davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-11-03

The Wood. Raj lSeoton,s} 81 tue Fact6c Coatt
Is n,o4t Uncomfortable net:hbor, being i'os-
sesssd Of tnvcttsate tllesiug propcnAit'cs. To
settlers who live In lox-cablns it Ii III espectal
nui.ance, .. Il domesth1tes ltselt under the
sod covering the rool xllcutE Il saalies forth VI
frequent raids, purloIuiug every article y ean
run away with. In wild regions. tbe Woo*!.ltAt
builds it, dotutciie un tho ground Or % tho
lower b.xMches Of t.rcs. forming "a donie-
tbatku structure. often teu u twelve feet high
and SIX Or eIeh. feet in diameter. oren'n!!'s In
The u,a4s lead to tho centre. where i found ths
pest, consisting Of The iMS'y-olytaed Inner bark
Of trees, d:ted gruAs, gtx." ..
4 Ccutlen,sn writing lrotn oas VI tho states
wcat O! the Rocky Mounts!us TO tho .s"str'tan
Journal Of Settpe, describes neal VI the Wood
Kst that was found iu deserted dwelling in
which had been stored kegs of spikes, csrifeu-
ter's tools. ca&iue .pa'king, eookiuE-stoys,
tahtet furniture, ete. The house waS uninhahIt.
VI fpr two yesFs, Aaye ~ tEaE.pA hAi o<,stsioa-
ally u&rt Ii for sLeites VI night. Ou eptsrttE
The building Vi the elA Of that time, tic writer
saw Z huge rats nrst Oh the sulpty stove.
"On examining tAis urAt,' y be says. (which MAJ
about nya fsrt In belghs, aud uaulHed thd whole
tor, of tho 4tote Il saEKc ranxeh solh0 lie
outkida to b composed entirely Of spikes. al
laid with kyupintsy, ~ ~ 10 prrsent t''s
points of the uaila outward. III tho eeut1e
al lila 0sas va tn nAAk cump0Ae4 o5 auelv.
, 1877-11-03


deipLis: i. il. Peterson i l,ros, chicaTo: ilsI.
y!0; ley VII; ~ e; r, Hsps1 e.. rslse; % cent:
Ltquon.THArrtr. By IsonrnTc. PtrsAs. II. D..
nsssseha.etts. New YORK: :Ss,.on.t TEN Temper. :.
4GNh Price. 81. 10.
TIE NOOK or IOY. WITH NOTES. CRITICAL.
EXPLANATORY. AND PliACrlcAL: DEslnxxn
coxss sew Yofk 'ss Hnps,oo ss n
GhissR 1'4sy fnss nss' e. np 11s pp ss.
! FltzFe,sld. Chicago: n.dley Btos : Co. 10
A soNc. AND I s1GH. BY 1!o.s Pcnr.m. Al.
thor Of Summer. DhsswooA for thH Winter.
;.. s; :s: n.ssspa ~ 's; Co aS'
EAST Lyme. " Nh; 1lxsnv weoe Com
Eers!d. chieaso: iiadlsy Dros. i Co. i2mo.,
LII, IT, ::FA1R. FAIR. w,rn GOLDEN HAIR -:
e4stra ess xas0is ra,.sspns ~ % I,ppineo'. +
g.; g. Gss.so; Si;a. Hsa'sy Dio'. c.. idao, ap.
cStE"SF ToWE S FSnnoSA * F1FE ATs s. aasss m s.s IT,
III il .e;;: a;s: RI; $Ssssi:
Pfe1ss Ssss y
E'ppes"s TX !, = ehs.ss: i:a!e, b1s:
4 GO: sg va. Pr iso. Pres; g. ~
Wide worta.' etc; New Yo1S. 9. +. rutnsm's
sone: Chicago janasn. MeGiafR & Co. 1:mo..
,Esi!'s,1I,fs Er AZ I,'fs' s., snt3;;rs II p.n,pp n,
4fs wsn,o"". ant:o1 'sf q ,'.. s@',i. n.
aeciuts a , / e iea,o.. %. o asi. Tnee, tsI H.
, 1877-11-03
FAMILIAR TALK.

