, 1876-01-03

lSl3 beginning tn trhcIn Ia d Rcluol III CnN-
rsantinDpla. After s0tnu ynar, OF active lAnor
l!ere. a1n waH tianafcrred 10 Armenia. "icEn slln
cunsin,1cl her work ~ afarsaYn,l. Ilnr,oot Etien
mud Dial bnkir. Failing health finally compelled
her to rnturn to Ainettca. mud seek, III a lnHg
iltr1nl Of tcbt, roneHcd stsengsh to rcsulne tito
vuchtlHs to Which Bflo bas cupsecratr,l hofGof.
Tho present hook ~as to'iattA. during sh'n ~
telval Of enforced leisure, fran her rotu'nis-
cenccs OF the most interesting Incidents cnn-
ncced with her ,nission IN tho Fast. In nnddtti0n
to tho re:ortis of tier rN ct3sricnce. 1t r1uyoYs
vivid iotlons of TIC 1sneo otlc iiio Ut tho ORR
entails.
EclExc. prw.r4: sERtEs op FAMILIAR Di.srNTA-
1lm " Hic'tnn 4. r:ine .,' fo' Amsl!'r 81 "Sst-
Mrn." Tho sun IT, W'th insra q !ne A.
.ett + co. chicago: JanAei1. Atci"Fs L Co. friee'
!r;n' .;;1s ), ,,,,oo, n ,u,nh,, ,o,,ros,r
t]lfa yotutno haze with two or thrto executions,
becu contributed to Eugl,sl, postodicais within
tho rost two ycarB. Tho;r subjects aro various,
M. Life, Past md Future, II, Other Worlds;
THO Planets Tut In 1cvc1t.of., 1;aIanco; Co,t,-
cts' Tails; Tho Sun Bubble; 1lo Weather and
the SIM; Journcys Towards tho North Polo;
I,aiu: DANGER from lightning: Growth md
Decay OF Wind; On S,mo Strange Meu-
tal Tcats; ani Automatic Chuts and
Gard 1'iaYng. Tho troAtncnt Is what il
termed Popular: tint II. nsnpc nd cleaf
enough to bc nnderasaod hr the average i''tcli-
CONGO, ret nono tic lcaB exact On that RECOUNT,
or tinintcrcBtinE 10 Fcicnlll" !ntn1s.
MIR. Proctor has remarkable talent Tor coa'
vosin9 tho ahstr"ao truths Of RciGtco Il. familiar
LANGUAGE; n atvest'h, them III tic opnc1r1tlos
a.l tiitlicties that. ii, rigid yeruacular, 1ooro
them 10 far from 1he apprehension 81 the naascf.
Tho public oso o Grcae debt 70 lin, ~ TO Oar.
WIN ard Huxley, n that, Nl.'!c advancing science
BY original Investigations, Io has ialt It 10 be ah
important part OF his l1fo-wotk 10 be n teacher
Of thu peotlc.-~iinpartinK tn tlIo Ill tlit tHost
persuasive manner, tho lartA concerning MINI
ment
On, uswNoN.s TRAVELS,
THE THRONES Ann PALACES or 1tAp1Lox AND NiA'-
ykn: rNoa EsA TO saa, Taous4ko Mill ,:s OK
Of tho LONDON Soc,ety oi biblical Xr,htio:y. Syo
III. 45s. Nov York: lla1ier L l,fsstlerI. cheaSo:
ssnscu, Meclafs ". !t1st' ~, =. II.
1Ae s'lo y. .uo "ooso @ "o'e - nos "n.s w. ~
shou'd no: II ooes pos 'a'flY sep,osons 'a'
boot, which is sprightly, entertaining narsa-
two of travel. sathol than the scholarly disyusi
tion rnon ,ho anc,crs t.ant,I. of A.syr,a ono
-, x,,,, ~, i,.o,;,tz ,oma .r1,,
cirouiclo opeus at Bombay whence Dr..
N,vmon sct ont To rcach tho Me1-
| itorrnnonn hv lin nnfrooucntcl ro,,,o lead
inn IN nnrtnb by wav OF lilo ecu md
on tn D,rda1 by thu rirris. aud to y1ucycb md
across Mcsopotama by Aorsoback. Tho journey
| waa long mud trying ono j; hut D.. Newman anu
his two companions we're capital travellers. "ltle"
| awake. COURAGEOUS, anl cllocry. nnd thoy made
every milo Of the classic ground thor tro1 sicll
aonna pleasure or profit that moro ihan baaGcol
| tho diHcon,forls..
In presenting hin noto-baolf to tho rohuor, ur
| Newman llaa Weighted 1t With as lnurlt .! the
carly history Of tho p'acos vialtoa ~ it would
boar without being too Heavy. aud taA III this
| way made hmeelf I'm Instructive teacher M vol
| ns lively companion. The Typography or tho
La A1nx;. IN
| used iu iss illustration without stint.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES. .....
| rNatrsH HAT1sat LCAnE'a " y. u, HsHTox 81.
3'.a 3nno'' r.: IT. ~" 'o1@ H. - iu'ns' 0o'''
1wontv NJ Tim sorcnost mon In ,,,o nnl;tIc,l
uron, NJ Enp,.n,, nrc ,,,,nenteli IN tim narcs If
lila ,oI,u1e. Their por,raits aro drawn with d
| careful baud, mud giro o good conception Ut the
| character md work peculiar 10 ench Yrof.
fawcets, Sir Char|eA Dlltp. air John Lubl,nckt
lhonas Mushss Ssn1"e, e.r,e alIr .;s nainm i'',
aua, pnon@ liz noro nosea of thn indiyjanls rorso
sontoi,
amFhtcAM ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS,
| 11cnsrs. Jnnos II. Osgooa II TO- 'ss'loi. Oh tho
opcniur slay Of tho New Year. tho initial nnu,hor
Of tho A"f''tsa" Are'tiiect ana bat'tna Netos, ;
weuk.y PAPER, u,,ilor,n In styIo with tho English
crchit ostuto ,ourno,s ami cnrerinp snbstan.in,ty
tho Ran,o ground. Eae number oi the American
| periodical will contain from eight tu axtcots
rapcB uf lotor- nj csA aid four pages OF rlateH
ncnto1 ~ Inn iIe}int sbn nrntenn nn1 nrint eli
Sr,,, stsnc ~, ,nonr i,as airesrsv hcnn adnntcJ
49, ~, Hie;,i ,n ~ a." ,o:,,, Tnsttnfn ~
- Inu o1ltea' oea ~ tAc !Ae'!s.su 41n.!."tu W
Architects. aud n'nalo nrsangclnnHss liayc bccu
Jahdo TO till Its columns Wittl sAatter OF tnsoresl
| to arcA[lects, ensiuoers, nrtfAts utf4er5 anj
mechanics. 1t Ii under tho cditoyshlp Of Mr.
| sv,il,,r. /, r, YnurfoiInw ir,1Ior ri lin Annri
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Ian i.ss..ttu y. Ky. ~ * ~ haat t'.
detly eSPess 10 LaRe ld!la WIKI tt'o oo't 5oHt'
nails 01 ~ Elnad in England OF Oh fho CoanDonk
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