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Price, $1.25. “Bat what good came of it at Inat t* Quoth little Peterkin, “Why, that L cannot tell,’ anid he, But twne a fomona victory.* Anewand powerfil non-partisan pollttent novel by an anonymous writer, published ‘this day. * SW-Hold by all Booksollors. or mailed, postpald, on “pecelpt of pricg, by tho f'ublistiars, ? JANSEN, McCLURG & CO., 117 and t19 State-st., Chicago. POETS AND POETRY. In ancient tines, when pratorals sung, And in tholr words tholr yenrnings flung, Noture nlone the ine inspired, And passionate struing the mncnsure fired, Untaned by modorn art's disguise, which smooth words are subtle los ‘twas then tho adolescent soul Could taste tho sieot Pirenian bowl, ‘When every word tho pact sung Came from onalve, untutored tongue, . Toa stand o living monyinent Of lyric power stfil urlepent.. If mortals woo tho willing Sfuso Her inspirations to-unlooso, What ff the tender devotoe Confcxsea to tho mystery Of love that in bis bosom burns, Becontrio in ite fitful turne? Should ho cssny his thoughts to write, And bring his whims to public Nght To gushing numbers from his pen, Sure ho would find admirers when Heroic on tho gleaming pags His burning fines tho Leurt ongnge; But, bedged around with mousured rule, peeing to pedantio school, 10 brightest gems that flush the mind To dumb oblivion ure consigned; " And, when the writer trima his vorso To make it rondablo and torso, And not eccantricin {ts gush, Not empty boro nor thore foo flush, Smoothad off to sult. somo prude reviewer, ‘hose fat brands the amateur t Baron hinsbining peers, Composed of literary scvrs, And then ho rushes ijito print, His book's “ A book With nothing {n't.” In vain with type and graphic aklll He offers to the popular will 19 toadying musings of anapo Henoath brand timaculute. —- Sull-born his volume sllent Iles, timo and cash 4 sacrifice. No! When you writo, don't pump your brains For oily words from odd remains. Such drogs will cloy the printed page, Aud disappoint your fond presage. Tho path to literary famo Bludes its scokers through a name, But open lies to nativo sense Adorned with generous revompense, Rurus BLANCHARD, a TO DESDEMONA. In thet hopeful halo; ne Hours, : ie Bplendor a! 10 Sprip; ‘Whou the fields nico flecked with flowers, -When the gontl robins sing, When rausto in the perfumed alr Shall lull our fears and drown our caro, Thon 1 will think of theo, In the Sun's riot, radiant shit ithe Summers lustrous noun hen to find our souls repining: That tho Winter comos sosoon, When scattered tlowers bloom alono, id birds Sppear moro solomn grown, . ‘Then 1 will think of thee, 1 In the days so grand and Roldou, we the Autuienre sombro hue, * hob our memories, aud anid olden, wh led flowers onshrino anew, en Jodlan-Summor's twilight vetla 8 scenes whore pristine grandour falls, ‘Thon I will thiut of thee, Tn the darksomo di loys and dren we the Winter's suow and rain When the heart is worn and weary: wind Wo wish for Spring in yain, ben Sowers aro dond aud birds are flown, ugh the troes tho wild wins moan, ‘ ‘Thon [ will think of theo, In the new Spring's morry mornin; wunen the feo and snow-are once” Hen new Howe your aths asurnlag, Mhoatestyenr stretch tee And bufld you casties in ite ‘ale, Sita Speake . Will you then think of mo? . — _ aa puarican Haetor sn uasia, 54, ts, Petersburg Goloa, pBthé month of April there camo toBt. Potors- Hoa fhe, Dr. Hot, of Now York, an allegod dle iat in tho treatmnont of Giphthorin, 0" the ik ‘nded to the Kussian medical authoritios by hee ussian Minister at Wasbington and by Br. Hoe et the United States Minister of War. Dr, anol. Imed to possess Q spcollic for diphtheria, i extracted from tho ronts of a ltrnatiian Rec enown oa farricom. This ail, dissalyed In cording ed weed internally nod externally, age hens te prepeatir actions of a Hor, wits Bald to In ouses of diphtharia. Tho Yankee dootor aino explained that he ld not ey Profit from bis discov hud tort in New York a Practico, brinelog him over $100 shat all bo wanted was un opportunity dealer Oe & folr trial for hisdrug ona lary Suess hing looked ruther strange to tho Teal Chinese ecu that tholr Yankeo col- ange ee eee, KHOW tha medical torminology, Shecles, PaRble to toll them to whut gonus au bake farricom belonged. Nevorthaloss the How He bermittod totry ble drug and skill, lan toto the Province of Poltaya, whore ao mio of diphtheria was aru Hovoral vil- Hse wore Visited by him. anda number of the Of hee Siven over to hia special cure, Bome igs of Mercy were placed wt his did ven Were instrictod by him. Unhappily totney, of the oxporituont worunat tavorable ta ‘ankeo doctor, Of all the pationte truated tt me Pot one recovered. As soon ws tho arrival “nue merioan doctor was mide known great Curablos, dose yaa of sul ns capeniall a easlous) wr ras reely glveu, and ite nature satisfied How a Physlolans and druggists that Dr, ought’ ot odjoyed the advantuges of 4 thor- anything lucation. As be does not charge aack y A his advico and medicine he ip nota Bb a faecralaary sense, Hore bo {s regard- &fanatioon subjoot of his drug, | LITERATURE AND SCIENGE, “Songs of: the Springtides ”— Swinburne’s New Book’ of Poems. A Famous Victory—Tho Encyclopadia Brilanntea—Magazines—Books Re- eeived—Literary Notes, Art Publications—Art Notes—Paok- ard’s Book on Inseots—Soientifio Register—Solontifio Notes. : LITERATURE. SONGS OF TILE SPRINGTIDES, ‘Algernon CharlesSwinburne ranks among the first of England's modern pocts,. Ten nyson,, Browning, and Swinburne. are tho three stars which shine like suns Jn the firmament of nineteenth-century English Poetlc literature. And, of these three, probably no one has s0 many en- thusiastic admirers ns tho Inst-named, and the youngest. IIe has been aprolific writer both of prose and poctry, and bringa to both a rich and wannly-colured. style, He has just finished no volume, con- taining five new poems, entitled re- spectively: *Thnlagsins,” “On the Cliffs,’ “The Garden of Oymodoce,? "A Birthday Odo to Victor Wugo,” and a sonnet on the , desecration of Westminster Abboy by placing there a tablet to the mumory of young Napoleon, ‘These five poems have been grouped under tho ono ttle of Sones of the Springtides,” and we aro Indebted to the publisher for ad- vance sheets of the work. ‘We aro not among the admirers of the new school of poetry, sometimes styled the In- comprehensible, or, by more prosale mortals, the Meaningless. It consists apparently in endless alliteration, cataracts of words, gen- erally polysyllabic, and rivulets of Ideas; in abruptending sentences, Incking rhythm, thyme, and about everything that goes to make up true poetry. Hugo set the style; Tennyson, in the Inst number. of the Nine- teenth Century, has apparently given It bis alleginnco; and Mr. Swinburne has imi- tated to some extent the example set by the English Laurente, Tho art of poetry Is to clothe great ideas in such words as shallmake them “shine forth as if thoy had the clear Hght of nconday sun” blazing upon them. We do not want what tho Pall Malt Gazette calls “mysticism pushed to the verge of foolishness ”; to have it called the highest style of the poetic art, and to be ex- pected to bow down and worship because a great man had writton ft. Toroes make mis- takes, Even the gods at times were human. Hugo, Tennyson, and Swinburne have writ- ton vorse that will bo remembered with the poetry of Shelley, Scott, Colerldge, or Byron, But that is no reason’ why they should be deemed Infallible, why the mantic of their grent fame should bo used to cloak the fault of their degeneracy when they write twaddle and meaningless stuff. Sidney Lanter says that ‘“all:ideas may be nbolished ont of o poem without disturbing its effect upon the ear as verse.” So wedo not seck to question'the right of any verses to de cnlled “poetry,” even while woe cannot but feol that the “nbolition”? of Ideas has greatly detracted from thelr value to an un- prejudiced render. In these “Songs of the Springtido thera {s some very picturesque writing, considera- ble beauty of description, and hearty, vig oraus treatment, as there ts also nn frequent ‘| revival of obsolete words, reckless allitera- tion, superabundant. ndjectives, and straining for an unattained effect. ‘Te dudication to E..J. Trelawney is among tho best things In the volume: A.sen-mow on a sen-king's wrist alighting, tho north sea-wind caught and straincd and curied % es ‘The ravoti-Ngured hig that led men fighting: ‘~ From fleld to green tod of tha wator-world, Might find such brief bigh favor at his band For wings tmbrucd with brine, with ,foum {m- pearled, ‘ As thoso my songs require at yours on land, ‘That durst not save for love's [reo Bako re- juire, Doing Nghtiy horn betweon the foam and sand, But rowred by bope, and memory, and desira Of livos that wero and lifo that is to bo, Even such os filled his heayenlicr song with ro Whoaa vory voice, that sang to ect man freo, ‘Waa in your ears as evor in ours his lyre, Oneo, ere tho flaino rocelved him from tho sca. In Thalassins” the poct praises Nature and tho sea, and this poem is sald to bean ote to the memory of Shelley. Here isn fair sample of the general style of the verse. It is not without its charm, but rather vague and indefinit: When tho winds loved him and tho waters know, The bilthost lifo that clove tholr blithe life through With living limbs exultant, or held strifo More amorous thin all dalliance ayo anew With tho bright breath aud strength of* thoir lnige life, ‘With all’ strong wrath of all sheor,winds that low All glorics of all storms of tho alr that foll Prong, ineluctahle, With roar from heaven of rovel, and with huo As of a heaven turned hell. Ho folt it in his blood and eyes and hair Burn na ff all tho fires of tho carth and air Tind Inld strong hold upon his flesh, and stung The soul behind it ns with serpent’s tonguo, Forked Hko tho lovollest lightnings: nor could benr Tut hardly, half distraught with strong dolight, Tho joy that llko a gurment wrapped him round And apped him over and under With rafment of groat Night And rapture of great sound At overy loud loup carthward of tho thunder From hoayen's moat furthest bound. And tho poem closes with this benediction bestowed upon tho young poet: TigeANeS, {oe hust givon thy fower and firo of you To el men’s hearts with visions, trucr than ruth; Tigeatise then. heat opt in those world-wandor~ ng oye y The Tent that makes mo music of tho skies; Because thou haat heard with world-unwearled ears Tho mualo that puts light intotho sphores; Havo therefora in thing honrt and {n thy mouth Tho. soar of song that mingles North and iouth, ‘Tho song of all the winds that sing of mo, Andin thy soul the sense of all tho soa, This is the best of those In this collection, It Is full of charming passages, but is in- volved, and In places Inbored. “On the'Cliffs * deals with tho sea, . Here is a thoroughly Swinburnish passage: O wind, O wingloss wind that walk'’st tho sea, Wonk wind, wing-broken, wourlor wind than wag. ‘iro yet not spirit-broken, maimed Iiko 08, “Tho Garden of Cymodoce” is the Island of Sark, in the Engl{fsh Channel, and Its clos- ing lines are worth repeating: Goddess who gathereat all'tho herded waves Into thy grent sweet pasturcloss groon fold, pect for one is aft old, that sageand maven, 20 wer that slays and : thke thou ra sonar this thy tower to keep, Who bast ny heart In hold; And from thing high pluce of thy gardon-stecp, Whore one shuer torrace oversova thy deop From the utmost rook-roared hight Down ovon to thy dear depths of night and light, Take my sony’s-saintation; and on me Iireathe back tho bencdiction of thy sea. » In his ode to Vietor Hugo he fs lavish in his praiso; calls him— ‘Tho svor and singer of righteousness and wrong, Who stands now master of all the keys of song, and halls him— Our fathor and master and lord Who huat thy song for sword, * For staff thy epirit, and our hearts for throne; face how jay subjeot wo, fake now In) ry To no crowned head made humble but thine own; * That on thy day ot worldly birth Gives thanks for all thou bast given past thanks of all on oarth. There {3 nothing In this collection to oftend the most prudish, in this respect it is an faprovement upon other works by the same author, * (Songs of the Springtides. By Algernon oars Bwinburne New York: R, Worth- -Ington, Advance sheets.) A FAMOUS VICTORY. ‘This book {a called a political novel. It follows in the wake of “A Fool's Errand” and “Democracy,’’—belng inferlor to the one, and in some respects superior to the other. Except that it ls undoubtedly a work of fiction, it 1s very little of a novel, but is . 3 ® ‘ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. 9. rathor a species of political satire, !n which the traditfonal degeneracy of our politicians —atheme which hag been occasionally en- larged upon before—1s mado the most of, In this respect it {s superfor to “Democracy,” with which {i naturally Invites comparison, It has less plot, but more satire. Its pictures are exaggerated and overdrawn, but are like the shadows cast before of what is por- sible, if not probable. Belng so atrongly marked with a politleal tone, “A Fae mous Victory” is fess intercating to general readers than Re eta ee but more at- traetive to those fond of topics of the kind treated; while both works are inferior to “A Fool's Errand,” which in {ts eloss ay ears to stand as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” ts iinttatars, The book purports to describe the siccess of a Prealdential candidate by. ong majority, his career while President, his schomes ant devices to prevent certain unplenannt eni- sodes {n his campaign from being brought to light, and bis sudden death in office, Incl- dentally the President's daughter fills out the enero plot with a fove affair or affaira, in which she alds her father's schemes un- consciously; and tho wrongs and anilorings of xn widow, turned out of dmployment to coneiliate a needy politician, contribute a littl ‘pathos | to ie work, == ‘Tha succesattl politician, Brewster, is about as contemptible _a character as could well be portrayed, THe combines nll the vices ever charged against any dozen candidates col- lectively; and, if these vices are ever united dn any one man, and that one man is a Presi- dential candidate, thon Afuj. Brewster wi! be seen in real Mfe,—and not. before, young zealot, viewing politics as a nasty mess, and rather inclined to belicve that its nastiness is visible to him alone, would not unnaturally rush to extremes both In de- serlbing it and In prescribing for its purifica- tion. If politics hind to do with saints, abso- jute purity and perfection might be expected. 