, 1877-10-13
The Holy Roman Empire---Count
Observation-Disclosures
---Landor,
lrt.Nstts~Prof. Weir on Turner, GtroIne,
heissonier, and Wilkie"Dcn.
tbam's Skeleton.
Flora Round About Chicago: The
Birthworts and tho Pokeweeds
..-Carpet-B Beetles s-- Noun
tain.Climbing.
LITERATURE.

ETHIOPIAN SkEILlEES.-A COM EDH.
oSE YEAR AnNt,AY ,t ,:,1,, 2, % tss Asth1. Of ons
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ri Y. d. 1lowk.ls. !.t,ts t:la.e1e Eli!nn
tago; Hadlcy bros. q Co Price. sl25
INC author Of "Onc aunItncr'' has atIt1c,l
another leaf 10 her bays by thts bundle of
sketches from nbroa1. they arc fnlI OF Tie
charm uf fresh and rich personality. Tue
ground they coycr-town and country In {icr-
many and 6wttzcrland-hns been visited und
tcstfibctl by hundreds Of tourists. yct tolIcl,eA
BIZ the transmitting power Ut an original mfntf,
II rcappcars hero with The attractions OF 4 ucw
mil hitherto uuexpiorcd land. 1hctc Ia no rep.
etittau Of the hackncycd stories Of European
travel. but nil is novel, and, dclineatcu with
eprigh.ly, amEable grace, Is verv winning.
TITO writer lacks with an artists cyr npon
everything, and detects whatever Of picturesque
beauty |. nlny possess. She alsu krculy apr1c.
eIaes the lumor tint turks In nlany Ut thu it,
ciicnts tlaily occurring tn life, and reproduees
them NTH thu fine c1Ee OF tlicir .rollery faith
fully preserved. With such rare faculty Of In
steAt md Of transcription, stIc chi, but prove
delightful companion in travels by Tho flrcsidc.
We wou1l exhibit ono or two OF her prcttest
pictures, hut It Is hard to chooee nmong tho
multitude crowling her pages. 1fcru Is one on
that Notwithstanding theme which everybody
lovcs to study In NIL Its possible aspects. II IA
tskcn from series OF views In tho Tyro!, nnd
nc sever 1t abruptly from It's connections:
"And what wcro the strangers doingl Staring
II tho people, to DO sure We always stare.
We are hctn for that purpose. tTho village
where The girf pitt Il 1lnwer In her swcethcart's
hat AMI how pretty II wast The post-wngon
had harlly ttupprd before Euotl.look-
ing youth had dashed down frum Its ton, and at
njrufn n ff4r-f rtrt
from the Inn, bearing q tall mtg of iuaminE
teer. She l.ad eyes but Tor him. fle had eyes
but ior her-nna tho beer.. Entrancel they met
They stood a little apart from us, by garden,
percd their sccrcts, and didn't euro q strnw
whether VIC stupid 'othcr people saw tholn or
not They had but 4 lew moments Of bliss, for
The boy had to 70 on with tho post; but, while
au!d, sic took his hat from his hcad, and stoop-
Inc to tho 1owcrs beside her, chose great f,ahl-
in9 carnation.ptnk, which she fastened III lis
Aat.band. Lie looked pleased, whlch, OF course,
rllagc-ilcbo II was to give hlm the bcvr first!
What wouttl lie have cared fur the lower whom
bis throat WAS dusty and tlllrstyl i 10 such a
pity somc women always persist in Offering their
flowers and graces too soon,-iorgekting thu
nature Of tho creature they adore.h
And hero Is moro sober. but perhaps not
moru fnetructtve passage. written after . cou.
temptation Of tie Fails Of tho Khlno: "But,
depths oi sad experience. Eae Niaeara Ietore
Tou como here. AT least, read up Atagafa. Be
petfectly able to answer all questions as to
Niagara's height, brcatth, aud volume, anI tho
shssetcr G TIC sn smosI9s crcase in un appre-
you Will suffer. Somebody will oak you Mug
tn question suddenly ut a1nner-party, and Yotl
Hlll either Icply With sha1no That you Do not
know, Or With the courage Of despair you will
that can,lot possibly bo true. Theru uro great
many pcop}a In GerInnny-cxttenciv fntelll-
Eent, aud to whom i IA delight to listcn-who
are wonders OF information and appreciation
when they talk about German literature aud
Gcftnan art; arc nlso on EASY terms wittl tho
aucicnt Greeks, md possibly with sanserit; but,
when they approach America, 1t Is as II that be-
loved land wore an ut,dtscovertA} country
~ 'unsuspcctcl tslo in the faE-o1 acas.' The
one thing they positively know Is, that II hns
hlagaEa. Therefore arm yourselves with for
msdablo stattstfcs, and pass unscatiacd aud VIC
tnrious through tho inevitable yollcy Of qucs-
ilons. Pcssonally feel that / owe Nlagara q
ncvcrtlyng grudgc; for, sinec the narrowing
examinations Of sthool.comnittccsin in my yout!l-
iui days, never haye been subjected 10 cate-
ch!sns 20 rcltinactous anl embarrassing ~ thIA
pride ol our lind has caused INT. lhare anccocd-
I'll a. last In liking the main figures In my NOM
ory, but am always moro or less nervous when
the examination threatens to embrace tho adm
cent country. ~ advances like heavy battal-
tons, t ! eau calmly meet 4; But, when Il comes
skirmlsh, trcm6le.'
Acontsglou Of play-writiug has spread broad
cast over tho land, and all our authors sccm 10
ha afflicted with It. tnpular drama fs elucra-
tlyo production, bringing agreeable rcturns Of
1an'e anu tnet,1le; therefore, when ono aspiraut
AfA accomplished a Successful result ia this H.
sceIoh, II a not singular that others should test
thelf capacity Tor thc achievement. American
playa happily adapted Tor representation
1avc until secantly been scarce commodities,
but there Is Sn indication that our stage viii
soon be supplied with homc-born comedies, and
that a. last. VIC shall ba able to boast Of n
The fikht Of dEamatio presentation OF tho
scnt'neit,".--arst publshsd Ii tbs dtianfic. mi
now Issued lu book .torm,-hns been n1rrhasr.t
by Mt. Lawrence barrett, and The play viii bs
produced ~ him during tho autumn ai'd w." wIntcq
season. Until IL ~ presented with thu sirant.
age VI science an1 dramatic effects, tie vnis,s ~
thu work ~ al acting. play eansot bo nron.
efIy judged. A. literary compoaItion. il ia
the peaslng charactcr'sttcs ot lie suthar:s K ~
manner. Tho plot il light, yet not unat1,rai
Thu hero is vigorous pcrsUnatton, and thn
heroine quite bis opposite. tIuw thoy will
emerge Iron. tho hands VI sktllful actors hsyinv
the power 10 rccrrato Them, Ii At this moment
matter OF mers oujcctufe.