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Price, 1 ersons troubled with any throat or lung disease can obtain copies free by applying to the author, Dr. Robert Ituliter, HW tituto street, Chicago. __ TWO NEW NOVELS JUST OUT IN | THE FAMILY LIBRARY No. 17. Price jcir'e tf An Vnequnl Nlnke.* .. Alt Jtorlnr»». M Cent* each. sniii hr nil Nuwixlenlers. INTKKNATIUNAL NEWS t'O. Oon’l A«*mU, At and ill )lookninn*»u, Now York. •A PRESENTIMENT. For Tht Chleaao TVlburw. You praise mo with a lover's praise— My ruddy smile, my winsome ways, i ou lavish kiss mid fond caress Un snowy brow aud suony tress, uur beans, you say, will ne’er grow cold, • uui closer cling us we grow old— Grow old. You count the years that you nnd I V nj walk beneath Life’s Bummer-sky; And, wticu our Holds nro turn mg brown, aiiu ago, like night, comes softly down, W. 1 , 1 , 1!; hearts, ana lips that Love makes bold, Will brighten life us wo grow old— Grow old. And, nil the while you tolk to roe, Wool an inward prophecy that tells me, ere a your has flown, i will go on bis way alone; sbull not feel your clinging hold, nor you my faltering slops uphold, As we grow old. JYls not that time will coldness bring iv lips that kiss and arms that cling: louwlllnot seek Love’s sweet replica in other Ups aud other eyes; ii& h ?? rt . lu loyally will hold: Hut, Darling, 1 shall not grow old— Grow old. And when your tears nro fulling fast wi 0 l f,i )row whose pain Is past. •i^rlL 1 ? #II your l°vlng words uro vain »i-lV w .u ono answering smile ogaln, lake then one sunny tress of gold, ncmemborlug love can ne'er grew old— Grow old. Uounk, UL Juua M. Bunk. Proof ISverywbero* . ! P vul, d or slot person baa tho least in!,, aud cJilcuoy of Hop hitters thM.N™ lbot P oan llud oases exactly llku «m!ff |b®lr OTTn neighborhood, with ef^L^ ltlVo th6 >* co, ‘ bo easily ami per* cured at a trilling cost—or ash your or «gglai or pbyalclau. *°b- H. Butkos Com* S,.* v.7® : ms: 1 was given up by tho doctors to » L°i.i. , .* ro,ull ‘ oousuuipUoo. £wo bottles of yourjiuters cured tuo, i.minv JUuswau. LITERATURE. A Contribution to Ouf Knowledge of Em erson. The Most Brilliant Lottor-Writor of the Seventeenth Oontury. Short History of tho Ilihlo; uiul Other Theological Works. A Miscellaneous Collection of Books of Minor Im portance. Bchoo!*GhTs—Works on Art— Magazines—Literary ami Art Notes. LITERATURE. RALPH WAI.no EMERSON. A biography of a living man, however carefully it may bo prepared, Is always open to many objections. And us the life of tho subject of tho biography is still incomplete, so also tho work Itself isln the nature of a frag ment. While men live wc study them from their works,* After their death critical an alysis and investigation assigns them their true place In the gallery of history. That it is necessarily Incomplete Is one objection, therefore, to such a hook ns Mr. Guernsey has written. There Is another. Tho author Is an ovcrenthuslasllc admirer nnd follower of tho man of whom lie writes. There Is, there fore, even less completeness about his work than If It luul<bc(m written by one who brought an unprejudiced mind to tho tusk. Mr. Guernsey adopts, unhesitatingly, every tenet of tho Emersonian philosophy nnd idealism, lie swallows his pantheism with avidity, and even goes so fur ns to try to make clearer some of tho grand and noble sayings of the Concord Sage, lest through their misunderstanding some would-be wor shiper may bo turned from Ids Idol. lie does not improve on Emerson. The German writer,Grimm, nt lirst inspection, pronounced Emerson’s essays “sheer nonsense,” nnd was “obliged to blast his way through tho essays by tho aid of a dictionary.” But En glish-speaking people flint no such dllllculty in understanding JSmcrson’a maxims nnd writings, ills mysticism is not of words, rather of tho chain of thought that led to tiie adopted formula of expression. And hero neither Mr. Guernsey or any ono else would bo of much assistance os an Inter preter. A man loading a purely literary life and known to tho world only by his printed works Is not apt to have an eventful life. Such ns It Is Mr. Guernsey tells no very little about It, nor does lie pass any valuable criti cal estlinatoupon Emerson’s writings or tholr Intluencc. it ymy well bo asked, then, what has ho done? lie Ims compiled a life of JSm erson by collecting ((notations from tho latter’s works, connecting them together not always very firmly, and appending to them extracts from the opinions of other writers, such ns Whipple, Frothlnghnm. ami Grimm. Some criticism lie has himself attempted, but it adds nothing either to our own opinions or to what has already been said. As a contribution to literature the volume ts of little value. But that it contains much of benefit to a reader Is as true of It as Mt would bo of any collection of excerpts from Emerson’s writ ings. It has another merit in Its present form. Uwlll enable many to hotter appre ciate and become familiar with tho wise teachings of ’an"lllustrious'’man, Wliu is oftencr quoted than read, and more fre quently consulted than studied. To quote from Emerson is by some considered to un answerably cap the climax of mi argument, and to Indicate tho possession of a mind of such vast and infinlt extent that Its- solo ap propriate field for labor Is In superficial ex amination of authors treating of tho infinlt. Bub to study Emerson, to under stand him, to appreciate him ns poet, philosopher, and teacher is attempted by so few that lie bus come to be considered by many as something dangerous—like a powder magazine, to be viewed only from afar. Thu cheapness and convenient size of this volume will bring it within reach of nil. it will not make bigoted worshipers, but It may help to relieve that ignorance of tho true worth of ah original American thinker, with which 100 many people who aro culled Intelligent and well-read are ufillcted. Published In New York by L>. Appleton & Co. MADAME I>E SEVIGNE. This, tho thirteenth volume in tho scries of Foreign Classics for English Readers, Ims been prepared by Mrs. Richmond Ritchie, better known os Miss Thackeray. Mine. do Sfivlgnfi's fume ns a writer Is bused entirely upon her letters, and of them there aro ninny editions already extant. Of these Rfignlor’s Is one of the must complete, and Walckonaer’s tho most entertainingly pre pared. Miss Thackeray has made her compilation from one of these, but docs not state from which'. She has done more than to merely " compile,"forsholms prepared an exceedingly Interesting sketch uf Mme. do