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\ letter from TcSas to tile bostun Journal cf
Chemtzsry states that tho prtckly.pear tOntntia)
Il used in sraaous of drought us an articlc of
fu0d for cattle. avn cut down the lcnvcs of
the p:iekly-pcas," says the writer, "butld j
busl,-lcap, set that On fire. ard ruast an.l scorch
oil thc many small tl,urns. When cur oxen arc
very hungry, have seen them hook out the
leaves fron the smoulderiur cu,hers and eat
then! rrcrd1iy: The roasting. perhaps, adds IT,
the tayur. anI extracts the sweet ntarehy. aud
suttlllent matter. ACaln. oHr frontiersmeu.
after roastlnG the large leaf, peel IT aud nppis
It as an efficient pouttire, as yon woald apply
s1lppery-eltn.'
'fnc writer also atatcs that III Mexico he has
seen thu psieEly-ptar growing to height of
from, i've to eight feet Il, perfectly .iry trguns,
wlcre 1t Is ustc,. used ah Hi fmpenctrahlc fcncc.
'ln sotuc parts Of MrxIen," tic adds, "thr
t'rlcl;ly.,eaf Is fold !n TUG markets, aud vl.
GUS drink Is prepared trou, Il. resembling IN
cellar caret-w!.ic; whllo llera ln Texas, although
the peus-shnpcd fruit louks exactly like that IL,
Mexico, aud though II Is apparently ripe, The
eating u It Is supposed to cause rllllls and
feyer." The fruit ot the rrtckly-pcar ID really u
pleasant, wEiolc.ume food. and Is extensively
used In tnauy countries.
, 1877-11-17


Sir Joseph Hooker. having returned to En-
gland from 1lis botanical tour. III company with
t}r Asa tiray. through tic wtstcrn PORTION of
tile United States, ba1 contributed 4 sutcnct
sketch Of the results uf his observations to the
columns Ut 4safHrt. II was fund "ttlat The veg
citation Vi the m!lllc iatttulcs Ut the coptfncnt
resolves itself !ntu three principal H,cridiaral
i.oras, intompatai,ly more diverse t1,an thosc
presented by any similar incridians III tho Old
Wurldt-bcing, III iact, ~ lar as the Trees.
shrubs, and 1natly gcnrrs Of hcrlarcuus plant.
arc concerned. absolutely distinct. THESE arc
the Two llati!d, and tito dry intermediate, fc-
E!Uns,'
Eief, of these regions VA. found Ia he a.an
Itv,rEbIg INTO three: !. Tie Atlantic Slupc uhd
Mississippi region Is dIvisbc Into un Atlantic.
Mississippi Valley, aIIA MI intcrposeu iuIu.,t-
lpra. i. The Pacific sIote Is dislsu1c intv
II ycsy sufnlA. eo3i, fuscst-tll cuast-
range; the ho. Californian valley lylng
along ilc San Jua: AMI Sacramento, lsIycfa: aud
anl Alpine. j. Tte Ko-ky Mountain rcg,s'u Is
ulvisibie into prairie dora. desert Or saline
il,ra, md i ttocky.Muu.ltatn pro,cs iiora, trth.
prrltc, susrAlplnc and Aip.nr.
lal4tc slope u Mississippi region. aud ts,e Fu-
| cr slope. ais specifically, uiII IL ii great ex.
| tent. gencstallv. absolute: not ptur or oak.
maple, elm. pfa.,t. Ot b,rtsl of Eastern Afnrrs.
apcr.rs are cuntiucI tu eatl." The I.,%!ty-
| Mountain rcytDu, though quite distinct from
I buth tic others. has few elements III the
| Eastern rcEiuu ail st1l l.,urc Of the Western.
~ Calift'rnla s'F'ial ttads wa 'na's u tue
conifcru, whtll Obtain their maximum develop.
mcnt. III number Uf SPECIES atal iu stature. III
] tic Pacific Cuast. Alurl Cusiuus fhtNrtllAtioti
wns altu COLLECTED cui,crrilE the nristn aud t,t
ttdurtiOA Of American plants. asni 1s tile int rs,-
duvt1oi' Ut various typcs tnto thu three dIilcr.
| eut reg iunS,
, 1877-11-17


