KNITTING AND CROCHET.A CHILD'S PETTICOAT.JVC*-* The Weekly Tribunt.

iChildren's undergarments, liotli ltnitteel and cro-

cbeteel, are veiy popular now. Tba above repre¬

sents u pretty little petticoat, in ribbed crochet,wlikl! is easily unel quickly linnie. It is worked inpink and wbite Saxony wool with a bouo crochetbook.Begin at tbe lower edge with a chain a yard arida

.quarter in length, and divisible by 12, tbe numberfor each scallop, which is dented thus:Work from right to left. . 1 DC on each of th©

first 5 ch., 3 DC into the sixth, for tbo centre

and ontwaid peak; 5 DC on tbe next 5 ch., miss 2 to

6hnpe the hollow or inner peal.; this at the same timemakes an open seam, which divides the scallops.Repeat from \ and, at tho end of tbe mw, to ribtbe crochet, turn tbe work, and pierce tho needle at

the back of the stitch in the preceding line.At the 20lh row derreuse by missing 1 stitch on

either side of the festoon. Fasten off at tho 32.1

row. anil join at eVbe back, leaving a placket hole or

not as preferred. Prepare a band e.f doeililo crochet,on which we.rk any simple crochet editing. A draw-

lug string may bo iusertcel through Ibis.

EMITED LACE."Adelaide "furnishes a pretty pattern of lace and

tbo following direction-! for knitting it.

Cast on 10 stitches.1st row: Knit 2, over twice, purl 2 together, knit

2, over twice, narrow, knit 8.2d row: Over, narrow, over, narrow, knit G, purl

1, knit 2, over twice, purl 2 together, km! 2.

3d row: Slip 1, knit 1, over twice, purl 2 to¬

gether, kuit 13.4th row: Over, narrow, over, narrow, knit 9, over

twice, purl 2 together, 2 plain.8th low: Slip 1, knit 1, over twice, purl 2 to¬

gether, knit 2, over twice, narrow, over twice, nar¬

row, knit 7.Otb row: Over, narrow, over, narrow, Ts plain,

purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, knit 2, over twice, purl 2 to¬

gether, knit 2.7th row: Slip 1, knit 1, over twice, purl 2 to¬

gether, knit the rest plain.8th row: Over, narrow, over, narrow, ll plain,

over twice, purl 2 together, knit 2.Oth row: Slip 1, knit 1, over twice, purl 2 to¬

gether, kuit 2, over twice, narrow threo times, rest

plain.lOtbrow: Over, narrow twice, 5 plain, purl 1, 2

plain, purl 1, 2 plain, purl 1, 2 plain, over twice,purl 2 together, 2 plain.11th row: Slip 1. kuit 1, over twice, purl 2 to¬

gether, rest plain.12ili ron : Over, narrow, over, narrow, G plain,

bind ott G, 8 plain, over twice, purl 2 toijcthe.-,knit 2.Repeat from 1st row. "Adelaide" nays thia lace

is very pretty knitted with linen thread insteadof wool. :i9 the loops on the edge stand out betterand make the pattern moro showy.

' INFANT'S CROCHETED SOCKS.Socks for the lit tlo ones are tu such constant do¬

main! Hint plain directions for crocheting n simple.useful pattern will bc acceptablo to beginners.With single zephyr of tin. desired colorant! a rather

Bunill hook make a chain lung euough tog) arouudbaby's leg.probably thiriy-tivo stitches, more or

less. Join lliem together to form a round, .ntl workin DC, putting the hook through tho underhalf of

each stitch for about 15 rounds. This forms tho

leg.Now, for ibo top part of the foot, rai_e 13 stitches.