SiivlgmVs life,deriving her material from tho letters themselves, nnd unly Introducing extracts whore U was impossible to con dense. Tho subject of this work was n remarkable woman, considering tho time In which sho lived. Paris In tho first half of tho seventeenth century was dissolute nnd humoral almost beyond tho power of Uto Imagination to conceive, in a court whore lies and intrigues were as daily bread—whore modesty was rare—this beautiful, rich, and gifted woman, surrounded by flattery, by high living, and loud thinking,‘'kept her dignity intact, her name pure ami respected. As" Oldie M Ma demoiselle do Scudery typi fied her: "She dances with marvelous grace, nnd charms all hearts. Her voice is sweet and melodious, and she sings in a passionate manner. She reads n great deal, although sho Ims few pretentions to being learned. She has found means to keep a good* reputation In a great court, where she receives all the honest people, and inspires Direction In all hearts that are capable of fueling It. . . . She says, laughing, that she has never been in love with anything but her own good name, nnd that she watches It with Jealousy. Nobody else has over butter known the art of being graceful without alfectutlon, witty without malice, gay without folly, modest without constraint, and virtuous without severity." Miss Thackeray’s book Is very pleasant reading. Tho story of tho llfo of this charming woman runs along smoothly and easily, while Interwoven with Its text ures are pen-sketches of the life and manners uf the time, full of Interest and furnished by a keen observer. Published In Philadelphia by J. D. Llppln cott & Co. THE GREAT ARTISTS, Mr. Heath Is frank enough (o confess that In seeking (or tho infunimtlon necessary to enable him to write a biographical sketch of “ Albrecht HQrcr,” ho has confined himself exclusively to two works already published, one in English and the other lu (iurmnn. So that ids work Is really an abstract of tho works of Mrs. Heaton and of l*rof. Thauslng —a fact which does not, of course, offset tho merits of this book penc. DUrur may al most bo called tho founder of German art. Mr. Heath calls (dm the “cornerstone.” lint to properly appreciate what ho did for art and tho real value of his work It' Is necessary to understand tho political and social condition of Germany during tho Middle Ages, nna particularly during the hit* ter part of the tlfteunth century. Society was barbarous and Nature unpropltlous. Tho nation was rent and torn by the dissen sions of Us potty nobles, who divided the country and preyed upon each other la con tempt of law and right. NDrnberg and Augsburg were almost tho only homes of liberty, and It Is no wonder that they pro THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. SATURDAY OCTOBER. 15, 1881—SIXTEEN RAGES dimed Iho only two men who over rose to tho highest position as artists—Dllrcr and Hoi bchi. Dllror was horn in Ntlrnbiirg hi M7I. mid died thnro In Wifi, "In namllng ho raised German net to mi oxcHloncn which imsso.l away with him; Im found engraving In Its Infancy, and carried It to n perfec tion never since surpassed; ho culti vated nre.hllectnrc and scnlnturc, and wrote valuable treatises on geometry and formica tion. witli a purity of style evincing a pro found knowledge of the German language.” Dllrcr’s fame today rests iireemlnunlly npon his merits as an engraver. Ilia works are pervaded with iho Gothic dement. rejecting tho elnssin ideals of llnpiiael and Ills contem poraries. Mr. Heath's biography derives additional vnlno from the llstof Dllrcr’s prin cipal works and thn blhllngraphyappcmled at the end. It is an ndinirahle summary of nil that Is known of the great (lernian artist, clearly and concisely stated, tuul Illustrated • by some twenty woodcuts. ruhllshtid In New York by Scribner & Wolford. scnooL-oinLq. It Is possible that the author of this volume believes a reformation in tho nmmigcment of young ladles’ institutions of learning to ho absolutely necessary In order to Increase their utility. It is evident from the book Itself that she Is warmly hi favor of certain radical changes, particularly In tho methods employed for disciplinary purposes. Aslotho importance and ellicncy of her system, prac tical teachers will be tho best Judges. What that system Is she lias well set forth in the form of u story of school-girl life. Wc doubt much whether tho changes so earnestly, though Indirectly, advocated are likely to meet with favor. The story Itself Is a simple one. thoroughly moral mid free from any tiling of nu exciting nature. Miss Annie Carey died before the publication of "School (■iris,” hut not before she had finished the manuscript. It Is now Issued by her brother and a friend,” complying with her wlsli expressed before her death, and Is pub lished by Cassell, Potter, Gulpin & Co. THEOLOGICAL WORKS, Bronson C. Keeler has put forth a small volume bearing thu title “A Short History of tho Bible,” In which ho proposes to fur nish his readers with “a popular account of tlio formation and development of tho Canon.” Jlo claims to liavo drawn Ids ma terials mainly from tlio early Christian Fathers, nmt from Drs. Davidson ami Wes cott of England. Tlio author evidently writes to carry a point. Wo recommend to those of Ids readers who have not access to Iho earlier authorities a careful study of Wcscolt on the Canon of tlio New Testa ment, and Kiel on tho Old Testament, who are both later and much more reliable limn Dr. Davidson, Whose works on tho Canon are now seldom referred to by the best critic al scholars. The statements of alleged facts that aro made hv Mr. Keeler should not be accepted wlthoutcarefutslftlng, although Ids afilrmntlons are put forth with the utmost confidence. —The third roltimo Is out of “The Holy Bible, with nn Explanatory ami Critical Com* mentary tho Commentary on the New Testament, by Bishops and other clergy of the Anglican Church, commonly called •* Tho Speaker’s Commentary.” We have formerly noticed tho votumo on John’s Gospel and tho Acts of the Apostles. Tho present volume begins with tho Epistle to the ilomans, and ends with tho epistle to Philemon. It is edited by F. C. Cook, 31. A., Canon of Exeter. The Commentary is learned ami Judicious, as hi tho previous volumes. Somel hues the early Fathers are followed, as it seems to us. too closely. But ns a whole we commend this Commentary to ministers and Intelligent laymen as entitled to general conlldence. Especially valuable are the Introductions to tho several hooks of the New Testament. — 1 “ Tho Essence of Christianity ” s a sec ond edition of a translation ot a work by Ludwig Feuerbach, of Germany, which first became known to tho theological world near ly forty years ago. This edition Is Identical with tho former. Feuerbach published tho second German edition of his work In 18IB* Thu translation was made by .Marian Kvnns, translator of “ Strauss’ Life of Jesus.” Tho American publishers arc Houghton, Mlllllii & Co., of Boston. Feuerbach was one of tiiu most skeptical Gormans of his day. As long as 18-IJI no claimed 'to “ Have shown that Christianity has in fact long vanished, not only from tho reason hut from the life of mankind.” And yet there aru vastly more practical Christians in the world today than there wore at the beginning of this century. Such writers have destroyed Christianity u great ninny times. And yet it lives on just ns before, only with. increasing power and prevalence. —Tho religion of Buddha Is just now at tracting special attention. There are many who contend that the earlier Buddhism was agnostic or atheistic, and that tho Nirvana which Buddha, or Sacchya Jtluln, taught Ids followers to strive after as tho supremo good, was tho rest of eternal unconscious ness. Others dispute this position, maintain ing that Nirvana was tho blessedness of con scious repose. We have rcccivcda new work on this subject—“ Buddha and Early Buddh ism ”—by Arthur Lillie (late Bcglmcut of Lucknow), who argues that tho earlier Buddhism was strictly thelstlc; that, accord ing to a late form of it, Buddha himself was worshiped us God; ami that this was followed by a third form, according to which there was no God and no Immortality, 3lr. Lillie holds that tho Buddhism of Ceylon, Cldim, and Japan is nearer the original form than Uio agnostic form which has been so com monly regarded as the primitive Buddhism. Tho volume before us contains many con jectures in regard to the connection between Essenlsmami tho early AscetlcUmiofChrls tlanlty and Buddhism, which are suggestive, but far from convincing. The author is too uncritical to speak with so much confidence ns lie docs with regard to many of tho points dismissed in his treatise, lie Is especially aside from the great body of Biblical scholars in ids Interpretations of Scripture. The vol ume is published by G. I’. Putnam’s Sons, of Now York. Price SU./iO. It. W. P. MINOR NOTICES. "Wild Work" is a dramatic love story by tho author of "Manch," Mary E. JJrynn. The reconstruction period of the South is the tlmo of this story. It reproduces many thrill ing scenes and incidents, and describes char acters not all llclltlous. The scene is laid in States west of the Mississippi, where com parative freedom from social restraints fos tered Independence of character, often to a lawless extent. —"Toby Tyler; or. Ton Weeks with a Circus," was originally published as n serial in l/arper’s Yonnu People. It Is a little story with moral for little boys who think a traveling circus an earthly paradise. Toby runs away from a good home, led away by the generosity of a candy vendor at a circus booth, lie meets with plenty of hard blows and harsh treat ment and wishes he hud remained at homo. There Is plenty of fun In tho book. Toby’s ocQualntiinco with the Albinos, tho fat woman, and the living skeleton, and ids deep friendship for tho tuonkoy are amusingly told. Tho cover Is a very original design. —Gardiner’s "English History for Young Folks" has been especially revised and pro pared for tho American edition. The profueo explains that It Is an "attempt to tell tho stury of England's history for young folks, important events have been given In fuller detail than Is usual, so us to uwukou on In terest In thorn, though no story has boon (old simply because U Is Interesting—room 'having been inado for tills by omitting much that would he merely burdensome to the memory. Very few dates have been in serted, with the exception of those of Uie Kings' reigns." —Mr. George W. Biddle has made another translation of tho two famous orations on tho Grown, and has published thorn in the same volume. Uhls In Itself should commend tho work to the reodor. Moreover, tho English of tho translation is torse and dlgnllled, tho volume is unincumbered with notes, and tho introduction is well written mid brief. It culls attention to the political condition of Greece, to tho principal circumstances of tho trial, and asllght comparison of the two ora* turns Is made, —‘‘Three Vows” Is a long poem which gives tho.title U> n llttlo hook the tatter par* lion of wnich Contains several shorter poems. Mr. William Uatcheldor Ureeno is tho au* Dior, ami ho says In his preface that ho has “endeavored to sustain throughout an un broken throadof narrative, feellngconvlnccd that any break, or deviation from the straight road leading to the climax of the plot, runs Uioilsk of wearying the reader, or In some way deteriorating from whut general Inter* esl may bo fell In a work of this kind.” In 10 part of tho profriee does Mr, Greene claim to have written a “noem.” which Is fortu nate for him, nllhohgh It leaves ids literary offering without a suitable eognomen. Prose 11 Is not, and poetry. It Is not, nor Ims U even the merit of being melodious rhyme. Hero Is a short spcelmcn.of the writer’s style: I, at my ago—amt Isabel, a girl Of twi •iily-cHtrl, yet sqnreoly fairly wenutd from ttohool—a elillil (hat almost might my daughter "I'wouM bo tho rosy*. Future coupled with tho Imtt.v j, Post. HUH. not bo Btwmgo to worldly eyes, Tho lapse of tlmo tiujli *o oft. been adjusted On (he altar-step, tmahiimelcss parents Pop iho prion of gold* but I have not. tho gold, Nor butli friend Alloiday Iho shnmol —.l. R. Osgood i& Co. have reissued Owen .Meredith’s "Litcllu” lit a handsome gift dress, with ornamented cover and profuse Illustrations. “Luclle,” It will he remem bered, Is a novel In verse, ami is essentially a versification of an curly romance of George Hand, lint Dm rhyming is easy and melo dious and tho story interesting. In its pres ent attractive dress It will be a fnvorlt gift book for the holiday season. —"Monsieur, Madame, nnd Baby” is an old book, at (east fifteen years of aac, and therefore tolerably well seasoned bv this lime. Why It should now be republished it Is somewhat dllllcult to understand. It Is not especial lv Interesting, and is. In fact, a mere col lection nf sketches Joined together to f how tho Parisian young man of fashion from his leaving school until he becomes a father. The baby.bf tho hook, who is Its most entertaining character, is