New-York tribune., 1874-07-21

log cabin In rough clearing and that odd craving
far new faces which haunts men after rev
lonely woodfe We found 1OSr the iatner down
with lively chill imported from % oon mt the last
father WIN ,hon drawing water cool from the spring,
with few lemons ana wn,,e nen us upn1mbered bless
arlnA @ Snnt nv little medcine-caso came into use Tor
the fret time in several Summers; anu 70 ver ny do a
inaving Them our remaining lemOns-Inay never 10 d
deed Of greater self-denali-we went away As we
showing or the old man came aow We ,mu oht m to be
paid "Well," he said, "you done US heap oI gyou,
and kind OF mournsome before You you o CONE Zoos
and so guessed In reply that we wOudn take hnS lug
But maybe you'd have this" he urged WIN an air OF
triumph. Then's what man will refuse;" and SO
saying he threw into the canoe n rope OF somewhat
ancient onions accepted the honorarlum' ana VIC
padded away down the lake.
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
A considerable part of this number is de-
voted Dr. Presteys discovery of oxygen gas'apropos
OF the celebration Of centennial anniversary OF that
event at Northumberland the first OF August next
The circumstances under which DR.. Priestley was
driven from England, and compelled to seek an asylum
in the United States thus described Ia an interest
ing memoir OF his life
Opposed TO a state church. liberal in religion, and ad
vOcating freedom of thought and liberty or discussion,
be represented the enemy OF the government anu
the foe Of religion. The French recognized ms smlhen. rent
position champion OF liberal thought ana ne was
bOnoTed by being made ciuZen OF france, anu neh-
her OF the Assembly THIS made & nm N "a nEh M dseree
nsts the people that he was an enemy 10 us
country that he had abjured his riHn,s az a. an EngS
enemies OF Great Britain Inc clergy OF the Engish
Church who began nossilsment sbNn S Of which DE-
Priestley was the open enemy, were paIueuIarS
active; the press teemed with their denuncla-
lions OF him, and the minds Of their hearers
were named against him. This vicious state OF feeling
at length broke bounds and iSsue9 n Ni3enc5 On 'o m
1871, there riot in birmingham, IN when Di.
HE N
manuscripts the fruits OF years or industry were con-
trends shared the same fate and his only saved
from death by the care OF riend VINO cOhceaeG nun
for several days Dr. Priesiley was oDgcd 10 make MS
escape 10 London. and taken for hun In the
mail.coach under borrowed name such was the Ter
ment no inst MIN that 1t was believed he would not
Rave been safe any where else, and his friends would
not allow him for sey-4l weeks 10 walk through tue
Streets He was invited to Hackney TO succeed the
celebrated Unitarian clergyman Dr. Price. He ac-
cepted such the dread OF his unpopuarty ihat
nobody would let him have "A house from an apprehen
SION that II would he burned by the pOpulace He was
obliged 10 get friend TO take the lease Tor hii ana IL
was with the utmost difficulty that lie could prevail
with the landlord transfer the lease to him, as he
alleged that he not only AFRAID that IL WOuu bo
demolished, but that his own residence, 70 miles
of would 20 next When he got settled, his
trends living near were advised to remove their
valuable effects. Servants could not be induced
10 stay with him, and his neighbors were IN fear
Of damage by his presence TAe members OF the Royal
Society, of which lie was fellow, declined admitting
INN 10 their company and he was obliged TO Withdraw
his name the Society. His eldest son was III bhs-
ness in Manchester with partner Who athoush man
of beIanty himself panic struck bJ thc state 81
the public mind thai he dissolved the business c9nec-
ton. DIR. Prestey was burned IN etngy WIN fdihe'
and threatened and denounced IN private letters Az
dinner of the prejendaries of cathedral church the
conversation turning on the rlots IN IN
and on a clergyman having SAID that II Df.
Priestley were mounted ON pile OF ms publ
cations he would set IRE to them ana bnin MN aIiye
tuev an declared that they would be ready 10 40 hc
same Dr. Priestley had been friend OF Edmund BURKE
who wrote furious book against the ffchcn. ls M@s
replied to by PrIeStcy so ably that the orator was
greatly exasperated and inveiched against his friend
character repeatedly in the House OF Commons Dr;
Presey denied his charges, ana called on Dln iOf PROOF
again and again, but lie made no reply Wheieupoh Tue
dortor publlshed that Burke chad neither abiilty 10
maintain his charge nor virtue To reract IT," DF.
Puestey was informed, by person VINO was boarding
al the same with Burke at Margdte when the rioS
broke ont at Birmingham, that he could NOT contain
lis 10Y Tut running from place 10 place. nc eAres'ed IL
III lac uuequIvOcal nianuer'
Other articles OF interest in tins number are Ihe
Physics Of Ice" by T. Lewis, IT,, Distance OF the
Stars" by Camille Flamnarion The Cham Of Species.
by the Hon Lawrence Johnson. and several valuable
selections from British scientific periodicals.