App&et0nJs Art Journal for NOycmhHF appears
with it, usual ELEGANCE Of paper amt type. lts
three steel enGraWugs ara Interesting md In.
stsuctivs- Tho trst, "On the Hillside" alter
Holman Hunt. Is = pastoral English scene, In
which the great rocky htllstds, partly bare and
purity clothed With vcrduTa, h sulNnlinated to
The flock OF sheep which are feeding upon It.
The glimpse of the distant sra, the tas and mar
masses os rock and vegetation. The tint.woolcd
sheep, anl tho hrass and flowers Of thu FORE
ground. are trralst with thr careful Imitation
Of Nature which shows the pre-Ilsphael,tc, but
with due attention to the masslu0 OF light srIl
shade. The second steel engraving u "Tho
Dog and the Shadow" from an carly paintine
landsSape Is carefully tscatcA, wht1s tho dog.
holding niece OF meat IN 0ia month, an0 ab-
sorbed IN looking at his own rel!setton tp The
wafer, gives lite to tho picture. The third il Of
charm Ut this asttst's works; the ustnral a.lt.
tnde, expressive taee, and unlsh nf t3ctail The
pretty llead-plccea Oh the hrst pa.H Ut the 70.
cent Art yoaFn4s, especially thu conventional
ssd nS7a n 9,s xsaISs :rs
articles on NORWAY" GU " "Antirut lrsh
Art" mud on - Use ot Autmal Forms In 0rna-
nrntal Art, arc carefully written. :" Some New
York lusefiots," with dse JUG t!lustra-
beautlfu! homes ol several wealthy Americana
s.some New Philadelphia Churches" shows
four careful representations ot handsome stTtrt-
urrs, accompanied By architectural descriptions.
other ARTICLES aud Illustrations ln variety, with
very interesting Art.notes tTuin PARIS, ANTWERP.
AMI various American CITIES, sre contained In
tl,s excellent uamber. Stu.lents Of ths art
L,4r7tat aru much tueonvsnscneeI BY the lack Ut
proper dates Apon the cover. In arranging
or cxamlu,ng ttcia, 1t u always necessary To
tufu I page to a4eelta.n the yrar and month,
and much valuable time Il thus wasted.
, 1877-11-03

They were from two 70 twoand.a-halr feet IN
length.
Suicide IL said to b. 'aose prevalent In Dsn-
mark than In anr other country In Europe; anl,
slnrnlarfy enough, the victims OF the crime arc
chiefly unmarried persons and widows.
Dr.. GarlIck, who has had long experience In
'atching and rearing trnut7 staies, III Fo<s. aud
StrAqnt, That the yearltte trput arc never over
tlfed lnches long. Unlike u,any uther species,
this lib grows slowly J,r,hE the tirst Two years.
Sir Allan Young Il contemplating the dispatch
Of ttle iantit,ra ~ tho Afttlc tcgnhH nyan next
sbring. The vessel xti l,e tclit.td fur the pur.
pose anil ita owtIct viii pr,3ably try tho Spitz-
bef&en fontc, tnstcsa OF Inst bg 3tr!th's Sound.
Preparations for Prvf Sor1cusktolA's VOYAGE
Al.,nI lie nortl, coast IT Europe and Asia. bT
way ot behring's Strata, are being rauulIr
forwarded. Sit. pictsof, of GothcntcEK, dcffays
tle g.ssser nars Of The ",'si ii ta!c enterprise.
and King Gstar. Of Sweden, contributes cun-
aldcrattc amount IN ard Of II.
Herr u. L. Zeitttics read a pa1er on tho an.
echtiy uf The curnrson lrrxe-st9. ut late lneet-
tng 1t tho Dsea.len NatuFhsts' H'H1cty.. 1hs
ant',os has been studying ttso subject Ior eleven
years. and to,,tIudes tl.al the dug. csnis tn.nil
iat,s, rocs mt descend irnta either wolycs or
iaxea hut ttnm The jhckal and Tue 4o-callc1l III
tl!ar. will, Cans rsiIftes.
Ono IT tic attraetfops Of The Paris E1posi,ion
Ut ls's viii l'e Icnsl,9lDw. 1,hgs will bc
S4hlIHleI uHnGT 811 c4&tEuFlcF*-tnc EfAt Cuth-
trist. ah,i.n's usc,l for protecting: human beings
and Euar,tup Rocks the Eet,t,t, hu.ttnEs IDws;
I'll. thit'. thuse ueeti IL stN'ot ovcr; The fuurt,
gtayhutnd.; the fIttI. fArv bfetti aml Mnlse.
duxA, ami the sixth. nlI*l.tttaheub1 varietEcs
nut lhs1u.tc4 III the utftcs classes.
Two hundred anti (Ddy,etrht spertcs of birds
have beeu fund III Madagascar anl tic nd
Iaeent isianslA vi ttes~, III bcIo,Ig to siu1a-
gaScaf, atI 1Ul arr teattlctcd to tlIc isutt. Ult
Vi these lUt, not lees tAt Etnety are referred 10
s%cuIlut gshe,a. The tour,ru IriaiIlis contain
4tr,ut FORTY four sIe'.rs Of btnls; Maur1tiub,
a.a,ut st4ty Bourbon, a'n,us tile slime; Anl
lt.dtlguez, akuut II euty live only.
, 1877-11-03