crochet tricot.e.that is. put lu the hook as before,pull the wool through and leave the loop on thcbook. Work these 13 (ditches forward and back¬ward iu crochet tricotdu for IO rows.remember-

ing that forward and backward make 1 row. Onthe next row narrow by drawing tho weul throughthe lirst 3 vertical stitches on the right hand sideof tbe piece, and again through the 3 stitches imme¬diately belorc tbe last loop. Kepeat these narrowingson the next row. There aie now 5 stiches. Makea DC. lu each. The top part of tho foot le finished.Next, work down thc left Bide of this pice** in DC,

then aiouud the i-.titche. ut tho bottom of tbo leg,and afterward along the right of the loot andaround the toe. In doing this tho only part to becareful nhont is tho left side of the foot. The hookhere should bo put uniter tbo last of tbe afghanstitches doini tbe side and through tho stitch be¬low. Work ronnel and round tho bottom of footaud leg in DC. for G or 7 louuds. Then tum thoWork inside out, place tho two sides carefully to¬

gether, put the hook through 7 stitches at tho toeend and draw thc wool through the whole. Crochetin DC. the bottom edges of the foot together tillonly 7 sti'.ehes are left, put the book through all ofthecve, draw thom together to match tho too end,fttsteu ott', turu it insido out agaiu, and tho foot isfinished.Next fnsten the wool on the top of the leg; make

three chains, work two treblo Into thc same l.olo.miss two stitches, aud fasten with a DC. hilo tbethird stitch. Moke two chalti, work two treblesInto ibe same bole as tho DC. i miss two stitchesand work a DC. eu the thirel." Repeat this scallopall around tbe top of the leg.The work is now complete with tho exception of

a little chain uud tassels, or a narrow ribbon aroundthe ankle. The pattern will billilly be called a

handsome one, but it is easily made uud under¬stood.Recapitulation: Cast on 35 rtitches for top of leg ;

leg 15 rounds deep, top of foot 13 stitches wide,and ten rows to narrowings for the toe. 'two rows ofnarrowings.8 stitches in all; toe. 5 stitches wide ;

«epth of foot, 6 or 7 rounds. Finish with scallop on

:g and ribbon rouud ankh*.?-

SCRAP-BAG.Thk Dawv Pattern..Mrs. D. B. B. siys that

tbe Daisy Pattern given recently is po pretty thatShe is anxious to make it. She understands all ex¬

cept tho 3d round winch says " work ut tho back.f thc petals, etc." This ls very easy. After com¬pleting the 2d round ju*-t turn tne work over.thisIs tbe b._ci\" where* thc next row is tn he worked.There are only 0 petals when tho 2.1 round is com¬pleted. Hy woiking at tho " hack" a petal betweeneach petal of tho 2d round you get 12 as in cut.The petal is to bo worked lu tho "2 DC," of thopreceding round.CLOVER Leaf.-Mw. H. B. B. says she found no

rtifl-cully with Mrs. Gidcoii-clover-leaf edging, aud-wonders at tbe complaints in regard to it. Willothers who have tried it report!Frinok for Tidy..Mrs. II. H. W. replies to

.'Farmer's Daughter'' thst tbe fringe of her tidv lsnot knitted, anel gives the following directions'formaking it: "tako a pieco of pastehoard, orabook, or p.nvthing that is shout the length youwould like the fringe, wind the* yarn evenly aroundit and cut one edge. Double oaoli thread aud witbh crochet book (1 use one tor convenience,) draw itthrough the edge of tha tidy, forming a loop, thendraw the ends through tbe loop thus formed, if*oo wish a boavier fringe, draw two or three*(breads through tbe same place. It is very simple,and ©Mily done."Honey-Comb Stitch..M. E. C. wants another

pattern for honey-comb stitch, nd finding tho ouorecently published that which she had inlier mind's.ye. She says: "The one I desire is a$ perfect auImitation or honey-comb as can be made withworsted. Double sepbyr is generally used for itand but few stitches sre required to make the pat¬tern- I think the wrong side is made by 'purling'ont sm not sure." Can some oue oblige ber withtbe desired pattern fCaoc-XT T-JU&s..Ifiss B. lt, G.. wdl find har

questions as to terms answered in the last numberof this department.Wool »or -Roman Afghan*.".K. K. writes:

