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Benjamin, July ti, Mitwaukee, Wis, In tho heart of the beautiful Summary the sweet carly morning of fife, A youth took tho vow of n husband— - A innit took tho vow of a wile. Thoy wero wed ero the beautiful fashion Oflove had grown passé und old— When tha atronjth of tho heart's purest passion ‘Was thought to be better than gold. There were clouds in the Nation's horizon, That threatened to shadow the aklea; = Dut little thoy cared fur the shudows With tho sunsbino.of tove in their oyes. They wore glad with the pladness ‘af promiso, qT or wero rich with a dower of heutth; And t ey Planacd out a future tazotber, ‘Thro’ foving and lubor, to wealth. But the clouds'gathored thicker and faster, nd the storia In Its Nerue fury broke: Tu the brenst of the happy young husband reached at 8 heart of A hero awoke; 4nd, toudor thin voice of fulr Fortune And louder than dear Love's command, And louder than wall of his infant, Mo heard the atern call of bls Land, When a doar mothor's life {s in dangor, ri bose urm should defend but hor son's? ou the sinites of the Nps thut Le worshiped, t io turned to tha frowns of the UNA. fe looscnod the sweut ties that bound bim Ady home, und to child, and to wifo, hd bo buolcled his wave around bit, And bolily rode Into tho atrite, Tean seo the young wife na he loft hor, 1 Aasho guthered hor child to her breasts can hear tho low gob in her singing rite uho hushos and southos it to rest. hw sees not the shudow that's nearing— of iaie closer it coms tL the breuth , why grows falnter and faintors ‘Ab, God! tis tho shaduv of Ueut} But hush! thore aro woos that nro sacred Ai ron speech, or from song, oF from sounds nu even the fect of the Bites of ‘rofaue If they treud on the ground. the toarloas, dumb riot of tho nother, D lone with hor dead in tho night— thio Dugslouuto paln of the soldter— ‘ho atylus of wilenco must write, 4nd now, thro’ the maroh and the skirmi: 1 And all thro’ the smoke of tho strife, ab $00 the falr forin of a wommin, gina the husbund {a cheored by tho wife, terrors of war cannot duunt hor— afbe Is armored by Love and by ‘Truth, ry tho Btur in the Enst, to the soldier hines the fuce of tho wife of bia youth, Out of war and Its turbutont perits, pinte, Pence and ity anenenne ‘ways, hold thom, our host and our hostess, “pit the bln yolden noon of thelr daya, ny grow, and sickness, und danger, Ba 'y sacrittee, trouble, und loxd, shold thom thrice crowned and twice weddod y love thut proved gold without dross, To tho hearts th: at wore robbed of thoir treasure Andy te Whole of humanity doar, ie iHey etadion tho children of othors yevith the blessings of home and good-chear, Bn the niystical and whore the souls uro err ae sae nae he sealing ree 4 reat, on 8 plensu! ‘They have given to you and to me, = Bo horo'a to our host and our hostoss1 sryyigh thirty yours more ure all told HA Wo githor again hore to greet them, , Undor sklea that are slowing with nl . LA Wu) ————— “ * i NOW WELL AND STRONG,” x MIPMAN, 111,—Dit R. V. Prence, Buffalo, , daugh ear, Sire b wish ta state thut my pngelter, need 18, was pronohuced incurable: a Agent ust fulllig, ns the doctors thought, pith Consumption. £ obtulned # half deen ttles of rue, Discovery for her and sie commenced Huprovinyg ut once, und fs now a Wellandstrony. She took th i Ei, "ytatrona She toute 1s Discovery last REV. IsAao N, Avaustin, , Nervous debitity, woukuess, and doclinespre- Yented Ly a Umely usa UF Balt Bitar LITERATURE AND SGIENGE, Lifo and Writings of Buekleo— Samuel Lover—Puritan Nomenclature, Saint: Simon's Memoirs—The Sisters —English Poets—History of Greek Litoratura, Every-Day English—Sign-Langnage—Hadgo to Margaret—Musonic Light— Theological Works, Scientific Publications — Magazines — Books Received—Literary and Scientific Notes. LITERATURE, LIVE AND WRITINGS OF BUCKLE, Henry Thomas Muckle was _n weiter: whoso famo depends upon a single book. And that book, ponderous ns it fs, was but tho Incomplete Jntroductlon to the work his mind had planned, Which would, at a moderate estinitte, have lenat twenty volumes, ‘Toedity Buekle's influence bag faded, The“ Hlstory of Civilization hus been left on a’ shore from whiot the tide of specutation hus ebbed, For those rensons his lust blogenpher, Mr. Huth, haa assumed tho defensive frum the start and adyers tisod hia work by at unseemly aftabble with Mr. Glenulo, with which for a time tho Enyplish weeklies bad considernble todo. The biography {s interesting, but starts with. nn nssumptton of greatness for its hero with which wo do not agree, Huckle was nota great philosopher. On the contrary, ho was suporicinl, dogmatic, and arrogirt. He accompllahed nothing, On tho contrary, he spont his whole Hfe in planuing: what he would do. And just ns he was ready to eiery out his plains bo diet. Ho made the sketch, bat falted to dnb tho painting. He fulthfutly clung to bis one oblect,—of writing a great tls torical work,—but he clung to ft so tightly that ho smothered ft. His ‘study was commendu- ble, but) owe look in vain fer the frults, Mr. futh's admiration is sutticicntly discriminating and his bool verbose. But he very justly apenks of all that his aubject left beblid him us “but a fragment of w fragment. aAnd Mr, Tuth’s worl: is a vonminous analysis of this fragment, Buckles intellect wash traordinury, Is range of reading hid everything In elogunt Hternture, ne well as the pondermns works whose titles muke so formid- uble a list ut the beginn! opportuuitics for applying such us ure seldom given to men, Memory wis uansually eduented. 4 ls Philosophical enthusiaam, the eagerness with which ho assimilated Vimmenso stores of mnuitifarious knowledge, the energy with which he arranged ft In tinnnons onter atid applied It to the ftlustration of great principles, are proofs of rare endownvent, both of the intellectual aud. morat ord ‘hey ire manifested fun tho hou- orable ambition, 80 rare nmony mer of leisure, which stimubtted bim ty concentrate many Years of unreiltting libor upon tho execution Of a single dosivn,” Bitekle’s attompe was, a8 he hingelf says, “to solve tho great problem oc tains to detect thoso hidden cirgumstane Which determine the marvel and destiny of ine tons, and to find in the events of the pust a koy tothe proceeds of the future.” Todo tis, he furthor explalns, is * nothing leas thin to unite fntovsingle sclence all tae laws of thy inental and. Uiyeleal world.” fu falled to rench any valuas le results, becnuse, siya Mur. Stephen, “he hid at Inadequate, appreciattin ‘of tho enormots wagnitude of his mek, anit no satisfactory elew to the bowllderlng lubyrinth.” ie represouts merely an aspiration for knowledge, du tracing the eatses of the progress which had been made tn civilization, Buckle enden' cored to phy er of the people wiscbletly dependent on material clreumstances, such a4 sell, cilmute, scenery, und food, aud thut {fdeas on morals or retigion bid very ittle inttuence on clvilantion, the progress of Which, he malntained, depended chiefly on the growth and vecumubition of scientita or positive knowledge. Mill's theory is that the only guar- mites aalnat the deeline of our elvilization Is Tocreot Ly common consent every bum mind into an hiupregnuble and independent fortress within whieh no social authority sball have any: Jurisdiction, - Buckle savor know anything Uke poverty. He Was in vo way fmpeded In bis enreer by that ne= cessity for sipporting Mto which hus the after UUme driven genius from the Ine suited for its efforts, Ife collected x lnrge Hbrury, acquired some knowledge of inany kinguages, tnd wis one of the best whist and chess players in Eu rope. | Bors da Wt, he died nt Dasmnsens tn 1802, Tila * Miscellaneous and Posthumor Yorks,” with 4 biographien) sketch