divi1sr1 fire. of the hemp parking. Inter1accd
With The SPIKES we found the following: About
three '!oztn Knives. forks, nnl epouf,s, a1l the
iutr!cr.knlsre, three In number. large tatY-
tny-hnffc, fork. and stert. several large tlrs Of
tot1t1o: tho outcr ca4iny VI A silver watch wAs
dsltsed IN u1se part of tlle nile. the glass Of the
same watch In another, and the workh In still
another, An old p.irse, cuntalnln& some silver,
matches. aad foblcgo; nearly all the small tools
from tue ttAl'closets, among them several larNC
augcts. Altogether Il was curiaus mixture of
different articles, all of which must have been
transported some DISTANCE. as they we're orig
na!ly ttofed tn different paris Of the huuse."
The articles Of sstue woven fnt& the structure
Of tl,,A nest were believed 10 1IAye been atoien
tronl the men vho hal hEukcn Into the huuse
tor temporary Judging. Another Incident IT,
inttr1ti!y The teviuE tiahfta Ut the animals se-
lated lIy lc nutlnr vi the atyoyc as II WAS toll
linn by = m!t,sr The latter llsd II ttse ltne ut-
tats'e,t employment IN Hintng-<anIp where
The taen all hfept In The same cahiu. "ShortIv
after his nfttyAt, small articles commenced
to tisaupcar; II a whole plug ri tus,ao-n
were left IN tue table, IL ~olli be g"ttH In
the lnurniI'E. Finally, Tag. containing
$lUO or ,auts In guhi dust was taken ffbtn 4
sulaii table at Tire head Of bunk IN wti.l, .e IT
the rrnrsetp,s u the claim slcpt. Suauictop fell
q, the newcomer, srsl he wu.Id peraps have
faieti hardIy.-fos, with theke rough men. pun.
lsl1ment h slprt and Ahatp.-bnL Jist In tlme,
large rsts' nest waH discovered IN The carret ot
The .nbIn, aud Ia It Was iorssl the lsstI,g mon
~, III we'll - the lpGacco ahd u.htr articles sup
tused ~ he styten.'
, 1877-11-03

Aurd 4 uou9aton will !ssue, early thIs
munsh, - poem entitled "Angsls," by abe
author utiug the noa~ II P1ams Of "stuast
Stefue."
Tha 6rss complete Eng!hb version Of tbs son-
nets u Alchael Angelo hla been made by Nt.
J. A. syn,onds trotn the autograph edited by
Slgnore Cxsare lusstt.
The Memoir aud Letters Of Charles eum-
ner,n to bc a.ued early in November by Roberts
Bros. will occupy two volumes. Two portraits
OF Ne. aumnaz viii snooaanaar lhAEa--<aaA 49,
, 1877-11-03
TIIE At1srisALlAN Bu

A late book Of travel In Australia gives
hr,et description of the Australian bush,-n
Iorcst-growth which dii!crs frulu that Of every
other country. fhe writer seuIarks; "fou
will lind nothing like it in oMr British woods.
II. the backwoods Vt Cans4aa- ur the furcsts oe
fsw Zealand. The Australian hus!l II unique:
ttk general features art tarncttcxs and SAINT
mesa; 1t culla[sts II tludutattnK, grAssy. thn'Y-
iiu1tsred country. The trrcs stsnti wlt!s spa1t,
an, theirs ls nus ths slightest underground, 10
that coach aud four eau drtve through any
mart Of IL Thru ID, therefore. .
very little shstle tp ths et.sh, Everything ~:
jeart 10 be burnt up. The earth ID hard and
dry,N
, 1877-11-03
ARTIST-lsrOGRApII
TITAN. uos&un: James Il. Osgool h Co, Chl-
csxu: ffntleY uto1+ 4 Co. l9n1o., pp. 100.