ahoy, tmmii in miniature who builds sand mountains, plays soldier and romps hu tho garden of the Lux embourg, who trotsbcslde bis father In tho autumn rain in Hub’ country, who wades in pools of water in birflaccd hoots, who asks a thousand perplexing questions, who is al ways terribly fiungrt, who pays New-Year’s visits with Ids parents ami does not like to kiss old Indies, who fights pillow-battles with his father in hod, Who gets so sick that ha nearly dies, who says and does tilings to ho like papa, nnd who, In fine, is a natural little fellow. i —“ Dnmcn’s Ghost” Is the latest adddition to the Rbuud Robin Stales, and Is a very readable, cleverly written volume, without any marked originality or force. Tho plot of the story turns chlolly upon a lawsuit. A lady and her son have been comfortably en joying a fortune left them by the head of the family, when a clahrt Is all nt once made upon them resulting In a four years’ suit which mids disastrously. There is also a lovu ntfalr, some humorous contrasts of character, nnd a well-managed myotery, by which the fortune comes back to the friends of tho original owners. —“ Camp-Life, and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap-Making,” Is the all motive title of a book by W. Hamilton Glhsun. It contains a great (leal of Information on a subject sure to rouse the enthusiasm of American boys. It Is thoroughly a “boy’s book,” written for them and about topics lit which they have uu especial interest, in its right sense, and when not perverted and carried to a point where It becomes simple cruelty, trapping Is n dcllghttul, healthful, and legitimate spurt This book Is thoroughly practical, and em braces every known example of the various devices used for the capture of bird, beast, or fowl. We commend It with pleasure to tho consideration of boys, and especially of those who “live In tho country.” —“Arno” Is nut a new hook, but was orig inally written in 1858 by BJOrnson BJOrnst- Jernc. It ranks as the best of this author's stoiies. JJko tho rest of Ids novels, it deals with the life of tho Norwegian peasantry. The plot is simple, nnd tho book cldelly of interest from tho novel pictures it presents of a life little known. The poems tiro nob lit nil good. Tills new edition ot' this author’s work, of which “Arno” Is the second, will bo translated by Dr. Rasmus U. Anderson. —Air. J. W. DeForcst Ims written a very crood novel with tho misleading title of “The Bloody Chasm.” Charleston Immediately utter the lulu War Is the scene ot tho story. A Nuw-England man,"married to a Southern lady, after tho death ot his wife trees South to look tin her family, and llnds but one member living, a beautiful girl livliur In abject poverty, but cordially bating all Yankees. She declines lobe “reconstructed.” Mr. Silas Mather re turns North, and, dying, leaves a will giving all her fortune to Miss Beaufort uud his nephew, Burry Underhill, a Into Colonel hi the Federal army, on condition that they shall marry. Thu “Yankee” is accepted under protest, bride and groom part at the altar, how they are reunited furnishes the material of this interesting story. — l “ Bachelor Bluff” is a book of editorial extracts from Appleton's Journal. Mr. O. B. Bruce, the genial and accomplished editor of the periodical named, here has gathered together his opinions— in tho character of Bachelor B/n ir on social, literary, and artistic matters. Thu chapter headings will give a good idea of tho contents of this volume: 1, Introducing Mr. Bluff; 2, Mr. Bluff on Domestic Bliss: :t. Mr. Bluff’s Theory of Poetry; 4. Mr. Bluff’s Ideal otu House; 5, Mr. Bluff on Feminine Tact and Intuitions; 0, Mr. Bluff on Realism In Art; 7, Air. Bluff Discourses of the Country and Kindred Themes; 8, Air. Bluff on the Privileges of Women; 8. Air. Bluff on Afod cm Fiction; 10. Some of Mr. Bluff’s Political Notions; 11, Air. Bluff ns mi Arithmetician; Iff, Air.Bluff’s Aleditatlousin anArt-Gallery; 13, Air. Bluff on Aleluneholy; 14, Mr. Bluff on Alornls in Literature and Nudity In Art: 15. Air, Bluff as a Critic on Dress; 10, Mr. Bluff on Sundry Topics; 17, Mr. Bluff’s Expe riences ot Holidays. —.l, It Osgood & Co. have reissued the old Tlclcnor & Fields illustrated edition of Tlmekeruy’s Ballads of 1855. It Is the most complete edition of any vet Issued many other pieces, having boon added to the orig inal collection. The binding Is elaborate and handsome, and tho book a showy,- pleasant contribution to the list of holiday books or books prepared us gift-books for tho holiday season. —“Fragolctta” Is the title of a new novel by Rita. It is tho story of u modern Juliet. Tho heroine Is scarcely uoyoml girlhood, but Is a marvel of Intelligence and culture. She Is represented with a tragical depth of feel ing Inherited from her Italian mother. Her course of true love is abruptly ended, she dies of a broken heart. A not Inviting plot, and for n novel not especially entertaining. MAGAZINES. The October number of the A’fncfrcnf/i Century bus the following table of contents: “Ireland and the Land Act,” by the Ut.-llon. the Karl of Derby; “The Jewish Question,” by Prof, (ioldwin Smith; “Fiction—Falrand Foul,” by John iUnddn; “Our Commercial ‘Corners,’ ” by William 1). llnihod; “Disease (terms,” by Dr. W. D. Carpenter; “Onr Highways,” by the lU.-llon.Ylseount Mldle ton; “Child Life for Children,” by Elizabeth Kossltur; “Sclentitlo Optimism,” by James Sully; “Fair Trade and Free Trade” (1) by W. Farrar Ecroyd, Al. P„ and (*J) by Thomas P. Whittaker. The' following topics nro treated In tho September number of tho I'fcforhm ifcitfcm; “Through England's West End: An Aus tralian Tourist's Humble 0 : “Social Life* In California,” by Clmrles Warren Stoddard; “A Twilight Keverle”; “Tho Crown’s Place In the Constitution 0 ; “The Death reimlty, Itegurdcd from an Abolitionist's Standpoint,” by Alfred J. Taylor (Tasmania); “A Saga of Frlthjof and IngebJnrff”; “Agricultural Education 0 : “Why People Don’t Go to Church—A FomiUlar Colloquy ": “The Tenure of Land 0 ; “Vaccination 0 “The Drain as an Organ of Mind”—Part 11. (concluded); “ Why a Koval Commission on Education is Necessary, 1 * by Jam eg, F. liogau. The October number of the Chicago Wed fcalJonrmU nnd Examiner contains tho following original communications: “Is Craniotomy Ever J nsllllablo V” by A. Hooves Jackson, M. I).; “Ihu Actual Cautery,” by T. F. Frank, M. I).; “Vaccination: A Con sideration nf Homo Points ua to the Identity of Variola and Vaccinia,” by Thomus F. Wood, M. 1).; “Eclampsia/ or Puerperal Convulsions,” by I). A. Walden, M. 0.; “Studies In tho Medical Botany of Southern Illinois,” by J.M.U. Curler, M. 1).; “ The Pathology and Treatment of Yellow-Fever; with Some Uumnrks upon tho Nature of Us Cuuso amt Its Prevention.” by 11. D. Schmidt, M. !