by Helen 'Taytor, pee mired in London, i three Volumes, In 172. Mr. futh'’s work [x naturally tho inmost complete, and ho has protited by all that has bi written ‘Uy othurs, The voluino derives additional inter- cst from the considerable corcospondence whieh it reproduces, and which throws n great deal of Nght on tho pouullarities of the nnn, (ho Life and Writings of Henry Chomas Buckle. By envy liuth, Now York: D, Appicton sy SAMUEL LOVER, Mr. Symington has one great advantage over most biographers, Ho had nn intimate personal noquiintance with the man of whom ho wrote. While, an the ono hand, the strong friendship subsisting between the two might tend ta pre vent ay unprejudiced opinton or might hnpurt too warm icoloring tathe portralt: drawn, and ‘thus mar tiie perfection of the {ikoness, on tho other band it has ennbled tho writer to draw his material from sonrees Snueces- sible to others, and to contribute a wealth of detail not possessed by his predo- cosaors, Ifo huis, doreover, been nltawed to print soveral Kithorto nupublisbed plece great Irish author, and hls extracts from his porsonal correspondonce yive. a peculiar and especlat yvaluc to bis work. Within tho come parigivalz: narrow Hmits of thta buok wo have, i BoMe respeats, tho best blography yet written. We enter moge Into Lover's awn. LIfe, and ses him as he portrayed Hlmuncte very tonny of tho fentures Of un autoblogeaphy. Tho best volume, prior. to Mr, Symington's, win provably © The Life und Unpublished Writings of Suinuel Lover,” by Bayles Jernard, published tt 187. i. Air. Symington presenta us with a britiisnt, versatile, and gifted Irishman, earnest in his work, of untlring industry, aud us lovable ta hoe was tulented. He disproved tho somewhat haekneyed saying, “duck of all trides and muster of none." Lover wis it palnter, october, lyrio poet, mistcal composer, excoutunt, nuvellat, and dramatist, Such wero hia necomplishments, and be wae successful in alt these Virled branches. Although generally remembured, it was as a nininture puintor that Lover frstonrned his brend and wo- quired reputation aud fume, And alt through iia Ife he kept up bls artiste tastes and tulunts, We think of him toeday rathor a8 4 Jolly, ro Neklng Irish author whose “ Ilundy-Andy, “Rory O'More,” and “Y'roagure ‘rot wave him hlgh rank ua ia writer of fotton, and whose sharming and Iniinituble Irish pours ant songs pluced bli ahend "of Moore as of nattral and putrictly poot, dir. Ryintngton atly soya that" through all Lover's Hilarious yivaclty, grotesquo quamtiesy,. irre. slvtibie dralleriod, fun, buier, tanoy, and touching natural pathos, “there over shines purity Hike Ught, & golden drift through ull jo wong!" Lovor was born in Dublin in 1707, Als fathor was a stovk broker, and Intended bis son for commerce, but the flutter deturinined to wit his way {n tho world us an artist, and left home when he was 17 yeurs ol, Ho atruggled on bravely for threo yours dircoting hls uttontion tu marine siibjesta in water-colura and to miniature paluting. Hs début in public oeuurred at an dinner given to Thomaw jvore in 3814, when be ae a aay, and words of which were hls WA the “ Election of a Poot ue," in which Vonus and tho Gracea curried the day for Moore. [lo now becuse « vontributor ta puriadicala, and about 180 published a vuluine of "Legends and Stortes of Jretand,” of whloh q second series uppenred ti 1831 ‘During IRV Lover turnud his atiention to political muttersin the shape of hymorous curieature otehings whieh appeared do the © Irish Horn Book." 11830 he published “ BSongd and Jtulludy," Ifo alse wrote n number: of siiccoseful plays, oporas, und oxtravaganzne, Jn 1844 bo. conce! tho iden of reelting ond singing his own .works in public. After 4. lucrative tour ju tho chief towns of the Unitod Kingdom in 1817, bo visited tho ‘United stutes atid Canady, with equat sucecas, Jn Boston ne mid be felt * Tico un Arotio voyager who had drifted among leeberys,” Roturuing to Kugiand in 1848 bo leeturod on bis trangutlaytio experiences, In 1850 ho Bublishedt Mutrival Tules and Othor Poums.” odd 111 1848, ‘There ure soy pooullarities of expression in the book to which we might take uxception, int It fs enjoyaule reading, und oyon If the lin ones, day seom too culogistio or the Judgment Hisud bY porsonal affection, wo van always fuel mitivdes Une the yental, auluble, and wonders Tully-gifted Lover deserves au unwonted meed of uduilration and respect. His taluats were taunifotd and he used thei well and eurneatly. @unuel Lover, A Uloyrapicul Sketch. “by Androw James Symington, £1. 8. B; A. Now ood wid Yorks Harper & Brow, Prive 78 von CURIOSLLIES OF PURITAN NOME: CLATURE, Mr. C. W. Bardsloy's preylous yolumo on {* Eogligh Surnames: Thelr Sources and Aigultle ft a8 not, cations,” is appreciated hy all le of tha curi- osities of Literature, ‘The present: work, en- titled “ Custusltion of Puritan Nomenclature,” coluplotes the subject. It goes tnek to the Norman conquest, and cones down to the: pres- ont day, giving an necount of the various opoohs In Hogiish Christian nines and the ine fluences whitch produced thom. The title ts to some extent infetonding, for Mr. Bardsley haa done far moro than merely to make collection of baptlamal eccentricities. The Puritans hud strange freaks In tho naming of thor childron, but thoy were not Alone M1 tholr faney for strunge nimes. But s study of such mints ay Tribulation Wholesoin, Bledfast, Renewed, St High, | Rejoyce, Muelie-Stereye, Sin-De rry-for= Bin, No-Merit, Acrupt |, and Continent, how. over curious, would cortalily be tedious and u table Fondling. Mr. Brtdatoy hus a far nmbiden. Hie work 13 both historlent Wbvriticnl. itis a study of the rise, history, and decline of several customs in the mutter of homenclature. In its brepurntion the wuthar shows Inborions research nnd uble scholarship. Even If wo full to nceept hig thoories, hlacurinus Avray of Tucts suggests enidicss reflections mpon tho various motives which have intiueticed the vhoteo of nantes ut differont tines, -: The work fs divided fnto w brolog, two chap- fers, and an epilog. In tho tirat we have a atudy ot the © Pet Namo Epoch In Bughind.” The Orst. chapter [3 an elaborate study of what Mr, Tardaley calls “ ‘Tho Tebrew tnvasion,” which crine with tha publication of the Geneyan Bible tn 180, ‘Tho second shaper Is ontitled * Puritan Kecoutriultios,” ind Ia divided tnto an introtte- tlon and six parts. The option: treatsof * Doublo Christinn Natmes,—Thoir Hse and Projress.” und here wo have a nitmber of ludicrous aicedotes and amusing stortes, Hero is in extract; “Englils Purltanisin must stand the guilty cause of much inodern butnor, not to sny ex- travaganee, in American naume-giving. Pros compounded of baptisinal name and surname are nore. papulur thore than with us, Stobert Now bay his sons christened Nothing and Somes thitg. Brice becmnes Sterling Prico; Carrol, Christnins Carrol; Mixer, Pepper Mixers Hownars Opportuntty Hopper; Ware, Chinn Ware; Peel Lemon Peal: Cod, Salt Codd; and G Always Gentle, Itused to bo snldof tho English House of Cornmons tht there wero in it two Lomons, with only one Peet, and the Register Genurat not long since culled uttention fn one of his reports to tho existence of Clirist- mus Day. We. have, too, Caron Ball, Dunn Brown, Friend Bottle (Lonion Directory), and Miyor Jordan, not to mention two hrothors uamed’ Jolly Degth and Sudden Death, the foriner of whom figured ina trint Intely u8 wit- ness, Tho London Times of Dev. 7, 1873, an= nonneed the death of Mr. Emperor Adrian, a Joeal Goverument Monrd member. Novertlie- lens, the pragtiea provills much ier extensive- Jy weross thy water, and tho ronson ts not fur to Hore [6 nnuthor qttotntion: * Not yery tour ago nh child was brought to the font for bapa. *Whnt name” asked the, parson, ‘John,’ was tha roply. + Anything else?’ Jolin Houly,’ said the yatparent, putting inant h’ whore It was not needed, ‘John Muniy, Lbap- tize thee, ete., continued the clergyman, this thrown off his guard. The child wns entered with the double nang." ‘Tho bool is far moro readable and titeresting than ita tile might suguest, und fa vory attractivaly presented by tho pt ishers, + (Curlosltics of Puritan: Nomonclature. By Charles W, Hardslay, New York: 1. Wortting- ton &Co, Price 82.26,) SAINT SIMON, “A seerct historian; a geomvtrician, disensed {a body and mind; a good ensy man, always dveaming, aud treated ng a dreamer,—there you hnve the thrvo artists of the seventeouth cont- ury. They have startled and perhaps a lttle shooked us all. La Foutaino, the huppleat, was the most perfect; Pascal, Chrlatinn and phi- losopher, the most clovated; Snint Shnon, given up entirely to he fancy, 14 the most. powerful and the most true.” So wrote M. Taine, and in Mra. Ollphnnt's most admirable series ot “Porelgu Classics for Ensiish Readers” the bully meineins of tho courtler-Duke of the seventeenth eontury baye been condensed into & most entertaining Hetle volume by Clifton W. Colling, Saint Slinon was a twenty volumes of irs ure Buldomt, If rend, nud few men or his existence, In tet, bls nino mnitted from one of our lending cn »' The work to which, he devoted hls fe presents a Uving pleture of tho old régime, Living In tho interlor clrele of tho inagniticont Court of Louls X1YV., fumfiiar with wil fta tue trignes and ceremonios, aud describing them &o minutely that he would nut bave dared to pub. lab his work during his own tfctime, hls moni- virs offered a_ rich quarcy for 40 sKINIful a work- ninn as Mr. Collins hua proved hhitsuif to bo, tusk was nut an cugy one, but he ed it most ‘conscientiously, ls nob oan uninteresting pie dn the it is Htled with ontertuining Incidents of Court life, unineumbered with the tedious dl- wresstons on rani and nobility and ceremonial detalls with which the eriyloat momolrs sbound- ed. Saint Simon wasnt bitter writer, and not a. voruclous one. He was nelther Just to friend nor foo, The compiineant on the Hp, to the fice, was too often followed by tho most malicious sneer with the pon, “If these inemolrs ever seo tho light,” wroto thelr ntthor, “1 doubt not thie they wilt cance a prodigious revulsion of feol- ing.” And if be had been alive their publica ton would have seat him tothe Bastile, He min- ¥ fact nnd Notion must recklesly, and, a8 ily, Colina says, tho ditllculty ts to know whut to believe and what not to believe, His work {s not history, although in the main, undoubtedly, a falthfal piotire of aristocratic Nfe at the French aud Spanish Courts. Sulnte Benve has placed Saint Simon alongside of Roxsuet and Moliére, white Chérnel (hls editor) cutls him: “ prejudiced, sistent. purtial, credutous, aid a favulint rather than a historian,” dn this book Mr, Collius compels tha reader to. exerciso tt certain aunount of discretion us to what be will aceept and what rojoct, ssalst- ing him, however, by notes and foot- hotes, Few blographios furnish such ene tertuluing rendings; fow ure sa rich in anecdote and gossip, Derling with a most dmportant epuch of French history, wo sce the Inner springs by whieh tho French’ uation was governed. ‘Tho phn of this series 18 w good one, “To present the great Itulian, tho grent French- man, the famous Germnn, to the rouder, so us to mmuke (t plnin to bin what and how thoy wrote, something of how they ved, and more or less of thelr position jutfuence pon the literature: of thelr count fu aschuime worthy of gencre ous recoxnition and encouragement, (Suiut Simon. By Ciltton W. Collins, M. A. Forelyn Classtes for English Readers. Exited by Mra, Oliphant, Philudelphia: J.B, Lippiicott Co, Price $1.) remurkable man, yet, bl 1 hus dk ‘hore book, . THE sIsTEns. ‘On tho whole we llko this last Work of Prof. Ebers better than bis“ Uarda” and Teas thun bis “Homo Sum.” Thore is loss of whut might be called pedantry In “Tho Sisters" than in “ Unrda,” and logs interoat in the plot and its dovelopmont than in Homo Sun," Prof, Ebora does not sink tho Professor in the novellst, aud despite or porhapa on account of bie grout learning and bis taborions researches, ho sumo- times becomes woarlsonio, The Sistors "is o book to be read onrofully, and will be found to bo worth the time spent uver in Itsnuthor ranks Uret among ving Eyyptologists, and cannot help adding by whutever he writes Inthe Invof his studies to the sum of our knowledge. The koy, or rather tho motif, of tho presont story jaa papyrus found umong tho royal uvchives of Memphis, and now preserved at Dresden. Tn thin doowment a barmit of the Serapoun ornves the Royal pity for two sisters who surve a4 priestesses of Jails, and whose function it fs to fetch water te til the Juans which are dally poured forth in bations on thenltar of Sorapis. "The vcone i¢ Inid in Momphis during the relyn of Ptolemy Philametor, a two alaters, Klien and Irene, are widely diferent in temperament, but admirably drawn, and exch the huruino of an independent love-story, ‘The atory ls Humowhat iutricnto and tilled with “ whools within wheels, of plotand counterplot,” Ate tinest charactor {a tho Homan, Publius Core nelius Selpio Nivea. In reading these puyea we em to Hive again with tho old Egyptians and to and jn tho ‘Temple of Ber y At tho weaves of wv Apis bulla, or in tho private apartmonts of lovely Oleopatra, (The Sisters, A Romance, Hy Georg Ebers, Now Forks William 8. Gottsborger, Vriuo 7 cents, THE ENGLISH POETS. “Tho alm of this book ts to supply un admit- ted want,” saya Mr, Ward, "that of an anthol- ogy which thay ‘adequately ropresent tho vast and yariod ficld of Kugllsh pootry.” But it ts” wot quite clear by whoni the want{s folt, Kor critical roadesa this work tsof Inostituablo yaluo, but for tho gener pubile thera ure othor works not ag comprehensive or as cluborate und finlated, but anawerluy all thelr requiremonts, ‘Tho naines of Palgrave, Chalwors, Cumpbell, Paine, ond Dany recall collcotions uf pout with critical .cutimates — sufticlont for tho «demands uf tho general reudur. Novertheleaa Mr, Want hus performed hig task with exvellont judyment ond with o knowlodgu of the subject whivh-ts broad, tbe eral, ‘unde complete, ‘The extricta from euch author are procuded by a condonged xeouunt of his life, and fallowed by a critical examina ton of tls style aud place in Buglish povtry. Kuob pout has, moreover, boon tagged to a writer eupectally familiar with bis works, and dr, Ward hawt been particularly happy in his choico of ow-laborons, Matthow Aruuld 1s a towor of strength blioself. Hla introduction 1s a polighed anid titehed essay,—u remurkably, delicate and ukIMful evittoium, ' Equality tie, perhaps, ts Str. Wurl’s ossuy on Chuucor, which fa, in fuot, & “dompendiaus literary Mietory of tho post and bes tinw." Prof, Bkeat—whose edition of tho *Piors Ploughinan" ia fanitilur to studouts of Euglieh Iterture—furntvbes the article on "Laugland," Mark Puttison, very Reproprtely, ia the author of the cusny on Stilton.” Bulntabucy, Sr, Gasse, Mr. Col- Has, By. Minto, Prof, Dawden, and Prof. Halos— cnet of wham contributes ang ur more articles willbe recognized us critics and luachers of uurked ablilty, thoroughly competent tu per- form tbulr allotted tusks, Auother feutura worthy of note fs tho critical Introduction to tha ballad selections by Mr. A. Lang. {t could bard ly have boon placed in more compotent buuds, ‘Tukon wa w critical vstimate of the Kuglish » from Chaucer to kerves unqtiatitied praise {he opinions of & Dryden, tho Tt fan colt i alma at rlel anid pros nonnelg (ta dudgmente with some degen of authority, must be the Joint. production of more than aud