'The diMicitty {s, that politics refates to tha coverninent of human beings, with all their selfish feelings varied standards of morality, and changea! fo dispositions. Utopta Is as impossible In. politics agin anything else In this world, Whether such books as this as- Alst to any appreciable extent In clevating the political standard, or in effecting a renc- tion y openin inen’s eyes to what may at some future tine occur, Is an spe qitestion, “4. Famous Victory” is well written, and Js nol probably expected elther to live very Tong or to enjoy grent popularity, It js an anonymous book, which may be an advan- tage. To an utter stranger fo our political Avalon, ft would convey a very false linpres- sion ns to the condition and working of re- publican institutions. To those who do un- derstand or system of government, lt may enll attention to what might occur under certain contingencies. The writer isa man of ability, doing in this instance very Heht work. Capable of lifting a hundredweight, he Is content to strain over a.score of pounds, It 1s easy to writo political satire, but much more difltcult to effect reforms. | ‘The satirist is not ipouerally, the practical reformer, (A Foinous Victory. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co... Advance sheets.) THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, In tho forthcoming volume of the " Ency- clopedia Britannica,” which goes from “Go" to HI," Greek History will be treat- ed by Prof. Jebb, Mr. Tozer, and Dr. Don- aldson, while Dr. Donaldson and Prof. Jebb will trent of Greek Literature. Mr, James Gairdner writes on Lady Jano Grey; tho Reetor of Lincoln College on Grotius; Dr. W. Smith on Groto; Mr. Lienry Reove on Gulzot; Prot, 8. I. Gardiner on Hampden; Dr. Freoman_on Harold; Dr. Hueffer on HInydn; Mr, W. M. Rossetti on Uaydons Mr. Garnett on Iinzlitt; Mr. Prothero on’ Henry L-V1L3 and Canon’ Rawlinson on Ilerodotus. Other noticeable articles are Guild, by Miss Toulmin Smith; Harp, by Mr. Hipking; Hercules, by: Mr. Fennell; and Ileroglyphics, by Mr. It, 'S. Poole. Among sonraphical articles are Grisons, by Mr. D. » Freshfields Herat, by Sid 2 Rawlinson; Gen. R. Strachey; and Hindu Kush, by Col. Yule. Among sclentifie ar- ticles are Guanialcing. by Col. Multlond; Hammer, by Prof, Shelley; Harbors, by Mr, Stevenson; Harmonic Analysis, by the Inte Prof, Clork Maxwell; and Heat, Tiinalaya, by. » by Sir We Thomson. As we have already announced, Prof, Robertson Smith wifl contribute sundry theological articles.—Athenaum, 2 MAGAZINES, The American Naturalist for Juno con- tains essays on “ Tha Domestication of Cer- tain Ruminanteand Aquatic Birds,” by A. E. Br6Wit'and J. D.-Caton; The Critics of Evolution ” (concluded), by J. 8, Lippincott; “Tho Supposed Diinorphism of Lithosper- mum Longiflorum,” by 0. E.. Bessey; No- tice of Some Aquatic Works of the Family Naldes,” by Joseph Leldy; " Atmerican Work in the Department of Recent Mollusca. During the Year 1879," by William H. Dall. ‘The North <merican Review for June has the followlng table of, contents: “Popular Fallacies About Russih,” by E. W. Stough- ton; Divorces in New England,” by Nathan Allen, M.D... OLD; “McClellan's “Last Service to the Republic,” Part ILL. by George Tieknor Curtis; “las the Southern Pulpit Failed?” by the Hey, F. AcBhoup, D, D.5 “Caste at West Point,” by Prof, Peter S. Michia; “Some Interesting Publications: L. ily, and Her Invaders, If, Romances of the Middle Ages, Ill Chaldean Legends of Genesis. 1¥. Explorations In Cambodia,” by Muyo W. Hazeltine,. ‘The second number of the Oriental and Biblical Journal is an Improvement on its redecessor, both In anal ity and quality. t contains a grent deal of useful informa- Uon on tha topics discussed, which ares “ In- fluence of the Aboriginal Tribes upon the Aryan Speech of India;” The Latest Cunel- form Discovery; ‘The Assyro-Babylonian Doctrine of Lnmortallty;? “Osirids of An- clent Exypt.” “Human Srerifices in Ancient Thues?? © Toutonic Aiythology 5 “Tho Antiauity of Snered Writings fi tho Vailoy of the Buphrates;” “A Cinerary Urn,” “Mt. ‘Tabor, and “Editorial Notes,” Tho Rev, Stephen D. Peet is the editor, Thero aro sovoral articles in the current number of tho. Jnternational Review which WIL bo certain to attract attentlon. Mr, Porter's statistics, in his article entitled “Our Gooilly fHerilage,” are worthy of at- tention, and certainly lead to nomesurprising, If not unexpected, results. Especially is this true of his compurison between the United States of 1865 and of 1850, “In fifteen years the protluction of whent and barley in the United States has trebled; corn, cotton, and tobacco, more than doubled; oats increased nearly 1 000,009 bushels; potatoes, nearly doubled; ‘and hay, increased more than one- third.” Other artleles aro entitled: *'Co- lontal Life in Maryland,” by Mfrs. E. W. Lat mer (Baltimore); “Liviand: A Russian Epi- kode,’ by Alfred A, Wheeler (Cambridge) ; “Tho English Langua; by Prof. 'T. R, Lounsbury BG Haven); ““Consttorations of the Copyright Question,’ by Wilkie Colling : oynter’s Lectures on Art,” by Phillp Gilbert Mamer- ton (Paris); Chateaubriand,” IL, by Aus guste Laugel (arin) § “The Lowest Antl- mals,” by Charles Sedgwick Minot. (Boston) ¢ and “ ‘The Lessons of the Goneral Election in Great Britain and Ireland,” by Waiter Chan- berlain (Biriningham, Eng.). St. Nicholas for June, 1880, has an out- door, summery character sustained through- out, In the poems, the prose, and tho seyenty- two pictures, Among ite striking features fs an account, by Olive ‘Thorne Miller, of the Chitdren's Ald society's delightful charity, “The Summer-Home” for poor city chfl- dren, at Bath, L. F., with seven pletures mado by Jessly Curtis from sketches taken on the spot, Anothor attractive paper isan article written and copiously illuatrated by fr. Dantel C. Beard, clearly explaining to young people “How to Camp Out”? cheaply, enally, and comfortably, ‘Thore are long In- stallnents of the two serlals,—“Jack ans Jil,” by Louisa M. Alcott, with two fine Mlustrations by Dielman; and “Tha Falr- port Nine? by Noah Hrovks, with plet- ures by Itedwood, ‘The number contains five complete short stories, ali Wlustrated, Mra. 1. Swain, Gifford contributes # tine icture and a few paragraphe about some nteresting ducks called “Old Suuswe.! Among tho funny thlng are tha verses “Ah Lo,” with two coinical pletures by: Hopkins; and the curious “Chronicles of the Molbos," —s thick-witted people living In Jutland,— with three humorous illustrations by Frank Board. “Two Famous Old Stones"—from Rosetta, near