, 1875-12-04

Mii1cr'a n,c,,y ,,,. -. 90. III n";nv ,ir.
II Maeons prose, anl this-l,cr first yuIume-iH |
tflFhs with tho pros1 oe.a II future rork that |
~ Ht'o het h'yh place AMONG popular "fftcfd
-
lcELAHo.
~ hHEntcaH IN lcYt'S". Ey sAMtrt F*ECLAsn, |
sni iLyiuuy in he Taa, .h",s,,, n, n.ttn,, II
3e*hnoioxy. With Map AMI Nineteen IlllAttattons. !
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.sn,'.-','',.. - I.o ."e. ~ 49,. '"ae ,"'n"o
w., ."a ",','. ' ,i'u 'oAape"o'' 'aes :"
!"e "o!la 'l''oo' WHICH has "'t so' ai'oectheF
Ioe;. An Accnunt or tho proceedings by wlttch |
tho Icelauders conmemoratcd tho thuu.an1th
Anniversary or tho ac,,lcmrn. NJ their cn,,ntrv
,@n. ,,r.,,. IL L., .,,. r,.u.t, ,,a A,,a-.n.,
w." ~ pl'u.e, -, -. t'o aa' ,, "u"
PapefA ~ the tlfhe, anu Hsh hltet"afaS preaes'eu
in book form bY tho distinguished &rnvcler and
rDecial correBpo35ant Ba;nru Jny1or. Tuete let
rms combining win nnte. of ,.rrrcn, incident.
., a,. ~; =. H.. 80. ~ ..
Eooa oeaa " ''o 1'6Io's u 'nc Pae' Ell" F'eeen'
VI Iceiaod. were tho mehns OF elslng many feaa-
ers tue first Intelligent understanding Of tho
situation of mn c-t,a1rtE,larv ceot,Ie. 13t,uu ut
y r,,u,,r ,h.,.,to. v,.aa :, tLn reaa ~ FIN
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''''''"'c, '!'e. '"a "''' '''"o'elt 'A'ao"' ~"
1htesctt pf thelr subject but le1t hueh 10 nc
said whci, the cur.oug-fEiutIod would lie glad to
ktiov.
Tbo n,,,r NJ arn,c,,,. -,;c, ,-i,,o.,,a FIN
-" p"''' ~ o','''"!'' " :" 'A'
Impressive ceseinooicA or irt'shdh lh7slee EN-
btaced A,e actito sptis$. ohe u wi,osn waB Prof.
Knceiand Of the MansAc: usei;H Institute Of
ycet,otovr Win ac,zr1 t,.e o,-,,,nu ofrer.1 mt
- =. 81; r. 3d., :.;..1.. -,
os''s " sas'e'f ."' os1l''"' 'alo'r''scnes' VI
tic tourist IN etfauGe cluhTy. hIs 10 acquire
d store Of fac:s fer the cz;ec:al information Of
ec,cnne Altar tho co;uuIetiou of lin iou.uey
u.ot 1.o.,, 49,, ~ ',.,.,,t ~, III -
: '"1f AA"~St~t'" "SSA se"N @N'-s-' w H"e 49,
tec'ca ID 1He'ans'' huo fr5a VIC 'ai'oaA "'0e'e
who lad visited end 6tut4e! tue feGlon pel~fo
hin, in tie Preparation oi scriea Of lectures
delivered bef,to Tho Lowell Institute. TIC
kHowtei.e which hs had thaa brunyh: together
fun, thaso different euutraH waH carf Ills lab
u1atod and p1.ecn::I III tho fuus& exact and con.-
ple;c mauucr. Hnca the attention Ut travellers
anti historians was rst drawn to Ice!a1l. no1
| about ! u yeu1s ugo, 4 n,o1o compact aud cp1u-
prehersiyo trcsttu i,on the pl4tt tcat cJfol ma
lion Of tie islau3 III, characteristic. u l,H ,u-
hAbtat:t< their career dslug sho cent ir.cs so,o
| by, and thrlt pres lit coudltlon and p4ospects,
| Aa4 not l,esu presented to American re lG:rs.