writer, No one of real postie merit Inns been ouiltied, although we may occasionally disugres asto tho representative character of the ‘selections chosen or in the reasons for tho omissions of favorit speatinens, A third volume coming down to Wordsworth will bo cugerly sortna english Poota, Selections, with Critient ho i ; . Introduutions, Edited byt. {le Ward, M.A. Vole, [, 11. Now York: Macmillan &Co. Price 84.00) : AITISTONY OF GREEK LITERATURE, Prof, Mabaity la wolt known to Atnerican aa wellas to Engilatt renders through his studies of old Greek life, tho “Social Life in Greece,” tho “Prolegomena to Ancient History," and selections from other writings. Helsathorough clussical scholar of great learning und marked ability. He has tho additional faculty of being able to clothe tho reaults of his rosearchos and studies in intelligibte Ianguuge, In the two yoltunes which constitute his lutest work bo bus given ts a most careful gind eritien! study of Greek Ife, showing wonderful furuttlarity with the old writerd themselves and iso with thelr various commentutors, tia alinost. un necessury to say thia new work supersedica all others, and leaves eveu ‘the famous standard of Prof. O. Miller far inthe rear, Not thut the Intter'a work was ‘uot most excellent, but because the developments of the i it forty yuurs have thrown so much fresh Izht on disputed points ag to render a now work 4 jecossity. Prof. Mabnily confines: himeetf to tho so-uniied “ clnasics,” and has been guided in his studies by the Investigations of Borntiardy, and Berek, Patin, Klein, Melncke, and Huss, It isn dificult task to review a wort ike thls, 30 rich in muaterinl and so scholarly In treatuent, At tho most, we can only give wReneral iden of tho contents, which the student und scholar will fluid well worthy of study and careful redding. Tho first volume is duvuted tu the Greek pacts, ond opens with uw sketch of tho trices of poctry before Homer, The curilest form of some wis not eple but lyric, As Prof. Hahatty saya: “It ian great inistnke to set down. thla_lyriu poetry as the Invention or product of w later uge; it ie merely the royival, and the drawing from ob suurityof the oldest form of Greek national song, modified and varied no doubt by Iterary genius, but with ita root eg prec tir the hearts uf the people,” Homer and Hesiod are taken torepresent tho close of n tong epoch. ‘the widesprend practice of lunging, and playing, to- gether with lyric singing, partly retigions yet Heoular, and tho existenceof shorter eplea, herola and yeneulogicul. These were the conditior of literature from whieh Homer or the Homer! pouing sprang, Prof, Mahaify then gocs on to consider the Homeria, poems, — editions, old, most elaburatety of and | tronte the whole Hotmerlo Sautearctay, coming to the now generally necepted conclusion mmiinet: tho substantial unity wad purity of elthor tho Lind oF Odyssey, in the sengo recelyed at Alex, nndrin, wid Btlil note unfrequent In Buginnd. ‘This theory was frat advanced by Wolf, tn lis * Prolegowona.”" No work on Greek philosophy: ‘ever crented such t atlr. Nehiller, on esthetle grounds, declured st barbarous. Gothe wu vered, and, having adopted it in his youth, ree canted in old age. We von Humboldt” deetired bis uesent, and Fichta even pronounced it, in truly German style, to be a conclusion he bad himeelf attained metaphysically and a priori. With tho ald of Nicbulir, the two Schiegols, and Ge Hermann, tho new thoory took Gerinany Ly storm.” Next Prof. Mataty. discusses the Cyclic poots and ‘tho Iutrie! I y'o~ Mit nor “Mnattle of the Frogs and Mit the only muck eple remuin= ing to us in early Grook Hternture, ‘Then b takea up tho Didactic Epos, tho luter history of opie postry, tho rise and progress of personal untong the Greeks, nud the dramatte tendeneles In tho sixth centitry, Alschylus, Nt us, Kurpkies, Aristoptunes, ete, Thospia «ud a8 tho founder of dramatic pootry, @ Phryulseus introduces the great Gredk drunutists, | Theocrituy Introdu jo “ehep= herds und herduincn” bugincay, to quote a sluice expression, ‘Tho second volume, with {ts history of Greek prose, coutains a history of Heredotus tod the contompurary Tonly prose writers, tho develup- mont of philosophy, the Sophiata ‘and Sucrates, beginnings of oratory, and tno use of utile prose: composition, Tuto, Isovrutes, Xenophon, Demosthenes, Aristotle, sind tho last historians of the fourth century Bs, From this briel summary tho value of Prof. Mubaity's work enn be at forst Iiougined. It fs uot too high praise to rank it first aud “ enslly chief" among siinitir works. (A History of Clnastonl Greek Literature, By the Key. J. BP. Muhnify, ‘Two Volumes. New York: Hurper & Brow, Prico $1.) EVERY-DAY ENGLISIL Richard Grant White ts somuwhat wihiely known for two qualltivations, tu both of which he takes high mnk: asa Shakspearean scholar and agin able orltic of the use or nbuso of tho English language, True it is that in the litter eapacity he may acem to us to bo mlways In bad humor, always scolding. Dhere Ja need of It; for tho unolfending Engl(sn ‘langungo Is fo murdered and butebored dally, nny hourly, b; those of whom it would be’ tho lonst’ axe that itis no wondor the scholar-critle dd nnd somewbnt out of English" je ou sequel to Wor Thole Uses," pubs Hished some. ln yours ago, and tho litle af the book, like that of fis pred Hels platiny enough the purpose with whk ariiches of which [t 1s composed wore: writtes “Tho purpose was to Tead latelllgent and fli well-educated persons, who hd mndo 110 8 atady of langue, ‘and who were pertap nequalnted with no lduguage but thelr awn, ton Icnowledye of guod English; to help thom to pros teet themselves against contamination of debasing influences in speech; to show them tha virtue und beauty of the plain, simply, direct, and exact use of thelr mothoretangue. that tongue which has been for 30) years tho noblest, strongest, richest, most larguly capable tn- minge aver uttered by man. After go eurnest and pruteoworthy: ai avowal of his object in the publication of these works, Mr. White's other stutemont sound invonsistent nud*vompuratively tgnoble, He wity's (page 1): Tho pipers of whieh it ig made up are ebietly the frult of Inquirles addressed to ino by strangers; aud thoy were published, aa “ta the caso with all cise that Fhave icritten, becniine poonls pald mo for tio right to publish thai, would much rather have erpont my tino und such strength as 1 have upon some other ube cot Tho papcra fy this book were orleinally pub- Halied aome in tho Nuw York Lincs and ‘others in the Galary. The volume is divided {nto four parts: Speech, Writing, Grammar, Words und Phrases, Tho Next part bas chaptera on: Tho vowels, cone gonnits, ortbotpy, and orthography, “ Aimeri- can" speek, rouding, ote, Tho xocond part discusses Engtlsh spelling, fonetic return, 4] ulti reformers of the pist, modern thograty und its reformation, Max Mt fonetie spelling, Jalinson’s Dictionury, ote. thied part (rents af actin called, purts of ppecel a The fourth and last part dents with changes In lunguage, com- mon mifsusnges, doubtful phrases (old and new) cant, tradiug, and eleugunt English. Mr, Whito ig w radial reformor; but ho advocates hly re- forma tin a pleasant and toreible style. Ale though somowhat Anical nid hypercritical, he culls attention to many grave faults and ‘ube surdities, Lhe book hag an excollunt tndex, (Every-Day Enyllshs Sequel ta Words and Their “User, By BR. Grant White, Boston: Houghton, Millin & Co. Prive $2.) SIGN-LANGUAGE, ‘Col. Garrick. Mallery, of tho United Stutea Army, who has already devoted sever years to. the study of the pubjoct, and. who is now ut- tached to the Bureau of Ethnology of the 8mith- sonlun Institute, bus recently published Monograph cntitied an “tutroduction to tho