the mouth of the Nile, and from the ancient country, of Moab—are de- poribe pictured, and their history and inportance are explained. —— LITERARY NOTES, *M. Ronan expresses a great desire to visit the United States. Vambery, the distinguished traveler, Isa remarkable linguist, speaking twelve lan- guages with case. c Victor Hugo's new volume, “ Religion et Religions,” comprises 150 pages. A short proface has these woras; “This book was begun in 1870; itis fintshod in 1980, The in America,” 11, year 1870 ave Infallibility to the Papacy and Sedan to the Empire, What will 1850 do?” Henry James’ newest story is called “ Washington Square,” and the first chapter will appear In the June Cornhttt, ‘Tho Harvard. ‘Register. for May announces the several Harvard summer courses In scl ence—viz.: botany, chemistry, and zudlogy. Mr. Bret Harte has begun a libel sult against a Germay newapnper for insinuating that he has an overfondness for the cheoring cup, 8 Jnnsen, McClurg & Co.,-announco a now And er ction of Prot, Curtiss’ reply to In. crsnik, Tho new volume will be a 16:no., and cost 81. ‘The lib f Richard Hull, the friend of Horneo Watoate, which compned 880 Iota, was sold in Londona fortnightago fora total of $20,300, The progress of Christianity In Japan is evidenced by the announcement of the near completion of the Book of Common Prayer in the Japanese Ianguage. Mr. Edwin’ Arnold, the author of “Ths Light of Asia,” Is son-in-law of the Rev. William Ii, Channing, of London, the nephi- ew of Dr, Channing and his blographer. At the request of Portuguesa authorities and many Temiens, the meeting this gear of the International Literary Association has been postponed from June until September. ‘The Marquis of Bute’s translation of “Tho Roman Breviary” into English has been the work of nina years. It is in two volumes, called respectively “Winter” and “ Suio- mer, Messrs, Marpor & Bros. announces for Im- mediate publication “ The Life and Work of William: Augustus Muhlenberg,” the eml- nent and beloved founder of St. Luke's Hos- pital and other noble charitics. In the year 1879 the Astor Library sent 1,000 yolumesto England for binding, and got them home atn cost, Including commission and transmission, considerably less than shnilar work would have cost 8 New York. M, Renan, after having prought out the next, which -Is also the Inst, voluine of the “Origines du Chistianiante,” intends ta pub- lish a translation of Keclesiastes, with a critical introduction, which he has ready for press, e The sixteenth volume of the “ American Decisions? by A. L, Bancroft & Co., has come to hand, only two weeks behind the issue of the fifteenth volume, an extended notice of which appeared In these columns Jost week. The Athonmum thinks thnt the erltfcal partof Goldwin Smith’s “Cowper,” in the “English Men: of Letters Series,” -is in- adequate in ulinost every particular, and pronounces the voluine unworthy the series to which it belongs. M. Paul Violet is about to publish a French adaptation of Adolph Schmidt's hook on “France During the Revolution,” from tho reports of the secret police. ‘The documents on which that work is: based were destroyed in tho fires of the Commune in 1871. The works of Augustus J. C, Hare have reached the following editions respectively: “Memorials of a Quiet Life,” thirteen; “Walks in Rome,” five; “ Wanderings in pain,” threes“ Life of the Baroness Bun- sen,” three; “Days Near Rome,” two. Mr. Tennyson hins declined the Conserva- tive Club nomination for the Lord-Rector- ship of Glasgow University, on the ground that In accepting It he would have to appear as what he had st tly refused to be—a party candidate for the Conservative Clu! A translation of M. Renan’s lecture on Mareus Aurelius, delivered tecently before the Royal Institution. in London. will appear in the dune number of the Library ue zine, published by the American Book Ex- change. ‘The Nineteenth Century for May prints it in French. The Revista. Euskara announces the dis- covery by the Jespit Father F. Fita, in San- tlagzo dle Compostelia, of a MS, of the mildtle of the Twelfth Century, which contuing a Diccionario. Vasco-Navarro. If true, this antedates, by nearly three centuries, the earllest Basque document known. Literary work, is oecasionally well re- warded, a8 wltness the fact brought by the English papers that Mr. Huxley lately re- ceived from an anonymous udinirer a check for £4,000, Not tong ago Mr. Charles Gibbon pote legacy af :#1,000 froin a lady who had pee charmed by hfs story of "Auid Robin ray.’ a % The Newport Historical Publishing Com- pany propose to issuan quarterly magazino devoted to the history.of: that and adjucent towns, and willbe the medium ‘of publica- tion for Dr. Henry I. ‘Turner's “ carefully- somplled record of the births, marringes, aid deaths of Newport, Sdddletown, and Jaines- town, from the town and churel records and graveyard inseriptions,”’ to which those of Portsmouth, ete, willve added. Dr, Turner will edit this perlodical, The following aro tho concluding lines of Victor Hugo’s new poam, Religion et Re- ligions:” lest! flest! Regarde, ame, Tin son solstice, La Consclenco; flu 'son axe, In Justice; 11 n Bont equinoxe, ct o'est 'Egatitos Il n Bon vaste aurore, ot c'est In Liberte. Son rayon dors en nous ce que laine imagine, Hlest! it ostl {1 cat! eans tin, sans origine, Suns eclipse, snng nuit, sans repos, sas sommell, Renounco, ver de terre, a erecr le solell. The workmen engaged in altering and re- pairing the Castle of Chantilly, now the property of tho Duke d’Aumale, found hn- mured in a wall a tla box filled with of pavers and parchments, In Ils“ Ilistoire do ix Ans” Louls Blane, commenting upon tho tragleal death of the Duke of Bourbon, In 1830, says that tho Condé family possess an hereditary seeret of great Importance In con- nection with the history of France, “Per- haps,” says a French paper, the mysterious discovery at Chantilly muy establish tho identity of the Iron Mask.’ The July issuo of Frank Leaslte’s Sunday Magazine, to be Issued on Jane 10, will con- tnin on articlo by the Roy. Edward Everett. Tinle, entitled “A Quarter Millennium,” de- scribing tho settlement of the Christian Chureh in Boston, Salem, Dorchester, and pisces around Boston Bay, together with tho landing of the Massachusetts Commny. Tho article will be iHustrated with portraits of Govs, Winthrop and Endicott, the First Church at Boston, the First Church atSalem, and a mnp of the country arotnd Boston at that period, The Literary World (Boston) for May 23 san “Emerson Number,” being extended to twenty-four pages, twelve pages of which are devoted to descriptivesketches and critic- al papers upon Ralph Waldo Emerson; with a spr inkling of poems, and a two-page bthli- ography. Among the contributors are Walt Whitinan, George William Curtis, the Rey. Dr Barto}, Vrof, Hedge, F. B. Sanborn, d. G. Whitter, Lucy Lareon, ‘Margarot J. Preston oso ‘Terry Cooke, and BE, P. Whipples au thoro aro some pleasant sentiments from Max Mlior and Dean Staniey. ‘There are also two illustrations, ‘Tho prospective visit of tho King