" Tn Thk Titibi:.nk of April ll, 'L. M. C.' asks howmuch Germantown yum is reqnireel for a RomanAfghan. There is required one and three-eighthspounds of black, ono murtee nf a nonnd blue,one quarter of a wound wotto, three iieeini.ls of pink,two pounds of yellow. Coal nf material abonl $3.Delicate! shades are prefer.'ebie.thees" of th" Colum¬bi*, yarn are beautiful. ' K. K.' will he happy togive uiiy information ni ber power.with regard toany nf the threw Afghan patterns .-hieh sim senl."Pms ion Knithno,.Mrs. L. J. says thst she bs

been knitting lacesnccescfally willi Cu;*- hair pitfor needles. The re ls only one Knitting Kxtra ontnt present; another will bo published in a compara¬tively short nun'.A Ciiarmino Fancy.."Adelaide" has ad.Iel

¦really tc the beauty of Mrs. Jennie Drake edginghy simply pulling a row of treble crochet in whitefliisssilk around the edge of the sealion.. I be effeelof tin; silk edge on tbe white woolie owes ls remark¬ably pretty. Nothing could be nicer ai a trimmingfor flannel skirts.DitAwms and L> ohing*-*..Mrs. K. T. B. n*eks for

directions for drawers and leggings lot a child e.flom- or moro, and wonld like to bo told of some iarge-siscd yarn, strouger and more durable than doublezephyr, willi which lo knit them.Misch.i.ani.-ors..Mr*. E. 0. B. would like pat¬

tern of lady's hood, knit or crocheted, willi trim¬mings of crorhet work edged with .silk thread or

flo. s coveiiug tho knilteel or crocheted foundation.Also pattern for crocheted saeque or clonk for streetwear for inri from six to e.igni.size ol' needles, qual¬ities and names of materials to bo given lull..A.Y. m. wonts pattern for nndersblrts tor geiitlemeu..Mrs. il. C. W. ssks for directions for crocheting a

border en a crocheted jacket nut of (Jcrmantowiiyarn..N. C. .san act Ihe pamphlet she refers io bywriting to the Nonotuck Silk Company, Bostou,Mas-*.Woukinc oct Parr .tn.i..Mrs. J. II. W., after

working to tho eud ol tim pattern for lace, insertion,etc., should begin again at ino beginning and keeprepeal inn till sho han worked as much as she wishes.Tim patteiiim arc not lo bo worked backward,Lack Tit*..A. E. B. kindly writes, In answer

to H. M. B.'s ineiinry in regard to lace ties,thut she knitted a piece of Tunisian in¬

sertion thc length she wan.ed her tie, andtheu knitted Normandy lace of sufficient lengthto go all round the strip nf in-crtioii. She sdels;" A piero of insertion and edging made willi BOOthread and put on tli- end of a.si np ol line organdie,ts quite pretty, thc* German lace, made up with alittle ribbon, is lov.-ly. A friontl of mine nonie ti

handkerchief for the neck by taking a piece of washblinnie, eiuting il to lit tho neck, nml finishing italiround witb Tunisian insertion and Nurmaudy lace.'It i-. tit to wear before tho Quceu."' A. I'., li.courtejoiml.v semis the followingdirections f*>r a loeewhii n is pretty and serviceable knitted with linenthread No. 50 for underwear, or ot fine woollen j urnlor ll,inn.1, skirts:Caston 9 st it ches. 1st row: Slip 1. knit l.nverand

knit 2 tosetherS innes, over, kim 1. 2el row: Knit.lain ; every alternate row is knitted plain. 3d towt.lip 1, knit 1. over and knit 2 together 9 Dine.--.overi kuli tho remaining stitches plain, Repeatthis '.) lillies or until you nave l** sfitchesun lbsneedle. Thou knit across plain tbtcc times. Thensii]) 1, knit 2together, overkill! 2 together fourlime*; km! tbo remaining 7 stitches. Repeat(every alternate row plain) nil yon have 10stitchesonly on tim needle. I lien slip 1, knit 2 together,over tend knit '_ together 3 times j knii last stitchplain. This gives tbe original numbei.niuo. Knitacross plain Ihree linus before tiesiunlug aliolli. r