Study of tho Sign-Languuge Among the North American Indiana, Ulustrating the Gestures Bpecch of Mankind." Tho work upon which Col, Maltery 1s eneaged appears te huye au fine miedinto practioné ns well na prospective seten- Alle value, for ho dochires that by the catabilahe mont of the principles of a geature-languaye, common to mankind, instowd of sever urbie trury codes pyculiar to certuin peopies, which can’ only ba inmemorized after a pructieal ob+ servation, the truveler, whether mneug our Tudinns or foralgn suvages and barburlany, may becunte ¢ Tanaratively Plenenirent of Interpret. era. Col Mullery, white be does not recommend any attempt ta revive tho old faney of. a uni- versal inode of communtention, does axaume that tho intelligent uso of untural sigue will wlso Insure comprehonsion among civitlzed nations whoxo oral speech Is not known to the observer, ‘This book ts only preliminary to a much iirger work which will maluly gonatat of u collation, ti the furm of a vecubutaa of all authentio Muna, Including sguuly made Ala distunes, with thor description, ia ulse of ussovlated facial oxpres- fons, set forth iy language eo clear, Whuctra Yons being wdded whon Hecusaiyys that thoy cau Le reproduced by the reader. The scope work will be useful in clucitating the evolution of urtleulate speech, the rudicald of Janguupos, the forms of nifabets and url titaelogy and tha pivtographs which preceded the lutter, ‘Tho author devorves tho cobpurution of per- sons fuuillar with the dent and dub in thelr contribution of the natural signs that have been dnyented aud used by uneducated deaf mutes in thelr intercourse with thulriuullles wad friends, Thu undertaking ig au Importunt one aud in competent bands. JUDGE AND JURY. Mr, Abbott calla this "A populur explanation of tho leading topics in the Inw of the land." Had he not further stated that it was not un “ Every tan bis own lawyer" stylu of book, wo should buve tuken exception to ble subetitle as too pretentious. No one book can tuke the place Of professional experience and. trufntng, Hur Reoneral ldeng ng to spegial branches or features of Juriserudenes ext bo populirizod and. treet trom the technicalities uf the toxt-Luuk. Mr, Abbott buy furnivbed, dau Landy, conventent foro, a correct and ‘reuduble account of the Jeading aspects and ponerat principles of mods ern law, aud bls czplunation of tho rules which boar upan ovory-duy Lge is clear conclve, nit Liwa for tho ansority of subjects, Ties tinposathle to give the varsity toweling small on compnes. Hut the genorit principles ure fully and fairly etuted. Tho chapter on the Chineag, and the different lw ae ing tholr status, 4 timely, So of othor mice, FROM MADGE TO MARGARET. A charming story from tho pon of “Corral ‘Winchextor," tho nom-de-plumoadopted by Mra. Charles P. Curtls, a cousin of Prof, Agassiz, has Just been ppbilshed In Boston. It pictures the llvoa of two country girls, Rachel and Stadxe, ons plain and unambitious, tho other pretty aud with a ysoarning for elty pleasures, Tho Bcones and churacters aro thoroughly American, and the plot turns upon n loye-stery anda mare ringe. There fs ample variety of character to Ive life and movement to the story, The hero- ne, her dovoted sister, hor sclf-sneriticing cousin, and her friends and kinsfolk, nuke 2 group with which the summer hours pass lightly and swiftly. ‘There ace pleasiny pletures of home life and home scenes, wn without possessing anything of tho sensational clement thore ts suiicient vivacity and oriyl- nuilty to entist the reader's attention and Intere eat tu tha close, Such books as this, oven thotgh not wyrent orn remurkable novel, deserve strc cess, ‘They nre the best protests against any fancled necessity for importet garbage to en Hist 2 tnorbld: craving on. the part of Amor! readers, * From Mudge to Margaret” fan tene der, plensant, smoathly-wrilten story, thorough. Jy tnturnt aud reatistle, but realistfe na to that which Is best, not what Is lowest and most de graded, The dosign on the cover is neat und Npprapriate. rom Midge to Margaret. By Carrot! Wine chester. Huston; Lee & Shepard. Prieo, $1.) MASONIC LIGHT, Tho autbor of this book declares hia purpose ond nim ty be? to correct the Nagrant. misren- resentations of antl-Masonto writers respecting the alleged abduction and murder of WiMam Morgan in Weatern New Yori a little more than MMfty years ayo.” Mr. Huntington claims to hive prepirod this work ut the suggestion of mum- bers of the Masonic Order. 1t #eema rather sln- gular, if this ig to be considered the authorized Masonic version of the uffulr, that the publica- ton aAbould have been so Jome delayed. The mutter to-duy Ss uliost forguttel, nor do we ape lute the rensens for reviving it utthis time. ty yeurs ogo It was the great sensation of the day, particulurly in New York State, where ft ulfected the politics of the State to a imarked degres. ‘This work ‘professes to linve beot com Pilcd from blatoreal records and to be a com. plete refutation of many of the anti-Musonic Talaghoods which have been cireuluted during tho past iifty yours. Wedo not see In It very mueh new nintter except Inthe author's eom. ments. Butif the rovival of the story be cone sidered wise then all sides should be heart, and the author appears to know what ho is talking about. C,H. Sluver is 1 naw addition to tha Mst ot local publishers, but none tho less wel- come, —— IMPORTANT THEOLOGICAL WORKS We have recelved the second volume of Michael Hellpin’s Historical Poetry ot the An- cient Hebrews. Tho first volume we have Mready noticed. Hellpin ts a erlttent scholar: ‘but he adopts too often the opinions of Gerinan authors, whe do not hesitate to chareterize us “egend"' portions of the Old Testament history which the majority of American and English communtators regurt as records of veritable fucta, Tho author continucs in tho presont volume his method of giving the historical cor nection in which the various poctical composl- dons transluted by bin were produced. tn the qualn, the work fs hot only lourned, bit fair in Its representations, and well adapted to instruct the render who makes dug allowance for its rationulistle tendunel Wo fnfer that a third volune 1a to follow that before us, ns dover! of tho foinor prahots are still left unnoticed. The volumes of Heitpln ure ttp to the Hebrew loarne fay f the present aye, but they will not supers vedy tho more evangelical and judicious work of Bishop Lowth. —Ii. {3 customary In these days to procure tho delly in our theologien! seminaries of courses: of Jeetures on speclil subjects by lending dlytnes of Various rellgigus denominations, During the Just semluney year Dr. Wulhan M.