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PHENOMENA OF BoTANy BAY.-In thi:
remote part Of the earth, nature (havina
made horses, oxen, ducks, geese, oaks, elms
and all regular and useful productions, fol
the rest Of the world) seems determined to
have a bit of play, and amuses herself a,
she pleases. Accordingly she makes cher
rles with the stone on the outside. and a
monsuous animal as tall as grenadier
with the head of rabbit, tail as big as a
bcd-Post, hopping at the rate of five hops to
mile, with three or four young Kangaroos
looking out Of its false uterus to see what is
passing. Then comes quadruped as big
as large cat, with the eyes, color, and skin
Of mole, and the bill and web-feet of a
duck-puzzling DIR. Shaw, and rendering
the latter half of his life miserable, from the
utter inability to determine whether it was
a bird or beast Add to this a parrot.
with the eyes of sea-gull skate with
the head of a shark and bird of such
monstrous dimensions, that side bone Of it
will dine three real carnivorous English
men together with many other produc-
tons that agitate Sir Joseph, and fill him
with mingled emotions of distress and de-
light.-SIDNEy SMITH.
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A CoNrRAsr.-A picture is drawn of q
clergyman with f13O per annum, who com
bines all moral, physical, an intellectual
advantages; learned man, dedicatine
himself intensely to the care of his parish !;
OF charming manners and digni6ed depor.
ment; six feet two inches high, beautifully
proportioned, with a magnificent counte-
nance, expressive Of all the cardinal viz.
tues and the ten commandments and it is
asked with an air Of triumph, il such man
as this will fall into contempt on account Of
his poverty? But substitute for him an
average, ordinary, undressing minister !;
obese, dummy; neither ill-natured nor good
natured; neither learned nor ignorant !;
striding over the stiles 10 church with Sc.
cond-rate wife, dusty and deliquescent, and
four parochial children, full Of catechism
and bread and butter or let him be seen
in one Of those Shen,- Ham-and- Japhet bug
gies made on Mount Ararat soon after the
subsistence Of the waters, driving in the
High-street Of Edmonton, among all his
psnurioua. sapouacsous. olsaginous pariah.
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A PERUVIAN PARADIsE.-The favorite
residence of the lncas was at Yucay. about
four leagues distant from the capital In
this delicious valley, locked up within the
friendly arms of the Sierra, which sheltered
ii from the rude breezes of the east. and re.
treshed by gushing fountains and streams OF
running water, they built the most beautiful
of their palaces. Here, when wearied with
the dust and toll of the city, they loved to
retreat and sOlace themselves with the soci-
ETY. OF their favorite concubines wandering
amidst groves and airy gardens that shed
around their soft, intoxicating Odors, and lull-
ed the senses to volupnous repose. Here,
too, they loved to indulge in the luxury Of
their baths, replenished by streams of crys-
tai water which Were conducted through
subtenaneous silver channels into basins of
gold. The spacious gardens were stocked
with numerous varieties of plants and flow
ers, that grew without effort in this tenn
perate region of the tropics; while parterres
of more extraordinary kind We're planted by
their side, glowing with the various forms OF
vegetable life skiliully initiated in gold and
silver. Among them the ,ndian corn, the
most beautiful Of American grains, is par
ticularly commemorated; and The curious
workmanship is noticed with which the gold.
en- ear was half disclosed amidst the broad
leaves of silver, and the light tassel of the
same material that foated gracefully from
its top. If this dazzling picture staggers the
faith of the reader, he may reflect that the
Peruvian mountains teemed with cold; that
the natives understood the art Of working
the mines 10 considerable extent: that
none OF the ore As We shall SET hereafter.
was converted into coin; and that the whole
OF it passes into the hands of the sovereign.
for his own exclusive benefit, whether for
purposes of utility or ornament Certain it
is tina; no fact is better attested BY the con-
querors themselves, who had ample means
of information and no motive fer misstatc-
ment. The Italian poets, in their gorgeous
pictures Of the gardens of Alcina and Nor.
CANA, came nearer to the truth than they
imagined.--Presooas History Of the Com.
quest Of Peru.