*-. "lilllie. Keiiicinlicr thal the " over " rn* well ss the" Unit 2 together ll times" i- to bs repeated.K- .tum; Ti hms..h. F. C. wants lo know tbe

meaning eef "por. 2 together lour times.'' Mus is

eqnivule ni io saying four limes: "Purl 2 together,*1;imi does neel take on so mneh needed space, Thei..i« no difference between "purl 1 fear times" and"1 purl tour innis," except thal the former is lessawkward) "purl 4" would he better than either."Knit 1 four times" means knit plain Ihe four con-secutive stitches coming Ural on yonr left ueedle."Purl 2 together" moans to run yonr riant needlethrough two siitchcs instead of ooo ou yonr Icfineedle, and lake Ihem offtogether n» if They wire

only one. We cannot agree witb H. P. C. IHal Iheterms ate blind. They an* easily intelligible lo onewho has given an hour's study to them. We sdvi ie

her to examine the directions lur knitting in the"Woman's Lxna," tbo terms being explained there¬in.Leaf Tidy..Mrs. J. S. J.'s pattern of "Raised

Leaf Tidy" is in type and will be primed as wonns she supplies thc missing 8th and 'Alu rows. Will6hu kindly do tins sa scion as possible T

JUVENILE POEMS.

_

By TT, ll. Mallock, authur of " Is Life Wort)' Living V

A CllII.I)'.-> LOVtt SoNO.

it'uhipoied in a living.)Tbe broeses :ir>* sighingAbout me, above nm I

Oh. I should In* happy,If Celia WODld love mo I

But without ('elia's loveTbo breezes may blow'i

And, for all (bat 1 eur.-,To the devil may go !

_An. tut. 8.

A HOY'S LOVK SONO.

If Celia won't have yon, fond lover.Why squander in sighing tbe flay I

If all your entreaties won't move her,Kescut it, ami meet lier half way.

Sieppeisc you were now to possess her,i-.-i beauty snd sll von desired]

How soon you would cease (¦* cares* her JHow soon ol thu beauty bo tired I

Then sim. a more icsoliito measure,Nor rquander in ricking the day j

It cannot h. much nf a treasureWhose charms with possession demy.

An. mt. 13.

PROFESSOR HUXLEY ON DOGS.

From The London Telegraph.Prof._w.or Huxley pointed mit by the aid of n dia¬

gram, in which lone-was given to tho Illustrationmr tba skeleton of the uiilmal being raiaud ou hindlegs, that in internal coaatralotion tho only diil'nr-ence between mau ami dug was tine of size im.l pro¬portion, Then* wan not a bone in one which dblnot exist in tin other.not a Mingle, constituent inthe ono that was iioMij he found in Hie oilier. Intho cease ofthe dog there wns not thu! which, on super¬ficial examination, answered to lb.* collar-bone ol lu¬man; but .lost) dissection would dmelose in theease* ot ibe lower animal » little hone varying inlength frum a third to half an inch, occupying ihesame place as the haman collar-bones, whi.li was in¬dubitably a rudiment ar., collar-bone, Il appearedto be of no functional Importance, bul there ii wus.Considering thc psychological nature of the* clot/,

the lecturer remarked that no might bo met al tlieoutset with tin- objection,uTalk of the mind of adog; why, I don't believe be has a mind.' Well.tim only reason bc bad len- sssumiug timi tin; dog baela mind was tits samo reason liv which lionMiimeelthat all present had minds. There was 'ie. din cievidence of thc fae;! any more in tho one bau in thuother. Ran a pin into a man, ami thero wai s -int i

nml a cr** b\ which they .iiiin" le> (he conclusionthat .-sin han resulted, nun a pin into a dog, amithere was a howl and attempt, perhaps to bite, bjwhich wi Inferred that the intimal wns in a stateof consciousness in which ii also suffered pain.Could th.-y say that tho dog was a mero piece olanimate machinery J I' wasquite true that certainphilosophers had bold views of tbat kind, but com¬

