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TIVE N{ANYYIlDOA OF JESUS OF NAnANETI !:
, 4 Ulsxon1co-UnlTluAk TREATISE ON 4IE LAsr
OttAprEltE or TIE dosrE1. uy tho 1tyr. Or. IAaAo
" W.sE. Paper. 8ro, l,p. 12A. oinciunati: Oliea
of tho Il hleritaA }srtttff. -- -..
uiSgUuY OF THE lsEInN OF PHILIP THE
HECONp, KING or SrAiH. by T1LL1aat il.
pnrscOTI Now and 1.ertsrd Edition, With tho
Authors Lntcat Corrections and Additions. Edited
hy JuIty EoarEn KInls. In IAroo Volumes: Vol. j.
limo, pp, COS. pAiladclplia ]. u. 'Lipruco.s
IRENE: on, BEAoI1tnRokEs DIL1nws: a Aronx.
Nv AIsH. u. T. HAXEit, tauo,, pl. Il5. NdW 3urk: !:
Astthorv' lMtisAinH CoMpAny.
TiIls sErOliTSAiAN'I CLUB AMONG THE Tlltr-
: pENV., liy IIAnAx CAHrLEMAH, Authur Of ;" Thu
uuutoat Beres," otc. 1un1o ~. .od. lAtlado'r4,a:
riIE COMING WAyls; on, T1sE HIDDEN TREASURE
or 111oH Roox: Iy OL1sEH ort1c. l@'uo,, pl J53.
boston 1.eo Il Shepard.
THE ESTIAIAIION OF EXPoaU1lE9; on, EXTERNAL
NAzAnug IN FIRE-1asunAaoE: WITH soNEnuLEa
I AND :EuuAuLAs FoR RATING lstskss AND hFENo.
t,a4pulp FoMuuLAH roit uEE0Tlsh at1afia AND
NxrEs, luluo., ~. %. uayculort: Day, Eghcrt
sIisrUil OF THE ART or nooK-p1Hp1Nf3 !:
Wrru NlaYs IA TO TIE EAnH or llooEa; ANn How
AND W3lERE TO HAVE DOohS BOUND. 5-nio, ~.
, 81. Chicago: O. II. Clx 90, .,-.
TRIBUNE POPULAR HO1EHCE. Iy l4ouIa A0AKsIst
H. A. PnpuyoHt ur. q. i. NAoWf-sEauAil,, elc,,
cto. Bluare oeluYo, llostun: l1onry j.. Shepard
AMERioAN PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS: GAIT.
WIL1lAM N1pD, AMI UriiEHs OF THE iAA@r!a ON
IuCOANEEua WHO NAvAGEp THE h:ASr TUE 49,
Aupsa AND Tuc coa11NENra: OF AMERICA, TWo
, 1874-10-03
4 L'lucky EnEisleor.,

FToW tHf AaFtGsA &1liSA,} 14WeS.
Lust Friday night, in Elkhart, ~ engineer,
named Aark Squires who runs oa tao an 4's,gan :; gn
known along tho lno, uhowol that he was much
ora tAs ordssil pI"eks; m. pasns sas tine 1ns
during tho ,icht 10 was awakened by solao one
IN hs srns rss 4 onss rsw at aey rsyyso Nses
nmd ahnt n1,o nfxhom in such maunnr as to dis
as lin aud Sp su5ra 9ot 70 psy as q
lut was toiI firmly tint ii ho nloyol lo woul1
s. betol ~ - I 1ossa soSn hn sompsus e. s
viii Tia felloy p,,rroudcrod md WAS hold pria-
onot Until e arrival ot ohcsss a 10 tako laa him IN
to ba Holland aud NoDonatllo, and found to 10
worLncn IN tho railroad ei'opa at 'Elkhart.
aroDouahuo, uho was shot, at lass aceouuts wnns
tic silo. MoDonahue hau acknowledged ti,at
robbery was tlcir objocr hut that tlloy Woro pre-
parod to commit murder If that VIII nocosHary to
accomplish. their obort, 4 bostlo Of ohiorofornl
aud u razor woro found upon their porsonh, wiics,
would 10 to ullow thai tho maui utatomont waa
true.
, 1874-10-03

