Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1879, Page 9

LITERATURE. | “A True Republic”---New Theories of Govern- ment. at “A Tagged Registor,” by Miss Anna Dickinson, Lotloy's “John of Barneveld,” in Marper's Iistorical Series. [riof Notices of 7 w Books and New Lditisne---Hlrs, Fo.resier's “ Hienon.” sepho Mandred Greatest Men %-«-Sketch of Denry Greville, the French Novellat. “HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 2: 1879--SIXTEEN PAGES puts of Roienoo—Huzley's One-Bided Viows---Indian Elephants in Africa, LITERATURE, A TNUE REPUBLIC. Albert Buicknes, ona of the lawvers concern- ed in the proseention of the Ring Judges in New York City, bas put bis theories of Government tutoabook. IHedovs not tind in history one example of a perfect Government, nor la tere now inexistence one which acarly approaches his{deal. ‘The fnghlonntic worship of the Brit- {sh Constitution he regards In a avornful spirit. ‘Je must be aduiltted that he puts the objections to the checks und balances and the legal fettons embodied in the Parilumentory system io o strong light. He directs attention to the ad- minletrative inefficiency of .Eoxlish Govern- mente ia all the wara they have carrled on fu modern times,—particularly in the early ycars of the conflict with Napoleon and in- the Crimean War. This inefficiency fs due, ho eays, to the iacb that Wor Ministors ore se- lected, not because ther know anything about wor, but because they can strenathen the Cabinet io Parliament. So it isin the mojority of instances with the other hends of departments. They have two distinct kinds of work to do,—leeislative and executive. ‘These two kinds of work are utterly unlike, and call for different men to do them. Not ones in a hundred years {s there any one man who bas the powers that ft him to do them both, It fsa notable fact sleo that the Ministers arc often dismissed from office not from any want of success {n the adininistration of thelr ownde partments, but becauso the Government as a whole has met with on adverse vote on some question of outside concern. All sre respanel- ble for tne acts of ench, and each for all. Thus a.good War or Finance Minister may be lost to the nation becauso the Government ies beon non-suited on a Church bill, Sum- ming up the atguments against tho British Constitution, Mr. Stickney writes: “AVhat {9 thie avatem of ** English Constitutional Royalty” as tt stands to-day? Ut begins with wiving the chlof executive power fn tho Stato to Aman. nut becauve he is himself Mit, bat because he 18 another man’s zon, It gives him that power, not to ue himself, but for other amen to use for him. It does not hold him respon. aivie for the use of the power that he hos, but holdy hls Ministers responsible for the uae of power they have not. His Minieters, whe are to use the power that the Int giver to him, he fa to aprotut, hoton. lie own judgment, but’ at tho will af the House of Commons..Thoso Ministers, who ero the heads of tae executive offices are appointed dveativa they-aro fit, not for tho wark of thetrailcer, bat forsometiinw Slee, After they ure appointed, they give theie beat efforty, not to the work of thelr afices, but 10 something clea (1. ¢, loxinlutive Uneiness in Parliament], ‘The Mintater docs not Know how todo the wark of his ofice, tit must nee tho Julgment of other men. Hots removed from his ollice, not hecatsve he lies done tie work ii, but because the BMinlatey ns a bouy have blun- dered in Porhumont, Mecntse they have blunder. vd in Parliament the Ministry are removed from thelr erecutire ofliccs;.anit they keep tacir places in Parllument, where they have made thelr biune ders, The King who fe, in law, the chief exce tive, dors nothi The Ministry, which ta in fact the calef exeentive, “doca work in: the Legielature, The House of Com- mons, which should do nothing but vive anpervision «to tho whole acminiviration, $s ever meddling. with detaite, Tho Klug, who eonld uso hia executive power, bay wa nance ted Sy his Minteiers, ‘The Ministers have ther hands tied by the House of Commons. Tho Mouro of Cotnmons fae Its hande Wied by the fear of the next election, Men any this is a wonderfu It Ie precieely neyetem of ** checks" and nothing else, We might da well try to run m railway tram bg the brakes n8 manage the ormy, aul nation, and great public works of a uation by any such ma- Chinery aw Lat, y is it," Mr. Bagehot aake, with charming natvete, ** that our Engi Government, which i beyond comoariaon the best of purliamentary Gov- ernmenty, ls not celebrated through the worla for trative efilelency? It is nuted for many why 19 {t not noted for that? Why, ac+ iz to popular Lultef, iv it characterized by (he very contrary?” Why? Vor the very simple rea- Bon that **the popular betel" tw tric, Froin the defects of the English Constitution, Mr. Stickney passes ton consideration of those of ourotn Constitution, ‘Ihe frat dofect ts ‘the term-svaten, “The Engilah people remove the Minister who commands thelr armies, nut because he duce tits Work well or iil, but because ble tens Cuurch Liturgy nee not what they ali remove our resident, who commands our armica, not becanve he does htt work well or 1, put Uecaume the earth hat made four journeys though space around tht atar which wo callthe kun. It is hard to eny which ‘wo slionid most adiira ano mans of naccrtataine the tenure of alice of public ofllciuts, the parllasentary or the astronomical sya. eu, fem of **checks,” ‘The effect of the term-system has been “to ercate two great partics for the purpose of carrving elections, ‘The men who were In formed a party to keep office, ‘The men who Were out formed a party to get office.” os “When we aald (as wo did in effact) alt pubite Yervants stall dopend for keeping thelr oflicce, bot on whether they do thelr works well or il, but on carrying the next election, then, Instead of elving them each a separate interest to do his own own work well, we gave them ali one tuinmon Interest to carry the next election.” Theoxpectution tind Uecn that this wyatem of Short terinw would secure— 1, The best men for the people's service. ‘Their beat work for the peuple, ‘The revult was that tity term-vyatem eecured— ‘Tho veat men for party service, . Tuetr beat work for tho party. nm exeectation had ven that tho people, through thissyatem of wbort torn, would thei: selves contral— 2. The election of pubdlic oftcers, 2. Th ‘ ween Actlon of public ollicers ufter they wora ‘The reenlt was that party contralled— 2. The election of pattie attice! eres ue Betion oF public oflcers ‘after they wera Lincoln's tubservizncy to party In the parserila affatr, Graut’s in the Kellorg and Darra} Matters, Muyes’ in the rewarding of eaeaca politicians, aud Buchanan's in the He Ing and abetting of treason, are cited as In- ae of the degree tn vhich parties control A ited Stutca Government. Mr, Stickney tulght bave gone back ta the conduct of Pierce ue repeal of the Miasourl Compromise, Poll i he Mexican wur, aud Van Buren and Jackson 2 Iotroduelis the epolis-syatem; but It is evi- Gent that our author dwells with more pleusure i the fauits of Republican Administrations ae ‘uboo any other, He la a Democrat him The condewnation of the term-syatem pre- Fares the mud of the reader for Mr, Stieknus’s femedy for tho defects of our Government. fle peut have only the Chief Executive and meme, ty of our Legislature—BState und Natlonal— elected; aut would have all Execytive ofllcers fontinued fy oflleo duritys voad behavior, ‘The Chief Exccutiza shoutd have the power to up- point and remove bis beads of departments. "ile roust hold cach one uf those heads reapon> blu for the thorough