‘Caytor, ar New, York Clty, by reqitest, uddressud tho students of Prluecton’ Thootogieal Seminary on the subject ot miracles, ‘These discourses arn in nm hundso I Lo, NY. Appentix, The follow! Nature and Possibillty of rie! natural tn Chelet; The Cre putiity uf Mirnetess ‘Tho Testhuouy in Behalf of Mirncles; ‘Tbe Myth- fenl Theory; The Lvideutial Value of tha Mireles; ‘Mig Spiritual Signiticunee of thu Mireles. The views of Dr, ‘Tuylor, os bere pre- gunted, ure not speelaliy new, but they are Clenrly ret forth and sustuned by arzuinents which It is note to set nsidy. Ho esenpes some ditticnities by hig well-consilered det Initions, A milkacle,” he says, we detine to be a work out of the usual sequence of secondary catises and effects, whieh cannot be accounted for by the ordinary action of these euses, and whieh tt produced by. the arenes or God in connection with the wort of ene who ¢luling to be His representative. It fy nota violution of what ure populurly called the ‘laws of Nature,’ and J cannot but regard it ns unfortumite tit any such deseripllon of it should over Love boen given. Neither enn intrugly truthtally be deseribed ae the snepen- sion of a las of Nature.” A inieaele In ils view isan event produced by wv supernitural cause without disturblig the stability of natural liws, ‘Thus Divine power may cause tron to swhin, 0s ab gun inay bold up a pt ‘ot Irony tn water, by his wit while the law of gravitation remus Muchnnged. The chapter on the Credibility of Miragles ly espectally thornugh and convincing, Tho replics to Hume und Renan ave clear and he Evidentinl Value of nele of the general subjeat on which sone evangelical writers buve seemed ty give an uncertain sound, The volume ag 0 whole 1s one of thy best wo bave hitely met with in the Ine of popular defenses of Christinulty, It is a duodecie of 249 pages. —It ls romurknbio that no words can bo found dew of absolute eternity that ure ft _ , OXcept suuh ase Seldon or Hover Used in the Seriptires, We bave at hand an- othor worl on tno menning of the words thit ure: ustnilly trunstited for ever and aterm. ‘Phe common opinion bad been that aon means durne tion without laultexcept where the vounection or the nature of tho subject requires a moro restricted linport, and (ait adonios derived from uel, nhyuyy, and-on, existing) signilics strictly, ways ehelitring, or cternnlly existing, except in a few cases whore the mature of the subject imits the meaning. But Ur. Manson, the author of the volume before us, contends that afon never properly mews ends fess duration, nad thut nlonius denotes, ut tho rhost, Indefin|t but Muslted thne, He ilrat ox- nunines tho ctymalugy of these words, nnd ques> tons tholr derivation from vel und on, while mmulntatiing thar, if se durived, thelr iiport ts stilt restricted. "Next ho appenis to loxivoyz- raphy, but aut of forty-two quotations consid- crabs! feast bal! are Crom lexicographors. Only two lusteographors 3 aiflirin bis posle ‘tloil, and 2 considerabig number of bly uutborl- not lexical are pronouuced eontros In tho find place, De. Huts p= ww published Handulpt & jectures, with an the topics: Tho ‘The Super- t versiallst peals to clugsteal, Old Tesuunent, Jewish, Now | Yestament, and carly Christian usage, In his divenssion of usage he thinks he Kettles tho question at itsue by nutay bntallible proofa; and voruinly he lies mde as strony un trgunent us tho cute well adits of, It bea slugulir fact that, uecording to his showing, there Is but une passage le which shu plarnity: of Gol Is directly aired In Scripture, aud in that pussuge wo ower as equivucn] nk tonios is unployed. He also xcts ouside att tho direct” proofs that the bavotneas of tho rightoons wii) bo strictly vternal, leaving it to be dnferred from words wlilen do not properly aig nity ctor, such na tiiiernl, fideless, Incors rupubiec, ete. Ht would seein that ov Savlorand the Apostles might have been fxpoutnd to maky utluast one direct declaration, hy unequivocal tering, that tho future life of tho redeemed sainte will be otermil, Hut, if Fe. Ut right, thoy have tilled to do so. There will suit ‘be a great many readers of the Now ‘Testumunt, Jn Greck na well us Hngilah, who will continueto. bejleve that alontos is the proper word to ox preas the tdun of eternal, aud that Jt should by 60 translated wii he conneution docs nut fore id it, ue Dr, Manson will iru follawedl by snuuy readers who will feo) thy torce of his thealogicul, if not hla phitogleat and exeyetienl, arguments, Theres 14 one ablo lexivographur nok qu y° Dr, Hanson whom it would be well: for every ine guirer on this subject to consult. We refer to eran Cremer, of Germany, BiblicosThoulog- fcnl Lexicon, new edition, —Evory contribution to tho history of Anclent FByypt niust he regarded of high value tn these days wher all antiquity ts being explored tn the Ushtot rect discovery und fresh research, Kgyptsoums to have hewn, tle motbor of art, and. Ja ueouds, of lotters alsa. Mut the inturest: WW igyptalogy bt especially quickoned Dy Its re Jatioii to the history of the Tsructites.’ tH this couneetion, ae well Ks in more gener the great work of Dr. Henry) Brugeel umes a apeelil importance, "De. ragsch spent thirty ycure, undue the pitronuge of thu Exy' dlan Uaverument, in exploration und tho aay of Jnseriptions, mostly ia company with Monk, Murlottustiey, Statins Hishod Mrench savant, His extended work, ja which ho gives the resulta of bla iuvestl; yaa $4 tou lunge und expen to bear transition fnto Engllsb nt the present ine, ‘The substance of It has, therefore, beon given by Franca MH. Underwood, of Boston, Tur ua posible, in the trunslationof the wuthor's own words, fis duindechino volumy of 20) pages, Thy translater propures the way far his con densation of Bruguch'y work by ubriof fatrodue: tlon, wid adda 8 few valuinble hotes «ut thy ulose, Tho bouk embriwes welve chapters, of which tho folloyiny wre tho test. Origin of tho Auciont Byyptisay—Thole Nelyhbors; Divison af the CaditryStennl Peculiuritics of the Yyypilunss Tho Chronology of the Mhuraonte Hise tory; Mena aud the Larly Dynusilee—The Py ra- mildxand Sphins; Art and Architecture fi tho ‘Swellth Dynnsty? semltes and the Kgyythand; ‘the eof Foren Diininion—Jeseph i Hyypt; The Eizkcoenth Dynasty—Thatmes WL; aincahotep “VhL and Kuunaten, the Heretlo; fhe Pharuvh of thy Oppresston;’ The Fharagh of the Exodus, did aBurmury of Buceveding Elise torsi ‘Tho Exodus and tho Eyyptian dionu- menta—A Memoir by Henry [igsgachstior. An appendix closed tho “volume. ‘This oppendix embraces: Tho Tabla of Atwe dur, Obelisks of ‘Thutmes Tf. at Hettopoils, Notes, “Index, De. Brugseh yeriites tho chronological tables of Manctho, and proves the grent antiquity of the Egyptian Kingdom, While admitting that thore are no Eueptian revards of tha presence of tho Israelites In pt, which Ja anally aecounted for, ba finds abundant confirmation of the Scripture history: in monuments and varlous recognitions of {nets whieh can only be ndequntely explained on the supposition that that history, as far as Egspt ts concerned, Is substantially corrcot. Tho point fu which he departs most deeldudly from tha re- celyed views pertains to tha place at which the Tarnelitos started from Egypt, and the loeniity And cause uf the destruction of Pharaoh and his hosts, Ife maintains that the Rameses spoken of In the Bible was far to the north, and that tho: Hebrews proceeded from Egypt toward Cannan through the nurrow passe between tho Mediterranein Bex and the reaion of Inkes on tho south, which in the spring of tho yenr ts Mable to be overiiown both from the Nile and tho Mediterranean, ‘The Hebrews, he thinks, went through this pitsanige, autd tho. ayy 14 it uttempriig to follow thon were overwhelmed by a great wave from tho mt. He accounts tor ‘the cotmon opinion thit the hosta of Phirowk were drowned In the Red Uy referring to tho erroneous traditions of the Greek and Ttoman historians in regund to Eyypiiny geography, and whit he considera sn dmproper renderhig of the words transinted ft our Iible the Red Sen, Theso words, he says, inean “Tho Ben of Ledges,"—that Is, the Lake Birbonis, In regard to this theory of Bright, it may bo well ty quote 2 remurk of Dr, Sehnit in his now Bible Dictlonary: "This (theory) con- ilicta with the plitw nierative of Seripture, which auys they’ crossed the Red Ben, And It so requires chit Mameses be transferred to nan. nbout forty infles farther north than Isrugech had porttlvely xed ft from the inscrip- Hons, In bls curiicr works.” The yolume before us is highly {nstructive, and will doubtless bo extensively read, a8 it descrves to be, —The question ae to modes of alsposing of hue mun remains after death Is undergoing earnest discussion {in Great Britain as weil as America, With our nasocintions nnd usages, we shrink from tho iden of cremation, And yet it Is unde. table that the evils of the present system of