, 1877-12-08
i1hst IYhittiers Dfother.poets Say 10
lin on Tho Occasion Of [lis
Scventielh Birthday.
,Art~9ossip- Meissonnior, the 0olo-
brated French Paintsr---An
Irish Romance.
The Fauna Of Egypt---5inging
Observation-Disclosures as
Fertilizers.
LITERATURE.


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LJTEnATJ1RE.
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THOMAS sTAt,n krN1.
ursTANCR AND SHOW; ANN Ornxr 1.1cruRx..
~ T""xAs srAEn K.so Edited Edited, with M an In In:
![oanes1"n n,u},g ! ~ i,t,tc.no. iisa,.r i.1ns
4 Co limo, ~. 43I. i'ricc, Sc.
4 striking illustration Of tho originality Of
Nr. Kings mind ts given IN his lecture on
nDooks and RcadinR," which Is tncIudcd among
The dozen addresses collected In tho rrcscut vol
umc, Tho subject has been worn thrcasibarc,
n,ary every cssnytet who has written much hnv-
,nr ,,scil It as nm onportuulty for lsptaytnu tho
~, .,ten. Of bis wisdom and culture. One. there.
fore. LOOKS iof littlc toat 's nc" IN saS reschs
method Of treating It. But Mr. King Eives us
The pleasant surprise Of developing decidedly in-
a5rh1uol ideas In It's discussion, aul Of making
tossee"oms ''t p.oa. u" u"s .,, ~, a'u"s ',,
ctr established convictions. lie boldly clial-
leugcs debate, for instance, Ivy DECLARING
mi. in his belief, a hundred yolumrs
III hn ~nlo,.a a5 .t1,o mos,orv of rrbtch t,v ~.
u.. 9.,a " .ootn1 .a,,,d .nnro .n,,, ,,otio- ~
teutlTo reaaihR' Wou1a make man ucuef iaf-
nshed Win instruction. anu oettel aplo 10 eohi-
pehend and enjoy tho advances Of knowledge.
rndcr tbo irnd Of t,,e oxplorcrs of this rencra-
.1... .,a, 49, .oho,ar nr IN ororv man xso hor,
ton, 'iaa my sc'o'a' " nt sstu'1 a'an W. ~ law
III our cOHnGFy touhy' Gu Important - H!suoW
In fc!cet!on for Its practical bcnef'tsW The
assertion Is emphasized by repetition, and tho
.saad ,n,tmoti,n TINT Avc honra ant n, thc
.aas. ,o.,. ~ ~ ,n 5ara,nI ~ .,,,. ,,e.,,
t"ents-'ou. a!o " w ue'ots' ~ tuo VT!
serious SoFk o. readlns sle CHOSEN volumes.
lit R'sT n oy 1 1f ro M ssr
o.Ss ,Ss ,s,,,, hronsho. ~ tro,r,oian ,ros,,n H.,
.... " 'l"s -. ,.... .,.,s - H.. ~. ...,.'..s.,
very interesting; nut th's no hss mol sehturea.
1{r JfNRS F1Hf1rrntN EErtnjN f0EtN. however
which he considers that every person Should
krov A, txc,l m he knows h,s aro md birth
~ Tha.o ~. n.ri,. r,,,,,,,r ~ f,fi.nrowt,
oss' iuesu -. ~ .a,as "us ."a."" ~ ~ aus.
u1 ono ran kesp tao tna NJ, VI tnh. .a. ,S,S. atrn0.