TITAN. uoston: James Il. Osgood b Co. Chl.
esYo: 1lndiey Bros. 4 Co. lsmo., pp~ 100.
Price, TO eents.
The popular Interest In Art recently awakened
fu America has created demand for Art
literature, whct, IL being promptly met by dtf-
fcrcnt publishers. Among the many works pro-
ylded to aaswer the growing requirement. none
ere more happily planned than the series OF
"ArtIst-E -Eograph[es, TO he tssued by Alesars.
Osguod II Co. The frat number, containing
tho biography OF Titan, now ready for dfstHbu-
lion, exhibits tho scheme and mode Of e1ecu-
tton Of the series. Tue stylo Of publication Ia
tho sans as that OF the fAyortte "littio-
Classic" edition, Of the beauty aud convenience
OF which u IA superd,loua 10 speak. The books
will b. published at the rate Of one o. two .
ntunth, and, offered at the low price Of 50 ccnts
each, are placed within reach OF tho mua-
titudc. .
This materials for the initial volume have been
carefully complied from the different lurgcr
bua, aplics Of 'rltisn chief of whlrh Is the late
exhaustive work Of Grove aud Cayalcaaelle. By
1udtetous compression, ali tho known facts of
Importance ruunecteu with the lifu OF the great
muster laye been brought within ths limits Of
the little book. and arranged In sktllful n,all-
Her. The valuable list OF TltlAn's paintings now
In e1t4tenee, with thelr date and present loca-
ttou, which IL appended to the biographical
sketch, completes u Stock OF Information re.
garlIns tho paiuscr wtIch 10 full enough to
aalisty the wants Of tue great maturity Of
readers.
, 1877-11-03

The Portfolio for November opens With
careful etching by slongin of er Joshua ReY-
uolls' famous "Age Of Innocence" Tic
original is In this Vernon Collection. having
been bought By Mr. Vernon In 1874 for l,5aO
gyineas. Els IN canvas, two feet SIX inches BY
two feet one inch. The scholarly mud valuable
number, whicl, treats Of tho two Little
Masters, the brothers scbahl and Darthrt
Behan, and Is Illustrated by five exquisite litte
steel engravtnEs and three on WOOL A photo
gravure after Il. II. Donghton's "DiStlc,l At.
forest scene, but fails in good reproduction ol
tho tlgurrs. 1t Il accompanied BY biograph,
uf the arttst.
Two ctchlnes Of Atr. Wyld's Sketches In ltaly,
accompanied by tue continued Art-l,!stuty u
tho arttst, with rcyiews OF new Ast-booss, make
up the number.
, 1877-11-03

0Y FoXNa Axr raraAaE - itsFtEEn nr THK Loss Or
Cn1LnuEs. Edited by IIkLEN Kaann,ck JnnH.
snN. Horizon: James 4. Oeeood d Co. Chicago:
flAdley Bros. 4 Co Sq. 1Uno., pD. 100.
The gentle oiI1te OF this volume Is to soothc
hearts which afe suffering IRON tie bcreayc.
mcnt Of little children. It embraces cotiec-
tton Of poems and prose passages which convey
In their feeling lines tue comforts that hope,
courage. fortttGdc, and religion can afford In
days when anguish for the loss Of beloved little
ones weighs heaviest on the soul. The Eclcc.
tion has been judfciously madc, and Is presented
by the publishers In an elegant g2rb
, 1877-11-03
PERIODICALS nEcEtvEf

PERIODICALS RECEIVED.
SANiTAt1AN tor November IA. N. Bsll New
York; .-..-.-p
DhNNEs' EDUCATIONAL MONTHLY fn, No
vc1nhrr "a. y. Hafnea d Co., New York and Chi.
EAE0t.
LlTTELftH LIVING A0E-Curtent numbers
(Littell l. Gay, Bo4tnn).
, 1877-11-03
CURRENT OPINION.