burlal, both In city and country, are increasing with the apse ef thing, Jn tho overcrowded pore fons of Asia and Europe, It 13 becoming n grave problem how to deal with the deud so ag to con serve the sufety of the Iving und obviate dlill- culties that ure growlug formidable. The single conatderation, that in Uine the resting-places of the dend ennnot be saved from disturbance, 60. as tog weve the inemory of fri Hes, inust awaken serlous reil Jeet in thoughtful minds, tI '@ have recelved a sinall volume with the title of “God's Acro Jeauthful; or, The Cemeteries of tho Future.” which has been Fuedn tly published in Loudon and New York, fn wi Robinson, L$. ondenvors to set forth the Inerensing jnconveniences of any modes of burkil tut huve been practiced, and to show that cremation and tho use of uras would bo xreatly preferabio on estheticnl and other. grounds, He propuses a plan for a ecmetery by whieh urns winder shelter might be preserved for nny length of tlie, with tastefil surround- Ings of evergreens and other shrubbery, 50 at to oeuupy very sinall apiee, and permanently irrat- ity tho natdral and Christian scntiments of tho human heurt. Many forms of urns trv present- ed in this volume, and various xspects of the question ut lesue ire intelllyently considered. We, Jn thle comparatively new coun where large grounds for cemeteries mny be exslly ob- talned, de not feet the practical bearings of this murat ia those in the Old Wortd, who sec the didiculties of tnking care of the public health, stind at the sume tie providing forrich und poor alike the means of preserving the nehes of their dyad secure for uges to come, But tho Chris- tinu wortd ought to be united in thelr practice on this subject. Some of. the objections to ere- mation nro not, to our mind, sutisfactority an- swered by Mr. Robinson, But his treatise ts certainly worthy of thoughtful perusal, and suine Of bis suggestions haven high practleal vilue, If tho presont system of burial is to be continued without substantial chauge, (The Historical Poetry: of tho Auclent He- brows, ‘Translated and Critically Examined by Michael Helpria, Volume LU. ‘New York: D, Appleton & Co, Prico #2) 3 —The Gospel-Miractea:in Thelr Relation to Christ und Christianity, -By Willian 3. Taylor, 2, 1. Pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle Church, New York. Now York: Anson D. F, Nandolph & Co,) -—(Alon-Alonios: An Excursus on the Greek Wonl, Teudered Everlasting, Eternal, ete. In the Holy Hible, By Jolin W Hanson, D. D, Chicago: Jnnson, MeClury & Co.) : (Tho True Story uf the Exodus of Tsract; to- gether with # Brief View uf the History of Mone Inesttal Eyypt, Compiled Zrom the Work of Dr. Menry Hriuaeh-Hey. Edited, with un Introdug: tion ‘ind Nates, by Francis H. Underwood. Boston: Leo & Shepard, Prico $1.00.) —(Qod's Acre Peyuelty ir, The Cemeteries of 0 ich the author, we ‘The Future, y W.. ant, ae 3. Tonnies tha Garden offive, New York: Serlbnorc Wel- ford, Price $2.23.) RWB, MAGAZINES, The Catholle World for August has the fol- lowing tuble of contents: "Is It Canossn,” * A Uroup of Romun Sanctuaries,” * Flenventa- eduction In Euylind,” “My Bald into Mex- Chap. V4 “The Count of Hapsburg,” “Non-Cutholic — Schuol-Looks and Cuthollo Senooty,"" * The Passlon-Piny at OboreAmmer- gat, 1880," " Irish Famines,” “ Sunriso," “Gen- esis of tho Cathulle Church,” “ Chuucer and His Circle." - i —The articles, all Hllustrated, in tho July num- ber of tho. Magazine of Art ure ontitled “tho Armada [i Shh"; “freasnre-Houses of Art— Vil, Milton House"; “The Commonplace in “Our Living Artista: J. 1B. Boehn Le R.A": * Mosaie Decoration"; “Glasgow Insti- tute of tho Fino Arts"; Landscape Painting 1s au Accessory iu the: Pictures of the Old Mns- ters": “Pictures of the Year"; Tho Enullvh tumestead"; “Decorative Art"; and “Tho Art of Muminating.’ —Saemilan’s Magazine for July bns been re- ceived, und offers tho following tuble of vo * Ho that WI Nat When tte M Mrs, Ollphurit, Chap, XXIX. Heeling of tho 'Geemun Ualve 8, Goodrick: A Month In Auver; M, Metham-Rdirards; "Tho Albay ‘Aiduninn Queetion," by C. 1 “Pousnnt Lite iu ‘Bengal by J. Tulbo “ho Northern Shepherd.” ‘by Wilfrid 3 aud *irelund—Ite Sootal Batu,” by W. Tenev Jonus, —Tho historical articles In tho July nuinper of tho Mayaslne of imertcan History’ ure tho “ Konto of tho All Ferry to the evens, with 0 Wiex from King Head of Etk," by John Austin Nhe eagravig of Rochumbenn; “Smith's House at Haverstraw, N. ¥., Washington's Hoadaunr- ters,” by Charles A. Campbell; aud © Archus ological” iscovery—lemaina of an Anctent Indian Work on Fish Creek, near Saratoga Springs, N.Y." by OW. 1. Stone, Under tho caplion * Origiual Dovumonts” we hive tho Jonranl of Miss Powell of w Tour trom Mon tren] to Dotrott, with nates by Bilan Suan Quiney. ‘Tho reprint lyn description of the Falls ar Nhigara by diferent writers, beginnlug with Father Hennepin, in 1070, —The August Pomniar Selence Monthly begins with an urticle by Mr. Henry George, of Sin on “The Kenrnoy Agitation th Call it, Georze shows thit tho matter his nat been at all generally understood, and his study of tho polltieat development of California is instructive, Me. George mualitalis thitt Calle fornia, lustend of being nn exceptional State, ts truly a representative Bate of the Atmoricun epatelty and ite affairs should bo regarded fron this point of view, ‘Tho caxay of 31. Hada on “Phe Intertorof tho Kurth, ts cumpleted in this number, Ilo trent of volcanos, holding them to he irrefragable proofs of subterranean. fre, The number of volcanoes dixeovered cone stuntly ineressess We nuw know of eoverdl bounty Hed beta still we eal tukes up tho curious HubsO cto prophesy. There ig un Nlustrated. pay that Hrtlo nulmal tho “dtediainat J 3 and v Iteheoek follows | with an instructive artlelo on Reeont Orlgluat Work at Harvard.” One of tho ost interesting papers inthis number is by Prog. dirant Alten, on“ Geology aud History." 8 The Clachonn= Forests of South Ameri and © ‘types of the Nubian Raco" are natural history urtictes th differant Retin Due extremely readable, Under the tle of © Algebras, Spaces, Logted,” G.I, Itutsted gives uta curious report on the pros reas Of the highor sclonecs, he Extrame Sinrity of Bromuturo Baral * Thy St, Gothard Tunnel,” on “ Santorinund Ts Brunttons,” are Uirst-rate populir sclonce papers, Nothing will hw found inorg wijoyuble thin Prof. Joy's sketch of the life of Frederiele annie tho evlebrated German chomst, whose olghtioth Dirthday ja to be ¢elebrated this ionth. Withlur's fathor horsewh)pped his rovereiun for his Urutalitys aud thon iid to ily from Hobie Casal, LITENARY NOTES, Tho September numbor of tho North Amert- can Kevlew wit be illustrated. —Mr. G. 2, Lathrop ts writing tivo novels, Ono of thot fa designed for tho Atlante, —Vorter & Coutes will publish thia mouth “Greok Mythology Symbollzed," by 8, A. Boul, C—"B Wars,” tho authoroft New England Dygoues,” is Mra, KM. Roltlua, of Philadelphia, HE. J, Hule &8on buve Just ready W. WH. Phil- pa! aatirvn, “Who Ie Your Wife?” in which ivoree tiws aro sovercly duult with, = Tiros, have In press a Hiutory of tho Uanbed tides it Antonios tro TR) ty 1880,"" by the Han, George W, Willams, of Ohlo, —Tho next volo in the Lelsure Hour Series wil bo “Proublosome Duughters” by Mra. Walford, author of “dir, Suit” aud * Cousins, —M len Hut Juckson bys written a yol+ ume called “A Century of Dishonor,” relating to tho sutlurhygs of tho Indians under the polloy und agente te tho United States, Roan —Maj. J, M. Hunily, editor of the New Yurk Reening Mail, ia weltlug tho * Life of Gen. Gure field lor A. 8. Marnes & Co. of New York, Tho hook with penuilb avert rept and ie segs ny Unique und spacial feutures. "Kho uarrative will prosont muny of the quulities and ‘written in ~ <M. 1ayuer, of Nurembury, reports that attractions of n romance. Every young Amort- etn will rend with Interest this Aecount of a Driliant career, which I, iw meagtire, open to them ail for emulation. —G. P, Putnam's Sons have in netive prop Hon ive. he bevels entitled ee Pal! by archioness Ganzer, and “ho Oot Club," a charactor study, by 1M. W. pigs —A momolr of Mr. Bradlaugh, whlob wilt cons fat particny laps furnished Uy himsele of tule ent. , ja now In 8 press, and will publishud In'the cours of ntew wooks, Ut Pe ~The first edition of Dr. Carter's yuluablo lit- tlo work on Eyestyht having soon bocuna ox- pattaae advantage his bean taken of a aecond edition to rovise the whole of tha text, and to introduce now matter In soverni ptnccs, —The Mbrary of the Inte Dr. Green, = glatid, which fa particularly rion Ine tole ne hatatéd by &, "ty Colonia, it to ba sdid, -Cole- 2 had m gront habit ag writing on tte of-books, Bi own and burrowed ¢ulumes ee —Dr. It, M. 