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Every man Of eminence who writes his
own biography, explicitly avows that he is
unconscious Of any other reason for having
attained proficiency in his pursuits than IN
tense application. Supposing fair share
Of natural endowments to be given, an ar
dent desire to excel will certainly overcome
many difficulties. In the autobiography of
the late Mr.. Abraham Raimbach, an emf
nent engIaver in London, Just published, we
Ind an additional confederation Of this view
"All true excellence in art is, in my humble
opinion, to be chiefly attributed to an early
conviction Of the inadequacy of all means
OF improvement in comparison with that Of
elf-acqnired kno,cledge."
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cHEERFULSEss IN WANT

There is much variety even in creatures
OF the same kind. See there two snails !;
one hath house, the other wants it: vet
both are snails, and it is question whether
case is the better; that which hath house
hsfh more shelter, but that which wants it
heth more freedom; the privilege of that
cover is but burden: you see, if il has but
a stone to climb over, with what stress it
draws up that beneficial load; and if the
passage proves straight, finds no entrance; ;
whereas the empty snail makes no difference
Of way. Surely it is always an ease, and
sometimes happiness, to have nothing: no
nan = 80 worthy of envy as he that can be
cheerful in want.-Bishop Hall.
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SCIENTIFIC.

CHALK AND Coal FRks.-Thc practi.
cal utility Of Chalk as an article of fuel
has been tested within the last few weeks.
according to a Salisbury ENG paper, and
with the most satisfactory results. Sur
rounded with coal. it gives a strong hea,
and clear fire, at half the usual expense;
50 that the poor, in the Chalk districts. il
must be an incalculable boon.
A SociErY OF NAruRALrsrs have been
formed at Trieste, with special reference to
the Zoology Of the Adriatic. Count OpoSKI
has been appointed President.
INTERESTING DISCOVERIES IN THE
EAsr.-The French Government has had.
Tor several years. scientific corps engaged
in researches in ancient Assyria and Persia
including the explorations at Nineveh and
Babylon. and several distinguished scholars
from England and Germany are on the
same ground, though not under the orders Of
their Governments, occupied upon the in.
scriptions and sculptures, of which sreat
numbsn have been bsoaohs 70 view. The
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The bird Family,

The Portland Tribune, which has a good
ED Tor melody. speaks as follows of a Ger
tam musical family, who perhaps are not 81
much honored by the critical as they oueh,
TO be
vi all the nests Of sngers-the Rainers
the Hutchinsons, the Bakers, and a score Of
other families give US, by all odds. the
Bird Family To hear them in tb.;,
perfection one must be astir betimes, for
then morning carol is BY FAR the sweetest.
although their vesper hymn comes next 70
1t. They commence al a very early hour,
heraldlng the sun with their choicest notes,
md vIelng with each other
TO congratulate the sweet return of morn"
AZ about half past three, if YOU are listen
ing, you val hear the choir preparing
clearing their Threats for the opening chorus.
AZ FIRST faint twitter will come from this
and that tree, followed now and then by a
short train Of delicious melody, Just as YOU
will hear in a choir Of girls overaowing
with music, brilliant passage gushing
fron the lips OF this and that one, involun.
lsrIly as II were. After trying their voices
Tor awhile, the prelude commences, running
from tree TO tree then follows the grand
chorus, swelling from the fain,est dim TO
the fullest ores, each songster striving TO
Guido the other, and every note blending in
perfect accord, until
Every copse
Deep tangled, tree irregular, and bush
Bending with dewy moisture DER the heads
Of the coy choristers that lodge within.
Are prodigai of harmony
Every now and then, 100, you will hear
the loud-voiced chandelier introducing a
erosc nstin passage with surprising effect.
So the anthem rolls on, now in charming
recitative, now in a sweet bewitching solo.
now IN most intricate fuge, and anon in
full chorus, so brilliant in every part that
Handel himself might sign with envy. Thus
II continues, until
ne oappe-gray coursers Of the morn
Beat up the light with their bright silver hoofs.
And chase IT through the sky"
The sun fairly started on his dinnal
track, the carol gradually dies away; and,
by the time the drowsy citizen begins to rub
his waking eyes, the glorious song is at an
end, and the Bird Family one and all.
are busily employed in getting their break
fast.