of:Sian to Europe and this country enlls to mind those very Interesting books, The English Governess at the Slumese Court” and “The Romance of tho Marein,”. which were so popular a tow years ago. Mrs, Leonowens, 6 author of these books, passed many years at the Slamese Court, and was the governess and teacher of the present King, A short tine ago she sent n set of her books to the King, and has lately received 1 letter from him acknowled, i their rece! ptand express ing himeelf delighted with the gift, Mri. Leonowens has {1 breparatign A NeW work, “Life and Travel in India,” which will bo published by Porter & Contes, ROOKS NECKIVED. Rorto's Jounney to Camunipox. Boston: A, Williams & Co. Price ® cents, Apimonpack Sronirs. Hy P. Deming. Hos- ton: Houghton, Osgool & Co, Price 75 centa, A Hopscess Case, By Edgar Fawcott. Bos+ ton: Houghton, Mifflin &Co, Prico $1. How Ta Cae Our, fy John M, Gould. Now York; Charles Scribnor's Bons. Prico 75 cents, A ToousAND Miuza IN A Cano, By Dean Perceval. Chicago: N. WW. Smith, Price 2% cents. New Enxauanp Siyaongs, By E, H. Arr, Philadetphia; J.. 1. Lippincott & Co. Prico $1.25, Tue Roman Trairok. By Henry William Horbort, Vhiladolphia: T. B. Peterson & Bros. Prico $1.75, Aoux Lipgary oF Moprny Cudssics. Bcloct- ed. Now York; American Book Exobange, Price 60 cents. ‘Tux MeruioSysrsu, By D. Beach, Jr,, and E. Gibbons, Now York: @. PR. Putnam's Sons. Sxcoit conta ; Winrrsp: A Btory with « Happy Roding. Bi Ag Wiathiop, (Now vorki ac. # andotph &Co, Price $1.25. pPiMTER RR? NOOO Ca a Hulbert. “Price $1. Srupenrs' Alva Sunixs: Conuistuy, Parts L, IL, TL —Puretoyoay, -THENAPEOTICA ND MATERIA Mrutca, Part Il, New York: G. Putnain's Bons, Price §0 cents cach putt. BaLtaps AND Lyrics, Belected aad Arranged by Henry Cabot Taxigo. Boston: Houghton, Osgood & Co. Trico $1.25. Leavers Pros THe Dany oF AN OLD LAwren, By A. B. Richmond, Enq. Now York: American Book Exchange. Prico $1. Comic History or te Uniren States. Livingston Hopkina. Now York: Bovk Exchange, Price 60 centa, Tuy Swenennona Linnany. VolumoV. Ed- ited by B.F. Barrett. Ihiladelpbia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. Prico $1. Toto Bom: A Novel, Ry Georg Ehers, From tho German by Clara Bell. Now York: ‘William 8. Golteberger. Price 7 conte, ART. ART PUBLICATIONS. The Portfollo for May is largely taken up with an account of the controversy between that Journal and the Pail Mall Gazette. A writer In tho Intter periodical eriticlsed tho etchings in the Portfolto very severely, and Mr. Hamerton now answers the anonymous critic, and disposes of each point made against him separately, So far Mr. Mamer- ton has deeldedly the best of it. The arti- eles In this number are: “Etchings from Pictures by Comseinporary Artists, XXVIL— Walter Whiten Oliless, A. RA. with an etched portraltof H, Stacey Marks, 1% A: “Cambridge: V.—The Further History of Trinity College,” with an, etching of the in- terlor of Hing College Chapel, and an en- @ ny Amoricau graving of Porch of King’s College Ghapels “A Lane Near Tenb' ni ndinirably executed hy ‘I, S. Townsend. The “Art Chronicle” fs, as usual, full of art news and gossip. ART NOTES, A protralt of Rembrandt, an etching by himself, was recently, sold in London for $550. M. Jules Breton, the French painter, has just. published a rustic poem entitled “Jeanne,” Thus far 100 pictures have been sold from the Natlonal Academy of Design, realizing about $26,000, Mr, Ruskin will contribute on agticte on “ The Formation of an Art Museum” to the June number of the Art Journal, During the past year the New York Society of Decorative Art has executed 5,000 orders for needlework. The pupils have num- pees 572, The decorators of china number Le Bogolouhoff, one of the leading painters at St. Petersburg, 1s stated to have on hand orders for battle scenesof the Russo-Turkish Beet will take him five years to nccom- The municipality of Rome has just erected on the promenade of the Pinclo a statue in honor of Father Secchi, ‘The statue repre- sents the great astronomer in the attire of a member of the Company of Jest. Mr, George Saul, of Florence, who knew Prince Lots Napoleon well, and had fre- quent Spparunities of seeing him daring his stay in Florence, previous to his expedition to Africa, has executed a recumbent eMgy of the young Prinee, Hv Is represented as just struck down by the fatal assegais, and in tha moment of death. The newly-elected academicians of_ the National Academy of Design, of New York, fre Benjamin C. Porter of itoston, Louis C, Titlany, and George Hi. Sewell, The new ns- sociates are A. F. Bunner, Georges H, Me- Cord, J. C, Nicoll, Wiliam Sartain, and R. M. Shurtleff, ‘The new Hanging Cominittco gonelets of Willinin Hart, A. F. Tait, and E, » Henry. Tho Museum of the Louvre, Paris, has nc- quired two vases of large size, of the utmost. importance from the scientific point of view, They are two Etruscan yases of the earliest period, with paintings in white on a red ground. On one isscen a elinrlot attacked ya lion, an imitation of Assyrian art, anda mival engagement between two very singu- larly-shaped vessels. Signor Filippo Costaggini, of New York, the historteal nnd fresco patnter, has been appointed to the placa made vacant by the death of Brumidi at the Natlonal Capitol, and will finish the design in the rotunda Mlustrating American history. Signor Cos- tuzgini studied in the same sehool with Brumidi. < He is but. 43 years of. age, was an. intimate friend of Fortuny. and has worked under the celebrated Itallan fresco palnter Gagliardi ¢ Marian, Some of the finest prehistoric remains in Italy have been dug up by Prof. Prosdocismi In an nnefent cemetery’ Jately discovered near the town of Este. ‘The Romans hind, long yenrs azo, rifled some of the tombs, but many of the places of interment were found to be undisturbed, and they contained some valuable stores of pottery and bronzes. The ornamentation, as well as the modelling of of the pottery, {s considered. to. be very fine. Great interest has been excited by the ilgures on the bronzes. Among some rare engravings and etchings sold recently in London were the following, which brought the piles nan Ditrer’s © Nativity,” $122.50; his “Holy Family,” 0 fine impression of a rare print, S410; Lukas yon Leydeu's “Raising of Lazarus,” $150; Mare Antonio's “ Paul renching at a\thens,” $50; his “St. Cecilin,” sald to be the fine: impresston extant ns regards candition, $5503 his “Rape of Helen,” perfect, $270; and bis “Le Quas Ego,” $255, “Lady Hamilton ns Nature,” etched by John BR. Smnith after Romney, an open-letter proof, sold for $90, ‘The academy says that Americans are_no longer content to buy ald rubbish from Eu- rope, pained off as the work of great mas- ters, but_seck to encourage thelr own rising school of artists, many of whom will doubt- less take rank some day as masters, even In Europe. It is to be regretted that we know 80 Httle of Ameriean painting in this coun- try. ‘Tho book ilustrations that come ta us i magazines are go good as to make us wish to be better acquainted with the artists. Thoy seem, however, usually