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Price 16 cunts, Bie EIS SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, Tho “Fresh Water Ithitzopods off North Atmeriva,” forms tho Inat quurto publication which has appeared from the United States Geologteal Survey of tha Territories under De. WV. Hayden. Jt was prepared by Dr. Joseph Leldy,tho eminent anatomist and microscoplst of the University of Pennsylvania. "Tho Rhizo- pods ure the lowest and slinplest forma of aule mauls, and require tho high power of the mlcro- scope to distinguish their structure, While inont of them cunsteuct shells of great beauty and vurlety, their soft part consists of a jelly- liko substance, From the appeurance their temporary orguns, resombling roota, they buve reooly their prosent name, incuning ‘root-fuoted.’" This work treats of tho hubits und distribution of Rhlzvpods as they occur In all the fresh waters of thacountry from the Auinntic border to an altitude of 10,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains, Thele structure ts ne enrately described, ns disclosed by the micro- eeope. “Thu Interesting fact ty noted by the nu thor that these minute antinals, some of which wo unconsciously drink in our water, belng tho loweat form of niimaal Ife, “apperr to havo ven tho first representatives of Ittvon eurth; if there is any truth in the theory of evolution, they represent our owit most reinote ancestors.’ Dr. Leldy received no recaupense whatever for this work except tho gnititude of sclentific men, "Bulletin No. 4 of, the United States Ento- mologivnl Commission,” by Prof. A. 8. Packard, dr. Secretary, tikes up tho nivages, enemies, iuid meuns of provonting increase of tho Hes sinn My, Ceeldomyin destructor. It ls au svo pumphict of 43 pages, and should be requested of the Honorable Seerctary ofthe Interior by ail agriculturlsts who are in the region of the pest, It opens with two plates showlny the fly and its transformutious. ‘he area of the plague now under devastation ws shown by the map Gi ruc all of tho United States north of the sith parallel and iestrip of lund bordering the td Incridiun, just west of tho Mississipp!. Tho pampiiet fs replcte with fuformution, and is Written In the Doctor's happiest styic. —A little 8vo. pamphict of £98 pages comes from the Department of the Interior entitled “Tho Present Status of the English Sparrow In Atncrica, with Special Referance to the Western States and Territories,” by Dr. Elliott Coust. 0, 8... The paper opens with a gonerul review of the pest, now ralding the country by millions, and davotes the remaining portions to.1 coplous Siivomruniy. comprising a liat of all articies avor or ngalust the bird. — An Elementary Text-Book of Botany" {3 from the press of J. B. Lippincott & Ca. Poiludelphia. 16 was trinsiated = from, Dr, K, Prontl’s German work by Prot, 8. 1. Viies of | Christ's College, Cainbridge, Hngtand, It la devoted to four gront botanical topl Theso topics ure the morpholozy, tho anatomy, tho physiology, and tho clussiticution of plunts. Tt {4 (otully Imposstblestor oue to become & ecfentife botanist, without nequithur famtltarity: with the nbove subjects, ‘This work 16 designed for those who desiro seientitla knowledie. Ita disudvantayes xre in the fact that (tis not ap- plleable en y to tho Atmorican flora, and is a work entirely for the suluntitic school and the advanced thinker, Ono thing will doubtless follow go aduirablo a work, | It will put our own « bomnista on thoir mettle suMiciently, perhaps, to work up more thoratghly tho trig sctentiiie dovelopment and econumy of plaints in America. ‘Tho wark 4 wn BVO UF TIL puyes and 276 Mlustrus dons, WH, B ® SCIENTIVIO NOTES. Tho French sAssoclution for the Adyanco- mone of Science will mectat Ubeims this yeur, from Aug, 12 to 10, i Natural caverns of enormous eizo—one being 600 fect long—bavo been discovered In tho neighborhood of Wost Harptroe, neur Wolls, In Somordot, Englund, . —The British Musoum has purchased a col- lection nt Babylonian Inseribed cuneiform torras colta tablets, Amongst thom are addidons to the legend of the Creation. —The Yalo Collexe Corporation bus establishe 8 Horological Burowt da connection with tue Wihachoster Observitory, to cneourage the cous strivtion of more rellucd upparatus for the Measurement of tne, —By recent intelligence from New South Wales we leur that yory rich sliver lodes, with a danee . 0 auiintity Of wold, bad beon discovered: at Nambucorn iver, and that gold had found near Moan, on thu Murray, Tho Dritish Museum has purchased 9 vault~ ed woolen Egyptian collin, well presarved, and. vw glided mask and mummy-ef vu lady yimed y fits or Thothsl, one of the Court oF cana of the Queen qt Anuasls L of tho elghtcont! dynusty, . —Tho Ontario correspondent of the Colonies and fadia states Chat the construction of the long-tulked-of raliway norods tho island of New- foundtand has at length been deolacd upon; it will ho) niles long, aid wil be of great benotlt to tho duland, —M, Hélouls, of Colomber (Selno), has shown at tho Purls Souloty of Arts two sutnpics of cops pee wire contilning a platinum core. In one them tho phitinitut fs the thirtieth of winill- indtre thick, and the hundredth of w miliimdtre: Uulele In the otter, also been it Ing mixtureof sund and sulphur he placed 15 per cont of peroxide muyganeso, nud obtained # deup Dlack ghtas, showing, When broken, sombre Hales uf violet, and exactly finitating tho veinn binek ines, —Tho ninber of Hons in Algoria ta fnat di« infolanlng, und it is expevted thut the ant zal will sour be extirpated from thy oulony, thore is an dnere: demand for publle oxbibl- dons at tulrs and 2odlogical ymrduns, an cstnb> Hstunent has beon fornied at Bonu, by & private Individual, for fon-brecding. —Prot, J.B. Reynolds, of Dublin, hua patonced A process of contig motuls without the ald pt the elvetrig current, Bpucimons buye been exe biblted at winceting of tue Royal Dublin so- tory of brings and glass couted by this process, which 4 said to consist shuiply of fimorsiy: the article laa dolution of tho wotal with whleb 16 fa desired to bu cdated. —A ininer’s house on Mount Lincoin, Colo,, fa UA feot abuve water, da Port, aw ruliwa, villdge, called Gilera, 1644 foot, Near this tuue ty the welubrated rallway tunnel of ia tin, which 1s being borud through tho peuk of tho mounta. ‘Phe tunel da 8,547 ear log, ay fy loguted U0 fout aboyy tho Ike of porpetual now. . —fhore fan snuko-cating suuko in tho London Zobloxical Garden, Ho is over seven foots ht jomatl, anid hls vlroumferency 14 about equat to the thivkivas of a inun'a wrist, His virus {au cloudy us that of the cobru, wad he fs a regular uiblute umuong dunked On’ his arrival wt the Cardona bo was truuted toa lve Engliah unakoy- olen te Tustantly solsed wad’ swallowed beads (orem