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Literary MISREPRESENTATION.

We understand that petition is about to
be presented on behalf Of numerous char
acters-classical, historical, and allegorical
to be permitted to retire from the service
Of literature, and to be placed on the Super
annuation Fund, on the ground Of their be-
ing completely worn out. The Lernean
Hydra, Cincinnatus, Hercules, with his la
bors, and Garrick. whose position be-
tween tragedy and comedy, is becoming
quite a bore, will, it is expected, be put up
on the list, and allowed to retire into pri-
waite life on the score Of extreme age. Any
writer found dragging them forward into pub
lie notice by attempting to make them do du-
" any longer, will be severely punished. =
The Augean Stable is also TO be shut up
until further notice, and literary respassers
will be prosecuted with the utmost rigor OF
the critical law A handsome reward will
be paid for any new historical or classical
illustrations, to replace the veteran body,
whose retirement has been considered advi-
sable in consequence Of its strength having
become utterly exhausted by being too much
employed.-Punch.
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The grea. sneu-.ssrm OF 1870.

The snow fell during thirteen days and
nights with very little intermission, accom-
panied with great cold and a keen biting
wind. About the fifth and sixth days the
young sheep fell into torpid state and died,
and about the ninth and tenth days the shep-
herds began to build up large semi-circular
walls Of the dead. in order to afford some
shelter for the living but the protection was
of little service. Impelled by hunger, the
sheep were frequently seen tearing at one
anothsrs wool with their teeth. On the
fourteenth day there was, on many high
lying farm, not a survivor OF extensive focks
to be found. Large misshapen walls OF
dead surrounding small PROSTATE group,
likewise dead, and stiflly frozen in their
lairs, met the eye Of the forlom shepherd
and his master. OF upwards of 10000
sheep maintained in the extensive pastoral
district Of Eskdale Moor, only about As
were left alive.-Gallery of Nature.
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ssood ind HBad Luck.

may here, as well as anywhere, i'm.
part the secret of what is called good aud
bad iRck. There are men who, supposing
Providence to have an implacable spite
against them bemoan in the poverty of
wretched old age, the misfortunes of their
lives. Luck for ever ran against them, and
for others. One, with good profession,
lost his luck in the river, where he idled
away his time a-fshing, when he should
have been in the office. Another with a
good trade, perpetually burnt up his luck by
his hot temper, which provoked all his en-
ployers to leave him. Another, with a lu-
crative business, lost his luck by amazing
diligence to everything but his business.
Another, who steadily followed his trade,
as steadily followed his bottle. Another.
who was honest and constant to his work,
erred by perpetual misjudgements--he lack.
ed discretion. Hundreds lose their luck BY
endorsing, by sanguine speculaiions, by
trusting fraudulent men, and by dishonest
gains. A man never has good luck who
aas bad wife. | never knew an early.ri-
ang, Woodworking, prudent man, careful OF
his earn ngs, and strictly honest, who com.
planned Of bad lack. A cool character,
gooi habits, and iron industry, are inpree-
nable TO the assaults OF all the i'll luck that
FOOLS ever dreampt Of. But when | see n
tatlsrdenalion c5eeping out Of tavern late
IN tie i'renoon, with his hands stuck into
bis poekas. the rim Of his bat turned up,
and the crown knocked in, know he has
dad bad luck--for the worst of all luck is
10 be a slpggsrd. klaave. or a tippler.-
Lectures % yoang Mem, By II. w. Beecher.
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That hair effects an important purpose in
the animal economy, we have evidence in
its almost universal distribution among the
manmiferous class of animals; and IL we
admit the analogy between the feather and
tho hair among all warn-blooded animals,
additional evidence is obtained in the perfec-
ton OF its structure. and again in its early
appearance in the progress Of Development
in the young. AS bad conductor Of heat,
Intends to preserve the warmth of the body:
ard in man it would have that effect uuon
the heao, and serve to cquaIize the TEMPER
atllre OF the brain. II is also a medium Of
defence against external irritants, as the heat
oil the suns rays and the bites of insects
and against injuries inflicted with violence
OF special purposes fulfilled by the hairs
we have instances in The eyebrows and eve.
lids, which are beautifully adapted for the
defence Of the organs Of vision; in the small
hairs which grow 10 the apertures OF the
noslriis, and serve as guardians TO the deli
cate membrane Of thu nose and in similar
inairs in the ear-tubes. which defend those
cavities from the intrusion Of insects.
I s Wilson On The Shin.
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'Gin Maggie brew good ale,
She will get good SALE
A Hin, 20 Amu-~.s~u, De.su..er.