pton st uno people would not have it. anil hu l>e-llovod thc common sense people wen- right. At theKillin1 time In1 was disposed to think thal in dogs Ihefeeling of pain was Infinitely duller than lu humanbeings. Ai to tin* other senses belonging to dog., hi.wasInclined to doubt very much if dogs <¦> >n 1<1 seewith anything like thc .'.i.itim itiioes ol niau, Theirbearing was indisputably very acute; but ilremarkable: fu.t thai that sense wm regulated mi atotally different seale- In do.-, as compared with hu¬man beings. Did they ever hear of adogtukiug opleasure in ransic 1 'Ju the contrary, the Bonnels ofmusic seemed lo cause' him acute pain, accompaniedby a horrible sent of fascination, which fastenedhim lo the spot at which he was subjected to tbetorture;. Else, when a German band was doing ii«worst in tho streets, why did he si; upon his haunch¬es and bowl wben he might get up and runaway!Yet he often wondered whether dogs really didsillier pain from music or whether they bowledpurely in sympathy, as did.thsjackals ofthe prairies.Tho w-iiso ol smell in ;i dog|Was some! liing marvel-

loos.marvellous uot only foritsdelicacy, but for thofact|thut its elisc'rii.limit ion.)!,v. hat was agreeable anddisagreeable was exactly tho reverse of ours. Theynever heard of ;i dog being Infatuated with lavenderwater, or patchouli, or Eau do Colognes bc ratherrevelled In tbe smells which to meu were a sourceoi unfeigned horror and disgust. He once nota dog which be frequently left amongst tue thou¬sand- frequenting Regent's Park, to secrete hibehind u tree, bo soon a** toe animal lound .hal hehad lost his master he laid his nose to tho grmiud,and in that manuel. ve.-y soon tracked him to hisliiding-placo. That showed that, tim dog hud thepower of distinguishing tho particular modittcatiouof tho leather of the boots caused by the wearingof his master, in contradistinction to the modifica¬tions produced hy biiiulrcds of Uiousauils of otherpeople present at tho moment.As to the ability of dogs to find their way

fiom place to place, ne believed there was un un-concious registration In iheir minds oi tho visualpictures presented to it lu tho vin inns tracksthrough which they passed, ami that Hie memoryworked backward until thc animal reached its des¬tination. No ouo could doubt thu mural dispositionof dogs. Somo wees trustworthy, others moro orle__ thieves j wmie) were uuuublo, olhetd vinous,ami so on. Neither waa there uny doubt that a doghad Ideas 11' equality and inequality. They cotilueasily settle that point by oin nug a dog ix large auda small piece of meat ou tho same dish, aud by ob¬serving which he took first. Indeed, thero was cofundamental faculty connected with tue reasoningpowers that might not bo demonstrated..to exist inlift

SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPL E.

THE OBEAT SOUTHERN COMET.Dr. B. A. Gould, of lb- Cordova Observatory,

who discovered tim great Southern fomot or

February last, has un interesting article uponit in the* M iv Dauber of ibo The /iincrtcanJournal of si ii ncc. Thc comet's tail was firsturen on February 2. On Um -IH) Dr. Cou elfirst saw the* head, winch seemed scarcelybrighter than Encke's comet at its last perihe¬lion, bnt was much larger, find hud a eosrsennel undefined aspect No nucleus was vis-

i!)le. The lail was brightest eui February 0and 7. It was then about tm brilliant ns

the Milky Wnv in Taurus, andmaintained italength of rrom 35° to 40° till it faded fromview*. On Pebruury 20 thc comet could uot bc

detected in a IV* inch e quieten eal. The- exces¬sive length of ihe narrow tail, itw luck of grada¬tion ra brilliancy and the* relative faintness ofthe bead, formed v. ry notable chai-cto.ristl-s.Hut, to my astonishment says Dr. Gonld, on

computing a parabola fi inn tin- obs_rva.'.onso_February 6, 0 and 12, I found reproduced tho