>.; “Massage,” by James 1. Tucker, M. I).; “A Practical Bandage-Holler,” by Nel son 11. Church. M. I). Tho last quarterly number of the American Journal of tho Medical Science# contains articles on the following topics: “The Nerv ous Symptoms of Ulhlemla 1 ,, by J. M. Da Costa, M. I).; “ Illustrations of llypiesthesla (Amusthuslu) of the Throat,” by Louis Els bcrg.M. 1).; ‘ t Tiio Symptomatology of Pri mary. immodlute, or Direct llemorrhuge Into the Ventricles of tho Bruin.” by Edward Sanders,M. 1L: “Experimental Studies on Uie TnmspluntiUlou of Cartilage,” .by T. Mitchell PrudUen, M. D,; “Opening and Drnimige of Cavities lu the Lungs,” by Chylstluii Feuger, M. D., and J. If. Hollister, M. D., of Chicago. 111.; “llys teru-Epllepsy,” by Charles K. Mills. M. D.; “The Treatment of Hears of the Karo In volving the Eyelids iJlreeilyor Indirectly,” by Charles Htedinau Bull. A. M.. M. 1).: ".Supplement to a Case of Painful Neuroma nf the Hkln,” by Louts A. Dnhrlng. M. Ib; "Contributions to tho Study of the Toxlcoio gy of CardlacDnprossnnls: I, Carbolic Aeid; a Summary of Mfly-slx Cases of Poisoning, with a Study of Its Physiological Action?’ bv Edward T. Reichert, M. lb; "The Use of Hot Water in the Local Treatment of Dis eases of the Eye,” by lauirlus Connor, A. M„ M. Ib, of Detroit. Mich.; “A Considera tion of Home of tho Medical ami Medico-Le gal Relations of Suicide, Especially in Re fumt to Its Occurrence Inthe Unltud.Slalcs,” iy Royal Whitman; "Two Cases of Pcrllon- Ills Apparently Due to Diphtheria,” by Will iam C. Dabney, M, D. The Catholic FautUu Annual for published by thn Catholic Publication Ho- clcty Company, New VorK City—ls already out. It contains tho usual variety of inter esting religions and literary matter: and, be side other Illustrations, lucre arc portraits of tho Most Rev. F. N. Rlanchet (Arch bishop of Oregon). HI. Catherine of Siena, Aubrey de Vere, Father Oiler (founder of tho Hiitpiclans), Ilia Very Rev. Nicholas Dominie Young. O. S. D., Dr. E. B. O'Calla ghan. the Very Rev. Canon Oakeley, Kenelm Henry Dighy, Catherine McAnley (foundress of the Sisters of Mercy), Constantino tho Great, Galileo, Cardinal Betou, Hermann von Mnllinckrodt, Pauline von Mnilinckrndl, St. Benedict, Bertrand do Gnesciln, ami tho Rev. Pedro Caldoron de la Barca. LITERARY NOTEM. Auerbach's hlographlcaljnovel “Spinoza” is being translated into English. “Sophy; or, The Adventures of a Savage,” is the title of a now novel by Violet Fane. A work will shortly be published by tho Hon. Capt. Bingham on tho marriages made or contemplated by tho First Napoleon. Tho Sunderland or Blenheim Library*, which will be sold Dec. I, is wonderfully rich In “cditioncs principcs” of tho ancient classics. Mi*) Richard Markham has added to his “Around tho Yule-Log” and “Aboard the Mavis”another volume, entitled “On the Edge of Winter.” Mrs. Amelia B. Edwards’ novel, “ Half a Million of Money,” Ims been translated I nlo French under the title of “L’Herltage de Jacob Trepaldcn.” The said of “Katlirlna” had already amounted to 100.000 copies before Dr. Hol land’s death. Of “Bitter-Sweet” tW.OOO copies have been sold. " Rosemary and Rno ” is the title of ttio next Round-Robin novel, tho scene of which is laid in Newport and Vorktuwn during tho lime of tho French allies. “Tlio Publishers' Trude-Llst Annual” for ISSI (F. Loypuldt) has made Its appearance. The matter is well classified, and buyers will find H a convenient guide. Contributions will bo received by tho Cen tury Company from children to a fund for Iho establishment of “ The Children's Gar field Homo fur Poor and Hick Children.” Messrs. J. A. & R. A. Reid, Dio Rhode Island publishers, have In press a volume on "The Life and Public Services of the Lute Senator Burnside.” It Is wiltten byMuj. Ben: Perley Poore, and will have a preface by Senator Anthony. Henry llolUfc Co. aro about to publish a series of “Lives of American Worthies.” They will be furnished by the celebrated his torical writers W, L. Alilen, C. D. Warner, it. .1. Burdette, John Hubherloii, George T. Lunigan, and others—when found. Zola lias spoken ids adieux to tlio readers ol Flyura In a final blast ugjdnst the ene mies of Naturalism. For a year lie has con tributed one article a week. Ho admits hav ing said all lie has to say for the present, mid would rather bo silent tliun repeat himself. The next volumes in the “ Transatlantic Series.” published by arrangement with the English authors, will ho ".loscuh’s Coat,” liy David Christie Murray; “The Vicar's People,”‘by George Mauvllle Fenn; and "Esau Rmiswick,” by Katherine S. Mac quoid. Alesars. Harper & Bro. will soon have ready tho “ Complete Works of Oliver Goldsmith.” hi four volumes, edited by Peter Cunning ham. This has lung been recognized us the standard edition of (Soldsmith’s works, and has heretofore only been obtainable from the English publishers. J. R. Osgood & Co. nvo soon to publish a now subscription book by Alark Twain, with the title “Prince and Pauper.” It deals with English life and scenes In past periods, and will be in a new vein for Mr. Clemens. It is to bo Issued In London simultaneously with Us publication here. Thu acquaintance between ThomasHughcs mid Arthur Stanley, which begun at Rugby, ripened Into a friendship that ended only with tho tatter’s death. Tho November will contain Air. Hughes’reminis cences of Stanley, Illustrated by a full-page portrait of tiro late Dean. Tho North Mnierlcun Review announces that the theological debate between Col. Ingersoll and Judge Black that was begun In tne August number is to be continued In the November Issue by an elaborate rejoinder from the Colonel, In which he will endeavor to support by argument tho proposition nmdu In his tirst article and defend himself against tho assaults of tho Judge. With the next number, tho title of Scrib ner’# A/onf/ilj/becomes tiio Century Mopo clue. Thu first Issue of the Century Mayit zinc will have tiro general appearance of the old Scrlhncr , but the page will be larger and without “ rules.” so that about fourteen pages of matter is added by the new arrange ment. * One of tlie principal features of tho November number Is the portrait of George Eliot, bv Burton, which Airs. Cross’ family put forth through tho Century Mnmzlnc ns the authorized likeness of the great novelist. The portrait Is accompanied by an account— also authorized—of her religious mid philo sophical beliefs, by Frederick W. 11. 