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LORD BYRON on CLEAN HANps.-In ar
amusing letter to friend in Paris, in 1917
his Lordship said: never was a great
phrenologist, Pauline, nor do | pretend to
read mankind rs quickly Is yourself, but i
stranger comes in, generally look at the
state of his hands. To gentleman, dirty
hands are an abomination-thM settles one
point. A respectable man nevey presents
himself with dirty hands and foul Aails-so
II | find my customer with these credentials,
| conclude that he is an idler, a druAkard,
or scamp, and show him out as soon as
possible"
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SUPERFICIAL KNcwLEDGE.-The pro-
ioundly wise do not declaim against super.
fetal knowledge in others, so much as the
profoundly ignorant; on the contrary, they
would rather assist it with their advice, than
overwhelm it with their contempt; for they
know that there was period when even a
Bacon or a Newton was superficial; and
that he who has little knowledge is far
more likely to get more than he that has
noue.-Colton,
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PROGRESS AND EFFECTS OF EDUCATION.

The general desire for education. and III,
general diffusion of it, is working, and part
ly has worked, great change in the habit.
of the mass Of the people. And though il
has been our lot to witness some of the in
conveniences necessarily arising from tran
sitiOn state, where gross ignorance has been
superseded by a somewhat too rapid commu
nication Of instruction. dazzling the mind
perhaps rather than enlightening it, vet ev
cry day removes something Of this evil
Presumption and selfsufiiciency are sobered
down by the requirement of useful knowl-
edge, and men minds become less arrogant.
in proportion as they become better inform
ed. There cannot he doubt, therefore, but
that any evils which may have arisen from
opening the food gates of education, if
may 30 say. will quickly flow away. and
that a clear and copious stream will succeed,
tertilizing the heretofore barren intellect with
its wholesome and perennial waters.-Bish-
OPP of Litchfeh.
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PuRsUr OF PLEAsuRE.-Cast an eve in
to the gay world; what see we, for the mos,
part, but set Of querulous, emaciated, fur-
tering, fantasdcal beings, worn out in the
keen pursuit Of pleasure; creatures that
know, own. condemn, deplore, yet still pur-
sue their own infeliciy? The decayed
monuments Of error! The thin remains of
what is called delight ,-Tonng.
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results Of these explorations are ol
lance, rs they throw much light ON The
cient history Of countries hitherto involv
in darkness-At Behistun, midway betv,
Babylon and Ecobatans, is an inscriut;1
cut in several large tablets on a rock a.
base Of mountain, extending to four /
dred lines, in the arrow-headed charsc
This great work has been fully decipAsp1
by Major Rawlinson, Of the British Ar
who has employed much OF his time dau1
the last ten years in efecting it. Proess
Grotefend, Lassen and Westergaad, y
also been diligently employed ON the Z
inscription, and have contributed much
its complete deciphement and gIammatt
translation. ID is a memorial Of the
OF Darius HystasPis, who lived in the Z
century b. Z. the purport Of which, o
historian, must be of equal interese
the peculiarities Of the language Z
philOlogist.
RANGE OF THE BEAVER IN THE o.
SrATEs.-In Silliman's Journal foP'
communication from 5. B. Buc
which he says of the range of the
In De Rays Zoology Of the Sta1o
York, tits enormously stated thsf
southern limit Of the Beaver =
United States is the Northeu
State Of New York. There
living among the mountains of 81
lima in the year 1912, where M
trees newly cut down by them, -
informed by his guide that be had
beaver. This was in Haywood q
few miles from Waynesville, on the
Pigeon Rivera wild, rough region, 49,
ding in grand scenery, and rarely vis1l{
by man, being little known even to r.
hunters
RELATIVE LEVEL or LAKE OSrARro.-
Prof. DEWEY, in Silliman's Journal, saws
In 1S45, from June to December 81
the water Of this Lake fell t,co feet an.
three inches. Observations on the leye
have been continued through 1Si6, whiH1
show that the water gradually rose IN
February to june, fifteen inches, thousi
was then fifteen inches lower than in Ju}
1915. From July it gradually fell 10 4
vember, when it was t,ro feet lower than
June, 1915, while it was about the g
level as in November, 1915. Thro1
November, owing to the F. II rains, il era
ually ROSE, but at the end Of 1916 il W,
the same as in December Of the previou
year, at least two feet lower than in TN
Summer Of the year before. The differ
enoe in the quantity Of water that falls
in snow and rain must account for the fall
Of the Lake. The water is below Ii,
usual level through all the Great Lakes 70
Lake Superior.