to_ prefer (ho Frenelt Salon to our exhibitions for an intro- duction to Europe, x A Paris correspondent writes ns follows to the Pall Malt QGuzettc: According to M. Edmond About there are at least 2,000 pict ures In the present French Salon which no dealer would show in lis shop; and the gen- eral opinion certatnly {s that too much In- dulgence has been aecorded to exhibitors, Within tho Jast twenty years the number of pletures hung has doubled, withaut art reap- ng mich advantage from the clreumstance, The Salon of 180L contained only 485 work: of all descriptions, instead of, as to- t Is told, by the way, of M. Callet that he, faving just completed an allegorleal pleture in, gtorl ication of tho Empire when Napoleon fell, quickly set to work on portrait of Louls XVITL; and when his Majesty entered the ‘Tuileries he found his likeness already adorning one of the walls. Tho recent removal of tho magnificont fresco painting of Fra Angelico from what was tho Chapter Houss o! y © Convont of St. Dominic, 14 an event in the history of art. It Ja well known that the frescos of this artist are among tho earliest works of thedieval nrt in existence. ‘This, however, in common with othor frescos of great value, ina been, owlng to tho carclesness of Ttalfans, exposed to the dunger of de struction, ‘Tho passion . fur reatoration also threatened to almost obilterate the — original, tis pleture - hns been washed, as wi the freseous were of Michael Angelo on the Sistine Cimpel. The sky has been Injured, and the robe of the Yitein hag also suffered. When tho anclent bullding was being converted into o vin, tho mnsons cracked the brick walls on which it was palnted, Fortunately Prof. Mag- garit! has recently purchased the patuting, and has succeeded tu removing the partition bodily, without injuring the paluting, Tho probability fs that thls gem of medieval art now be preserved, ani that it will remain very much as tt hos appeared under the hand of the great artist. SCIENCE. SOME SCIENTIFIC WORKS. The sixth edition of Dr. A, 8S. Packard Jr’ Guide to the Study of Insects surpasses all works of the kind yet Issued for the uso of colleges and schools, Tho work embod- fes the author's fourteen years of experience and observation as editor of the American Naturattat, collaborator of the Haydon Sur- vey, and Secretary of tho United Statea En- tomnvlogical Commnissiog. The superiority of the present over the former editions 1s in tha important additions and changes made, A number of sub-orders have become orders; the ‘Thysanura are separated from the Neuroptera, and are regarded as a distinct order, and many other like changes are made. Since the publication of his previous edition, Mr. Scudder has Increased the num- ber of palwozolo forms of insects ‘to thirty- two. An nnlnity between the carboniferous Insect fauna of Europe and America of the satne epoch fs new noted Rich Leta: dee posts of tnseets in local lesof the West have wen discovered increasing the tuumber of specles by 100, These and other items, com- bined with tne fact that previous editlons Were extinusted, necessitated nrevised work, Six editions of n £6 work on Insects Indicates a remarkable popularity of the study, —Part II, of Nests and Eggs of American Birds closes the account of the breeding habits of the brown thrashter, [ft discusses also the nesting of the curve-billed thrasher of Southwestern United States, Bendire’s thrasher of the Rocky Mountain Zero the Cape St, Lucas thrasher of Lower Call- fornia, the Calffornia sickle-bitl of Southern Califurnia, the Crissal thrasher of the Colo- rado and Gila deserts, the wheat-ear, a stragater from the British Isles: the common bluebird, the Cailfornia bluebird, the Rocky Mountain —binebird, he water ouzeal of Western North America, tho Alns- kan willow wren, the ruby-crowned and golden-crested kinglets, the biue-gray gnateutcher, the black-headed gnatenteher of tha Pacific slope, the Arizona gnatcatcher, the Foun tit ofthe const of California, the Californinn tufted tit, the Texan tufted tit, ‘the bridled tit of the Southwest, and the common chickadee. It will be seen'from this list that Part 21, ig a very important one, contalutig notes on species mainly new to selence. Mr. Ernest Ingersoll, Its author, is known as one of the most pleasing writers of the New York press, ‘The work has the hearty fpproval of eminent men of science, It ig sold by subscription at 50 cents per part, Part IL contains three plates with colored cuts of ench exg described. It ts published. bY Bs E, Cossino, 259 Washington street, Bos- —Tho Naturalists’ Directory for 1670 has made its appearance, Its superiority over any of Its predecessors is very murked. It contains about 4,500 names, or over 2,000 nave ehalk in the Directiry, af Jes, Se hee only shows © more careful gleaning by its editor—Mr, Samuel Cossinu—than las been customary, but an enorinious Increase of deve tees to natural history. ‘The Directory purports to give the names of ali naturalists, cheinists, physicists, meteorologists, an astronomers of Nurth Amertes, It contains an index, armuged by States, co that one may f the “names of devotees of any department at a glance, able absen this of the Ist of States, ‘The editor states. however, that its publication would have delayed the work. A new nuinber for 1889 is announced for next October. It is hoved that all persons follow- ing any of the above branches a3 0 specialty will send in their names to the editor and publisher, Mr. 8, E. Cussinu, 29 Washington strect, Boston. ‘The price of tha Directory SCIENTIFIC NOTES, It fs sald that thesoft bluestone rock which underiies a wide part of the prairie region of ‘Texas {s fully 600 feet thick at Sherman, ‘The Japanese Government are about to es- tablish a Geological Staff, to whose care will be committed a geological survey ot the whole of Japan, founded upon the plan of the Geological Survey of the United King- Oe Five walled tombs, each containing a skel-’ eton, have been discovered at Chamblandes, Canton Vaud. From the absence of inetal ornaments and other Indientions, they ure supposed to belong to an age prior to that of bronze. Ss. Dr. James Gelkie, F. R. will short! fend to press a work entitled “Prehistoric Europe: a Geological Sketch,” which treats of the principal climatic and geographical ehanges. which have taken place in. our Continent since the commencement of the pleistocene or quaternary period. aA committee of shipbuilders and marine engineers has been formed for the purposeof promoting an exhibition of naval and marine engineering inodels in Glasgow. It Is pro- posed that the exhibition shall be opened in the corporation galleries in November, and remain open for six months. AE. de Lesseps delivered n lecture in Paris Inst week upon the Panama Canal project. die satd that he met with the sane prejudices Ngainst the scheme on account of the dilfer- anes between the levels of the two sens as he had to encounter fn tho case of the Suez Canal, but the reports of tho engineers enabled him to foretell the complete success of the enterprise, Mr, Galloway