working of hig wholy de- Partuicnt. Give each bead of deoartinent, then, sbgolite appofatiuent and removal of all heads of subordinate officer, Aud so it should by Qewa to the bottom.” ‘The Chief Executive + . would In turn bo responsible to the Legislature, and his removal at any time, without a hearin, be decreed by a two-thirds vote, The Leqiala- ture should inve the Fame power of removal As to nll exceutiye officers Mr. Sticknoy considers a number of onjections to this system whiclt we have not the space to enter Into hero In dutall. Many of those witch naturally suggest themeclyes, auch ns the dan- er of usurpation by the Executive, tie diaposca of satisfactorily, and be attacks others in a bold and masterful way, ‘There is one danger, how- ever whieh ho docs not fully weigh. This ts the danger of usurpation by the .egtalature, A Legislature uncontrolled by frequent elections becomes o worse tyrant than a mots And If the elections ara frequent, where is the cacape from the term-syatem thut Mr. Btlekney ate hors? ‘The Inte conduct of the Lower House of Concross given no envouragement to the belict that It would know how Lo nc wisely additional powers. Yot Mr. Stickney proposes to abolish the Sennte, and give Congress the right to romoye the Prestdent and all other execu: tlye officers, without trial, by a two-thirds vote, Thia would bo democracy with a ven- geance. We should be in favor of putting Con- gress on Ile good hebavior for n long term of years before consenting to ony such arrange: iment. ‘The main fallacy of Mr. Stickney's argument Moa in hie assumption that the abolition of the term-ayatem would destroy parties, Ile docs not prove, or attempt to prove, that this would be the case, Exvertence und history demon- strate the contrary. If the importance of Con- gressional and Executive officers were magni- tied the atrife over them would be flerter, Pare ties would carry on that strite precisely ns they do now. And when the result should be de- wlared, party-managera would claim aud obtain a abare of the spoils. While the argument fs defective in these pointe we are plad it hos been image, All dls- cussions of this kind, carrled on with even moderate ability, are useful und stimulating, They should interest all good eit'zens. The worst of them ta likely to contain valuable suc gestions; and Mr. Stickney's fs far from being the worst, No doubt he has desertbed well the defects both of the Enelieh Constitution and our own, He fails only in his remedies. If he could sce ns plaluty how to linprove our system of ap- pointments and removals as he perceives the need of improvement, he would be o benefactor of hie wind. (4.4 Trac Republic.” By Alvert, Stickney, New York: Harper & Bros. 12mo, Cloth, 271 pages. Price, $1.) A RAGGED REGISTER. Miss Anna Dickinson's “ Ragred Register? hing already been drawn on Iberally by the news columns of ‘ne Trpune, aud the reader wae enabled to fudgo from the extracts Wren printed how vlyuclous a narrative it was. It is arevord of summer-travel, not put fu a formal shape, nor offered to the public with avy strict sense of responsibility for the vacation-journers it may assist in directing, Miss Dickinson's oplniuns are her own. They are sJonocent in theinselyes, She fecls free to express them og she secs ft. The consequences are in the hands of Providence. It has not been an unfail- ing choracteristle of Miss Dickinson that she . hos hesitated to express her opinions when she believed them to be‘gound, for fear of the consequencee. ‘Miss Dickinson enjoys the Whtte Mountains tu full, Lenuaylyama im summer, Callfornia in Eyring or autumn, and Chicazo and the Lake Region at all seasons, Ste bun ''a weakness for Chicago,” aud we are glad to think Chicage has n weakness for her, Tf Chicagy has not, this Ilt- tle bouk will be apt to produceone, Thonzh we may detect the flattery, we are not proof against its insinuating advancer, Bome of the amusiny adventures of Miss Dickinvon with lecture- agents und lveeuts-committees are told in thls volume. Her humor and brusque vigor ara tol- erably familiar to the public, but we do not. think they ever before appeared to better od- vantage. “The “ Ragged Regiseer” mar serve to remind the public how much has been lost oy the retirement of Miss Dickinson froin the vintforin, That she may soon bo seen Mere again will be the forvent prayor of ber many ad- untrers. (A Ragved Register of People, Paces, und Opinions." By Anna E. Dickinson, New Yor: Harper & Bros. imo, Cloth. $1.) FOUN OF BARNEVELN. Motley’s “Jolin of Barneveld,” iu two vol- umes, {g the bast issue in the Fistorical Series of Varper & Bros. Tho series now comprises fit- teen volumes, and fs gold for the moderate price of $2 per voluine. We have already sald eo much in orafse of the typography, binding, and general appearance of this series that nothing remains to be added on that score, As volumes con- unue to appear, huwever, the enterprise as- sutmes larger dimensions than we were at firat Gisposed to award it, The Messrs, Murpers ferm to bo encouraged by the success of the exverlment, and it is now perbaps thelr Inten- Mon to fesue all tue blatorical works in their list In this form. We sincerely hope that this jay prove tube the case. AM the standard historians in uniforu volumes would bo a con- venience to the public, nud an ornament to the Ubraries whleh those who sce buds, as well ag those who read them, could appreciate, (° ‘The Lite and Death of John of Barneveld, Adyovate. of Hollands with a View of the Primary Causes and Movements of tha Thirty Yenrs’ War." Bv Joho Lathrop Motley. New York: liarper & Bros, 1879, 2 vols,, S50 and 475 paxes; ius. trated. byu. Cloth. $4.) TUE APPELLATE COURT REPORTS, The third volume of Judge Bradwell's excel- Jent series of Appellate Court reports is out. We lave had ovvaslon to notice before the painstaking manner in which these reports are gotten up, and the presént volume sppcars equal in every respect to {ts predevesrors, ‘The bulk of the work 3 devoted to the reports of decisions In tue Fourth District, and only twenty- geven pages are occupied with cascs from Ue Firsi, or Chicago, Distrlet, Tha work fs kept well up to date, and the next volume will probably bring ‘the decisions as close up to tle time of thelr delivery as can be done consistent with dite aveuracr, (Ieports of the Deviatona of the Anpellate Courts of the Stato of Minols By dames B, Bradwell, Vol. 3. Contaloing a portion of the onfotons of the First, District of the March term, 18725 al the remain- ing opinions of the Second - District up to the 0 term, 1879; all the remalning oplnious of ie Tied District up to the May term, 1870; and ai) the opintons of the Fourth District from ihe organization of theC ourt up to the dune tern ) Byo law sheep, Chicago: Legal Neus Com- pan; BRIEF NOTICES. Charles Reade’s © Peg Wolllngron” has been reprinted fn one of the Tiny Volumes of Messrs, Appleton & Co. Price, 30 centa. D. Appleton & Co. print in their new Handy- Volume Serlea “My Queen,” a novel hy an un kuown author, but one who has before had somo successes. Price, 25 centa, “Modern Whist,"’ by Fisher Ames (20 centa), and “Hoildays in Eastern France,” by M. Hetham-Edwards (25 cents), haye been added to the Half-llour Series uf the Mesxrs, Harpers. Harper. ros, have lately published the fol- Towing novels in paper cavers; “The Gypsy," by @. PR. dames (WS cents); Waseall,” by Cat, Charles Hamley (20 cents); The Green Hands? by George Capplea (15 cent); Mr, js of Underwood,” by Mary Patrick (15 centa), Shakancaro’s “Othello” has been added to the excellent editan of the plays now tn courgo of preparation by Wiliam