PERFECTION ATTAINED IN THE NAyr.
FAcTURE OF GLiss.-It Is difficult to fore.
see to what perfection the manufacture Of
Glass NAV be brought, and to what purpo.
ses the article may vet he applied. TIE
balance spring Of cbronometer IS nor
made of glass. as substitute for steel.
and possesses q greater degree of elasicuy
and greater Porcer Of resisting the aaer.
nations Of heat and cold. \ chronome,el
with glass balance-spring was sent to the
North Sea, and exposed to a competition
with nine other thermometers. and the ~
sui. OF the experiment was repor, in "a
vor OF the CLASSIFYING one.
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BN u. T. COSBY.

~ u ]. tOShfs
The Spring Of life is past
With its budding hopes and fesrs,
And the Autumn time is coming
With its weight of weary years
Our joyousness is fading,
Our hearts are dimmed with care,
And youths fresh dreams Of gladness
All perish darkly there
While bliss was blooming near us
In the hearts first burst Of Spring.
While many hopes could cheer US,
Life seemed glorious thing.
Like the foam upon n river,
hen the breeze goes ripping DER,
3hose hopes have fed forever,
TO come to us no more.
lis SAD, yet sweet 10 listen
To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music
Our childhood knew SO well.
To gaze out on the Even,
And the boundless fields Of air,
And feel again our boyish wish
To roam, like angels, there.
There are many dreams Of glainess
That cling around the past,
And from that tomb Of feeling
OLD thoughts come thronging FAST
The forms which we loved dearly
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely
So fair 20 look upon
Those bright and gentle maidens.
Who Seemed so formed for bliss,
Too glorious and too heavenly.
For such a world as this -
Whose soft dark eyes seemed sw imminr
In sea Of liquid light,
And whose locks of gold were streamin
Ger brows so sunny bright -
Whose smiles were like the sunshine
In the Spring-time of the year.-
Like the changeful CLEANS of April,
They followed every tear.
They have passed, like hope, away,
All their loneliness has fed,
Oh . many hearts are mourning
That they are with the dead
Like the brightest buds Of Summer,
They have fallen from the stem.
Yet oh, 1t is a lovely death,
To fade from earth like them.
Ere the cold bleak winds of winter
Could their gentle natures chill,
And their fresh and joyous feeling.
Was warm within them still,
AND yet, the thought is saddening.
To muse on such as they,
And feel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away,
That the fair ones whom We love.
Like the tendrils of vine,
Grow closely 10 each loving heart,
Then perish on their shrine.
And We can but think of these,
In the soft and gentle Spring
When the trees are waving Ger us,
And flowers are blossoming,
For We know that Winters coming
With his cold and stormy sky,
AND the glorious beauty round us
Is budding bat 20 III.
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RAnLkKY.-The raillery which is con
s'stent with good-breeding is a gentle ami
madverson on some foible, which. while i,
raises the laugh in the rest of the company
doth not put the person rallied out of coun
tenance. or expose him to shame or con.
tempt. On the contrary, the Jest should be
50 delicate that the object Of it should be ca.
pable Of joining in the mirth it occasions.
Fielding.
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Love IL BoYHooD AND MANHooD.-The
love Of boy differs from that of man in
this-it is the wanton enjoyment of a present
imPerious feeling, from which all serious con.
slderation Of the future is excluded. Ii is
mere blind activity of newly awakened emo
lions. Hence the rashness Of early loves.
The boy wants to love; almost any woman
will suffice. Hence he is violent, capricious,
inconstant, because he only seeks an excite
ment; he tries his young wings. The tender
feeling of protection, which enters so largely
into the love Of mantle serious thoughts
Of the duties he owes to the girl who gives
up her life TO him, and to the children she
may bear him-these, and the thousand mi
mute but powerful influences which affect
the man, are unknown TO the bow.