C. Morris lias contributed to the Postal Club a special box of wood fibres -pyeparedd in_n fornt suitabje for paper pulp, he le ey were prepared by boiling under pres-- sure In caustic alkall in order fo destroy ev- erything but tho cellitlose, and the peculfar wood-fibres of the plants selected ara com- nletely isolated and well shown. Not only do the preparations show soft woods, such as poplar, pine, and buckwheat, but also such harder woods as hickory, rosewood, and ebony. An Italinn Antarctic expedition Is_pro- posed by Lieut, Boye, who was one of the olticers under NordenskjOld on the Vera. It isto sail in the spring of {881, and touch at Monte Video, ‘Terra del Fuego, Falkland, and South Shetland Islands, and, proceeding ina southwestwardly direction, commence explorations, expecting to be engaged for two winters in. the Antarctic region, and re- turn by way of Hobart Town. ‘The expenses are estiniated at 600,000 lire. Cabbage grew wild In Siberia; celery originated In Geran the potato fs a native of Pert; use anton or! nated. in Egy Lt; to- baeco isa native of South ‘Aumericns millet was first discovered in India; the nettle Is n natlyp el Euronas ss citron fs a native of Asia; onts ore nated In North Afrlea; rye came originally from Siberia; paraley was first discovered in Sardinia; the parsnip Is 9 native of Arable; the sunflowerwas brought from Peru; spinach was first cultivated In Arabia; the horse-chestnut is a native of Thibet; the quince came from the island of. Crete; the pear fs supposed to be of Egyptian origin; the horse-radish came from the South of Europe. In.the report published by the Journal of the Sovicty of arts on the Applied Sctence Exhibition, Parts, of last year mention was mady_of. the muslin. curtalus’ shown by M. A.J. Martin, Paris, to which a tlime ‘was constantly a plied without consuming them. The composition he employs for rendering uninilammable paper, wood, and textile fabrics is the followings, Pure sulphate of ammonia. Carbonute of ammonia. Horavie aeld. Pure borux, Starcl Distllie ‘watol 000 #Tha materials are dipped in this solution while hot, so as to be thoroughly {mpreg- nated, when they are dried sufliciently to be tronesd in the enine way as ordinary starched fabrics, Aparty of United States engineers has recuutly taken soundings of the Niagara River below the falls. was a work of great difiiculty to uppronch the falls in a small boat, Great jets of water wero thrown out from the falls far Into the stream, and Parts. 0 tho roar was so terrible that no other sound could be heard, ‘Tho leadsman east the Ine, whieh gave cighty-three feet. ‘This was near the shore. | Further dawn streant a sece ond east of the fend told oif 100 feet, decpen- ing to 193 fect at the Inclined railway, ‘The average depth of the Swift Drift, where the river suddenly becomes narrow with oo yelacity too Brent toby menstirod, was 153 feet. Imtuedintely under the Jower bridge the whirlpool-rapiis set In, « Here the depth ‘was computed to be 810 feat. ——__ JOHN MUIR, "Tia thino to Ilaton with attunéd oar Unto the epeech of Silence; to rejoice In tho mysterious inusio of her valco Whoso silbtlo sounds tho choson only bear, "Tia thine to fecl tho touch of Nuture's band, ‘To conacerute to hor thy heart and days; To wander with her into distant wits; ‘To look into her oyes and understand, Phau art a Priost ns wells and It ts thino To wod stern Sclonce of (ho wustore ule To Poosy, the beautiful and futr, s Who fa attonded by the tanwful Ning, eee Aa Hatha ane TE jo journo; for 5 i : is ELLA WHEBLER ——__— ‘Te: Cattlo Coming to Murkot—All Ob= structions to the Brivo Across the Tue lan Bescrvations Remov. Correspondence New Yurk Sun. Hennierra, lex, May 2.—For yours a num- bor of Toxas cattle nen have kept their herls Boros Hed River In the Comancha Reavrvution, thus getling youd Fano, aud avolding the puyy mont of the tux. The United States Gover ment sent troops down from Fort sill u few days ayo and moved all the herdors off, somo coming over inte Toxas and sume yolug Into the Cheru- koo nation, where thoy aroullowed togruze tholr oxttle b, paying @ yourly tax of 1245 conte a houd, ‘tie tovk Assouistion somo mouths ago made a combination to abip thelr cuttle over such roads us the Committes Sppointed for the urpoac should indicate, The Committeo failed bovis suitable torms with tho Texas roads, but gotentinfactory ratea irom Caldwell, Kas, mis Government prohibited tho driving of “ cattle neross tho Kiowa and Comanche vations, and fora time tho enttle men havo been balked. On tho 10th the War Department: countermanied the former order and romored all obstructions to the drives hence all tho cow. boys in tho combination and many outatde of tt aro cutting out tholr beof cattle and will imme dintely start some 39,000 head on tho trail. The drive from Red Kiver fs about 200 mites, with grass and water abundant. Twenty-fyo days Will be consumed on the drive, THE VOICE ‘OF THE PEOPLE. Mother Goose. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cm1CAGo, May 28.—Hol all you sturdy dole- gates who think you bave tho right and mean to stand up for It in a good, aquare Saxon fight, just. take a little breathing-spell and go to Music- Hall to ece tho pretty goslings, Old Mothor Gonso and all. You will fight wilh better tomper in the sacred cause of truth fora laugh among the children und renewal of your ‘pout, Jane Grey Swissieia. Doge. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cicano, May 27.—Will you please answor {prougn your paper this much-talkad-of quea- tion, for the beneflt of your many ronders, con- cerning the dog ordinances? That is: If 2 porson © keeps his dog always tied up, or ' a cl ne can i. and, If 80, 18.0 verbal order sullciont? A Reaper {He fs llablo to a fing {f he has no license for his dog. He wilt be notified by sorvice of a war- rant sworn out before some Police Justice.) “Tho Charge of tho Six Hundred.’ ‘Th the Editor of The Chtcago Tribune, Cnicaco, May 28,—Noticing a lotter in your issue of this morning stating that a Mr. H. D. Bryce, of St, Joseph, Mich., is the only survivor of * the chargo of the Six Hundred," I beg to inform your inquirer that Mr. Bryco has ovi- dently fnllud to keep track of hls old comrades. Inow know of n fow that wero In the charge, and were living a fow months since, to my pere sonal knowledge, one Charles Godfrey Ssforgan, son of Lord Tredegar, thon a young Licutenant; Jolin Whitehouse, thon of the Light Horse, but afterwards a trooper in tho Fifth Dragoon Guards; and, if necessary, TI could namo a few more. J wns notin it myself, ag it was not my arin in tho service. Respectfully, L. LE My, Late Byt.-Ma). and Capt. I. EB, Becoming Modesty. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Crtcaao, May 23.