At Tho County Hall in Lowcs, England, on
gcpt.. ], Mira. alnry Chantrel1, widow, wsa
brought up before tho magistrates on d charge
Of tor,uring eighteen dogs aud fourteen cnts Iy
locping tham without aultictont food and nour-
iuhn.ciit The orl1enco sAowod that a!togctnor
homes Of aoyeral or tliom prosrntlIrg ncnyly
through their Hklll. In plG-styo wera two boxeu
and 4 hamper, In which wero discovered tl,ir-
tecn cats, Which had evidently been dead 6on,o
rino, md another dead cat WIS founll III room
upstairs. Tloro Moro tolrteon live cats IN tho
oi,tor-kitchen md theao, lio tho dogs, appeared
in AtAto Of gcmi-stasyatiol.. On yialtltg tho
premlsen live tlaya ntcr, tho officer founl enc Of
Tho caa dont ai,a 'Aiasetl iiyo Of the leanoat Of
tho dogs In axpanation, Mrs. Cllnntrell snld
allo had tnkuu tho dogn away Tor fpar toY might
bo ordered to ''o killed, uuinoa pigs mud other
a1iinlalu woro fonnd IN tho lougo, bnt tlcau nero
IN lair condition, Ths Eart Of Chichester, il
paBSiug judgment, naid tho l.oucl woro na;lhlled
Mry, CllA.arel hnd oen guilty, as1l thoy Ind do
tersnincd 70 commit ilur to prison for two
months. Tho Esyo notice Of MI appeal, but In
default Of bull, waa removed to tho County .1A'l
, 1874-10-03
"C0EvEATING PROF. TYHDALL."

70 tho Editsr Of TIE Chi:sco TRIBUNE:
ElE: 7 desire cordinliY to second the RECON-
incubation OF yosr correspondent, III. ". ]. II.
Hogan, published i'll Sundays rE1DuHs, by
which it III propoHcd 10 uct tho whole Christian
world to praying fer tha conversion OF Prof.
Tyudal! eud lin brother scloutiats, Darwin aud
Huxley; only, for Tho rake Of offcctiyenesh,
would concentrate tho Whole fire On ono until
ho was conyortcd,-then would bring tho guns
Ia bear upea tho ot4cra III turu, Thia plan
Of testing Tho efficacy of prayer would
bo FREQ from, tia obicc.lcns urged
nsainat that proposed by Prof.. 1yndails
froud, aud at tho Ean,o time would 10
conclusive. Wo occasionally hayoa "weck OF
prayer" will, n corta,n Ect Of Objects gpccttcI
for each dnY OF tho week, but III ths no could
afford to npend a nho1o Wee': on T1ndall alone.
Just think Ct tho immense gain to Christianity
which would result from tho convention Of such
man nj Prof. Tynda1l! It would mora than
Offset thu BcocLer scandal. God would cortni,,-
ly hear tho prayeln OF lia people offered up in
huch G cauHo. II sAoy wcro only offered up in
faith; md atnong 50 many there nust BIO soma
wl1oao prayers would 10 acceptable, mud God
would hear and ans,Tcr Tor tho sake OF Tho few
righteous oute, ii not Tor tho gako Of the wholo.
", II. Yam OuSust.
Cnruioo. Ecrt. n9 1S1I
, 1874-10-03