| Tho information Conveyed IL ~ highly con-
| doaseI that IN abstract wurll tcce.asr,l: lo
| almoe. ses reduction of tht, worl. Nc therefore
| rlalt to.ch upon uc1c!y two VI ,Ilrce ,,ouls in
tie na,,atiyc which ure tf Hing Interest. lilo
| Professor ua4 Grs1ouuulv ,tuc!.tecd with tba
t1csnla.c, drenry curaster of lilo scenery Of Itc-
| ltni, aLicIl was comEo.eI OF ba,sou r1lygcl
rocks tLtout, up fiom til. sva in early aye. bv
| IF,
lava haro Of yege.ati III, Of Yctc.uic mountains
| wiil hu1l.uita waite with buaw, and uf fcau,y
| ral chez Ut vcldu,o in summer enaMcled with
upA;ttiful tlowefH. hut eserswlero lo5t1snt. Ut
trcos. 4 single representative at tho fuf.,ts of
other laads eY,sts il the north pstt Vi til. b'an
Il II u non Dtan-arh. .j fatt hlEh. xad bea:iug
! rrauty crop OF leaves. Iu wi...sr it. b1Anchn,
aro l4stelleI u the soof Of = Lolse fur lro;cc.
tion fion, tue wiuJ. ito rtuts ar1 covered
with ttraw. aud its ,onns klUats "rLpIei in
noyl to prengrye them t1um the GILL! En,ciy Il
| frw e.irisd b1.cacs, u. ubnye ! feet A:En anl
with sfems like u rl,ll's "tlsi, Eros III Iartlcu-
| arts t!luitsrrd pIacos.
| i'E,e,u wis. | l.nya een., a. it, HsSe Iruf.
Kutclani, "n.ld t.uI, tho obscrsuti;t.r uf
otht!J must eAy Tilt 'diahor' or ',irv.li<h
is t!,u bo. eltil"t ta express th' character Ut
lie sccnrry." los ho Eots III to say: ~ catl-
not IL. dtrsthnd tbu Atu;crucuts OF kiaycc1A. and
yoly recent oncn, to- that there is Al cnsi:o
ABSENCE Of cotpr III lrellud; IL seemeA to III,
Just tho opposite. Tlla SILVER Eytasuils of ts!s
lukuls With tl'oir g!i:'ering ,nsntIeR Of enoH.
tile backhp Of 1lie lavl, tue Eoldon huea Hills
III The sunlight. tho r,u p!o sludow. OF precir,e.~.
Lac u..en ii tho iI'db ueat the shure, tue ItSid
lty even Of tho R:orm-cnlllA. thu n!ns oil tic
distau. ocean anl The ktill deeEor Luc Ut tho
sky, showed to my eyes the sn'At sttil'n: aud
beautiful cnnfras!s sc might slaye Lem. low
e,or, peculiarly fortunate in tue "cai,ss."
In ruc OF hlr chatt lsof. Rnee:aaa informs
ua thut about iuo !cchndrrs are No" LIVING II,
nth Au.assea. EusigrAltou from tho island
LfEHA III 1oft]I "uoh b El. FA4ks ie4 WILL
element las j aud settled Ill na1'i. lie cotony
llas eiuce bceu increased t. ato!.t lH1 pe.npns.
Seventy lce1andfra la'c t"hen III thelr sbodd
in Nova scotia, $50 in Ontario snd nut fifty
III Wisconsin,. Among thu culy'ar:s - America
atr mentioned ix nlel1 I scaasy y altaanIhputs
prut, Jou DjArnuscn. fu:merl' minister in
lleyk jasiIs. now Professor in Luther College,
| Dccorui,, H.. and WORKING viii, lruf. Anderson
Of alatt,st,u Nis., NJ a translation Vi tho sasny
tho 1lev. Full TLotlaltsrou par'or of tho cJion,
In Wisconsin,, and thorough letlAtdIc scholar
| h.n ,r,nrurl tcnpnrnriIy IN Iceland 10 uers uuor
| IT,. en,,,,trt m +, tho n,hac. of ADMIRATION
| u.a W,1 49, .xa-s ~" tSx.o or,s,,.,ss s...
:1es.ueo 'tAe'ss "J ,,f,tns fu ,st ,1s
Ep;t;,, F,;dp;,s., .nd s.ttrrr',r Juunnsnu. =.
wLo are, ike lilo other three, vel crsel in tn.
h.cratlIcs Of Iceland. Icunark, Germany
Flance and En1!and. WIN Athericso hls'or,
s'ely IT., - 20 ~" nn',n1rr n,aa,a ~,
,hronci. its discovery BIZ tho Nur*ellen ia ii,
tou1h ccntury, has continued uuuDa.ed ~ tn
present t;uc.
About ~ lee'anaefe naso sefS iaely es.ah
I usuet' ea1ble!!cH' ~ 1oo AfGo 'ta'st s~nHs