J. Rolfe, Each’ play Is completa tn tteelf, bem aeconpauted by ine troductiona, notes, extracts from standard critt- clay, Index of words explalnend, etc. We have already satd sa much tn favor af the edition that further cralse would be supertiuoas, (Now York: Harper & Bros. Cloth, 70 cents.) The © ‘tributes to William Liovd Garrison at the Funeral Services,” have heen prliuted thay attractive volume by Messra, Hougiton, Osgaad | & Co, of Busion, ‘The remarks of the Rev. Rumurl May, of Mra, Lucy Stone, uf the Rev, Samuel Johnson, of ‘Tieodore D, Wetd, unt of Wendell Philltyy, are given tn ‘full; also, the veraea of Janu @. Whittier and dames Russell Lowell. Au exvellent portralt $a given aa 8 Trontispleee, Price, TS cents, A novel that eerve well to hold the at- vO fentlon of the reader ds Mea. Forresterta © Mignon. The moral of it seems to bo tat ng intlextule ruled van be lald down in regard to Mie elfvet of dispurtty of ues lo erodneug une bappy martinges, ¥y YouRE Woman and an oldiot tun beve a wretvhed life together, until O Certain event restores termony between them; avo*her wauyly pinitarly mismated Live happily tozither; und te teal murrlage le achieved by u wise wornan of &) who marries @ lover 5.x yeurs younger than herself, ‘There are poasages strongly tainted with Rhoda Brouch- foniain in the early part of the book. bat the ae rious business soon beeing, and ts kept up mans folly til the end. ¢* Mignon.) By Mra. Fors ester, Papercovers, 60cents. Vhiladelpbtn: J. 8. Lippincott & Co.) A volume on the “Tanagra Figurines *—the minature oxamples of picto-sculuture, discov. ered only a few years alnce fy the tombs of Norther Grevee—nnas isaued trom the Riverside Press, ‘The Beaton Art Mugcum bas lately heen endowed with twenty-two of “there charming und original praducttons of antique plastic art,” and the presont yulume, thi refore, hua a apeelal elie lor ort. SCullent tn te eon ty, joston: Hlouxhten, Osgood & Co, $fh0.) % = “The Law of Itotel Lifes or, The Wrongs and Weghts of Host and Quest.) tan new volume in the amusing series of Leual Recreutions, ‘The adventurca of on finagivary traveling parts are described. and letter and text of real anthorities: fre given to aut port cach one of ther legal pos sitions, ‘The volume ia curious, and, we thinit, inuat be tnteresting, ab least to Inweers. It fs Acompanton to "the Wronga atid Regits of a Traveler. (San Francisco: Sumner, Whitney & Co. Boston: Monghton, Qszood & Co, Price, 81.60, 12mo, Crotn,) NENRY GREVILLE. : ‘The Paris correspondent of the Boston Adver- stiser writes: “Tlenry Greville was born in Paris tn 1842, nod, having lost her mother while s an infant, was taken by her father to St. P burg, where ha held a Professur’s ebair tn the University. Her childhood passed happily un- der his affectionate ana intelligent mition, and when ahe reached the carly yeara of wamanbood M. Durand, ayoung Professor, Nkewlse in the St. Petersburg University, felt thathe bad won a priceless gem in being able to cali ler hls: wile, They were confortably off, contented, and nappy In the distant hame of their adoption, when 1871-72 tolled forth the ery of alarm which found nn echo in every French heart. M. Durand unhesitatinely gave up lis advantageous position, and returned to fight aga simple sol- ler for his mother-vountry. [is courageaus wife refused toenjoy a pence and tranquility unghared by him, urd both soon found them selves shut upin the besieged City of Paris, as miserably voor os their grout self-sacrifice vould inake then. Mme, Durand 1s far too enurazeous a woman to have bemoaned her fate under ordinary circumatatices, but she was about to become a mo her, atid she trembled for her child. Indeed, when the hour of tral came she wae so weak from Jong privation thut she was unable to nourish {t. Ag toa nurse. thot was quite out of the question, tor they had hardly cnouch to keep themselves from starving, So the poor little creature fnded away and died, Alas! what a bitter souvente of a first-born, “Up to tint time Mme. Durand had devoted Herself to music. Ag wo naturally Judge from many of her novels, she Ia not only passtonately fond of that art, but possesses o tafont of no mean order, indeed, she has composed pieces Wateh wo would be clad to see become known bevond the narrow circle of intimate frlendg, who anprociate them ag remarkable. Once had hoped to devote ber Ife to music composition, but the need of money sui denly developed a talent which vould put to more iinmediate and practical use, und the success of o first story, published in a nowspaper, encournged her to write *Dosta,? a novel, which apppeared in 1876, M. and Mme, Durand oveupy o charming little hotel entre cour ef gard on the hillside of Montmartre, where ail dav long stv cultivates fluwors, cares for hor fittle girl, receives her friends, and only at night takes up her ven and writes the touching stories we all read with so much interest. Her Rugelan novela have an advantage yer most modern literature, inas- inuch as they give us a faithful pleture of m d= Gievcluss Rugsfan Mfe. She bas lived Fo lone tn that country that shu knows ft by heart, The portrait of a Princess, of a Minister's wife, of any woman en ev dence, sn easy tusks but the simple home-life of a people 1s quite onother thing, aud thereln Henry Greville excels.” “TNE HUNDNED GRRATEST MEN.” Landon Tinves, ‘Under this striking title Messra, Sampson, Low & Co, have just lesued two yolumes, fn- staliments of a work of some magultude and of exceptionally brilliant promise. Thcy propose to form a portrait collection with blograph- fea) notices of the hundred met, more or leas, who by unlversal conaent stuud in the very foremost rank of their reepective departments of thought and action, According to the de- sien of the work, olzht great clasecs are formed under tho heads of poetry, art, religion, philosuphy, historr, sclence, polltics, and in- dustry, and the best models and exemplars of cach class are choses to represent it. ‘The two volumes now fssued ure devoted re- soectively to the representatives of poetry and art. Besides a special Introductio: to the poets from the pen of Mr. Matthew Arnold, there fa prefixed to the first volume a general Introdue- tion, elaborate and blehly characteristic, by Mr Emerson. ‘The contents of this volume cover a perlod of more than 2,7C0 years, from Homer to Scott, and comprise the ‘greatest names in the realins of poetry. the drama, aid ro- mance, Homer holds the place of hon- or, und fs followed by Pindar ng the first of lyre poets. AEschyius, the founder of tragedy, Sopbocies, und Euripides come next. Passinz on to Aristophanes und Menander, the representatives respectively of the Old Comedy aud the Now, the broad and well-marked dis- Unetions betiveen both are pointed ont, nd the characters of the writers cuutracted with effect, From tbe Greek wo are tntroduced to two Latin poets, and oply (wo, but these are mighty men of renown—Hueretius, the bold) thinker and great didattle poet, wit Virell, who {s called “the greatest ‘pustoral poet’) A bare enumeration of the names of Dante, Rabelais, Cervantes, Sbukspeare, Milton, — Moliere Goethe, Scott, will Hite cuough to indicate the nature and yarlety of the materials dealt with in the rest of the volume. ‘Nhe second volume, futroduced with an cerny by M. Taine, ts quite a3 tntercating os the first. Under the ‘head of art we have the greatest masters of sculpture. panting, and music, brought together in gtorluus companionsnin, Phidiag and Praxiteles represent seulpture in its grandest und = most jovel forms; Leonardo da Vineland Michsel Angelo, kenlpture,—palntings ound much a