IN, ,,,c,,or ~. .s,",rxr,,.. -. Mini.
80. sa n.,r. %. % H"n,s a.nne,cic ~ W.nv
MSrx. I Donur. Voi. W.-SeySusScr. is7u. 10
Cnlcaao: lladley Broa. & Co. 8yo., Pr. 83..
fHect u.
The 81. Nteho(ds. by faF the best cll1l'& perl
os]icnl in the world lns concluded aouthrr wear
81 itx nrt,srro,,t r1I.tenrc, prrlun. II cni,1,ut
~, saii thn, If lnnr.,yta a. II rnws ot,cr.-thn
idcul NJ n nu,,,irat,on n II. Lind wa. rea,tred
In ,ho t1r., n,,u,lrr-m.. Il kern. TN tn the
..,r,, r., a., sor it.,,t IN ,h, or,t,tnn, ,a, Win.
out sycr tIurciuc, ;fl,c ,ist taivptsI authors,
designers, a1li ungrayers In our country orc en-
,ase.l 10 It'll !,s pa:es with cutic!ng iior,ns of
liresatnta uni tlafnty Illustrations, an1 their
Efforts 4thIcvu great success.
Fnlt THE SICK AMI SIrrrEn1Hr.
sr:,,si:M tY1i,l}A. itrnx. ron rux s,rx 4sn
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4ono.. pp' "Ao' tt"s' ei..',
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asa co'ost NV soe' ~ uuu.s ~ pa' .sa ~ ''soa
'a''o"' ~. "a4As ~ '"o .o'et1 " '"te ''Ite w.
amc. 1heS ats saueca uhaeT separate steaus'
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DusstitfHrI+ ltss IL knbNh OF the rEtH!uftsb y!
the t3crman Fti,sals thnn of thofc nj ENGLAND
and Franfc; hut the impulse Of the nge towart!
higher anil braalcr achievements IN mt IS fctt
here Rs 6enslttvG1y as in nthrF ttsrcs. alld It's
results arc telling With similar e'nphasts.
RELIGION AND SCIENCE.
nRvkhATioN AND sciEXcE. By J. y,
n.rsSs as + Me ol,:ty & 81 frSs,na Sdnn
Ystk: i!sspe: : liro. esisssS: .Ia9:su, &e.
Clusg T. Co. Emo, rp. 4aH. Ircc. s..
Tie work entitled " "ArclIala," )" whici, was pub
ltsl,cd by Dr. Dawson In 1860, having been 30
largely rewritten In order 10 bring 1. up TO tho
present standard of tho subject a tu be cs.eit~
ttaly new treatise, Is now Issued under tho
title given above. With the rcnoltl!ng Of tlc
substance NJ the original book, its scopc has ex-
pcrienccd no alteration, and the aim OF the
author Is still 10 reconcile the doctrines VI lsc-
yealc Religion with the latest interpretations Of
Science.
Al the commencement Of the enuncatIon OF
his argument, Or. Dawson assumes al granted
three fundamental propositions: 1} The reai.
" OF an unscen universe, spiritual rather than
material Ia It's nature; t2) The existence Of n
Personal God, or Of great Universal VIII: and
80 The possibility Of communication taking pEe
between God and man. 1Ic does not attempt
10 prove these positions, but merely explains
their meaning, and then proceeds to build up
the structure Of his dissertation.
The texts for the several sections Of his cssaY
nrc TAKEN from tho first chapters OF tlencsis,
containing the Mosaic account OF tho creation,
and from other portions of the Scriptures bear.
Ing upon tue snEnr subject; and the plan Ut
reasoning consists In al excccsfs Of these texts.
and the establishment OF concord ltetwern their
utterat,scs at.d the designations of gcoto4y, as
| tronulny, nntl cUCilntc sciences.
Dr.. Dawson Is o,lr Of the foremost Of tho
scholars who reject thu theory Of Evolution, and
| adhere 10 the y.ws uf Nature presented In tic
Bible. II Ia Ills belief that tho t.ulc IL not tut
distant when Natural Science aud Theology will
unite 'n their Testimony concerning the origin and
antiquity Of man. anti the nniagonistns now 81
starply defined between them be tlissipatul IN
perfect harmony. lie rcads evidence oG this IN
The overthrow Of the theory Of spontaneous
| generation, In the discoveries rclatlng to tic
correlation and conservation Of turces, IN tt1s
light pltaoIugy has thrown on the unity 1T Ian
p,la9e, and III many other revelations attending
the later progress Of Science. Hu las the Erent'
CT body Of scIentists opposed 10 him Iii thtse
opinions; but thu ability anA confidence witt
which he sustnEns h!s vicws cndow thcm witt
nfueuce, md tnako him q bulwark Ut dcfenst
| to the teucss uf Theology.
, 1877-11-17