Cling Utter o. asterol;ta,-,Itl,e punofns ., the
ialniiy); INC mi1t,oi'a ot snltes Whlsn thc EARN
tIon the ',u,n6er Of states. TsrritS5ic.; and
lQua!e m'ies ~ " country LUG shienn 1aSas
anu Nales ot ~ .4; .ic n:oHau,u % i,'.s maniucl
years ii tnS ss,sspP m na1 occ osIn.t .l sn
sIoa 20 lonE as Inc M,.ssiss'Gni % runs q a'wa tne
Vao o[ our snnlates ahto Ing WIZ OF Me1.co. ,.N
ma1 ougat 10 Nno" ~ ~ lnete nafe
a!!.laea 70 W'la as nuss!sG Nv ana Smsf so1YaS ';,
.Sn a. SuoIs te sao Il 'A
Mr King SEPARATES b1nks into thrco classoss
nooss o. !aet, pooas VI ~. aIsu uuuhs , u als,
IN ths iast aiSs!on t,ane,nR snosc Moss sao}eo.s
sfe 'cs,1ons ana 'aea,. ns % ~ mnen tnc tntm I.a3a
yaluc. He gegatds thc richest region 10 tho wide
ncsatufc u ii1e as t1o aepaFIMe@nt @ .! oioeFapMy'
Ala feihalNs: ~ t WetS ~ , nsesn nle nnrs
sad Icy ts !oiaaation. oi isIFa9Y, Should
oc cohtfoll!nG!5 q ut9etap!MeAt ghes-WEGtatJ EJ
PORTRAITS. ihei,,ni.s' hfu eoiiesponGehee. aicto
mo Way ~ Mnle1. sAstots , - !auEsI " snnity;
ana by WINCH VIC ect 10 e'ose 70 too springs "
NJ ".,,...,nt ~ i, y bo continual. ..o,,,, ,.cr
"AnatnInk oi ". ne consanues, @ "oaeaa a Week *
may llitroIaco ynu I1 sumo man os WOMAN o.
gsnlus|monarc uenefa, pacst, ssatosan, ~,
!ssefe est a1:i iY Yoa S; ;ee 's0 III noo @
I1a-tAe aawn o. h!h GENIUS, ms stIu.S.es l @ anu
t9rf9Ws, ~ wrongs anu .ftu!nphaclnt :. n ~ pop
ol ma lntcllc,anal strength anu IN w arestihR.
through him at ts century; you may scc how
nc treats hls "ile anu clntu5cni JOY my KnpW
NhSt !!e had ior A';ueF' alIa @ tno oest tn!nEa he
AHu 41s Euests sosspeo nuoutf wy n.aJ aun..
mage sssn hta pirate !ettcTe' EaYcsufopplng
and kcyhoIs.'istcnins are conlcmpttoic, an,ess ,l
10 doit Ut thc resnoy9 OF Ecarfatlo. Ilea
= 2logsaphy tno a.s,. Huesn ~ setE t,!. ss,sI
wlth tue rccnpt!on.inyliasiosns ana et'4ae1t.e
earda to dtnnsrs and sotrees, Walt . l!ttlo
wlo, and tac wa!'s aru thrown dowa aud tho
rabb!e look 90. Histories are the lalSo lansi' i
ftc1 III hin%~rsnhv Mr., KIM. hettoycs that uNo
ssa'oz sas l. Ssae oTs pfstabs ; { f. sub T.
!asn noys!t; q tsoarss, &c, must b. ,sa is; :;
at nn,i tisnlvht.T Tl,en hInts arc r,ycn for d
study OF novels by which their merit may be
teste.l and their lnnost lessons lear,lcd. ~ al!
novcl.reaue1s were eumpelie.l," h9 says, "wnen s!
ey a snoso oh, W ,, ~ IN NJ. VI H.. ~,
dIcnta sn,l riot. It would bc bcttcr for thci.
moral education than II tley could listen once a
week to tho bcst lecture on elhlcs Ihat IL del!t,
9su Y tao !o9o!'aost p!oisss9s " Ss..1asou.
maa,in. T., Htin* IT, ,ttnr,rw H. KIM rc,nsSks -;
two crcat authors Vi thc lay: "llow Often
haye heard people class .sir. Emcrson and Cur
!yle t9gcther, ahu 10y that ot'e hofroWen s 'foll
~ l. usa.e1.-msh "nosu psioSGt p ~ s uva
ispd en- Arctic nirht, and wLpsu stylcs afs a.
much alike a4 ttiu light Ut a pitcii-pi kuo1
blazing aud smoking III a Wild monntatn-pass
a ~ ~ lct1.e nai'eihg VIII st1l't eeas, ptaea'
H. i.,.,, ~ ~ ,,'.,s,,". ,,a sb,v ,.hr,