From The sfirtr City {ffahol 1iorid.
Anout 100 tpifs to tho norshWsra Of ldaho
water as can DO fol,nd.. This lake il tho largest
OF c1uater Of four Or yo situated in its inlne-
liatc vicinity, aud is about II mics in length by
. 3niloa {avorsGe) in wldth. 1t iB both Tod md
which passco directly throushi it: til wntors arc
sud to be Anndyada OF foot deep, antl are Us
clear no tho. moat linoly-polislled mirror Tho
country around tho lako III mountainous. and tho
nsouoEy varod, but picturesque ana beautiful.
tho uaule Of t. Rcd Fish," MI sppellation derived
by their color, whicl, il a beautiful yornlillou,
with tho exception, OF tho head and tnu, which
aro OF = dnrt earthy-ercen color. Taeir habits
aro similar to those Of tho ralsnon, md like tho
salmon they upaSn aud then dio; Ilo ,nsss anu
female are easiiy listingnishabio, tho cpiora Ut
tho malls being nlnch brighter than thoso OF tho
foulalo. They live In the deop Tascr in tho lake.
md ws hfo l,o aconnnt OF olse ever hayin;, boon
wntor ut thu month Of tho river, whnn going up
tho riyoi to spawn, which tlny to from about
tho last OF July until nearly Tho lust Of Octobor
Whom ascending tha river. they travel in sohools
s1ll tis},or'nan lapd them III large quentitos hy
1neara Of draS-l.ots aud soinca. WIaon fresh,
or ,Hhsn prupcrly cured, tlioY aro ousoomsl 4
Ernater delicacy for table ING than even the
mountain trout; but great skin aud caro- and
above ALL great coanlineas ju raanirod for t!lcir
preservation iut n maunor for tho table. Driol
they Gro proforrod to otLor 1,crrius or goldfish,
nut tho best way to prcscryo thonl is in brine.
r1t up III this way--care being observed to have
sholn perfectly fresh ana perfectly c'ean--they
aro probably not ozcellod by any fish in tho
world. Tho writer han Hecn them lato in tho
rall moving down tho ryor ~ it returning to
tho luke, but such n,ultitutlos OF them die along
tho stream that It IL beloved to be impossible
vary bu1 llttle being generally about ~ inches
long, an1 Moighng from a11 to & pounds.
, 1874-10-03

Travellers Eu1l into u CrcynsS,

Traveller. E'a1l into u Crcyns1c.
The Continental! Herald 'nnyB: '1aEt Ynca-
day young shophorl descended trotn Bcrnlna
to Poutrosina with tho nowu thai ho lad fonud
q Indy doad at tho foot Of rocll. About forty
poruonH immediately started for tho place indi-
GATED, in the Valley Of RoscgE, ,fhoro they lia.
covered tho corpao OF Young lady extended on
q bod Of Alpfno rosos. .Thero wag no wound
ylnible. and tho only ,nurlt was yellow apot OH
tho LOFT temple. IN ,tsrF. Tho unfortunate lady
seemed ,athor aslcop than tloai. It Is surIniHcil
TINT. 'n looking for tho ctlecess lovcr Blso foil
over. a ledgo Of iocit md wns killed instsnta1l-
consly. u IL strange tllat . slsnllar acclaont,
occurred IL tho gA1no nolghborisooa. = low taya
Doforo." On Eaturday lilo Mayor Of Leols re-
colvea a lottor giving. details respecting. the
fa5e se. aGsaMt So o aao r = A. 2 nnr n1sa as a %
letter, which, IL dated Sopt. l, and IL sgned ~.
M'cosll." eayH: "Alr. Marshall romainotl several
dnys ut tho loyal Hotel. Conrmayour, during
Which. llo told mo Lib plans Of pana!ng over.
had recently come oyer from Oha.nounix to
Courtuayc,,r by Tho Peak Troi[ct. ne loft, nc
compa,,icd by two o.perieccd g,liden Omen that
l,ad accompanied lllm tluring his lato trauBt},
ono ono fa1so o"y Of WIZ tho oS''s s"o saeS returae
md Bnid Tint IN descending a:giacter. Mr. ,Mar.
shall aud Euds Ind iallei into u csevause and
wcro killed upon tic nl,ut. neither of them ut
tGflHf1 n WCfu+ lIo Hth fEIT IlaCn oAHessatkoN
aud excited. bnt tolirured his account with dis~
tiictncas which Vroio down MS ho gpoko. Tho
party walked up tho Alioo 1l,1tcho, aud reached
tho baso Of Mont B!nno emily III tho afternoon,
aul attcr a4coudinS to. tho Tail OF lilo FrcHuay
glaricr ma;o preparations to ppeud the uieht
among tho rocNa. They hfterwarii Is crossed oYer
Ii rocky rcof ailti reached Tho glacier Dn Brouil-
lard which flows directly from Mont Blanc; hut
aftor asccndlng, TINT Glacier for no,no honra and
tho rrccipiccs That overioois IT, until ting found
further advance in,lrao:cab'o, thoy reaolsod to
return, and finally reached tho laotor Drouiatd
In GaIoty, ell three corlod togotlcr. Contin-
uing to mako tlsoir roIrcat do'fu tho gsacicr at
midnight, all *.ilrco fell Into n cravuH-c. A,r.
ALarol,a, aud Tho guido Fihchor were hillcI upon
light canlo The surviving guile, ,1aablo to raiso
tho bodies to tho surface, loft thom mud mado
lia wny uosn T. ConrmRyour. Immediately af-
ter ia arriynl, tho landlord Of tito ho!el, aioug
with tho Waldcns'an minielcr Of thls place and
aeyon or o.ght mon md tho guide that escaped,
aos OF for tho aeono Of tho nccllont. Later III
the dsy tho 'A1agiulrato Of tho district sud ELK
moro men; witli'a truck, followed the,n.: About
o'clock man 1otnrnd from tho advance party
viii, no tiaing. Of r1lcccns, butrnqucsting slip-
plios for two daya. When tbo bodia1 arc found,
aa l bcIieso thoy mill be, will writo to you."
, 1874-10-03