LIFE op yITroKlo AGFiE1,t. W,ru Az Fl.
eAI nY W1II1As i. ltvwEiLr, Itoston: James
II, Dsaootl & 70, Chienyn: lthillcy i,ros. s. 70.
Littlc:Classic style, up. :I57. Free. $l.2;.
The third number In Oscoo,l's Series OF
rnmo,t Autohiorronh,c. cnntaln. thr litc nj
1s.1,sa ',ss''s,,, 49,. U",,,.. vM..>a,
Alecrl. Little Is known Of this author among
American realers, beyond lis name in con-
nccttou with tie literature of Ills country, aud
.ha ~ NJ. ott n,.h,uor, ~ ~. f,ut..a
4vaso y, ."o .'t....'. ~ .,.t...,
of ALBANY, tht uh1oftefnte WIG III fflhco
Charles Edward, grandson of Ja1ncs H., md
COMMONLY styled tho prctcnder.
A1acrl wns born at Astf. in Piedmont. IN
,-m N.,,. ~, ,.ss,.;,,. .,...,,.. Irto ts.,a.
4!ao, ot Hoo1c "''" "ea'.uy pufcnts. Hls Antnea :
died when le wis I'll infant. atid ut tho age OF
hc was placed In the Academy of Turin. wtlere,
IA he statcs In lis memoirs, he did little moro
" =, .".. - -,
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Appcton i Co.. New iorh'. contenu.: Ffonti..
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ING: cari Iicckcr, assisted by MiSs Lury Poe,
that In Photography; :,i*+ {. Il. Cogswrll. that
In W.pri- Engraving; and Miss &. i. Cogswela,
the Sormai rllSs
The Ladies' Art At*ot fattnu, which la. been
in tsIs'tnc" nearly three years, l,1s recently
vprnE INTO TEurili:"ncr, aud mainly thr"ugh the
prat4cwosthy cal.tbIInn y made at th. Wlnncn's
Pavilion At Philadelphia last >utnn"r. II has a
:las* IN drawing mn, PatnsIngt tnught by NJ.
W. ". Morgan, and eiats .nr Painting Fruits
and slt,i Life, undes- the direction nf Mrs. y. j.
ftaftcfs.
, 1877-11-17

Jansen 4; AeclIrG announce the near publ
cation Of 4 vulunle entitled "Dons House.
keeplux," wntscu By the uuthor Vt "Stx Little
Cooks" aud III TIC salue winning manugr. They
al.o have !n pscs4 volume ot poems bearing
thc pretty ualns Of "Applx-Dios.o4us s1>."4
, 1877-11-17

cultivated. There arc Roynl Ata'icmtc, nj
Carlsrulic, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Dresden. AMI
Berlin, anil grrnt en1 NJ go,nl work ~ rnlattat:
lug f.o,n these tgutree. Wits the exception, rf
Dusseldorf, ic.s IL knnwn of the prN!ntts ot
the t3crmnu Fcbonls linn Of thofc NJ ENGLAND
a,l.i Frantc; hut the impulse Of the nge toward
higher anil bra,icr achievements IN nrt f. felt
here as senslt,vely as IN nthcr countries a1d It's
results arc telling with similar e,npilaais.
, 1877-11-17


OUR ClIILnHES's SONGS. With Illustrations.
New York: Harper i Dros. Chicago: Jnlaen,
IGs. Ss w, S pR t!,se; T. Fir. f.
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Of all naes from years npwari. Many Of the
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the multitude titus assembled together, while,
pleasing pictures are plcMtifulty scattered
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SIT to music, with the essrntiai accompaniment
ot pictures Illustrating gfrnt ltyersity vi sub
1ccts. Ths book originated IN Lti,d0,t. A.a II i
sample q the juvenile publications popular
with our English cousins.
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Wit Migglltier than Wrath.