Raphael, Correggto, Tithin, Rubens, Rembrandt forin th theay puges a none band of palnteras wailo musie bas Buch, Handel, Mozart, and Reethoven, Hustrious representatives of ber di- yine art. Megara. Sampson, Law & Co, have aneceeded In ch no unworthy idea of some thirty of “the yery foremost men of ull this world.” LITERARY NOTES. The AMenceun pralsca Walter Besant's “ia- Velule.!? Tho Saturday Review anys that uever was there such w pleco of mera bookmutiing as Arsene Houssaye’s “Les Comedfonnes do Mo!lerc.! George Willtam Curtis tella us from his “Enay-Chair’ that he has scen ‘a lady at the head of her own table amoking a tne elyar.? A, Williams & Co,, of Boston, haye printed a new cultion of Mr. Mullack's amuslut gatires “Every Man Ja Own Poet; or, The lnspired Singer's Reclpu-Book.” Price, 50 cents, ‘The Delegates of the Clarendon Press have slecided to publish Hrof, Jowatt’s translation of ‘Taueydides {n four volumes, viz.3 the preface, two volumes of the transiation, and 9 fourth yolume of commentary and wotes. G.P. Putnam's Sone will pulilish in Septem ‘ver Bayard Taylor's * Studies in German Litera: ture’? Thfa work hua been enredutly citited from the author's original manuscript “by M Mayard Tuylor und te fon. George HL. Boker. ‘T. Do La Rue & Co, of London, have in the pressa new hook by “Cavenaish,” consisting of weneral and Mstorical essays op cards and cara games, decisions of the tate Mr. Clay on disputed puints, ami a collection of curd-room suecdotes and reolniscences, MeMillan & Co, have just published a volume of Jobn Bright's public uddressea, So woud are the; pieces of composition that the Alera suve they may almost be culled studies 1 ora. tory, and that they revomble the masterpleces of thu orators of Greece und Rome. Mr. Bancroft, the historian, will he 70 tho Sd day of wext Octobor, He ts sald to spend bis thine ot Newport mn writing fresh chapters of his Distory, in sutclyaring: roses, in taken daily Horseback rides, und’ in encouraging presty misses to address him, the venerable cavalier, by the endearing name of " George," Macaulay on Walter Scott: * In politica a bite ter uid nuscrupulous partioan; protuae and o3s- tentatlous in expense; auiated by the hopes umd fearsof a gambler, perovtually sacrifleiy. the perfection of his compositions sud the duray bilny of bis dame to hig cawes nese for money; write with the slovenly baste of Drvden, in order ta satiafy Wants which were nu ike those of Desden, cauevd by circunmstances be- ‘aly but which wery produced by dous speculation, appears tom er part of bis works: but Teannot think him high-minded man or 8 man of strict principle’* When Longtellow visited Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, the servants crowded on the stairway and in the lobbies to get n view of hin, Un the Queen acking them next day why thts compliment was paid to the port, she was told that they need to Isten to Prince Albert read. ing “Evangeline” to bls children, and. know- ing the tues nearly b. heart, they longed tu sec the ian who wrote them, The Queen fs fond of telling this story. Eugene 1, Dtdler's “Life of Madame Bona. parte hos been one of the inost surecesful banks of the year, Thoveh published only a month ago, Charles Seribuer's fons revert that it (4 already in its fourth edition, and that they have arranged with ao Englieh vubligher for the sale of an cdition in that country. This house in September will bring out in book form Mrs. Burnets’s * Haworth's,” now drawing toa close as waerial in Seribace's Monthly. Its possible that Mr, Richard H. Dana will undertake amemoie of bis father when certain plans fora work on international Inve, which wilt keep him abroad fora sear or two, have been qufictently advanced for him totake a yavation to do ttin, [tis to be honed that his focher's lectures on Shaksneare, for which the publle have patients waited at least » quarter of ncentury, tiny bo iseued during the fall or winter, They are all ready for publication. This week's London Graph ec devotes a full pave to Mr, Frank D. Millet’s vlcture, A Basht-Bazonk,"” which attracted ro much at! ton at the Koval Academy Exhibition, | ‘t artist has made a careful study of this bloud- thirety Individual from the life. Mr, Miltet Is hott artist and Journalist. An American by birth, baile from Boecon, te studied at the Roval Academy of Arts at. Antwerp, caining the efiver amd goid medals of honor in 1872~'3,” Its pictures have been irequently admired in this cbty at the exhibitions of the Acndemny of De- ain. ond also in the ealerids of Enrupe. Mr Millet wos the American Act duror at the Paris Extubitlon of last year." ANT NOTES, Mr. Boetn's statue of the late Prince Imnerial Will be lile-size, and the fleure of the Prnce will be represented In an attitude of defense with drawo sword, ond looking forword as if In anticipation of the coming tnemy. “Taurens Alma-Tadema” ja the subject of the biographical sketch in-the August number of tht Magazine of Art. It anpears tliat the ‘Alma in his name “was added by the artist to anoke his name euphoniona to Engticn and to his own mualeol ears.’ ‘The frontiapiere con- sists of Tadema’s pieture of Tarquinius Superbue being presented with the Keys, Seventy-five sculptors sent in designs for the statue to be erected to Thiers in France. The sticeessful voung artist, whose work was une velted on Aug. 3,13 Erncet Charles Demosthenes Guibert. Ap the Orst. drawhig-echool wulels he emered he carried off all ithe medals, and in 1873 he secured the grand prize, He exhibited ©Caln Mandie® in this year's valon, obtulning a third-clags medal. ‘The uncovering of Mr. Ford Madox Brown's mural painting in the Town Hall in Maacvbestes has creaced no Ittle iuterest In Baulieh art efr- les, The Academy says: “While this work strikes us a8 the greatest of the year, we mnst. also constder the advantage, not anly to Man- chester butto England, of the experiment. in mural decoration, which is ot once beautifal, historical, full of fing dramatic force, enlendid in color and yet fn perfect harmony with the architecture that surrounds ir. These things considered, nnd with euch devotees to aterling nnd conscientious work as is Mr. Mados Brown, we need not feara dear:h of really snlendid monumental works Iu our finest modern bulld- inge.’” The London Times tetle the story of the tate Charles Lindscer'’s picture, “The Eve of the Battle of Edechul,”” that the little epantel in the corner was painted by Sir Edwin Landseer, but that a shrewd dealer, divinis that this dor would one day be worth more than all the rest of the pleture, cut it out, and sold It ecparatel cleverly substituting a copy iu ita plaice, ‘The tricks was nat found out until some veara after, when the owner of the paintiu sliowine it to Sir Edwin, heyowed “he'd be hanred if ever he did that dog.” This pleture was recently sold at Chrietie’s for the email sum of £43, What tt would bave etched had the original dog been left It 18 impossible te PENIODICAL LITERATURE. Belfords, Clarke & Co., of Toronto and Chi- cago, now repriht London, Svclety, the extra holiday number of which has fust reached us, ‘the contents embrace a.great variety of short essays, pocms, aud miscellaneous accompanied by many illustrations. Yrice, 25 cents per number. the North Amertean Review (New York: D, Appleton & Co.) for Semember has the follow- uz table of contents: “The Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne,” by Authone Trollope: “The Staudard of Value,” by Prof. Simon Neweomb; “The Work and Mission of My Life? (Part 11), by Iehard Wagners ‘The Diary of a Public Man (Part 11): Confes- ston of an Agnostic. by an Agnosties Ine wsat the Paris Canal Congress.” by A. Menovnls “Three Important Publicatlons 's History of Greece? Pattteon's Renalssanee of Artin France: Cox's Aryan Mythology"), by Mayo W. Hazeltiue. The Jnternatlona’ Revlew (New York and Chi- cago: A. 8, Barnes & Co.) for September Justl- fles tte name, It 13 international iyasimuch 9s the writers are drawn trom three nations ail the contents relate to more than one, It te 9 “roylew "in the true sense of the word. There te vobiu America a juster or more Intelligent book department than that of the Jaferwational, ‘The table af contents is as follow: (t) by Philly Gilbert Hamerton Jatin,” by Henry Cabut Lod fn France. by Andrew Langs ** Recent Critl- eism of Byron?’ by Thomas Sergeant Perey; A Murdercd Natfon.” by -Fetix L. Qawali s © England and ‘Tarkey " (1L-), by George Wash- burn} Contemporary Literature; Recent En- glish' Boo! Lipplucott’s Mag Muastrated ortlele Catskill and the Cat: L. Lejeune glyes on ai “Tubens * Albert Gal- Hibliomanta ne for September has three he vonviuding paper on } Region’? fs oresented. tof the fashions! French wareriug-place, vies and De. Felix L. Oswald continuys bis Sumimerianud Sketches. An Agcent of the Matterhorn,” by Churles 2, Howard, nud Wornan’s Position in Germany." by Marrlott J Austen Steven Antoinette tn canjanetinn her tio favored and ill-fated adinirers, Lavzin and Fereen, Mrs. ‘Trent vontribul “Notes on the Intelligences of Birds.’ A Grand Connell at Okmulgee," AL OM. Wille fans, brings up the question of the capability of the Red Indian for erviiization. There ero aev- eral stories in the aumber— ils New Birth, a eketeh of lite amd manners ta Colorada, My Unsbund’s Hobbles," a natire on + Collectors," Mr. Carnlehael’ Conversion.” Through dine Way8?? approaches compietion, Considerable edticationnl flavor is imparted to the September Ser daer by the three cenays of the mnnibern—t, Prof, Bovesen's interesting i Tustrated paper ou he Univeraity of Rome"; 2, Mr. W. C, Brownell’s exp fon of the unique methods of teaching in ©The Art-Schools of Posladelphia "; 8, Prof. T. 1. Lonnsbury's dia. cuaston ofthe arguments for snl against Ene lish Spetling-Reform." ‘The vimber contains a urge quantity of ight aummer reading, Ine vludiig (he following papers: “Signs” and hyinbols,” by Mr. Brunk 3B. Mayer, of Annapo- Hiss An American Hume on the Amazons," by Mr, Herbert H. Smithy “Sandy Hook,’ by Me. fieorge Hovghton, with pleturesque drawings by Mr. FS, Chureny aud a sketch of Mr. We bert, of &Muntore fame, by Miss Rute Viekd, accompanied by a portrait. ‘She tletion of the munber Inehuides the second instaliment of Mr, Henry dames? Confidence; Wie last tt stallment but one of Mra Burnett's i worth's ; A Story of the Dey Season,’ by Mrs. Marv Hallock Foote; The Doctnents in the Caso,” a short story by J.B, Matthews and H.C. Banner. ‘The turtrations us usual are abundant nd of excellent quality. BOOKS RUCKIVED. Now Two Gia Treo Fanwina, [Muse trated. Ide-llour Series, Boston: D. Lathrop & Co. Paper, 50 cents. ‘Yuu Nesxsts op Fair, By J, A. Froude, M.A. Toronto and Chicavot Belford, Clarke & Co. Wwe, Cloth, Prev, 31. Itaney Correnn's Countsmiy, With eleht (Mustrations. By Maj. Joseph Jones (of tne- vile Ga). Philudetphia: ‘T. Ub. Peterson & Bro, Paper. 50 vents. Eesaya ov To-Day: Reticious any Tito- Logical. By Witham Wilberforce Newton Uector of Bt. Paul's Church, Boston, Bastar A. Willkama & Co. J8ine, Cloun, 283° paxes. Price, $2 CoLonsno: Its QoLp ann Si.vet MNEs, Cexeusn Resounces and ATTRACTIO by Frank Fos: Siu. SiO pazes, Mustrated. Price, 82. 1, Crawford, pudlisher, 49 und 5b Park Place, New York Cit: Foorvurnts op Vanisit stssivet Vatiey. Being an Account of Some of ve Monuments sad Relics os Prehistoric Races ered Gver Ite Surtace, with Suggestions a# | Racesin TH Mis. to Their Origin and Uses. By A. J. Conant, A. M. 8t. Louls: Chaney R. Borns, 215 Pine street. Thin Bvo. Price, $1.50, Tue Sinx-Goons or Astrrica: Accoust oF THK Recent IMPROVEMENTS AND ADVANCER OF SILK MANUFACTURE IN THE Uniten States. By William. CG. Wyekotl. Published under the auspices of ‘the Silk Asso- A Brine claton of America, New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1870 SPARKS OF SCIENCE. NUXLEY'S ON I DED VIEWS. damdon Nowe ANd. 2 Prof. Huxley seldom speaks without uttering good sense in good English. But occasionally he wee ns to falt into the falsehood of extre: He dogs not seem content wita the maxim of a sound mind in w round body, but is anparently disposed’ to maintain that a sound body isa cound mind, Perhaps in his remarks to the boys of University College Behool, which we briefly reported yesterday, there 1s some eign of thit dispesition to paradox against whieh sclentitic studies oro often thought to be auuarantec, Shu desire to shock and startte by extreme nnd unquulifled statements, wolch is noticeable tu many of our modern physicists, {s oveastonally exhibited by Mr. Huxley. Ie is acontroversinlist and a rhetoriclan as well as 8 nan of science, and the controverslallat und the rhetoricinn somettincs & to get the better in him of the man of evience, It waa said of lt- erary women by Hetne that they always wrote with one eye directed to the publie and the other fixed upon some man, with the exception of a celebrated German autboress, woo bad but one eye. Prof, Huxtey seems to write and apeak with one eve directed to selefice and the other fixed non suing theologian or metaphysi- elon whan bu suspects Of a desire te contradict tun, and for whose benetls, therefore, he states & part of the truta ug it tt were the whole, sud with about four tlmes the emphasis which is neecssary jor fits reasonable enforcement, Prof. Huxley iss sort of sewntifie missionary, with the entiuisiasm, and narrowness, aud devotion tontraction of the truth, mustazen for the whole, which often characterize uat useful body of men. ‘There was an ane‘ent plnios- opher who held that the stomach was the seat uf tbe soul, ‘thts, duly quadiied by the aclentifle spirit whic! averse to inet bvsival encity be Mr. Mux: jev’a doetrine, There was nottiug,” be op pears to have Loli the Scnvol, “nvore to be valued than physical en- duranev, fur that implied tant a nian lad a goo, deep cheet and sun aigestive organs, Given a vood, deep chest and a stomach af which lh never kuew the existence, aud a boy inust sue. ceed tn any practical career.” "Tits worship of the lungs und stomach is, perhaps, a teastlon from Mr, Cariyle’s denunetation of men who are tncrely animated patent digesters. Ag a statement of the conditions without which mental actlyity must full of its prover euergy and success, We Welcome ft, but we doubt whether the dovtrivy requires now to be preached with all that one-sided emphasis which tiarks Mr. Huxley's pulemica. “The pate- faved, atteutiated student, capable of noo her phyzlcal exertion than that of sitting in bis chair and bold his pe eased to be the idea) of the intellectogt wor! Bookishness davs nut need te be discountenanced and athleth to be preached to the young men of our thine, Miter all, bowever, Prot. Huxley la only one of imany teachers, und probably many even among his younger licarers were prepared with the proyer qualifizations of bis too absolute and enerye fe slatements. ‘There must be men who taxen Irarment of the truth for the whole, It that tragment Is to recelye {ts proper recogal- tion in tieory and conduct. In contradiction of the above Mr, G. W. Smatley writes as follows to the New York Tribune: “du its Nonconforinist mood. the Daty News exhibits a certaluy antagonism to modern science, and to men of scicuce, Prot. Huxley, tt tells us, occustonally falls into the falschood of