,,,,.., s,.,". g., ,,,', I,rs. MI" s,,.o ~.
y. W. sn's 80 :, :. M. 49,. .,..,.n,s
oan e.aeos ,''a 's's ","e. Iesfesiao1e
r"..' -, ''' '''' '''""' - .'""''
We have inh'le EreHs Hlto"tl'r ol at'sfinenc0
out of gigantic drankarJs; uuI an, not wlthoas
l.,r,c t..i ihs demon, wlo once animated primary
ntet"sd may !e' bceon'a npo-"Fs VI e'F'i'ssfFta
sef"E1n. -Ih' hFt' DF. 0efF1"s.
It's pretty esrsa.n 'na' me i'fo'osed afitl'
Naturalization party l,n4 n"I vel n-"n FORMED. anil
|, |. probable tha, The rfc.leul doea not intend 10
,,vc .nv urw n-ayor,ttou IL, thr ,.r,,,,<,,,,n M
So ' NJ, ,. go ..
eocH pa'I'-t"'"''sP"t" S"''" '1"f"con
r. n. .,,,,rsa ,.,,,,1., of yr,th f,a+,.,;,,
- tne e"""F@ p"'i'' u 4>'''Au ea'oiii1a
want To Get aithE well, t1ttT uanst quit rh1.lcs.
The te., .tey ,l4l, n..s IN tla lu.urr 10 .o win
no,,t,r. .,,t no,,i,c,,nn III, heller for Thea. iun
,n.,,,., n,,,at MIN n,t~.,,l nojnt M x;.w -
ba,.,,A a. ~, A<s. ,I,,,..,.
II the Republican t'arty ever exrects to
bald IN 10 YER in tho ~oai, il NUT cva.c liz war
ou the southern tt",lr. amt ,,ru,c l,m. fuet by
T. 81. in,, a. maui .,ns ,i,',,, ,n.,, Il
s,.oI,ns ca., ,n.,..,,s r.sa .h"tG, .f,.. Ws1an
Tia Hon. Jefferson Davi* i,ss letter in
Tsp:rs Il. referense to certain ssairineuta aaie by
iat llnn. Il. N 7 liunlrr In regard 10 The Teacn
can,,..'en !" lss5 Nt: nast. L. ssu!e.y .,.ll
,f ,S,nk rop , a %!e' ~ M !f Sn
u have Ieins!nea sisn! W. W. irft u !. i.ns nna
putat!oms lt1at may 'r c,,t upan atm.-ii;ehmon4
tt"'l "ht9 <to''f'ta''rr'
II In already evident tim, tt,e prcsent Com
s .a1 ~ Il '; H. nno a H.,
Ws, tGs Isc ~ tn1sfe,srs !. c"u1nin. M
~ n"n,hss ~ -, ~, .n,m.un., ~, IT,
,n . r,,, " 1e ~, -, n hn AZ
io%sr. s Fsi w % went | souh :. ill., assi. s ot thv tts
nlen ouIeon . anM rusaeu 'mT. tu.u!n a. tcPts
hsY knew a ltstir sn essc s. is.,N T.risnh %
If tho Hepnblican. do mt carsy Aln.sa.1lu-
set,s ue1. week. il viii no. b. on artuunt Vt ustty
sI0n.' md can b. dsfratct on.Y ~ ill., s,sy.si.
, 1877-11-03

LIVES or LORD HERBERT uF CuEnDUNY,
AND TnOMAs ELW0up, WITA EssAra ur
WlLIAx D. t!owxiaa ieno. ~. 800, Dos-
Btos d Co. Price. II .e5.
Lori Herbert Of Cherbury. whose sutobiogra-
ply stands 0rat In this volume. was pef4ou of
much distinction IN bis tlue ~ = statesman and
10 author Ha was boru 10 ISL. Of IN old and
honorable family; WA married, Al the age Of II,
70 an he'ress Of bis own lineage. Who waA s'x
5ekfs hs senior; and was educated At un!yer-
atty College, London. When be had become
mhtuEa gentleman Of %, be left his wife and
collasea Ia England, after parting With tho
fofueT tn The quatntest fashion. and set out 10
sec something al life on the Continent. lie
served k!ug James In two Embas s.e& to tbs
French Cuurts the second Que Ut which
"as Y nsgotiate thu marriage ot charleA
!. with Pftncess Henrietta Marta. took
Countries. aud travelled widely oyer tbs Sta{es
OF Europe. !!ls rrltlngs eInbface The det.tWa!
works, "Dt Vesitate I" aud .spe ReIlQiore & ep.
uIiuin;" history vi Henry the Eighth, written
A. King James coultnand. volume vi s.Occa-
sioual Verses" anu the Autobiography thal IL
heTs revived. ~ thu last wosk. the author
writes Of himself With great fIsukness, aud in
the eccentric style ot ths period. His other
books hare been long forgotten. And this 10
rbisny interesting A. I picture of tho age III
which be !lysd. The brother Vi Lord Cher6ury,
the sanity George Herbert. though living i
autet, retired lie. iu marked contrast to that VI
the soldier and souTtlss, has achieved more
permanent fame. bF hts pure aud simple poetry.
Taumas Elwud. xhoir autobiography i unit
ed 10 the saIue eoyets xtlh that Vi Lusd ElM ard
Herbert, wa sturdy Quaker, ! disciple ol Ed
warl Burrough. aud ffieud os William Penn.
He VIA likawlAA Aldlctea 70 tia rAan- and txAn-
, 1877-11-03