orbit of the Creal Comet of 1843. The ahnoslIncredibly small perihelion di-tance suggests in

each case* the origin of the hngetail; but thoother elements were almost equally similar. A.second orbit, from observations irom FebruaryG to 18, proved equally similar lo tlie orbit re¬

sulting from Hubbard's discussion e.f the cometof 18*3; und leaves no doubt whatever In myniiiiel as to the identity of the two bodies, not¬withstanding tbat un ellipse *>t' 532 years wasfound to afford tbe bett representation ot thoseries of observations In 164.9 aw a whole. Iboelements now obtained ue theses winch are

expressed in Washing!on mean tune', and re¬

felled to the mean equinox of 1880.0.Perihelion passage. 18H0. Jun. 87-*_0_7».LotiKlfuetp ol tin* nscenillin? node, 0* UV SO" '0.Longitude e.! tao, perihelion,86° 18' 10"-0.lill llUUtieJll, 1-1-° 'JW UH" 8.I_c.i_r.-t: ii inn of nu- perihelion dlitanee. 7.7.103(111.

Dr. Goold further believes tlmt this comet isthe same as those of 1702. IT.'IO, 1771 ami180G,:iik1 thu thc interval between the pere-heiion passages ha* been steadily Increasing.The wonderfully small, anti epi-aiently dimin¬ishing perihelion distance* affords to Dr. (Joni.1an explanation of the increasing period; for,hitch elinir lo ibe- present .-lem.-ills, tins .list .-iiicc

is bm 0.00349, while ih.- sun's own radius ls0.00400. It se.ms Impofwilde tbat one side ofthe coma shoulel nol sufl'i actnal frictionagainst the body of the sun, lo say nothing olits traversing the densest portion of bis atmos¬phere through a full semi-circumference. Themechanical resistance thus interposed mustbave nctc.l io diminish tim perihelion distance ;:in.l we iii;(l this accordingly to have been0 00".:is after tin- pass ge e>f 1843, and0.0051M7 aller that of 1880. Yet. while thisresistance anel the lateral friction mus! duringtheir continuance be causing ii diminution ofthe radius-vector, it would appear thai theyhaye nm diminished, but on the contrary, in¬creased, thc major axis. This ls a delicate midin some respects a difficult question.A moat interesting qnesiion arises regarding

the densest portion eel tbe tail. There in noreason to doubt that flus pointed southwardbefore the perihelion, as it <li.l afterward. Nowthe cometa centre nf gravity passed lunn oneside to tbe utter of Ihe sun. describm.- an arc ol'l**o In Inn* annmnly in ab.mt *th 8mj andindeed dr-scribed 141° 42' in a single hour. Ifthc tail in gonernl consisted ol tbe same parti¬cles before as aftei tho hour ol penhelion, itmust bave bren actually severed oy the bodyof tbe sun, surrendering ol course a consider¬able iiiiioiin: of its material.

THE DEEP SKA.Some interesting results of recoil! deep sea

explorations were cone se -ly stated in a lute lee-tuie ;it tm1 Royal Institution, Loudon. Four*elevenths, or nearly three-fourth* ol the surfaceof the earth is covered by sea. The averagedenthofthe ocean is. accoiding to thc latestev'eiiliitii.ii. of Mr. Otto Krummel!, almul1,v.77 fathoms, or somewhat over two miles.lin- great) t dciith known to exist w s dis¬cover.!] by the l'iiite.1 Slates ship .'uncarora.near tin1 Iv 111 ile- Islands, in the NoitheasiPacific lt ls4,0<Vi fathoms or about thro milesaud a quarter. The highest mountain existingia of about the same height as the deepest souls deep. Mount Evi-iesl ls f.1*".'. fathoms inheight. So insignificant, however, is tin* totalvolume of the laud raised almvu m .1 level inproportion to the va-* cavity occupied bj thesen, thal were (Iii** cavity iliipiicil nf Its. .¦

thc whole of thc lim.! now nlmvc sea le vi*l ronlobe **'. ovi lied into il Iwi nf. -two am! a half f inesovir before it would bc filled up to thc presentsea level.