extremes. Ie is one of those modern physicists who manifest the desire to shock und startle by extreme and unqualified aslotements, ‘The extreme und wnqualified state. ment whlel, in tlus_ case, has sturtiea our Non- conformist Erlend, fs this: ‘There was nothing more to be valued than phvr- jeal eudurunce, for that implied that a mant good, deep chest aud sound digestive ory Given n good, deep chest and a stomach of which he never knets the exietence, and a voy must suc~ cevd in any practical career. “In ttell that may or may not be a startling statement. It so bappens, however, that, whether startling or not, it 18 not Prof, Huxley's statement and aot. bem bis, the Nonvontormist energy expended upon te is perhans a hittie miss Gireeted. ‘The orzun might prowtably hove ex- pended Ita enerey in getting a correct report of what Prof, Huxley did sav, instead of thundering oeninst what he did notsay, Prof. Huxlu. today supplics lits critic with the correct report, “42 urder,'t ag he tran> quills remarks, ‘hat such of your reidera as may be (nterested in knowl that 1 am still ® may compare fit with the editorial com: ments which appvared on} aturday.’ [ cannot quote the bulf column now printed, bat itts sullictent to explain that Prof, Huxi dug on bls bas-augrence cent of enduranee and mdustry as dis! Mere cleverness} and to give thia ong passage from hia excellent speech Asomewhat varied experience of men has ied me, the ionzer T live, foect tue lev valne anon mere clevyernes-, to altaeh mare and more ime portance to todnetry and to physicul endurance, Indevd. Dam much cleposed to think that endure ance }s the miost valuable quality of ails f try. ua the des.re to work butd, coed not come to much if a feeble frame i unable tw resvond ta tie devire. Uversbody who hay bad to mike hie way In the world mitet know thit while the vccasion 10¢ mciectaal eflort of a igh order ts tare. i cons suntly happens thata mun’ fatnre turns spon Ins telnganle to xiand a sudden and a heavy) Kira upon hit powers of endngances ‘Tou lavese phyxletan, or amerchant It may be eversthiy ve nule to work #ixteen hours o day far das lone a+ ta nvedtul witbont knocking uy. "Moreover, the wattence. tenaeity, und good hamor, which are amon tho meet huportant quulisestions for dealing with men, ure meouspatio e with an irsitay ble brain, o wes stoarich, or 2 defective clreuta- tion, [any one of you prize-winners were a son of mine (as mizut have been the eave, Tau clad think, on former occattons), aud & wood falry Were to offer ta catitp him aecoraint to my) wiser for tre buttie of practical ite, 1 shoutd rays +1 do hot care fa trouble yon for any more cleverness: putin as mach iiddatey wa so can tnstead, and ob, (f you picnse, a broad, deep chest und a tou ach of ‘whos esiatence he shall never Know an thing.’ Dehould be well content with tha pros- pecte of w teltow av endowed, “At the risk of Noncunfornist or any other gorturiun criticiam, F shall venture to say tbat this seems to me voud reuse, and thoroughly oud adyice tor boys or even for men? INDIAN ELEPHANTS IN AFRICA. ‘There hos been much talk recently with ref erence to the ntilzation of the Ludisn ele fn Africa, and, a8 an experiment, the hin the Belgians went to the expense of gotting two woes and two femules brought from the Gov- ernment of Bombay. ‘These, with six mahouts anda sergeant, Were ehipped in the Chinstra, and, after a Yoyave of twenty-tirco days, reuch- ed the African coast at Muassul Bay on May 20 M. Vanden Heuvel, one of thy Belglin explorers, describes the disembarkation in u. letter to the Committee of the International African Assoclation, Msasant Bayt» a httle to the uorthwest of Dar-es-Salaam, and the ante mals were Janded on May 31, ‘The nearest polot of the coast ta whieh the Chinsura could approach was 200 yards olf, unl that was coy- ered with (hick jnogle, ‘The nearest favorable polut was Sco yards off, and It was resolved to attempt to make the elephants ewin this ds tance, Onn foreinast a system of pulleys wv: arranged which permitied of raleing tho phants from the hold, moving tiem to the pide oof the ehip, and allowing them to descend into thy sea—an operation both dificult, and dangerous, ‘The fret elephant to be disembarked was surrounded with ropes to which clung two mahouts. | ‘They parsed whe der the vody a sort ol belly-band made of blankets nnd a strong: duuble cable, thy ex+ tremitles of whieh were attached (68 strong doubly took. “The autnat ting tied up formed a huge ball, which waa raved frum the buttum ofthe hold lo twelve or ftieen feet above the bridge, swung round to thirty feeb frou the sid of thy ship, and then allowed to descend inte the sea, At the moment of tineraion, the mmahoute, chugs to the back of the aniinul, eat the ropes wround the elepuant, which thus found iteelt at liberty iu the water, ‘Tho operation vow became particularly toterestlnys, Almust torpid by a month's sojourn at Ue bot tom of the hold, surprised at tuding itself sudee Geuly plunged iota (he water, the poor eieghant, quite confused, did nat understand the orders, of the mahoul, utd, not Knowing where to turn, remained motlouless, ‘The muliouts roused it up with Cher pikes, while te was toreed: tu turn from tie ship by means of a rope altached to a dout, ‘The pour animal tured tries te the 6ilp saif seeklug for ite courpanious trom which tt had been sa suddenly sepurated, At hut, atter oine eMfort, (hey auuevoedud ju getting 1 away from the ship; the aieht of te shore sucmned tu put life inco It. Ic tummediately bee gan to awim towards the coust with ralsed trunk, amt teayiin, behind ita broag wake. 16 rapidly covered thy 900 yards, aud, on reaching: tetea eia, hea to run about fuyously, tu the great ustontsomcut uf the ualives Whe Watched ne ny the first tame elephant tread fhe soil of Zanzi- bar. ‘the ovhers were disombarked next day, the ship in the meantime having been abic to approach within 100 yards of the coast, AN IMPROVED ILLUMINATOR, New York Banitdry Bagineer, This ts the Inst method of carbureting gas. A vesacl of naphthaiine fs heated by the flame, and the vapor fs taken up by the gas, 60 98 to xreatly Increase its Muminating power, ‘There {s no dancer of explosion or fire atch as fs Ine! dent to the use of naphtha, or henzine, and it sppears a wonderfully nent arrangoment. The naphthaline is meited and cast into the shape of candles or Httle pellets, A vessel for jhold- Ing them Is placed over the burner, It {s charged from time to thine: It may be made to hold anotigh for twenty hours without exceeding the size of acricket-ball, A full description ot ft may he found under the proceedings of the British Association of Gas Engineers in the Lon- don Journal of Gas Lighting, ete.. for July 22, 1879, [9 our oointon It ts highly incentous, and deserves investigation by the fraternity on this alle of the water, In the present condition of things, it is highly probable that it wontdbe the vest policy for gas companics to do ail in thelr power to multiply consumers by making the bills of their present customers low, and giving them the benefit of any approved system of carburetl So for there is none that de- serves the palin of approval, unicss tt be thisone, Tt will, of course, cost the consumer an extra amowuut: bis gas cannot be carbureted for nothing, yet is claimed that the yas bills will be reduced fo far iat their amount and the cost of naplithaline togagter will be only one-half that of the ordinary cas. Measrs, Livesy & Ridd appear ng the. inventurs of the process, If of real vatue there ought to be acood field for it here as uo competitor with There a cheap fight has proved a se- rivaltu