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"A Short History of Art” la (he lltlo of n book l»y Julia 11, IJo Forest. This la a work Intended for (ho use of students, nml is mero ly hilrnduelory to Die many more .compre hensive simulant works on tho anmn subject. A glossary of architectural and art terms, an index giving the pronunciation of names, and a valuable chart etmliilng the render to ace at a Blanco tho lime when each artist llvo.il, to what nationality he belonged, and the name of Ida sovereign, has been prepared by the author. Necessarily, In attempting to cover so broad n held, condensation became a necessity, but this part of the work has been well done. The book fulfills every promise of Its author, and will prove an excellent handbook for others besides teachers and art-students. —Andrea Mantegna and Francesco Ualb olinl are the two Italian artists of the lUteenth century of whose lives sketches by Julia Cartwright have been prepared for tne twenty-sixth volume hi the series of “Il lustrated Biographies of (ireal Artists.” Mantegna occupies the foremost place among the artists of the luld-ltenaissanee. Hu was a hard student, and combined in his work “classic grace and human action.” This author thinks that “in knowledge and mastery of the human form, in skill and finish of workmanship. In wealth of imagery nml ereallte thought, few have ever sur passed him.” Francesco Itaibolinl Is entil'd "Kruncia” In history. There Is no life of this artist In Knallsli, and Miss Cartwright tins been obliged to depend for tier material upon tho works of Bolognese writers. Franda was one of the great relig ious artists of whom Kru Angelico Is best known, excepting, of course, Uaphnel, who founded a school ot ids own. As bet ween Fraucla and Fra Angelico the writer says: “ Ills creations are animated with a warmer humanity and a more vigorous life, they have all the charm of glowing colors amt strongly-contrasted light nml shadow, while secular Inllaem-es are allowed a larger part in the rich ornament and noble architecture which surround them.” —Tnwnseifd MncCotm makes Ids first ap pearance among publishers with a new edi tion of Farrar’s “History of Sculpture, Fainting, and Architecture.” This edition lias been enlarged by tho addition of a third part devoted to architecture, ami the whole carefully revised. The work Is chlelly bibli ographical, referring under all branches of the tliice subjects to valuable books on that specific subject for the student of art to road or study. Brief lessons precede all tho numerous subdivisions of the hooks, which Include short biographies and facts concern ing ancient or modern examples worth study ing In the way of pictures, statues, or build ings. It Is a work Intended only for tho student or teacher, and Is merely a series of topical lessons. —lt Is not quite clear why Mr. Warren’s “Artistic Treatise on tho Ifuinun Figure” should need an editor In addition to an an thor. As republished among Putnam’* Art Jland-1 Juoks, the mitnu of Susan 11, Curler appears on the title-page us editor. It is not n new work, but is a good one. neverthe less. It seeks to show Uu*errors In tho pres ent systems of drawim: the figure. explains natural eoniposUion as distinguished from eonventiomd. and treats mildly of color and chiaroscuro. —A new edition of Mrs. Shcdd’s “Famous Painters and Paintings” has been issued by .1. 11. Osgood & Co. The work is uu artlst blography on an extensive scale, containing a short sketch of every artist’s life and an account of his principal works. The record Is chronological, but excludes those born wlthln ihis century. Tho new edition has been somewhat revised and enlarged by ad ditions to (he text. The catalog of paintings has also been extended and rendered more* complete. Thu new Illustration Is (iuido Item’s Crucllixlun. AKT NOTES. The Tile Club will leave on-lts annual trip at the end of this month. Long island will probably be tho scene of the club's artistic explorations. Tho Huston Museum of Fine Arts has de cided tn hold mi exhibition in November. The reason given is that two other exhibi tions about the same time Interfere with It, and Us success would only weaken the othehiT' A citizen of Chicago has secured the only piece of work shown by St. (Jaudens at tho recent exhibition. It Is a replica of tho bas relief of tho young French master. Bastion le Page, which was shown in successive «\ lilblthms in Paris, London, and New York.— Kctv York Time*. Tho system of circulation of art-works be tween the Luxembourg ami ttie galleries in the secondary cities of Francois to lie In creased tn rapidity. Tho very choicest pieces will bo deposited in the Louvre. All tho others will gradually hint their way Into tho Provincial museums for longer or shorter periods; some of them tor an Indelhnl stay. ’ Tho Mmcrtom AH Itrvlcw ends Its exist ence with the next number. It was one o) the best iof its kind Issued in the United Suites, ifid It will be missed in art circles. It wnstlmlirst publication which went syste matically to work to present to Americans the excellent work done by American etch ers. Mr. Kdblcr, the editor, was a man of learning and skill, and discerning In his se lection of topics. Uls a sorry comment on public taste In tho United .Stales that such a periodical is unable to obtain the rcquislt support and patronage. The winter Joan exhibition at Um Metro polltutfMUkenm of Art, New York, will be opened on the Ulst. Among tho recent gifts to die museum Is a collection of “mi South Kensington plaster casts of Ivory carvings. The i/miW says Hint “among Um prominent pictures in the new collection will be Millet's 'The Knitting Lesson,* (lallall’s * Italian Mother,* an 'Arab Guard,’ by Ihmnat, and a reduction bv L’abunel of ids • Phcdrt*,’ which was In tho Salim of issu. These pictures are among a number which will be loaned by Mr. L. A. Loiter, of Chicago.” THE REV. FULTON AND CONKLING. 3b (he CdKor of The Chicago 3>ttmn(. Mount Oakhou., 111., Oct. u.