There are people who would say, Labor
is not all; we do not object to the cessation
OF labor--a mere provision for bodily ends;
but we fear the lightness and vanity Of what
you call recreation DO these people Jake
heed of the swiftness OF tllought-of the in-
patience Of thought! What will the great
mass Of men be thinking OF. if sIley are
taught to shun amIlsements and the thoughts
Of amusement II any sensusIity is 1sfi
open to them, lhey will think OF that If n,l
sensuality, then avarice or lerocity for 'tlue
cause Of God as they would call il. Pet.
pie who have had nothing else to amu.e
them, have been very apt TO indulge Them
selves Ia the excitement Of pensecuting their
iellOw-creatures. Our nation, the northern
part Of it especially, is given 10 believe IN
the sovereign efficacy Of dulness. To b
sure, dulness and solid vice are apt 10 eo
hand in hand; but then, according to on.
notions, dulness is in itself so good thing.
almost a religion. Now, II ever peo
pie require 70 be amused, II is we sadheart
ed Anglo-Saxons. Heavy eaters, hard thin.
kers. often given up to peculiar rnelan-
choly OF our own, with a climate that for
months together would frown away mirlh il
L could-many Of US with very gloomy
thoughts about our hereafier-if ever there
were people who should avoid increasing
their dulness by all work and no play, we
are that people. They took their pleasures
sadly, says Froisssrt. after their fashion. :
We need not ask Of what nation Froissart
was speaking.-Friends ia Council
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He employed the whole body OF his slaves
in writing. In his workshop, which excel
led everything that there had hitherto been
IN establishments OF the kind, there were
collected, as in our modern printing Offices,
all sorts OF workmen, part Of whom were
engaged in preparing the paper, and other
materials, and repairing the instruments;
part in multiplying the copies, and in cor
recting part in skilfully rolling up the fin
ished books, and completing them with COW
ers. titles, and the other customary orna-
ments. Atticus, in like manner, establish
ed a bookshop, such as at this time Of day
could be found nowhere in the world, con-
nected with any booksellers or stationer' 5
establishment. Cicero published most OF
his works with him, as, for instance, the
"2u,estiones Academice," the "Orator, "
his 'Letters," bis "Speeches against Anlo-
ny and for Ligarius." The last, according
to Ci:ero's own expression, 'sold so CAPT.
tally that he declared his intention that
for the future, everything he should write.
Attic'rs should have to publish. We have
hSiO "5oih StOoiig diiOluci cAdihplC VI tnC
very great size Of the editions. For Cicero,
in this speech, had introduced, by mistake.
person long ago deceased as still living,
and commissioned Atticus, after the book
had already found good sale, to have the
mistake subsequently corrected by the era.
sure Of the name in ALL the copies, that i.
obviously in those which were still unsold
But now how great must have been the re
naming stock Of copies, Notwithstanding
the large edition which had already beer
disposed OF, when no fewer than three o
the most skilful copyists were appointed Il
correct this one mistake! These, however
within three days, could certainly rectify a
least a thousand copies That Atticus
moreover, was not only concerned in tn.
multiplication, but also in the sale OF works
that his pursuit was not simply hobby
but an actual business.-this is clear from
the extraordinary sale Of the Ligariai
speech, We even find Cicero himself il
the number Of his customers. He pufcha
sed from him a copy Of the Serapion.-
Schmi,it's Freedom Of Thought and Faith
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What singular scene In the midst Of
this saply waste, where uniformity is so
raroly Interrupted by gra,s or shrubs, there
arc extensive districts where nlue springs
Iroll the earlll like crysiallized fruits One
thinks be sees !, wild overgrown with moss,
weeds ard shrubs, Ihickly covered with hoar
frost. And 10 imagine this wintry scene,
beneath The ftavid heat OF an Egyptian sun,
will give some idea Of the stIangeness of
its aspect. The existence Of this nitre up
on the sandy surface is caused by the evAp-
oraiion Of the lakes. According to the
quantity Of nitro left behind by the lake do
these fantastic shapes assume either diz.
zling white color, OF, are more or less tinted
with the sober hue Of the sand. The niIe
lakes themselves, six in number, situated in
spacious valley between two rows OF low
sandhills, presented--at least the three which
we visited pleasing contrast, in their dark,
blue, and red colors, to the dull hues Of the
sand. The nite. which forms thick crys-
tallized crust upon these shallow lakes, is