'O}sters Ie scarce and Of INFERIOR qaAAtJ II
Fnrlana this seasou. YheyeaA On thtA side OF tie
water they ne unusually abundant.
The polepnstretos III the N=w xosk Aqua
rum lately gave birth u aity young eaxS.
, 1877-11-03
MAN AND NATURE.

THE EARTH AS MODIFIED nY HUMAN AC.
Tt0H: Nav Kp,TfoN or MAs Axp NATruE.
BY tisnnaK r. MARSH. A New and 1tcsised
Kl,tin,,. New Yurk: sesibnef. Armstrong 4
G0: Chtearo: 1isdley Bros. { Co. sto.. pp
U1{. Price. -,
During the three years stnco this work vas
arst given to the public, It has been treated with
signal favor. In order to keep It's data abreast
with the science Of the times. the appearance Of
. new edition has bceh made the opportunity
for thoroughly sesisln9 the book. BESIDES ad-
ditsons 10 the body Of the work, III appendix Of
thirteen pages taa been supplied. The book
has n!so been reduced 1T sire 30 as 70 be uniform
With the othcr works Of Mr. Marsh.
, 1877-11-03

Zraycd from n lagnE1rentype taken when the
stat"sFn1n was betwcen 45 and 80, and thr
either from lyftTait representing him IN early
manhood.
The fatl:hpftz collection Of English n,,thnss
now compr,*e* 1,tx;9 volumes. Of these, I,397
arc l,F British authors, aud the remaining scFcu
~ BY American authors.
o.. Gch1cImann's account nf lis excavations
who, We are told, .''u,nscnted to bceoinc
apoIlAor for the book only after careful exan-
inalson OF It's contents, anti consultation with
the authorities uf tue british Museum" Tile
br,k will he published Ia this country by 8crlL-
ner, Armstrong Il TO.
literary resources of Australia, 1t tile iute Enr
EfeA* u Observation-Disclosures, among oIler
things, that Melbourne has !.,ar libraries c:-
tat',scd tn The year 1853. Ut these. The Public
Library u t'Aylls,ntnt, 40un volumes; The
CnsseFsltY 1.tbrArJ, lG.UU volumes, An1 the
fuptsue CUuft, l7,U00 vp'utacs. 'fIcfo ufe 10
other libraries In Victoria, ~.th III, luJ vol
uMe4.
sfs. Mcf.oan, The author Of "Egyp. as II H."
was tersntly lie editor Of the t><ru"t lerahf, a
ratAl which had a considerable circulation tn
Western Europe On The outhttak Of The Har
het~reh RusatA and Turkey. intelligence nf the
progFesa of aIaFs was published IT. lie tfefaaf'
- rroc.etltnE contrary t. ihs rules OF the
sequelltlt snpptes,rd fur six 'numt!s, an! sls
%NisLoao % VI 'uus lusNns Ano1oeo 'us 'e's"'e'o'
l"ePa'sn3 q" 'A'os'e oo'H'
,..
AAT aOSSIF.
h'"r"aa' =" t"fo~'nE sl'tl A''os"er noes''
Siounia1h scene uo"h Ills vlT1a ans1s.
Tha nortratt nj f;.mt,ettu tatelv sxecrte<1 by
,...... .,,,.- ~. .,.,.,n,,,,. a.. :, ,.+of;,.
As.lo. s'e ,s ."o F'N"'~'
ant1 u nearly atc'safe.
An engraving OF MrA Eltx2teth 7hompEna
hutte,,x tamuns work I'll, Kott.t sit n 1. ran.
,,,,r s,n...o,t.. .,,,,,a,x,,.,,.
'u'5 "pp' p''.s1'us s'"'p's"'
Mr. a. u. Dufaus, thr venerable painter.
although now in Its SId rear, still works b1lsly
, 1877-11-03

