, 1877-06-16
Col. james Bakers. hook on
Turkey ass Charlotte
Dr0ntc.
0Sgooa & Co.'s Heliotype Piotures--
The Butter-Woman "---
Art-Notes.
Flora Round About Chicago..The
Linden and Flax Families,
Luminous Flowers--.The Albatross--.A
Paper by Prof. Hager on
Fiah- Culture.
LITERATURE.

LITERATURE.
THE CHALLENGER EXPEDITION.
LOG LETTERS FROM 1.-THE CIlALLENuEii. /"
!.y inEn uEn,uk C.MrnELL. secund Edition,
'!e't'" ;?h;c,L, Lon9n and Nsw Sosk; Macmillan i
pr. 504. Price, 81. .6U. w. A""''''
1t Is hut few wccks since wo gave M outline
Of "frllc Cruiso Of Iicr Ma]cstY's Slip Chal-
lctIgcr." IN reviewing tho book by Mr. ]. j. spry
hearing that title. A second account of thu
same expedition Ia now published, by mother
member of the Challenger party; but IL Is not
In a'ly rcspcc. repetition OF tho lrst- 1t Inns
distinct Individuality, and very engaging one.
Its author is n gay, good-naturcd, careless
young ''aSal officer, Will, quick appreciation
OF fun Vi every sort, md capacity to extract
all that ca be Eot OUT Of IL from every circ1lm-
stance. Wherever ho may. 1nd himself, he Is
certain To procure plenty OF nmuslhG advcn-
turc. which Is worth huving at tho time and
telling about aftcrwar1. And his talent % a
narrator Is quite equal To the other happy gifts
Of his nature.
In his log-lcttcrs from the Challenger ho has
not troubled himself to sustain the dignity pf
tic expedition. 1u has written TO hia frIcuds Of
Ills own pcrsoHnl experiences, choosing those
which had the most novelty aud enter taiunicnt
IN them, without rcicsence to their connection
With tho actcnttfc aims Ut the maiu enterprise
The explorations among the Islands OF tho
Southern Seas wcre uiust prolilc Of interest,
and therefore lie confines bis discourse chiefly
10 them. His wisdom In 30 dong Will be gen.
orally approved, for there Is endless attraction
IN these distant and dimlnuttvo lands in tho
htrh scas, which rs yet urc almost unknown to
the world.
fntyr, otn$ lii
show, better than any amount Of description,
what Jolly times tho officers OF tho Challenger
enjoyed during their cruise ground tho world,
what curious and instructive SCENES they Wit
messed. anu how aniuatedly Lori George Camp
bell rccounts hls stosu Of alycntures At tho
Island Of Tristan UAeunha acquaintance was
nrst male With tho penEuins, which In countless
hosts tnha6lt It's shores. The species called tic
trcst sfatccolorcl buck, wltte breast, mink feet,
slarp red bill, and rcd e5cs.
~ Jon come upana group fsavs Lord CampbelI]
ii stare i yoa hen nSng q heren 'e sone.n1sx nSs
soppaE hs ths'l yS!ie%
cid heads, hnnchng their old backs mud Wobbiing
tlietf Aappers; away they no. hop.hoppng rapidly
sure Of tncr equbru and nj 1ss aisogeeq her aHs lnai
sIously Ike crowd Of hunehbae&od old ncn with
AMONG tle tom. ot Tho tall !u,sock. .sr4s. they
s"msstinx s"na of ay.s ct xr.s. 4, yoa may ln.
sty dresa,fuiy dirty End hosr!bls sa,o,. . az
noes o donSey brsy and IL shee asss
- perfect roas, which L. kept up night and daY,
md plany sndies from the shtp. soinding, when
An endless stream Of these pcngulna Ii perpetn-
slly coming I'D gong,-sen.e 70 sea, otheta to
and il Is Tho most iauvhable thing tn tbs world to
tss ss banR e9nE " gm hq s o.
ward jumps, looking a. II they said after each
!ag Md%sh1 d5s A. e ,Ds. nsT mi, saos5 @
'ng human to 'he 1aat dcgrco with thuir pink feet
sea.birds of different species, Which mako it
their orccding-p place: Lord Campbell took juunt
where encouutcriug hosts oi ncst!ng birds. lie
lunehcd 10 All open space Of ground whcro mum
befa ot "mo'lyhauks" were sitting unlls-
ttrbcl by fcar Of the strangers:
The husbands stroled about, com!ax and going
from the tussock which frlngod the wood, QnietIy
sttng " tasl. wlses. and kiss'ng them tn very
ptass .s .tss e: .ass asq
tios reEe 80 gentle and ague. tho birds tlomss elves
70 handsoms Ii shape md Elumasu and tie sleaca
u the grssa; whie atovo us, eating the susa4 and
hopplng among ths bsanelss. wofc thrunhes and
perch thera too: how you would bavo enjoyed il!
Gu hls return to tho ship, Lord Campbell was
obliged 70 pass through tho rookcry oK pen
gums, and he describes tho walk aa tho most
awful lie had eyer takop:
while thousands AID thouaanIs Of pengains
swatm9d botwaen the tu!tad stems. II ever we
wS*els attacked oy hot % II intarated @ dhs hatps.s
ve.y forts4nats'y for me. bud tacassd mr. legs In
EATERS: Fly, but there va n exposed Inch between
y0u know, just thGfe, and got horribly twsAksd
sna dlessd =. Yoa exa llass no conception how
Aess. rushing " our lcg. ln cruwds and following
", peeking ylclou.ly; They wsrs 70 !llck Il wa
sp = e ~ sfsa SnG ~ 9s:
Aud aud IsdsE4ys vigorously. every ;!ep,. knocking
sSsn, ksh;n Sna t,:aang ~ n
wiil ,aad peaya!n o. SMASH. smash, - yoa yoa
tread On egxs bv thu dozen; oE-mors dreadful
bask s hosfSIs a '.' 'ai shs
bss IL. it, w1R e.
ths ,a.sted g1as.; a. not being aSle 70 ice whsse
denly we wets stopRci BY anding ourselves on the
bfihk Of . cltn, and unconlaonIy nearly over il
soysss R's'in' fs' e. e. a:
is,lst! y was Ike escaping from tho regions Of
tropical lstit..des afforded Tie party unriyaleti
opportunities fnr scanning atraRgv and beautiful
torms Of animal nn4 vegetable HE, They were
hhever tired OF exploring. these regions. 10
Gorgeous flowers, aud As gorgeous binds and
creatures Of diverse kiuls, although tho heat
,, ~ snSll M that ther eoIdition WINS much Of the
~ i1"G ks sh.s o. "melting ra1.surss dTested
pages with glowing descriptions 1T the lovely
scenery which greeted thu travellers At every
t4rn. Yet those picturesque passages impress
u lcss than do some which rclats ID humorous
ttflH tbik with ala