gas, Kerosene kills a quantity of people, aud brirns thous ints of dollars’ worth of property annually, but. then bad kerosene fs cheap, settics ft, Jf the nlbe carbon nrovess Jas it looks and fs represented to be, It y yet deprive Kerutenc of ninny of its cone atliners who, by the way, sometines end up by delng consumed Mhenise.ves by their intractable hght viven, A discussion followed the reading of Mr. Douglas’ paper before the British Asso- cation, fu which the process was criticised and objections ta tt {ndicated. Time must show; if it proves of real value, we think tt may be bette. fleial to the gas conpanles, even If tt does make ale Individual consumption of gas less in quan- Ye A STORM ‘ AT KEW. 4 Nature. On the morning of Sunday, sug. 3, a Hitle betore 2 o'ciock «the =Royal Gurdens at Kew were devastated by a hail-storm, which in the space of about ten minutes toflicted more damage than the Gardens have sustained since their existence as o national instiution. After raotd survey of the houses the following day, it was found that the number of broken squarés of glass could not be estimated at Jess than 16,000, In the treat temperate house alune 3,60) squares were shattered, ‘The storm, which was accompanied by violent thunder and Hehtning, drove over the Gardens from the vortkeast and expended {te fury in the directiun of Ricbmond. The temperate house suffered the ful effects, while the palin-house, bemg gpparently a Hittle to the west of fits course, escaped with the destruction of 700 panes, The batatones were found te averaye ove ond a half inches fy diameter, and to welch three-quarters of an ounce. They came down with euflictent force to bury themselves fo tue are earth of the flower borders, nud even penetrate the t the depth of antnel. In some cases perfectly elrevlar holes were cut out of the glaes vanes, while the halletonee went through the succulent leaves af the reverias planted out in the beds with as clear an outline as if tt had been made with a punea, Ow acount of the confusion produced by the damage and the danger trom fala splinters of slass, it haa been necessary to: close all the houses to the pubile. ‘The present tow night-temperature. sud the probability of heavy showers ore grounds for the gravest anxiety natothe preserva.ion of the colivetions whlzh however speedy the recairg of the hou not fall to suffer considerable tujur dainage Is estimated at not iess than.22, mauy of the houses bea a good dent dated cannot be put tn order without roulaging, repalntng, and partlal rewewa! auplication will have to be pate to Pay for s supplementary vote tu deiruy Ue cust. THE BLOOD OF THOMAS A’BECKET. Perhaps the most Sutervstays article in the Somersetshire arehwologial culleciton, —his- torleally speaking, is the reliquary found in 1340 in the Church of Kewstoke, near Weston- suaer-Mare. This contains in frout a carved figure under a canopy, and at the back an arch- ed recess, tu which was found a wooden eup in- closed within a door, The cup contains, we were told by the’ curatora of the Museum, “what ls supvosed to be a residuum of human blood, amd surmised to be that of Thomas a’Becket.? At the time of the alssulution of the monasteries it !s conjectured that the mopke of Woudapring carried away what they would paturally prize most highiv,—the blood of thedr patron rant, aod bait jt for safety into the wall of the Churel of Kuwsto which was near to them. Woodsprng Pr.nry was founded in| 1210 by Wiituin de Courtenay, 0 newr relative of Tracy, one of Becket's uiir- derere, anid dedicated t0 the Holy ‘Trinty, the Virgin. Mary, and St. Thuinad of. Canterbury. “To this privry lands were: als = bequeathed by desvendants of another of Beckers murderers, Dents writes of this reliquary In his anemo- Canterbury: * From the connection of the privey with the murderers of Becket, aid frant the fuet Mat the seat of the priory contained o eup or challee as part of device, there can be Title dente cit ints: served ut the thne af th able rele, and that the blood winch it contained was Unt of the murdered yrumate.!? “This reliquavy attracted very general ustention, was tha pre- afssaltt ton a3 a vate NEW WHATHER THEORY. The Rev. Henry Roe, FR ALS. of Ponting ton Rectory, Sherburne, writes ta the London Times coucerning a new weather theory. tn Mr. Roe's opinion dry nnd wet periods succeed one another in alternate waves of nearly equal fength, “Not that this equality of duratiun ts quite absolute, or dint the wave of ona period tx exuctly the fuesinlle of ofa corresponding period at an cariler or a later time, but there (8 enough of regularity and unl fornilly ebuut the waves to wake the familly likeness clearly disverutble, These perlods e: tend over three whole years for each, wind t following simple piles will coable any one to put the several evcles ot years for hlimself: hen the number representing anygiven year yeu and exactiy divisible by three, that year idle one of three cold wud wet summers. When the number representiug the veur 1s and diyisiple by three. then that year ts ie idle of wy triad teummers. For anil rhe pre ‘curs 1850, ¥ t, or Wet and cold; and, again. Ish fa old and divisible by throv, aud eversbody rememberg 1802, 180, und 1d0t a8 Drlght, hot, and dry mummers, Mr. Roe docs nut venture to extend Uiesurales to other places thun England, but ho snows from observations extending over twenty-seven yvars that they comelds “elusely with’ the weather records itt that country. Ea = = RONWEGIUM, A NEW METAL: Avcurding to the Chemical News, a newly: discovered metal, Norwegiuin, bas been dee tected and isolated by Dr, Tellef Dahtl fa. a sample of copper-nickel from, Krucero, [n Skiergaarden, ‘The color of the pure metal ts white, with a slight brownish cust, When polistied it has a perfectly metallle lustre, but after a time dt becomes covered with a thin film of oxide, [can ou flattened out fu an agate tnortar, and iu hardness ft resembles copper, ‘The melting pomet fa 350 ds uh the suecttio gravity O41. Ty equivalent apucurs to be 150 Only one oxide. NgU, bas been ob- tajued, Whh sulphureted tvdrozen it gives & brown sulphide, even in strongly ucld hydro chlotig solutions, which redissuives in ammo nium sulphide, With a atheht uditition a po~ fuss. ferrocvanide it gives a brown, but with lurver proportions a green pieeicitate, The sulphure sulution fs turued brown on the addt- tion of zine, and the nevtal Ls algpaattial ina ple yerutent state, ‘Thu sulutiana of this metal ure blue, but became greenlst op dilutlen, THE TONGUE AND TASTE, ‘Tho tastunz power of the (engi fs uot regu larly dfatributed over all, parts of that organ, Aecording to the ununinous judgment of phvetulogists, the back part ot the tongue is Leat quatied for function, while thers fe a difference of oplutan as to the tip of the tongue, ‘The older observers hare repeat- edly suld that a tasting power tn the Gp ta Hie Red tu certaln persons, whereas more recent One affirm {ts presehes in allmou. In export- menting on the so-ralled “'reaction-time," Hore Vintachzau lately met with a case of Hmited Anstliug power in the tonene-tip, and this led © him ton thorough {nvestieation of the sadlect, ‘The observations were made with solutions of chloride of sodium, sugar, gatokae, aint citric ackl. ‘The results were ag followa: Thera ate persons who ‘arc capable af accurately diatin- ° galsting oll principal tastes with the tip of the toncus sionet overs perceive with certainty the qualities of sweetne: acidity, but Teas cllatinctly bitternues, , ouain, cao only with great diMeulty distinguish (nstes with the tip of the tongnes ant, fualfy, there are io~ dividuals who cannot do this io the least, VENTILATION OF DRAINS, ' Bostos, Aug. L.