tails to dslrart tl,r attention. lie tas The gift
Of being able To summarize lEa criticism on a,
s"'ho' s Or o;,e buck clear e ., ts~ of Yo't H.
the fact that he paraphrasea the opintons of the
French critics he tras read. The stv'e Is rartd
and brilliant; The judgments aut! Eencra'z.%.io %
and vet n,uute. Tue work Is the only ana Of
the kind In the Enelsh language. tle c'nas..
eulatcd translation a. Dcnngeot excepted; AMI
Y :. lst.er th9p ans Fsenr history Srt
ihnrtv on the subject Of which Il tsrats: and.
notwithstanding itn DETECTS, it will ba long be-
fors 1t 10 superseded
TnE GREAT PYRAMID.
A MIRACLE m STONE; on. T.tE CHEAT TrnA-
Ts;to5 Il ths GnuIeh 4 ne tio'y 5on':nnun!oa:.
n''iIfsna ETC., ihaacpha for;er ;as " cc.s.' chiesso:
IladIcy nros. j. Co. Limo, pp. $50.
Those whip are not already familiar with The
extraordinary theories concerning the origin and
Intention Of the Great Pyramid ot Egypt, which
various learned and scientific men have Of lato
ycara brought forward, will be curlousfy inter-
csted In this little monogram On the subject by
DR.. sciss. 1t presents, In the first chapter.
synopsis Of The history Of the monument so far
as It Ia known; Of the discoveries Of tho various
explorers who have hunted In different ages.
and particularly In our own, for tho hey to Is
mystery; and Of the startling Interpretation
which t,as been put BY CERTAIN astronomers.
EgyptoloGtstk anil dtvtncs. upon. the singular
features exhibited in lis construction.
The second chapter Is occupied With m asru-
Munt supporting the claim that tho pillar vas
erected by Divine inspiration; ctnnecttuE It
with The lpropbcsics and declarations OF the
Bible by means Of numerous texts VI Mystical
Significance; and aiming to prove that, III its To-
cation. form, measurements, proportions, and
, 1877-11-03

ELEMENTARY PERSPECTIVE EXPLAINED
AND APPLIED TU FAMILIAR OBJECTS: Fon
1nx rss ~ st1leuLs AND u9aisxAMs N THE
ANT or DRAwlsu. ny u. j. kKtLxR, School
Of Dsa,Eu, un;seeslty ut C1nelIpatL Cineln.
natl: Robert Clarke & Co. l.uo,, ~, ~.
PFIee, u.
This little volume y the resutt Of practical
labor In the Art.Schools Of Cinctunstt, and is
simple aud clear without being dlduse. 1t tseats
only OF Ltnesl Perspective. aud illustrates !ts
three divisions Of Parallel, Angular, aud Obllque
Perspective With seventeen pIatet. by study Of
the manual, any Art-student eau ground him.
self In tAs department vi his pursuit.
A knowledge oi Perspective u absolutely
Necessary 10 any extended practice or Judgment
Of Painting aud Architecture. 1t u true that
many great artists have violated IL laws,-uot
often on aceount Of ,9noraues. but rather be-
cause they clIo*e 10 &AeFthee truth to stlcci. ln
thess days II Il . dlsKrBee TO an aItiss mol to
know she simple rules u PerspsvtiYe. though.
knowing tuem. he may sometimes 6ud II best
IL tkuure them. juas y the .ptssoA OF most
elegant manners may dnd II best =. ttnes 70
le}y ths rules uf rigid etiquette. A. lar ~ Art
San be founded Oh ttrtttlA those foundations
should b. carefully laid, though involving much
dry and !abosious stuty,-nol 10 eouhne ehe
genIus that creates, but tu give II something
sure 10 stand ou,-& bit Of solid earth ffom
which 10 soar.