THE MAMDf-IAND; on, ADVENTURE OF liEn-
- Ar.p CoanEsFoNnI:rsr IN CuDA. by jAMEs~I.
uKELtEY. limo, pp. S5o. Philadelphia; D. u.
1Ippincott 4 Go. -
In Dcccmbor, 1872, alr. O'Eclcy was tispaton-
cd to Cuba by tho management Of tho Now York
Herald, with directions, to cntcr tho military
lines, and thence transmit newa Of tho progrogs
and ponstion Of tho Cuban inaurrcctiou, Tho
undertaking mas difficult aud dangerous ono.
but A1r. O'liolley had tho nervo and resolution
to undertake aud 70 through with 1t. Hc anccecd~
cd, nftcr many triala. and delays, in roacllinE
Ceppcdca, tho Irosidcnt Of tho Cuban Republic,
and remained soino weokg with him, nharinE
tho hast life Of the lender and bis soldiers. On
returning to tho Spanioh camp, Mr.. O'Kelloy
was arrested as d, prlsoner-ot-war, and, after
somo wccks' imprisonment, wnn sent to Madrid,
whero ho was finally Hot at liberty, or, rathor.
obstacca woro tncit1y removed that stood tn the
Way OF hin return to l1a own country.
Tho tlotaila Of Mr. O'Koilcy'H experience
throughout his oxpetliton ara roated IL, tho 90
ahead md fea1-nnthing stl1o peculiar to tho
Especial correspondent" Whorover wo find il
Herald rcportcr,. thoro yo Ecnorally tlisd bold
ncBB and resolution, accompanied. With kuao1
of what IL chilled III the fraternity pencil-puail.
ing" btr O'KeI1ey hus tho requisite supply Of
tlozo qualities and, Lila release from, tho wob
OF untorarl circums!anco5 That :ii5oo TO haro
proyod fatal to him, deserved promotion to tho
pl,1ck aud energy le had disr?avol. Ills narra~
iiye is Bpiritod, md wll DO roished by sloao CT.
rioua to follow tho cqreor Of cool nud intrepid
journalist through tlle heart OF n Rtrauge md
halt-ciyilizcl country, gWGilainf: with Acrco boil
llEercutg.
, 1874-10-03