Nevertheless, tito depth <»f ihe oceana, greatas ii ls, js as nothing iii i-oiuimrisoii wilh thcvastness of their extent of surface. As Vi.Croll has saul, (lie oceans in nlatiun to theirsuperficial area an ns shallow us u slni-i ol'water 100 yunis indiauiei.r uud only au inchin eb lilli. The nidi n ui tii" ocean hu-ius uie notat all steep. Tiny me im-.-lh so littlv inclinedthat an eeielinaiy locomotive engine could runnp tl,eui in a straight due with case. Their in¬clination is usuall,! liol more (ililli lille ci eel fourdegrees or less. Arouu*t some oceanic islandsthe slope i.s {.nate r. The Ma pei»t slotH. knownlaat Bermuda, when; theri- is an inclination ofnear!) twenij el.gu. 1 from tho edge of thureef to 'J,ono futhoms, There are uo s;;clithings* as mountains mid valleys on the deepsea bottom. Animals cannot slip clown aiminsttheir av 111 into ihe depths, bm mnsl move delib¬erately into them, :iinl travol a longjourney 10reach them. Tuc pressure excited by thcsuperineumbent water :.t jjre it depths is e*

great as to Im almost beyond conception. I.illllUUIit.S lOUglllV td il toil e,u *|.. ijiuil i- Hull folevery 1,000 fathoms of depth, about IOU timesan much as thu pleasure to which peopleare subjected* on land. .Vt _h<*| greatestdepths thc pressure is about four ions ami ulian'. Vast though this pressure i-, i! is, how-.vcr, only about oni.-cl--h.-i if thal which Pro¬fessor j\im! anil Captain Nub!.- have im-usiircil,as peToduced in their cxiieriments on guu-powder. The deep seo anim il.-., being com¬pletely pei nu ;ileil by (Innis, nu. pu,li.ibly nomore conscious ol pressure neting upoii themth.ni wu, aud, so long a*, they move dow ly fromone depth to unotlier, are most likely umiffii ti .1by tho consequent chances of pies iii".Willi regard to the* temperature of thc deep

sea water, the conditions which would affectanimals are comparatively simple. Nearly allover thc ocean the leuipt-rature rn odo futhomsi. aa lou ns lo I'., :ni.l this i thu ease eve 0immediately uudcr tlie equator in the Atlunticami Pacific Oceans, Below 2,000 Intliomsthetemperature is never more than a few degreesabove freezing point exceptingiu tho .-ceiiliiircases of laud-lockod sea 1, ucb ue ihe Sula

METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC AGES.Some time ago Ile ii' Eckci proposed to divide

(lie prehistoric lime into a pre-nictullle atulametallic lime, instead of the three periods ofstone, bronze, nnd iron. Hu rearons were thattho earlier period was characterized rather bythc non-use of metal than bj tlioii-o of stone,and tha! the phrase "metal period" leave* un¬decided Which of llie lucia!.-) Him cann: into ll ie.A*, to how man came to uso incl-tim, lu- Im-,lotciy urged that il was accidentally throughobservations in working stone, The savage, forexample, found a slono: h.* bnmmercd it in

>prder to chip il into shape; no pieces, however,broke off, but thc .-lone gradually took, underbanuncriug, tho desired form. This malleablestone was solid copper. Thus, iu northernNorth America, copper seems to nave been themetal whieh nrst came into use. in anotherplace the savages found that muong the stoneswhieh tlmy used for Bi got red andplowing with intense heal, and then coulel b._hammered lu this si.des Tbls was tbe ironbloom, lt is probable that in Central Africa[roo was the metal which Iii r_t cunio into use.The expel ience ibm stones could also be fused,or timi two liquid kinds of stone (copper andtin) finnish a still more, liquid fliiiel (bronze),belongs evidently to a much later stage of i'o-vt'lopnicut.