—Euitor of the Dumber and Sanitary Engineer? In Your " Queries and Re- plies"? in this day's fsnuc of the Piumber and Sanitary Engineer you says “To attempt to vontilate ascwor by aninadeauate quantity of fresh air . . + by tts supply of oxygen only hastens the decompositions to” be emitted amongst dwellings In a flow of undiluted contamination.? Will you allow moto say that £ think the {n-" ference that might be drawn from this. that in+ adeqttate ventilation of drains is worse than none, fs wrong. ‘The moat reasonable theory of the production of scwer-gas seems to be that the decomposing matters, in the absence of alr, be which they mav be oxidized without the production of as further than a very small quanuty of carbonic act, will, In their avidity © for oxyzen, take it from the water if they cao hot get Ir more enaily, und this abatraction of oxycen from the water seta freo immense vol- ‘umnes of hydrogen, something like 8,000 meas- ures of hydrogen for each measure of water decomposed, and this gas escapes wherever if can, carrying with ft the polsouous matters of the dratn. Tt 4s therefore evident that the ad- tmiseion of even tne smallest quantity of at- mosli-rie alr to the drain promotes to that ex- tent a harmless decomposition, destroying: quietly [ts own share of what would otherwise be oxidized with evolution of gas from the water, and that every toot of fresh alr admitted {g on unmixed advantage. Verytruly youre, T. M. Crank. HORTICULTURE. The Meeting at Uninllton To-Day — Our Young Folks Discnssed—Whut Shall We Do te Toterost Thom In Horticalture and Motd Them to the Farin? Fron Our Oten Correepontent. No. 13 Eranreesta Stnuzt, Cutcago, Aug. %,—The Warsaw Horticultural Society meets at Hamilton, IL, to-day, and [ imagine mvselt present and taking part {n the horticultural talk, (They tell us of a world where thought nnd affection being presence io fact.) President Hammond $s there, ne doubt; and Secretary Johoszon. and friends Dennls, Grover, Brown, Whitaker, Bilss, Piegott. Hopps, Chandler, dacksop, Caltius, Crittenden, and others jast as honor. able and worthy to be named, The ladies, too, are there; and Iast, but not least, Brother Porlam, who represents the Jra‘r’e Farmer, 13 here, by anpointment. The apectal subject for fecussion Is “our YOUNG FOLKS."? This Isa theme worthy, indeed, of the dellb- eration of any sssembly.—" Our Young Folks.’* Alleyes of the passing generation are. turned totem; and the affairs of the whole world will soon pass fnto their hands, Bue the talc an this occasion fa, “Our Young Folks in Relation to. Hortleutture." We. Having our faith aud Ife In thls calling, and belleving it tobe honorable and praiseworthy as any profession or purgutt in life, naturally enouzh incline this way; aud what we want [s to {Interest our sons and daugh- ters to REMAIN ON THE PARI and carry on the work we haye bezun. Jf they could do better we should not detain them. Butcan ther do better! Is not the danger that they would do worse ff they left the home- stead? ‘the elty counts up mvrlads of wrecks that would not have been iaide if the youog men fad een content to let well-enourh om the” farm atone. Huto,--others have ventured and won a fortune; and whe not wet But, save one in a hundred, or one in a thousand, it turos ont differently. But whv should the young flks of the rural Gletricts eeek other occupation than the one in whlen they are edueated{ ‘There are reasons, or they would not do 60. Reasons, * AND GOOD ONxSt ‘The home {a not mace pleasant and taviting, as it might be made. Our dwelling may be vver so humble, und its construction entirely withty uur means, though small they bey and set, by the art of Horticulture and other reflu- Ing intluences, the rural bome may be made “at hme of beauty? There must be some pletures and books Inside the house, and some ornauentation of everetcen, shrub, aut flower on the outside, of the boys and girla will dot be patisned; and they ought not tebe. I glory in their grit, To GET UP AND OUT of n place that, fromm any cause, baa not a home- foetus about tt, If we expect our young folks to remain with af settle around us, we must sitrround them with vgrecable influences. Tt must not he “all work and nu play.” Weslove too much fu oar ealing, and our youn people are dis- gusted. We should masier our work, and not letour wors muster us. Our callig should rve ia, and not we our calling so much, Let tis not loge slgnt of the man,” for which all things else haye existence, “The man" feels better fora bath anda clean shirt now and thev, sidan bour {a the cool shade and a. book fa Lis ue here are times fn the labors of the horticul- turiste when business crowds even upon the hours of sleep, amd for 6 suagen there 18 scarce ly auy let-up. This ts atl recht, but PLAY-DAY MUST WHE IN SIOHT for the boys,—1utl for the men, too, for all that. Besides, to think of nothing but “to plaw and to sow, and to gather into barns,’is not worthy: of the'man, Alb iese things ure means to an end, ‘The ery of the aoul 1s for somesrbat be- youd them. “Man hos anintellectuul, and moral, and religious nature, all of which have wants; and we cannot complain of, but rather com- mend, our young folks If they go WHEN THEI WANTS AILE SUPPLIED. The heresy is in thinking that raral ite and orticuttural pursnits are not favorabie for the culture of the whole many when the truth ts, no condition tp life Is more favorable, omer eine equal. s Who tuke care to make their country homes homelike aud pleasavt every way, who ive thelr children napera und boots to read, abet proper hours for fecreaton, and, when they fabor VAY THES IN FULL, ag they do others, nit treat them with consids vration,—will cuitivute fa the youn folke « luye for horticultural pursuits, Not any of ua ore too wisein these tatters. We have all come stort, und, if we could tive our Mves over, we thiuk’we would do better, We lay the blame on our circumstances and necessicles; bat, after al! apologies, we ore at fault, Wo begin to think about doing eomett for our young julka when they become 31 years old, when we ought to havo be dotug for them from the firet, and all atone, DIPPERENTLY THAN W TAVE,. “The child {8 father of the man,’ they gay, and itis true. We can do more for the young lolke before they are 21 than wa can do ator that age, ‘Thelr likes or dislikes of horticultural pursuits will be fixed before that age, and, with suing exceptions, will Index the ktod_ of home we have siveu thet A PRAYER, Heneath AMletion’s sombre cloud, Win ev'ry aenay fn angulsh bowed, My etrickin wou) in duvg dott Thee ‘My God! O hear my eryt ‘Thon Who didet weep at Laa'rua® tomb— ‘Thou Whose dread fa can plerce the: gloom Ofulphtand deuth—paae my net bys My iod! O hear my cry! Make ine to fecl what wraclous power Hath compasved me from hour to hour; Ibdotn with biceaing shield me atll— Shall} rofuae the We Shall I forget Thino hallowed car iv ever bending, Hat'ning, near? ‘Thut ‘Thou tn pity'ug tenderness, ‘Tuo mouruing heart will bless? Bhall I forgot the cup of wo Which ‘thou dulat drink whilo here belower Drink to the drove and murwar not Agaluat Thy bitver loct Then, Thou didst dle my son} to save: Suc inizhty tove [Humes tho wrave— Tho path to Thoe—with Heavenly hubs: O vtrengtnen Thou my sigut, And lot me fean uport that love; Direet wy thoughts from earth above ‘Yo where, "nildst authems' ceaseless swell: ‘Our loved vue e'er adall dwell, cote forever from the Itt ‘aut wa on art inet batt How can we uivuro when such tay be rpurtien, Lurd, with Thee? ALL. Hauage or Osuxgsu, Wie, ier pa sents y ei Or aed