noteal exrediont y only REQUIRES tlat yonr um;
bcr sal bo sorl, to1erably clcnr-a guo hard knot
INIT ntnrnlnp, md put n VIZ, care. Tla
cost Is1csa linn co.ntlio painting. md ic effect nj
mnel bettor than gra!nli, Nas',ros work ta moro
perfect than ours. ' - '~
III tho courao Of tho correspondence, AIRS.
Join mud Sister Jnno develop their iloaB upon
tho nrrsugonentof liltohens', i ana The inenago.:
and cnli from tho architcct, homo Of tno most
..sctal letters in tlo whole volume with hin.
tho giat of tho domestic thoorios entertained
wlt nitanlnity hy NIL partlos no 'sako leayo Of
tho tlcbhtful architect aud hts no lous delight
rul frfe.ida: -
1' converted beyond tho possibility Of i,ackstinRto
hs truth: TINT Tiers tH no work 1T and PLEASANT
70 profitable hnd improving, 10 tho Of woiRnt.
hna, rick and poor. wiso or unlearnoa, strong or
weak, proud or nscck,-as Tho caro- md cdnro!
q ionao ione 90 worthy Of thorough sts'ly: nolo
Hofl Of opportunity for exercising all tho bcttcr bodily
anu irl Powers, fn mere mechanical and ns'sc-
nr .k, ,1p THOUGH rhilouophy ata sesc,ee 1nathe-
Wo, muet not forgot: to add lint tho book ia
generously furnished with architectural dosigna
and pana. which ara diattngpiahod for their ptot-
llresuu9 bcnuky. y "
, 1874-10-03
The Slnvc-Trnde CrlppIce.-5aneuinnry
Icnttlc1 Ezotyvccu tho Es.Yptlas,s uusl

The Sinve-Trnde CripplcG.-5nnguinnry
ncnstlcu. Ezotyvccs. tho E;.Yptlas,s unsl
Dnrfourtu.1s.
Ae1anaria tsept. o., cerresp0ndtnce n Tie Loadon
1iasea.
Newa las l1ocn received of a great victory won
DarfoutanH. For Golno time past tho Darfonr-
ial,a havc excited tho BGdouin tribes Of that dis
trict against tho Egyptians, mud layo supplied
urlna to tho disatloctcd. At lougth thoy dotor-
mined to invade Kotdofan in force. Their army,
amounting to Il, ,10o 'woll-arnou mon, and con-
mandca BY Es Sultan Aabouna, was encountered
on June u, near 3 piaco called Kalalta, on tho
ffantior Of kordafan, bya force Of LOCO Egypt
inns armed with Ronllngton riflea. After q
severe engagement of two hours tho army OF
loas in Killed aud prisoners. Their com:
nlautcr wna among the slain,' and
Aia son was capturod. Almost immodi-
atcly aftcr this, tho sultan Of Dsrfour made
freah attack on tho Egyptian frontier with aa
$4,000 men. ,naly Of thotn wo!l-arlncd cavalry.
Tho accoud hatto was fought July 9, and lasted
QUO hour and quarter, rion tho oncmy Werc
utterly defsatod, aud vigorously followed up till
night ntoppcl the pursuit. Tho loss Of tho DAr-
era 900 muskctu, seyon rii1el cannon, nnl .
largs number OF horses wsro capturod.. The
EgyptiauB lost eighteen killed and had sixteen
wouutlol' Strong renforcomonts Aavo boon
aont from Cairo, aud it. IL nearly certain that
after this Invasion tho khotiye will occupy Dar~
four aud annex it to lis domlnous. Quo main
Fouroc Of tho slavo-trado will thus DO cut oil,
for, Darfour being closo to Wadai, which IL Quo
great alavo-prcaerye, Its roople ore tue graateas
shareholders in Contral Africa, many OF thoir
Sahara, through Fozzat, to Trlpoll, Dongazl, AID
tlia ports Oil tho Maditerrauoaus aud 10 VIA
Mmlta, it iu said or along tho African coast,
to tho difforont slave markets.
, 1874-10-03

