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him acceas to a1l tbs lettora and papers Of tho
deceased. Tho work will DO ready early In tho

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A WONDERFUL, STONY.
"Twonty Thousand Leagues Under the 6ea."
Translated from tho Frouch Of Jules Ferno. An
| imaginative description Of hia travels bonohth
tho Tayca, written IN tho first porson, under tho
namo Of 'prof. Aronnax, who Is In search Of
knowledge concerning tho inhabitants and vege-
tasion or the wators. .n!o, accompanied BY Ills
in United States slip, which was aont
In soaroh OF y soa-monhtor which
had boon infosting tho waters, destroying md
sinking ships, aud terrifying all into whoBo VI
yain soaro it was at iast mot viii il thc North M
Pacific 0cen1, aud preparations wcro mado to
battle with md vanqush It. Az always pro-
viously, tho result was injury, aud losa to tho
loss ororboartl Of. tho Professor and servant,
| and d Canadian hnrpooner named Nod
Lnnd. All threo finally found refuge on tho
back Of tho monster" which ,thoy found, to
firmly riyotod together. Following It to DO somo
kind Of bout, undor tho command Or human bo-
ings. thoy. sought to arouse thoir attention, and
wore finally admitted, by means Of tho slipping
Of @axo ono aonoet, Of tho sheets of iron. 4hoy
a aoodoS ies to .apH Gspqtsn tss to Sna lsan tom oa
'noa,u' tnatead OF drowning them, as lo could
t tGnay nave done BY diving and loaving thom at
and clothed, and provided with luxurious accom-
modations IN this strange Dvat, sailed tho INau-
tilua'"' which contained magnificent Saloon. a
which could DO found anywhere. It was lighted,
warmed, and propelled by means of electricity.
The COOLING also was accomplished by the same
agont. For sono roason, which ta novor o1plnin-
tho world, and mover intondoa returning to it.
Previous to leaving it, they had constructed this
boat. Tho different parta Of 1t had been mau1,-
Pictured IL widely-aopnratod portions Of
fese' ps osetbor sa hn''y agou brought ae9 &C.
ort-island; after which, having DESTROYED Gy
fire. all traces OF their work, thoy om6arkcd.
| nnYor to sot foot again nmong thoir folow-mon.
that their fete waa now nnkod with his OWL,
and that he should mover sct them at liberty, as
no would allow no neana to exist which might
lead to his discovery. Be also statod that occa-
doing, ho might wish to confino th'om Tor short
| timo. 10 this tloy agreed; and then commonc-
cd most wonderful voyage Over tho wavos,
| md undor tho wayoa; on the coaata of civilized
islands; promonading in waterproof clothing,
with small reservoirs containing condensed air
upon their ahoulders and o1octrio lanterns at
their sides; upon tho bottom Of tho ocean, gaz-
ing through tho thick but clear winlowo Of the
saloon upon tle strange donfzens Of tho wavoB,--
thoir oyco aud minds we're constantly occupied
| and entertained They visited tho South Pole,
whoro thoy barely esoaped crushing to death by
the means m Of Ice, and met With many strange
however, to which tho Nautilus wns not equal.
oi solid iron, IT, Ets sailing @ 1yaeISies Qualities
being. being %9eh nt'an superior paat to-. those Ct
Whenever it camo in contact with my craft which.
it wished to vanquish, propel itself directly
through the bottom, and then sink it with all on
board. It could also slaughter Bea-mopstors in
tho sumo manner. At last, by means Of q small
IN nLn }t.air nd.
crpo They came to tho surface in the midst Of
tho Maoistrom on tho coast Of Norway but wcro
lnracu1oua1y saved. This 1a a very ingenious
and fascinating, story: Although many stories
Ieachca wonderful improbabilities, this differs
from them in boing quite novel in Ito character.
;'L11ERATunE AND DOGMA"
Matthew Arnold's last book, !" Literature
and Dogma (" t. Is IN % %essay toward : botter appre-
that the tinlog demand now rendering Of tho
Bible that tho masaoB-that iB. tho elapsed "
lnnsaos, as some theologians can theu,-aro cast
lug salds the piblo and g re'j4fon on account
authority Of tho things they have boon taught
to bclioye," they do not receive satisfactory an
ewors, either IN their cwn minds, or from others
HaG a s Rsssss son tt rSaa ss I'd ao 5 @ Hs H m
understanding that its language is :. fluid pass
Ing, and literary not rigid fixed, and scientific :"
Which is the first step towards it's truo compts-
honsion. Ho states a that t4e valuable mode Of
true reasoning, which can only DO carried
OIL by means of knowledge Of tho
"best which has boen thought and snid in tho
world" Mhig II gives wide and famar ae9qain-
showing how idoas and tormB aroso and that
t4la ia much better than tho hard, abstruHo rea-
Boning which depends only upon logic. In
speaking Of the word God, he says that tho
acientiflo and literary, meanings are confoundcd
m mn.
sion. In tho sciontiao senae, as generally used,
it means tho First Great Cauae, the moral and
Intelligent Governor Of tho Universe, including
Jesus Christ, consubgtantial with Him, and the
literary aenao u can bo used meaning Morality
or Perfection. The object OF religion is con-
duct, which makes three-fourths Of lfo; the
cusieat thing in the world as regards u1l-
hardeHt. Right conduct, in othor words,
righteousnoBs-is tho true object Of roligion,
and tho groat concern Of tho Bible. Religion
"neans simply either binding to righteous
and dwelling upon It," ''The true meaning Of
ty souchoa BY emotion.6 And thss no. now AS oeva~
ton Of morality, otherwise rightoousnesa bo-
philosophio diaquiaition, and conduct tho word
Of common life. The language Of the Bible is
to trace tho effoet Of religion Oh tho language Of
the mon from whom ne receive tho Bible. As
nn illustration or tho difference between literary
and scientific. lie gives this: ''W6rdsworth calls
tho earth Tho mighty mother Of mankind aud
tho goographers call hor tan OBJ
lato apheroid.' Wordsworth's e1pros-
sion is moro proper and adequate
to convoy what mon feel about tho Garth but it
s not, therefore, tho moro scientifically oxact."
A scientific torn Is ono which ia certain and vor-
liable, and literary term is one which - throws
out at an object not fully grasped." "Go is
tendency which is not ourselves, but which up
pears III our consciousness. by which things fulfil
tho real law Of their being" This ho interprets
nH righteousness, supporting all by acriptural
quotations. aud arguments. 10 tolls uA that
What in uH is ,''natural," is really "revoaled."
Wo awake to tho consciousness Of it, mud tho
difference is only in degroo. "a system Of tho
illogical notions about personality, osaonce, ex-
istence, conanbstantaliy, is artificial religion"
md "in no sonso revealed, just because It is in
no sonBo natural; and revealed religion Ii 80
named just nproportion rs It il in apro:emnent
dogroe natural. Tho religion Of tho Biblo is,
therefore royoalod because tho great natural
truth, 'Righteousness tendcth to 1ifo, Ia thoro