broken off in large square plates, which are
either of dirty white, or OF flesh coler,
or Of deep, dark red. The Fellahs err
ployed upon this labor, stand quite naked
in the water, furnished with iron rods. The
part which is removed being speedily renew
ed, the riches Of its produce are inexhausli
bic. Il is hence that nearly the whole o.
Europe is exclusively supplied with nitr,
and this has probably been the case for ages
for SicaId mentions, at the commencement
of the last century, that then six-and-thirt,
thousand hundred weight OF nitre was bro
ken annually for the grand seignior, to whoIi
il yielded SO purses. By the side Of one O
the lakes, piled in large layers. was heapet
the produce Of the last weeks labors. MI
companion had occasion to find fault wiz
The result OF the work Of one OF the villages
The sheikh of the village stood before US
/ lie sharply rebuked him, and 10 give great
or effect TO his words he crossed his make,
shoulders two or three times with his WIFI
c,f elephants skin. The sheikh sprang a
nimbly as q gazelle into the lake, and re
ceived his farther instructions beyond arm
length. Such was the impressive discipline
which even this Italian, who was a man o
gentle manners, considered it necessary L
adopt towards these Fellahs. The plate
, Of nitre, after undergoing a preliminar
t cleansing upon the banks Of the lake, ar
! carried TO the castle, where, by various pre-
! csSSes, they become dazzling white pow
! der; and in this state il is conveyed in larg
quantities to Teranneh.--Tsschepldorf
: TLarels.
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Ia our own National Gallery a number
OF young artists are admitted TO make cop
les. Its difficult to determine the prudence
Or advantages OF this course; OF under what
restrictions the permission should be granted
10 render it really useful to students, and
not profitable in pecuniary sense By max
ing copies for sale. The latter course is
well known TO be followed TO a considera-
BILE extent, and an affair Of recent occur
renee with one OF the copies made III the
Gallery has been tolerably bruited about.
An application was made to one OF the at
PENDANTS in the Gallery for copy OF the
''Ecce Homo" by Conegio; young artist
was innocently named TO have lately made
one OF il; the result was its purchase by a
picture dealer, through the agency OF anoth-
sr artist known to be connected with This.
La bargaining for the price, a great abate-
nlent from the sum demanded was insisted
on, and enforced on the plea that the pic
t,lre was for a noble lord, Of high political
rank in the country. distinguished for ms
patronage OF the Arts, and certainly more so
for his liberality in purchasing originals
than in bargaining for copies. That Ms
name was abused in the affair is Unques
tionable, as the further proceeding will rem,
der tolerably clear. Some short time al
forwards, the painter Of this copy went int
the National Gallery, and TO his asionish
ment found another person painting on tht
identical one he had made. We will no
say whether it was for the purpose OF i'm
proving, or altering, or mystilying IT, bu
We cannot help being strongly Of the opln-
ION that such proceedings ought 10 be arrest
ed by the authorities in charge of the Ma
tional Gallery. We have not the slightes
doubt Of its having been done without thei
cognizance; and, even il the act were o
supreme innocence, it is a; least, when I'm
xplained, pregnant with vast suspicion u
find one artist doctoring copy made by an
other artist. Well! the original coPyist
seeing all the patronage Of an Influential
noble marquis vanishing in an instant from
his deluding vision, rushed to the picture
dealer fol explanation. The awful fac
was confirmed, that the coPyist had beel
enjoying a prolific dream, and bad nov
awakened to the barren truth. However
he was coilsoled by the payment of twent
pounds. ard I'm assurance that it was all
mistake, that the picture was not sought 70
the possession Of the exalted individual nam
ed; but thai, in fact, it was being prepared 70
noble earl instead, and whose name wa
given possibly with about as much truth a
the first was issued with its patronising illU
sion. We have been told the names an
titles Of every one either introduced, or VIII
were the active persons in the agency an
purchase of this copy of the 'Ecco Homo
The grievances. if true, appear to be tn
wanton use Of a noble lords name to OF
tain the copy at a reduction Of the origina
demand and the abuse OF the studies allow
ed in the National Gallery. by one man doc
toring up the study made by another, o.
tensibly iol III, van improvement, and NJ
to be prepared. in the mode of the dsale
to fit il for sale.-T'he Art Union.
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Ar, Of ma kinE rlen Happ,.