—Ther ar none of the minor virtues which so becom a young man aa mode esty; but It is, apparently, one of those of which Col. Fred Grant seems tu hay no conception. In the present temper of the American people fow ,eare whom be wil support for the Presidency; ‘but every thoughtful man who remembers how this young Pring Imperial was promoted to his present position over the heds of older and bet- ter men thun bimself wil wish that he would bridle bis tung and so save bimself from incurs ring the contempt of al who hear or read his vaperings. Humay beable to whip an inof- fensly reporter,—if the luttor is the smallor,— buthe can't cleot * Father to the White Hous fora third term. If he has any friends who bay any regard for his reputation for decency and common sens they wiludvise bim to keep his mouth shut, Ho must walt til the old man” 1g made Eniperor before he assumes such alrs ns bo is now credited with. 4N OLD-FASMONED REPUBLICAN, . Onc of tho Victims. To the Bditor of The Chteago ‘Tribune, Hype Pank, May 28—Plonso accept my thanks for your exposure of tho assessment lfe-insuranco swindlers, If thoy aro what I think them to be, the kind of compantes that agree that all the members shail pay something when one of their number dics, they are not to bo depentled upon in tho least, and your ox- Beate of them deserves great praise. Diy jusband was insured some years ago In ono of these kinds of companice—tho Nattonal. know he pald ull his assessments up to the time tha company bursted, thon he had no more tne surance until the agent of “The Widows' Pro- tective Society" got him and while he betonged to that he died. But no money ever came tome, and my friends have found out for mo that tho Sucicty was only got up to raise a few nssessments for ita ewindlir managers. If thors isno kind of law to reac! such wickedness, 1 say, thank God, tho nows- papers are not afraid to hold them up to scorn, A SUFFERER, Commissioner Waller, ‘To the Eotitor of The Uhteago Tribune. Cir0aqo, May 28.—I havo obsorved in tho pa- pers lately ono or two lotters attacking Commis- sionor Waller's method of attending to the to tnke n certificate, | public business of his departmont, and bis mo- tives in ao doing. Ihave had moro or less business with the De- partment of Public Works for a number of years, and feel thatI can say of Mr.. Waller, without disparagement to his predecessors, that tho offico has never beon filled bya man who so steadfastly looks after tho interests of the peopte and tho taxpayers, as epeceed to tho tax- eaters, contractors, and political bummors, as docs Mr. Waller, fo nm n- Republican, and a stranger to Mr. Waller, except as I have mot him in official dis- chnrge of his dutics, but he -hia impressed mo a8 boing fn min who has the almost obsolete {den, that he la placed in his position to attend to the interests of tho aes pay ore, of the pis of Chicago, quid I want to sou Lim sustained in bis position. Henry F, Princ, Tho Asseanment Plan Not Co-operatives To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cnroaco, May 27.—In the recont articles on Iife-insurance conducted on the assessment plan, it seems to me that an entirely improper use ia mado of tho word coUperative.” That absurd institutions should have adopted a word which | does not at all describe thoir system merely for the snko of attracting notico is bad onough; but that writers and critica should continuo tho use of tho word is what I protost against. Why not call it insuranco on the “as- sessinent"’ plain ?—whict it is, nnd not colpera- tiventall. Most of tha soundest Ife-Insurance companies that we have are conducted on aprin- clple much nearer the codporative plan than tho nforesnld assessment companies, There aro muny thoughtful people who look upon the rinciple .of coliporution a8 destined to Oo play an important part in the amelioration of hard conditions among the poor, and asan im- fortunt incentive to thrift among all classes. To such it cannot but bo looked pan as. vo! unfortunate that .the word codperative should be misused In the manner it bus boon In theso otherwise salutary exposures. Tho essence of tho fden of codporation is that the profits of tho enterprise undor censidoration aro returned to its inombors. Insurance on the assessment plan doog not do this. J. 8 0, The Lodging-Houscs. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Crrcaao, May 28.—On tho 28th of April Inst two lodging-howses wero “ pulled" on the West Bido,—the * Mission Lodge," owned by Bir. Love- Jaco, on Desplulues atreet, and No. 70 West Bron> roo, owned by George Marrison, and one of the proprietors and all the Inmates arrested and brought to Madison and Luke Street Stattons. For these unwnrrantablo arrests there was no warrant produced, and no authority for the out- Tayo except that, apparently, of the police. That morning thoy wero arraigned in batches, and, nothing buying beon proven against them oxcept that thay were inmates of the above houses, wero sent to the Bridowell by Juatica Walsh, and tied in sums varying from $25 down to $10 wach, tho firme bateh not oven knowing what ponalty was imposed upon thom, the Jug. tleo not unnouncing bis decision in tho mattor. Tho proprictors wero urruigned for “keeping disorderly houses," and took a coutlnuauce. in five days afterwards Mr. Hlurrison was tined $1, and coats, which be paid wuder protest, and in sovon duys aftor tho arrests. Mr. Lovelace waa not tined atall, Now, during this time, the ta. mates wero languishing in prison, and should not have been tried or fined at all until after tho: proprictors of these bonuses bad elthor beon ace au ted or couvivted of the olfenses with which 10) feally, of courso—that * Justice ie bind;" but hore fsa practical ijustration that justice was Dditud on this ovcasiqn, for no officer proved that tho proprictor or inmates of cithor house wus disorderly" or intoxicated, Now, if a work- Ingmun (atid the inajority of these mon) were workiugmen) pays 10 cents or 15 conte for bia dod, don’t sco way he should bo * pulled * of itintho middle of the utght or tho * wee ginal! houra" of the morning; while the Breipsgional burglar and aristocratic ‘em- wzzler and forger eueak olf to their hotela, pay $3 or 80, and remaiu unmo- lested. It ti well known that robberiva have ben repentedly committed In hotels in thi clty and burwhird arrested therein, you thoy nover Were ® pulled.” Ob not tht would never doz toa great 4 row would have beun mado ovar the head of it, und hence the immunity. But to roceed, A writ of bubuas corpus was obtainod, and oneof the prisoners wus brought before Judge Sorin and discharged, the Judgy in doing go uldly consuring the Justice and police. Tha Mayor, on boaring this, telegraphed to Mr, Fel- ton, Superlutendent of the Briduwetl, to retoase all the retmatulug prisoners (for be had previous- ly releused sume of thom) who were arrostodand sunt to prison trout these lodging- houses, “There is something rotten lu the Btate of Denmark,” and tn this cage tho balance of Jus tiey sevma pot to havo beow vvenly poised, and would teed readjustinunt, But thg grum old Solon of tho West Side may say, “and w! are you golng todo about ity” Just this touch, Mr. uatious the oase is about bolug givep into the bands of able and practical lawyers, and c Supe- ior Saeeee? jorvaftor. One OF Tila LIBERATED PHISOFARS have somothing tosay “about - wera charged But it is sald—motaphor- ~