During theatrical representation at
Edinburgh, q presnming yoang. eoxeomb
chose to render himself conspicuous, by
standing up il the midst of the pit all
through the progress of the first act Of the
play. His neighbors were at first too polite
to insist on his conforming to the usual
regulations, and merely represented to him
the inconvenience those behind must suf-
fer, to which he paid no manner of atten-
ton. The audience at last began to testi-
fy their displeasure, and the cry Of "Turn
him outF became universal, and a riot
would most probably have ensued from the
indignation Of one party and the obstinacy
IF the other had It uot been for the witty
Hon. Henry Erskine, who, laying a wager
with a gentleman near him that he would
accomplish the matter by a single SEN
tence, stood up, and addressing himself to
the persons who were forcing compliance
on the obstinate youth, exclaimed "Leave
him alone, gentlemen Il IS only q toiIor
resting himself" 4 roar of laughter fol
lowed the exclamation, the efficacy of
which was Immediately testified by the
disappointed object Of it, whose only mo-
tive was to impress those around him with
high notion Of his fashion and gentiFty.
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Old Sfsa SIlssEfla 11ns.

Old ST went to the theatre to see the
magician performance the otler night
Next day we asked him:
"Did you see that man handle that mon
ey last night ?''
Il aid, fer factF'
ale made it come and go in all sorts Of
ways"
young boss, dat mans pow fal slick wild
silber munneyw Y
"What did you think him, 81 p
"Dat man fooled round dar wild dat
munney till he reused up my 'spishuns,
he did,
"spspieions Of what p
"Hit takes Its Of practise fer to make q
half dollar pear an dis'pear in dat style.
"Qf course
4Dat's what meks me hab a 'spishun
dat dat white man was one time de cash
eer OBJ freednan's bank, an / jess wal /
to handle him few minits sho's you
born. atlanta Herald.
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Selected Story.
TIT FOR TAT.

AT the time when the first open court
of law was established in Russia, lady,
dressed with the utmost elegance, was walk
ing ON the Moscow promenade, leaning up
OH her husbands arm, and letting the
long train of her rich dress sweep the dirt
of the street.
A young officer, coming hastily from .
side street, was SO careless as to catch one
of his spurs in the lady's train, and II an
instant a great piece was torn oul Of the
costly but frail materiBl Of the dress.
II beg a thousand pardons, madame,
said the officer, with polite bow, and then
was about passing On, when he was detain-
ed by the ladY's husband.
.'You have insalted my wife,"
Nothing was further from my intention,
sir. Your wife's long dr-ss is to blame
for the accident, which | sincerely regret,
and beg you once more to receive my
apologies for any carelessness GA my part. :
Thereupon he attempted to hasten on
''You shall not escape So said the lady.
with her head thrown back IN spirited
way. To-day il the first time have worn
this dress, and il cost two hundred rubles,
which oumust make good"
my dear madame, beg You not 70 de-
tain me. am obliged to 80 on my duty
at once. AS to tie two hundred rubles-
! really cannot help the length Of your
dress, yet beg your pardon for not hay
ing been more cautious
"You shall not stir, sir That you are
obliged to 90 On duty il nothing to u. M1
wife j. right; the dress must be madf
good
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had suddenly become like another man,
with q firm and confident manner.
"What do you want ~