—l noticed in the hiter-Oocun of last Saturday a Idler reprinted from the Now York .Sim, and headed “ Conk ling and (Jnrlield—What a Hu|>- tlsl Minister Knows of tho Insldo History of Their Uulutiotis.” That this profound epistolary production should have been reproduced in Iho/n/cr- Omm is unite mitund. Always on thu alert for relleetlons, disparagements, reproaches, and slurs upon .President Oarlield, he fore and slnco ids death, it never lets slip an opportunity to say “Conklin# and Gnrlleid.” Coukllng llrsl, Ciarlleld after wards, especially when the chance is a bur rowed one. It Is a Stalwart’s idea of thoir relative Imparlance, That it should go to tho Now York Sun for such palatable fod der is equally natural when weconslder how much they are akin in spirit and purnuse. Par indiliereneo to truth in political contro versy, or feeders on cheap exhibitions of silly prejudice and petty spite, for huimerers aftor some half plausible way to perpetrate meanness, and as general receptacles for the slops of partisan warfare, thesu two papers certainly have no equals or superiors. The remarkable effusion referred to Is from the pen of tiro Key. Justin IX Pulton, of liroolyn, N. V., who, It seems, lias taken upon himself tho futile endeavor of show ing that political decency and respectability attaches In no small degree to the character of lioscoe Conklin#. ilcspect fur his man hood. ho tells us, promuieil him to make tho attempt; but lie lias misconceived ids true course sadly enough, for the very tiling ho aimed to ruspeot lias been subjected to the exact opposlt, since every mind of ordinary sense must be impressed witli the fact that a mure lame, impotent, and pitiful defense has nut been made in behalf of friendship, polit ical or otherwise, for many a day; ami ills doubtful if there are two other newspapers in the land that would have given publicity to sucU sorry and Incoherent drivel, Bfleuee, above all things. would have best shown respect fur tho liev. Pultun’s iuiiiiluhml. Hut tho most piti ful phase of tho huso Is tho means tho Hev. Pul ton was forced to use In order to got on at all la the detenio of bit friend, tfueh are Mr, Conk- Hug’s political antecedents and relations, to say nuthtugor his social, lhat those things u real friend would wish to say of him are necessarily Kin opposlt of the truth. Consequently thu let ter In question ts made up of gross Inaccuracies, liu-unsisteuuies. misrepresentations, slander of mo dead, and Fultouluu ruut. Wiim raised in tun ttov. Fulton’s mind at this time the question whether bo should respect his manhood or not, uud Induced him to shed abroad his vast knowl edge of •• iusido history," was a stuteuiuut made by tho llov. Wayland Hill In tho Haptfst Minis tors' Conference,Unit Mr.Conkllog was tho “In carnation of tbo spoils system." which remark will strike nil people of Rood sense tut containing more) solid truth about Conklin? than could bo told in imy other like number of words. Hut tho llov, Hilton says It is so unjust and untrue that ho hogs Icnvo to rise and •• correct." lie says: “ It Is known that Mr. Cnnkllng dons not Inenmatn tho spoils syslmn.” Known to whom ho don’t tell as, but that being a knowl edge restricted most ecrtnlnlvto ono individual, modesty doubtless forbids him to mention who. As a proof, however, ho relates a visit nr Cook ling to President Qtirlleid, and says that when Mr. Conklmg wasnbout to leavo tbo President said lohim: “ Mr. Honator, you have not referred to appointments?” “No, Mr. President, I have not. As you did not ask advice I did not volun teer It; though to tell you tho truth my pockets aro burdened with petitions, and 1 should bo glad to unload thorn." The Itov. Fulton then tells us tbat tbo Pros!- oenisald to Mr.Coiikllng! “ Kccpyourpetitions two weeks longer. In tbo meantime nothing will lie done about tbo olllces In New Vork: niter'Which thno 1 shall bo glnd to consult with >mi concerning thorn. Thin was 12 o’clock at’ night. The next, day Mr. Itohort son was appointed Collector,” etc. Now thin statement is so absurd, tdamlenus. and abomin able that it is almost ftmmsslblo to conceive bow It could have proceeded from a gospel minister unless ho withdrew from thot’liureh for tho thno being and forgot outright bis obligations to truth nod decency. Did be get his Information from Mr. (,’oiikimg? Docs ho labor under tho delusion: that Mr. Cnnkllng Is a man of truth? Perhaps he thinks tho true source of “hisldo history" la tho Imagination. If so ho Is Just tint ouo to write Mr. Coaklmg’s political biography. Statements creditable to him In tbat relation cut: be found nowhere but In that region. Then eutnc tbo resignations, wo are told, which net, taken in connection with tbo condition nC Mr. (,’onkllnu’s pockets, from bis own admission, seems a little strange in a man who would (int o nothing to do with patronage or the distribution of olllecs. lint Fulton says be Is tho ono man who would nut meddle with It, and Fulton Is nu honorable man. Next wo are told enmo tbo betrayal of Mr. Coukling-'s friends, and hero tho Itev. Fulton compares that Interesting crowd ton drove of hogs “hungry and leaping and ellmhlug over each other, putting tbclr noses in the trough, pushing In above tbolr eyes and drinking through tho cars.” Queer kind of friends fora man to have w ho never meddled with patronage, and was known to bnvu neither favors nor spoils at his disposal. But. the Itev. Fulton says he never did, and it was so known, and sure hu is an honorable man. The comparison, how ever, Is a good one and does great credit to tho llev. Fulton’s vast imaginative and descriptive poweis. It applies first-rate to tbo Stalwarts everywhere. Let it be said bo bit tbo null on tbo bend mice. Wo tiro next toll) (tint on tbo Monday morning nftur the nssnalimtlou. after having pupaoilono or two bourn with tbo Jtov. Pulton, bis grid ho lug to emit os 10 require ministerial Intorposl tlon, .Mr. Cunklltur went to Washington ami left personally at the White House bis ihchsuito of symimtliy. This also la a mistake. Mr. Conklin* did not co to Washington or sum] tuiy mc.«i*gu to Ibu W hlte 11 nun.