of the Peabody Academy of Kriences contsnaas example of botl Ltho aboye-meuntioned albnos SKELETONS OF CAVE INHADITANTS. A colloction of antodiluvian fosatls frow ibe Mentono Caves was on oxbibition at (he Pans Industriat Exposition of Geography. Coneyicts ous among these wore the well-presorved skels tons of two chileren, who, it In supposed, Ld been buried togethor n the cave-homo of it parents in order that their graves should vot b despotled by wild bonsts, No ornament of booey Juapor, or pear), such as wero uked in the decor ation of the dead bodios of adult cave-babie tants, wora found with the shelotons, but b Lutiod were coverod with wmall shiolls, which been wovon iuto the loim-clothy worn by e children. INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. At the Dotrait meeting of this American A ciation for the Advancomout of Bciews, Fiof Dea! rond o paper on juscctivorons plastsiz which he presentod good evidence that the Mar tynia probascifea Lolongs to this wteresicd class of vegetables, ‘Tho Marfynin is »lov 8 uual with 1mige, loaved snd uuwarmm‘ like those of thov. .. ‘Ihe plaut ls corest with a clammy pubescenc: VICTORIA REQIA. ‘Tho buoyant power of tlo loaves of the s"‘: wator-lily, the Victoria regiu, Loy lately b:;‘ tested by M. Von lulle, chiot gardenor of Botaoical Gardona at Ueut. Iy found Ly 4 tual trisl that a singlo loaf was sblo 10 -flgl;‘?"fl waight 0f 41 pouwda, “Tho loaf uf the PP is urbicular, sud frous 5to 6 feet in disns o Tho edyu turus up ali sround (unumz:"r o shout 2 inches high, a etrong rmm-m‘ e veius supports tho leal ou tho surfuce O water. - SOLAMEN. Art thou sw of lifa and ezro? Art thon alone In thy sarrow thero? Ast thou furgutton, thud atlcutono® oy Hmoothing thy furrow'd brow, conicth 8 Whiat the roward will be, knowens thos Or how the future atitl et nov ? Eurth hs {8 bl v, duar; aniy tuessy Bhadows full darker upan Lere it T spdrit grows darkur daniy compstis, Griove not; burrow of strongti, whi fo! ¥rom Above, Vonld that I sviace ¥oe¥ Are oal-comtoricrs, Hoou wilt thuu nnd, T the wwester Opw sob-redczuption besiing sboroi Yurer aud deares than suachly love. 11:vk {0 1o, sl uby, hiudly bark Yool 1t slono In the patbosing Jind tsce of Libe atrabs WEsvi il el =dus SLvLueT sMed lu U IL;-““‘ LLise