Baltimore tsls sGia,.saspioa City Ola
Observation-Disclosures Usn Cov T. oEl:s.1

UbUs1sh1seNs41..-.sGsV C3b l4X GEG1slstt1
ca:1taics.
Fron the Bali,,cre .i,ntstran.
It ii aaid tttat tllcfo .uu boel for sono tlno Il
very lively rivalry l,otwccn tho Sporting mon Of
lIartortl County mud thoao Of Dalti,noro. Tho
isHlo at lust co1ltored Oh tue queatou uB to which
could kill tho groatost number OF cooia iu two
nights, aud to determine this grand match wns
mado up, and cano o1F lust week, closlnE OH Bat
'uri1ay with brilliant victory for the Baltimore
ans. Scarf aud Ills frlcnds, OF Hartford County,
by n,an atronSth al1d perseverance, killed iiiteou
coons, and wcro greE!ly elated. they cousid-
cred It sire ihlnis that Hartford County would
be tito victor. They oyon chnirod tim Daltlrnors-
ans, aud volunteered advice tn Blyo it up. Thin
WoEo up George Joues aud Duckctt, Two Of tho
most ll,,tiriug hpoftemon OF tho present ago. nnl
thoy determined to rcuort to strategy. Uuckott
selected the night for tho hunt, and tho locality
manufacture great lot of roc!cts and Iionan
candles Of unusual siZo. These wero taken along
aud when the dogs trcod a!1y kind of ganc, lone.
would climb UP III far as llo could md lot OFT Ills
t1roWorkH. Tho co0ua could not Hta1tl Ills, and
Mt once tun,blod to tho Ero,1ud, where
thoy wero quickly dispatched by tho tho dogH..
Middle River Neck WAS III blaZo every little
whilu tho wllolo Of friday night, aud tbs people
living thorcaboutn wore greatly ularmod ut tho
numbers and sppnront ctosencBa OF tho falling
stars, and wondered Ii tho world was comm. to
an end. Rlr. J0nca anya t,oy killed. twouty-
soyoA coona. at.l that it was tho grcatost sport
he oyer had In hia tifa aud TINT Hartford County
glyoi,t up that DaltuoEo is ahead In coon-llnut-
INK.
, 1874-10-03


CONTRIBUTIONS 70 SOLAR PHYSICS. Dy ]. NoR-
Mas LorMrln, L. II. B., S1o., pp. GIG. London:
Macmillan !: Co.
Tho llrHt part OF this worl contansa Il popular
account Of inquiries into tho physical conBlitu-
ton Of tho sun. With upcciaI reference
to recent spcctroscopio researches. 1t ill.,
cludes q soriea Of twenty-ais rapers,
most Of which Layo been printed in
British periodicals. or delivered in tho lceturo-
room. Tho second part il occupied with COM
"1nuntcations to tho Royal Suciety. OF Loadon,
aud tho French Academy OF scioncos, with notes
and appendices. The text throughout IL copious-
II Illustrated with 1lno wood-c,ltA aud coloros.
platca. r.
.Ir. LooAoyer's position s,nonE men OF ecienco
aa Ill original observer and MI ablo writer ID 80
well known that an cnusnoyation Of the contents
OF any work 1o may publish is oil the reviewer
need undertake. il Is to ,nen Of sc,onco that ho
unpeals for I'll, audience, md to tt,om m,aht bo
Ysfo,rod the duty Of pyononacing an exact juAg-
mont upon tho value of lis communications.
Tho book 10 handsomely pro1sceA and. With its
exquisite engrayines. III enticlnE eyou to thoao
who cnunot uulerstand q mathematical problon.
involving creator intr,sacles than the rulo Of
three,
, 1874-10-03