There is an art OF making man happy
which very few understand. It is not al
ways by putting the hand in the pocket that
we remove affections there must be some.
thing more. There must be advice, and la
Dor. and activity; we must besiir ourselves,
leave our arm-chairs, throw off our slippers,
and go abroad, If we would efectually serve
our fellow creatures. When to this active
and effectual benevolence the more promp,
efficacy Of money is added, how great and
how lasting may not the good be- Few,
however, possesses this quality of Philan
thropy; for it costs less to give guinea
than to give an bour.-Fire Nights of 81.
Adams.
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A curious circumstance has be-, "A
by highly beneiced member Of n. D. ,''i'
Catholic Church. In the COLLEGE - ~
was educated, was a young senIins,; -
habitually walked in his sleep. anal ,-tl
a state Of sOmnambuliSm, used h ..,I,''i
TO MS desk and compose the mos, 80
sermons scrupulOusly erasing Eft,
intcrlining, whenever an incOuec, IS. .
sion had fallen from his pen. To-
eyes were apparently fixed upon d.
when he wrote, il was clear that A.,
ciSed no optical functions for he NJ ''7
as well when an opaque substance -.
terposed between them and the sbss, n
per. Sometimes an attempt was mad. =. p
move the paper. in the idea that he ~
write upon the desk beneath. But /,
observed that he instantly discemeI !.
change, and sought another sheet Of o,.
as nearly as possible resembling the -
one. At other times a blank sheet or II
was substituted by the byslanders ior n RI
on which be had been writing IN -.
case, on reading over. As II were, his con-.
sitiOn, be was sure to place the eorree,;,,,.
suggested by the Perusal, at precis4l, y
same intervals they would have oerr,.
in the original sheet Of manuscr,,i
This young priest, moreover, vas an ,ll
musician, and was seen to COMPOSE So,
pieces Of music while in a state Of -
nambulism, drawing the lines Of he mp,
paper for the purpose with ruler and n
and ink, and filing the spaces With
notes with the utmost precision, BESIDE,
careful adaptation OF the words, IN yor
pieces. On one occasion the SOmusps
list dreamed that he sPrang into Hver
save drowning child; and, on his bed
was seen to initiate the movement Of svr
ming. Selling the pillow. he Appeared
snatch it from the waves and Law /, On
shore. The night was intensely cold a
so severely did he appear affected by The +
aginary chill Of the nver, as to trembls
every limb; and his state Of cold and
haustion, when reused, Was 50 alarm
that il was Judged necessary TO admins
wine and other restoralives. Pom
World of WOaders.
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a Grea, Tra,e,sr'. E,,erI..se OF wo-an.