* tor days. and. besides. tbo newspapers of that .time and tbu Itov. Fulton’* statements hardly Jibe. “ From that time on." says tho Ilcvercnd Seaside Historian, "Mr. (,’onkllng boon mo tho object mminst which all too arrows of dKianpoluted ainliltlon weru tired, and all that forgeituhiess of fnvms and hatred because of disappointment In obtaining them mold do to injure tho fame and break lho heart of Jluseoo Conkllng bos been done.” Surely nothin* short of Fmtonlnn logic can make clear how a set of oillcesenkurs anu politiciuiH-ehnnlii stir up such an almighty fuss about n man who never meddled with patronage, olllolal peddling, or controlled In any way Uiogranthigot political favors; but Fulton is not miytbluir when he la not logical. Don't incarnate tho spoils system? When tbo llov. Fulton nnido that statement bo stated whnt every nttenmec of Mr. Gonkllng’s mouth amt im cry net of bis life for tho hist twenty years openly ami llutly denies, with thosollioryexcep tlop of that little episode at Nnrrmnuiscll Pier. It was tbc on use of his being left nut as a I’rc«d dentlul mmdlduie liy tho New Vork State Con vention In )s*a. Thu llov. Fulton would do well to read tho speech ot G. W. Curtis on that occa sion. It was the reason of his dlsimiiillomont with Hayes’ Administration, towards which bo never let pass a chance to sneer. Who does not remember ids wrath because *• Mo Too” was not made Secretary of .State instead of Mr. Keans? It was tho solo cause of his dastardly opposition mid tight against President (lurtleld, and the contemptible uml cowardly relinquish ment of hi* seat la the United States Senate, tnerehy gjvtnj; tho organization of that body over to the Democrats, and then aetbu as II ho thought tho New fork I.eirislalnro would bo mean enough and (also enough to Indorse Ida position by reflection, oh no! bo don’t Incar nate tbo spoils system 1 What would the Hev. Fntioii say to such n remark as this about Jell’ Uuvli: "lie did not Incarnato State rights; ho Is tbc one man who would not mcdulewlth seces sion am) rebellion.'' Or of this nbnut tho Devil: •• Me dues not mcai imto wickedness: he is tho one historic personage who will not tueddlo with Hell." . . |{vcry titan nr act of men, In Congress and out, who have shown any Imlepundonee In polities, who were not wlllhur mid even anxious to play the toady and sveuphtmt lo t’onkllug ami his . clique—Grant, Cameron k Co.—bo has abused umi denounced in nearly every speech ho has made In the Senate or out of It. nut except bur tho one nominating Grant In tho Chicago Con vention. In which grandiloquent timfuronnde ho characterized ail nuchas "Jaylmwkers, trumps, charlatans, ami guerrillas.” Tho reporter a pdlcry m (he Donato was always to him the "grand monkey-roost.” mane of tbo occupant* having at time* seen through him mo readily and reported accordingly. lie warned Grant a third time. Ho wanted him bad. Of course ho did. Tho characteristic word of Grant’s Administration, tho mm by which It will bojcuown as lung us tt Is remem bered, is that one word Spoils. It gormandized Itself almost to death on what that word Implies. Conklmg know lull well by past experience that with Grunt at Urn head ho would bo sure of aid, comfort, mid encouragement from the Uxeeu- Hvti chair In bis determination to propagate ami migmunt tbo spoils system. Ho takes to that system Jn«t ns naturally ns a hsh takes (u water. UepreseniiuK no principles of gov ernment, no meusuro of administration Involv ing mo good of the people or tbo welfare of the Itiqmbllu that can be staled orddtned. there can be no other hypothesis upon which to Judge him; tint lot It bo said here, to tho lasting honor of n great and glorious departed name, that when President GurlUdd sat down on him and Uls fool hi) quibble of •*Senatorial courtesy.” a more righteous service had not been rendered since Michael kicked Uls ftitanlu majesty over the battlements of lleavon. After which murk how soon UUtrUit felt" his occupation gone" oven so deeply as to resign. . lieluro the llov. Fulton talks any further about the American people honoring Mr. Crink ling, lot him tlrst ascertain what reason they have for any such act. I.et him road (he candid, trank, and truthful article In tho current num ber of tho /ntfmaifomil Ufvlrw liy K. W, >\hlt ridge, setting forth Mr. Coukllng’s services us a lawyer and statesman; let him post himself on our political history for the last twenty years, outside ns well us "Inside,*' mul learn of a truth, clear ns sunlight, that Uoscuo Unnkllag’s public life, dissociated from the spoils system, becomes n blank void of honor or reprouun: but lot tho truth bo told about him In that connection, and tbu fact stands out bold and undeniable that he has been a nulsimcu In tho Uopubllo and a curse to tho llepuhllean party; and let him bear In mind that over Itoscoe L'unkllng'a head, and over tbo heads of those who urged him on In his course, will hang forever, by the Judgment ot this gen eration, by tho verdict ot History, by the Inex orable decree of truth and Justice, the dark, grim, and horrid shadow of thoussastnatjon of " one of the noblest men that over lived In the tide of times." H. ll.tmuu. NIRVANA. fVr Tht I’lilfiW'i Tritium. ! know a vale serenely lair. With peaks precipitous and Intro Fenced In; upon whoso ley sides Tim glnclcr muimulmr abides, Deliberating centuries Durum. Moreover, mi abyss . til gloom, patrolled by shuddering gusts, Is for n portal, ami a terror, That wlmsn hlthur eumu through error Ucirflce the fatal way, uud smile Again upon his love; or pile Up Judgment-curses—us it hun. Jlcvonu Is situate this mythic dell— A dimple on tho fneo of Hell. Kiormil Spring hath it In thrall. Amt voiceless pence ts all In all. Thu reverential elms stand there, l.lkn columns In cathedral fair; And tremulous tho aimoinhuro Is underneath, uh If tho clear Notes of an old-tlmu anthem breathed Consolingly, that grief he wreathed With hopo: or bo caressed, As n sick omul on her mother’s breast Is soothed, and sobs and sighs to slbcp. Here bloom tho (lowers on, and keep Alway young buds to string tho dew About tbelrdolleuto brows, when new Amt filouderpeeps tho louder moon Prom out her cloudy gate übomi Thu Wemcm world. Thun Is tho time Tho petulant flowers begin a cbiinu In bull ry crimson, gold, or stained Purple and violet— being pained llccauso ono sister should sleep on. Nor will the faint alarm bo duno M’lll shu unclose her azure eyes. Whereon tho Him so sadly lies, And smile us oueu she smiled on them— hutting again her garment's bom lie thrilling to the yearning touch; Nut imdersiuudlug they why such .. A beauteous bloom ho heaped In mold— Why rosy warmth turn waxy cold, Ami tresses, bright us morning’s my, lie mixed In dunk aud clinging clay. And would It prollt them to hour How thoir klud Queen, with prayer and tear, besought her angels to bring peace To her sore heart, e’en though it cesso To pulse; and. loving her, they stole Away her love—which was her soul? UuHJMtmiroN, HI. Wtu. Done. A (loud Uspllit Clorjrymim of lluruca, N. V.. a strong temper* mao luHti, Butlojuu with kidney trouble, ueti ntliflu, and ill/.zliasa almost to blindness over two years after ho was told that Hop Hitter* would euro him. Duouuso ho was afraid of uud prejudiced nuttiest “bitters.” Wince bis cure btt savs tome need fear, but trust lu ilop Witters. .