had suddenly become like another man,
with firm and confident manner.
"What do you want -
The look that the young woman cast up
On him was as insulting as possible,
"I want my Dress he answered, with .
slight but still perfectly polite bow
"Gire me your address and will send
it to you"
| ooh 40, my dear madame, I am in the
habit Of taking my purchases with me at
once. Favor me with the dress immedi-
ately."
4 shout Of appreciation came from the
gallery.
"0rderI" cried the Judge.
"What an insane command p said the
lady's husband. "My wife cannot undress
herself here"
II have nothing to do with you sir, IN
this matter, but only with the complainant.
Be so good, madame, as to give me the
dress Immediately. am il great har
~; my affairs are urgent, and | cannot
wait moment longer
The pleasure Of the audience at the ex
pense Of the lady increased with every
word, until it was hard to enforce any ap-
proach to quiet, so that either party could
be heard.
"Do not jest any more about it. I will
hurry and send YOU the dress as soon as
possible
II ain not jesting. / demand from the
representative Of the law my own properly
that dress" said the officer, raising his
voice.
The judge, thus appealed to, decided
promptly.
''The officer is right, madame. You are
obliged to hand him over the dress on the
spot" ....
II can't undress myself here before .all
these people, and go home without any
dress on said the young woman, with
anger and tears. -..-
"You should have thought Of that soon
er. Now You have no time to lose. Either
give up the dress ofy your own accord, or"
A nod that could not be misinterpreted
brought to the lady's side two officers Of
justice who seemed to take upon themselves
the Office Of my lady maid
@Take your money back, and leave me
my dress"
"Oh no, madame that dress is now
worth more than two hundred rubles to
me-" -..--.
Glow much do you ask for it ?"
@Two thousand rubles," said the officer,
firmly.
q will pay the sum, the weeping ladys
husband -4.=ssls-4z.led r2rnrraat1z- IT haze
here Eve hundred rubles. give me pen and
paper and I will write an order upon my
banker for the remaining fifteen hundred.
After be had written the draft the worthy
pair withdrew, amidst Kisses from the
audience.
Query Did the lady ever again lether
train sweep the street?
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Geo. ". ChiIds, A. NJ, tombstone poe
laureate Of America, says the St. Louis
Dispatch, has written the following touch
ing lines Of The fatal purple monkey:
Willie had purple monkey,
Climbing on q yellow stick,
And when he sucked the paint all off
It made him deathlysielz
And ere his latest breath he drew
He clasped It in his hand,
And babe farewell to earth and went
Unto a better land.
Oh, no more he'll beat his sister
With bis little wooden gun,
No more he'll pull the pussy's tail
To make her yowl for fun;
The pussy's tail now stands out straight
The gun is laid aside,
The monkey no more jumps around
Since little Willie hied
Over to the other side.
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comfort and that the extreme cold is not
necessarily injurious to health.
The Greek Bed.

| There is no form of bedstead, from the
four-poster to the French, which may not
be found described by writer's, or repre-
sented in works Of art. Ulysses manufae
tured one for himself Of olive wood, inlaid
with gold and ivory. The bed rested some
times on boards laid across the frame, on
thongs Of ox-hide stretched over one an
other, or on a netting Of cord. Plate
speaks ofbedsteads made Of solid silver;
Athenaus describes them as made ofiyory
and embossed with beautifully wrought
figures, and Luciap has them Veneered
with Indian tortoise shell, inlaid with gold.
In Thessaly, beds were stuffed with fine
grass. According to Athenaus, efemin-
ate gentlemen sometimes sleep ON beds of
sponge. Fashionable people in Athens
slept under eoverlets of dressed peacock
skins, with the feathers on. Clearchus,
the author Of a treatise on sleep, describes
the bed Of a Paphian Prince in such way
that one can hardly keep his eyes open
while reading Of it. cover the soft mat
tresses, supported by a siIver-footed bed
stead, was flung short grained Sandman
carpet Of the most expensive kind. A GOV
erlet Of downy texture succeeded, and up
on this was cast . costly counterpane Of
Amorgiaian purple. Cushions variegated
with the richest purple supported his head,
while two soft Dorian pillows OF pale pink
gently raised his feet"
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Senatorial Terms.

Of those who had great length Of service
in the Senate, Thomas FL. Benton heads
the list He was member Of the Senate
for thirty years, and no other United States
Senator served there for four terms. Chas.
Sumner had four continuous elections, but
died within less than year Of the close OF
his fourth term-chosen in 1851 and dy-
ing March IL, 1874. James A. Pearce,
Of Maryland, had four successive elections,
but died soon after the commencement of
his last terL-chosen in 1913 and dying
December 20, 1853 Daniel Webster had
four continuous elections, 1927, 1888, 1889
and 1916, but there was a break in the last
two terms, when he was IN the Harrison
and Fillmore Gabinets-184l and 1850
Henry Clay had five appointments to the
Senate, the first two by gubernatorlal Sc
lection, 1906 and 1910, and the rest from
the Legislature-l831, 1887, l849. He re-
signed near the close Of bis second full
term, md, after serving three years OF his
last, rendered his RESIGNATION, but died
its taking effect. John G. Calhoun was
fifty years of age before he was sent to the
Senate, to which he had five elections. He
had been in the lower house of Congress
for six years, Secretary of War for eight
years. He was elected to the Senate in
December, 1882, as the successor of Robt.
Y. Hayne, reelected in 1885 and in l84l,
resigned in 1912, and subsequently went
into the Tyler Cabineta as Secretary ofstate.
Senator Huger resigned in 1915 to make
way for Calhoun, who reappeared and
served out his original term; he was re
elected in l847, and continued there until
his death, March 81, 1850.