| have observed among all nations, that
the women ornamen. themselves more than
the men; that wherever found, they are the
same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender
beings, that they are ever inclined to be gay
and Cheerful, timorous and modest. They
do not hesitate, like man, TO perform hos
pltable or generous action; not naughty,
nor arrogant, nor supercilious, but full Of
courtesy, and fond Of society; industrious,
economical, ingenious; more liable in gen.
eral 10 CIT than man, but in general also
more virtuous, and performing more good
actions Than he. | never addressed myself
in the language Of decency and friendship,
TO woman, whether civilized or savage,
without receiving decent and friendly an
swer. With man it has often been other
wise. In wandering over the barren plains
OF inhospitable Denmark, through honest
Sweden, frozen Lapland, rude and churl-
ish Finland, unprincipled Russia, and the
widespread regions Of the wandering Tar
tar, if hungry, dry, cold, wet, OF sick, wo-
man has ever been friendly to me, and uni
(ormly 10; and to add to this virtue, so
worthy Of the appellation Of benevolence,
these actions have been performed in so
free and so kind a manner, that, if | was
dry. | drank the sweet draught, and If hun
cry, ate the coarse morsel, with a double
relish.-Ledyard's Letters.
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AntiphIIus and ApelIe..

Antiphilus, who was born in Egypt, and
had studied painting under Ctesidemus, rose
to high rank as painter in Alexandria.
Among his best known pictures were the
bearded Bacchus, the young Alexander, and
Hppoltus afraid Of bull. His boy blow.
ing up fire with his mouth was much prais-
ed for the mouth of the boy, and for the
light and shape Of the room. His Ptolemy
hunting was also highly thought of. Anti.
phi!us Showed mean jealousy Of Apelles.
and accused him Of joining in plot against
the king, for which Apelles narrowly escap-
ed punishment but when Ptolemy found
that the charge was untrue, he sent the latter
a giit of one hundred talents to make amends
The angry feelings Of Apelles were by no
means cooled by this gift, but they boiled
over in his great picture Of Calumny. On
the right Of the picture sa; Ptolemy, hold
ing out bis hand 20 Calumny who was COM
ing up 10 him. On each side of the king
stood woman who seemed meant for liz.
noTance and Suspicion. Calumny was q
beautiful maiden, but with anger and deep
rooted malice in her face; in her left hand
was lighted torch, and with her right she
was dragging along by the hair young
man, who was stretching forth his hand to
heaven, and calling upon the Gods to bear
witness that he was guiltless. Before her
walked Envy, pale, hollow. eyed, diseased
man, perhaps a portrait OF the accuser, and
behind were two women, Craft and Deceit,
who were encouraging and supporting her.
AT distance stood Repentance, in the rag.
ged black garb Of mourning. who was turn.
ing away her fsce for shame as Truth came
up to hers. Sharpe.
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Nature Of spot. en ,he sun.

On the solar envelope, Of whose fluid ma
ture there can be no doubt, we clearly per
ceive. BY our telescopes. an intermixture
without blending or mutual dilution) Of
two distinct substances or states Of matter:
the one luminous, the Other not so; and the
phenomena Of the spots and pores tend d.
rectly to the conclusion that the non-lumin-
Gus portions are gaseous, however they may
leave the nature Of the luminous doubtful:
they suggest the idea Of radiant matter floa:-
ing In non-radiart medium, showing a
tendency to separate itself by subsidence,
after the manner OF snow in air. or precipi-
tates in liquid OF slightly inferior density.
Fae as ssss s[Sir John HerscheU.
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Ge.,lem.n Gr.....

why did you leave your last placer SAID
a gentleman to his groom, who presented
himself for the service OF his cab: did
captain K. discharge you2' NO wa:
he bad masterP On the contrary, very
good one-gaVe good wages, plenty of liv.
cries, and as much help in the stables as
one could want Then why did you leave
his serviceF To say the truth, sir, found
1t very disagreeable in winter-time at Mel
ton. Captain r. did not belong to the right
club. or live in the first SIT: and then he
was 50 very dull in the tilbay. | really
could not stand it.'-Barham's Memoirs.
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An Ale Ghnrul

During the period when James l. studied
the sciences at St. Andrews, under the tut.
ton of the celebrated George Buchanan, ev-
cry sort Of superior leaning and knowl.
edge was considered by the illiterate and su-
perstitious. vulgar, as proceeding from mag
&c, or, as it was usually termed, the black
art. On this principle. George Buchanan,
on account OF his superior attainments in lit
erature, was esteemed a wizard. A poor
woman, who kept an ale-house in ST. An
drews, and who, by some means or other,
had lost all her custom, applied to George
for his witchcraft assistance. After some
serious conversation, George told her that il
she strictly adhered to bis instructions, she
would soon become very rich. To remove
all his ooubts, she gave him the strongest as
surances Of her punctual compliance with
his orders. Then Maggie. said the learn.
ed wizard, the next time you brew, throw
out OF the vat six ladies full of water in the
de'ifs name, turning between each ladle
full round on the left; this done, put six la.
dies full of malt in the vat in Gods name,
turning round by the right between each
time. And in addition 10 this, be sure to
wear this bandage about your neck, and
never open it till the day OF your death. =
Maggie strictly obeyed, and in the course OF
a lew years, accumulated great riches. AT
her death, the bandage was opened in a SOL
emn manner. when it was found to contain
label Of paper, on which we've written
these words
'Gin Maggie brew good ale,
She will get good sale
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Tim nxe Of E,xxpl.

The massive temples and obelisks cover.
ed with bieroglypics, and the colossal sta
tues, which have already outlived three
thousand years, prove the high civilization
Of the kingdom, even before the Jews had
become people, before the Greeks had got
an alphabet.-S. Sharpe.