Of sonqs, or Aazing Bonapartist pioturce ]onn At
Tcu ahd follow covorn, Al,oh his padlofa aoll.
iGvory Hpccah OF litorntlira known to printers OF
itnogranhors wnH represented III thls WHOLESALE
heeatomh." When THO tanks wore fuIl agents
cess or Hoaklng was accomplished, which was
at the end OF nbout 'tTo fhourH; The
n,ahs was thon acooped up III big iron ladies',
"a,s4,, mat ,an"a m.a'oa III "neoipaffoNa 70 ahothof
|m,nnnso ron nuu,o 9,ou.0 ~ WIS aangs9 tnso m
apparatus, 4 ton tniuutos, ,o,,ndlna ty a,namtIn
peatle su1coil 10 express all remaining noxiouu
pfonofnea out Or Tho pi'lpy mass and reduce II
- III s' ~ an = .u us Me!cne!ookng paalo N
oro 8,,cco,afnl ]fo et tha nnda ~ "om ns
manufacturers,
EUROPEAN NAyirs.
According to ii,e last or,clal ropor.u r,vcn In
,ho Dorsepzc;t,,no of n,ri,n lin tnt,1 ,,,1,,,o,
IT i,on-o,,da ,v,,o, 10 H., .a..1 ....a." 0o -.
-. ~ ~, o"moe m''s ~ S"o ''a'"i po"els u
Enfopols "a. IAo total numbor or ccrcv.
shtpp, exclusive Of const-stcanors and gun.
boats, ts 491, Belgium. Switzorlat,d; and servsn
1,ayo M nnyv. and 1,ouman;a ,,,s o,1v n for
.,rta.,. =, 1..,:.,.E-1,am 49, ~"
"ap'' Nn...o.. w., o ". a1"a'oT ai'Al1, n"caon,
Grocco las 2; Germany, 8: Dpuruari,, 8: Gpnin
Z; Austrla. Ii Russia. Is; Turkey. ii Frsnce
%: md England, rs. .Austrin, Italy, urccce,
anu fo1tnGal have no iron-clada for coast SCR
far faso ..usorr;, t,oIsn "nisn has no iron-claaa
coast-sorytca. Enc,and bas o. nn,i T,,noa noa
80. Germany hss . turret.snips snaln.
Norway, mud Denmark, each q; Tur-
kay. u 7nwSaen' =; aHd M Nassia. 10. OF Sorrow
spn sa1 n,,1g Engsaha nas la2 s. fT11nSc, o. R4ssa,
-; i nornanY n ann Donmarx each III; Austria,
~, III rrortagat .; swoaen ellen and Norway, each
VI" a GrSeeSt i T. T. ~ asna. Aernany, w,h haVehi
nem ,t .ronelaua t a 1or Mara9tyre, Which wl raak
III points Of thotuoss Of @theIr @ arn,or strssnssb'
us s'e.r snsanss, .'e aha nMMbor ana qaMlt3 Of
a.r 1,.os s1, n W. las NMiphas snoae OF Aaastie,
aiaas, .;ns @un etance. 1ao Enmess ot ssanss. IN
, 1874-10-03

The susacx (Eng.) Ne,us gives n remarkable
account Of tho AsnllcHa woman Of Joylugton
whose marriage was Recently reported. she y 4
very good roajer, writes worry nicely and rapidly,
IL y n,o,nIor Of tho parish church, and l.aa
loarnad 10 p!ay upon Il ooaoortina, her feet aud
especially tho LETT foot. taking tho place OF
1ino neetllo-work aud fnuoy embroidery, which
sho 'oifora for nAlo. sl.o is y nlllatul oank, nnd
tsrssseY lloraolf completely With very Iittlo ud
Most OF hor Wor. iu porfura'ol niuihg Oh tho
ground.
, 1874-10-03
Tho <scru,n., Eu,pcrorp.