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A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE.--There is a tendency
even in the most aspiring mind3to gravitate to-
ward the senses. To rise in the spheres of rea-
son, imagination, or faith, demands, until the
soul be habituated 10 their atmosphere, earnest
and protracted effort. To sink into the realm of
the material requires no effort at all; we strain
the pinion when we soar-we have only to fold
il up when we droop.-Mr. Martens Lecture
on Naturs and CSrcumsesnes.
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WANTS or lRELAND.-What is the oh.
Iect OF all government! The object of ali
government is roast mutton, potatoes, claret,
a stout constable, an honest justice, clean
highway, free chapel. What trash to be
bawling in the streets about the Green Isle.
and the Isle Of the Ocean; the bold an
them of Erin go bragh! A far better an.
them would be, Erin go bread and cheese
Erin 90 cabins that keep out the rain Erin
60 Pantaloons without holes in them
SIDNEY SMITH.
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Childhood is like mirror, catching and re-
fecting images from around it. Remember tina,
an imPious or profanes thought, uttered by q
parents lip, may operate upon the young hear,
like careless spray of watq thrown upon pol
ished steel, staining it with rvs, which no after
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oners. Can any man Of sense say, that all
these outward circumstances oil the MINIS
ters Of religion have no bearing on religion
itself SIDNEY SMITH.
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LITERARY EXAMINER.
y1W>ings

The following lines appeared originally in
the Louisville Journal; they were printed from
an imperfect copy. To remedy this de feet, and
because Of their intrinsic beauty, We repulLish
them NOW
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PARSOy ADAMS.

Bear witness, spirit Of everything that
is true, that, with the exception of one or
two persons, only to be produced in these
latter times, We love such a man as Abra-
ham Adams better than all the characters in
all the histories of the world, orthodox
or not orthodox We hold him to be only
inferior to Shakespeare; and only then
because the latter joins the height of wisdom
Intellectual to his wisdom cordial. He
should have been Shakspear's chaplain, and
played at bowls with him. What sound
heart-and fist to stand by it! This is
better than Sir Charles's fencing, without
which his polite Person-(virtue include6-
would often have been i'm an awkward way.
What disinterestedness What feeling
What real modesty! What harmless
spice of vanity,-Nature's Kind gifi,-the
comfort We all treasure more or less about
US, to keep ourselves in heart with ourselves
In flne, what a regret of his Eschylus and
a delicious forgetting that he could not see
to read if he had it Angels should be
painted with periwigs, to look like him.
FAMOUS LOCALITIES.
81 have seen various places in Europe
which have been rendered interesting by
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~ have seen various places in Europe
Which have been rendered interesting BY
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Requsition for Tr0ops-Probable Movements
of Gen. Tnylor-ExchaDge Of Prisoners; etc.

We have conversed with gentleman who hon
oTably participated In the battle Of Buena Vista" in
which conversation derived items of interest which
proceed TO give to the public
Lieut.. Crittenden, who recently left this city for
Washington carried with him requisiiion from Gen.
Taylor upon the Government, for ten thousand add
tional troops.
Gen. Taylor 1t is thought will advance San Luis
Poos as the reinforcement called for arrives
The Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers, it Is conf
densy believed, will have an oppcrnnify tn distinguish
themselves they will be directed to open the commu
nicaton between Tampico which must necessarily be
the base of operations, and San Luis Potosi
The bodies Of the officers who fell in the battle OF Bue
Vista have been placed by their friends in collins in
which pulverized charcoal was introduced, the cofins
placed temporarily in vaults at Sato, until removed
to their late homes, which will probably be done as
the communication between saltllo and Camar
60 is opened.
Exchange Of Prison ers-Msior Borland Major Games
Capt. Csssius NJ Clay, and their commands numbering
about eighy-two who have been prisoners in the
Castle of Perote TO be delivered up at Vera Cruz
Capt Hesdy, from Louisville, Of the Kentucky regi-
ment and eighteen men, who were taken by the enc
my time since, were to be restored to Gen. Tsy
lors encampment N. o Tropic