Tho German k1N11CTOrD4-
HISTORY OF THE GERMAN 1sMrEnOEA AND
TiiEl1s CONTEMPORARIES. Translated from tho
German ami Complied from Authentic SourcC3. BY
EL1zAuEru pxAssE, Author Of =" "pei-petnEes from
Europe" illustrated. yo., pr. os7. Ihtladath:1: |:
J. j. LpriMeott i Co. q.
Students Of history havo reaaon to bo grateful
fer tho service this author haa performed for
them. Tho moat necifu work tn literature q.
tho prcaent day is to- Eirt and syste1naszo tho
writings Of tho past, 60 that, literally, ho that
ruua m.y read, without trouble or delay what is
choicest End hest. and exactly TO- his tasso.. Tho
mul.itudcH would DO glad to know tho worlds
history from tito beginning, but havu time. and
space in tho niud, ouly for tho groat, central
facts and, for theAc, only when they gro col
lcctcd and grouped together SO all to be taken III
ct u eil,:lo glance. Whoever, therefore, goes
through the toll Of rcsenrch,, and selection, aud
condensation, FOR tho sa!so of bringing tho most
important tl,ltls, tho most valuable knowledge,
within tho grasp OF tho busy world, Is bono-
factor to Ills rnre.
In this Single yo1utno bcforo ua wo llavo the
Biographies o[ tltty-tlroo Elnpcrors OF Ger
mauy, together will much contemporary his-
tory. Necessarily, tho work IL compact. III
aonao caseB tho liIes Aro 80 abridged nS to con-
rist Of 1ittlo moro than d tnb!o Of datc8 and
statistics OF great eyontB. But iho:o ia enough
to serve uBcfnt rurposo both for tho hurried
aud tile !eis,lrcly toadur. The biographies arc.
III each instauca, accompanied with IL portrait,
and the entire work il abundantly supplied with
indexes, etc,
, 1874-10-03
FAMILIAR TALK.

our NUMERALS.
A correspondent nsiu, "What ia tho origin Of
our presont niuo figures, i, O. .. etc.? T am
aware tloy arc Arabic. l,ut INV camo they To ns-
aumo their present for11,s? What gnyo the fir
,rcs aud I. for fnstancn. tloIr ,cctlfar formp?
and aro a1iso, with tl,o tons turncd dlrcrout
ways; and arc tho san,o, only royorycl. II
you can givo yorir roa,1ors any light on thfa
gomowllat rcconutc tonic, thoy would 10 ob-
1igcd,"
Recent laborious rcscarol,ca have deyo1opcd
tho fact that tho numerals now in aso pro not Of
Arabic origin. Thoy nso 10 DO rockopod aInouE
tho ingcnionn Inventions OF tho Drahnins Of
India, and dato back to Bomo undetermined
period before tho ChrIstian ora. An obsourity
Which scholars have thus far boon unable to
clear tip ouyolopa tho inquiry rs tic limo they
first became knorn to tho Aral>n and noto In
| trodlccd Into Europe. Il IL supposed by tho
| moot lcnrnou writer's on tho Hnbfnct that tito
Arabs obtained t1leir knowledge Of tho charac-
| by them In G3D, md adopted tlior rc|iGlon and
| ono Of their dialects. Tho Ho+oaliod Arabic
! figures rohen,blo the rersio characters. which
nro those in popular ,ise throughout Indis.
trustworthy nuthorttltB hx tho period at
which lilo Arabs acquired tho numer-
| nls fla lhto rs tho middle OF tho
tlhtsenth century. OthorA polloyo tho iigures,
called !, 99lGr BY tho ,,. Arasa were brought
or Ills Immediate succossorst nud certainly not
| later thAn lilo ttmo OF Al-Alamum, aud thonco
we're carried to Spatn during tho ond Of tho
tenth or beginning Of tho eleventh. coutury.
A knowledge OF The so-calloa Arabic 11gMroR
WA soon communicated to tho learned non Of
Europe. Tho aatrouomern Of Franco end Cor
many ocem to l'ayc trst omployoa thom IN the
fourteenth century, IN COMPOSING CALENDARS,
w this means tho oharactors were goneraly dit
funcd through Europe ono OF tho oldest