ARTIFICIAL ITO»DUCT IONS.Mr. P. L. Bimmonds reviews lu Thc British

Trade-Journal the various substitutes for nutu-tul products whieh modern art has invented.I he fact be .sayfc, is apparent beyond questionthat art i*. fast invading the domain of nature.Chemistry is enabling us to replace anima) andvegetable dyes, and to lona anlllciiil gem., orcreditable imitations; mineral oils replaceannual and vegetable ones for Illuminatinguuipoocs. and thc electric light, ls treading uponthe hee-ls of gas. Tho oxpcusivu outfit- ioi thuwhale, ashenes ure comparatively abandone-d,whalebone and blubber from the. Inigo marinemammals biiug liss in request] coral iiicsociHmay proceeel with their submarine construc¬tions unmolested ; tho sea tor!oise will bo pur-s "od kee- eagerly for its carapace; tbo ostriches

of the desert be less sought after; and eventhe great pachyderms of India and CentralAfrica can be spared to bo more usefully em-Cloyed in extending the inarch of commerceiwier our enlightened civilization wo can now

mmmfacttiro our own whalebono, coral, tor¬toise sholl, ivory, and feathers, without therecd of penetrating into wild jungles and arcticor tropical seas for our supplies. Tho extinc¬tion of whalebone in commerce will not depriveus of our umbrellas, or tho female sex of theirparasols and corset busks. Rattans havo beenconverted into wallosin, and hom shaped intopliable bones, while steel ribs also do dutyeOoctually for baleen.

lu fact, he adds, there is no end to artificialproductions, and tho list might be extendedindefinitely including artificial ice, which ren¬ders us Independent of King Frost; artificialsugar, which we can make from starch or rags;artificial fruit essences, artificial horn from sea-wed, artificial wood from compressed sawdustor straw, artificial leather from old scraps or theleather cloth, artificial parchment from paperchemically treated with sulphuric acid, and asbides for leather become more in demand, wohave como t» utilize tim formerly neglectedSkins of the alligators, the snakes, tho kanga¬roos, thc porpoise and other sea mammals, andfishes.

A III>'T FOR FRUIT DEALERS.77m; Loudon Mayazinc ofPharmacy, in lament¬

ing the bruised condition in which Americanapples reach England, says thero I .in reasonwhy this splendid fruit should not be importedBS fresh and blooming as when it is gatheredfrom tho tree. And it gives these practicalhints: " A common but soft kind of tissue papershonld envelop each apple before it is placedin the cask, and this tissue paper should havebeen soaked in a solution of salicylic acid antidried before it is used. Tho best preparationof salicylic acid for this .purpose is tho alcoholicsolution, mate with tbe strongest sp-iit, andthen diluted with as much water os it will boarwithout precipitating the acid, so as to makethc solution go as far as possible. Each appleshould be enveloped in at least iluce or fourfolds of ilns (alleviated paper, and every pos-Bible precaution should bo taken to preventbruising when loading into the casks or eases.Well packed apples should not move at allduring thc* vo*ft__r_. nnel tho shaktnir of a rail¬way train should have little effect upon them.Nevertheless, a certain amount of contusion isInevitable, .and to avoid tho ulterior results ofthi-*, the* siilicylaie paper is indispensable. Asto the cost, it would he ii mere trifle When WOconsider the result gained, and thc splendidcondition of thc fruit when it enters tho Londonmarket."_

INCREASE OF TEMPERATURE WITHALTITUDE.

A phenomenon, whieh lia*, attracted a gooddeal of attention from French meteorologistslately, is the difference ol temperature, of thotwo stations of tito Puy-Mle-Dome obst rvatorv,the mountain station being often less c..1.1 thanthal m Clermont, 1,100m. below. This differ¬ence w;is well marked last Winter; tims, in thespace of two months mci o half fifty-one nightswen: less col.! ut I'uy-dc-lJome than at Cler¬mont, lin* dill, renee* ol' minimum temperatureranging from ll to 18dt-im-es. A study of thecircumstances hus enabled M. Alluard to estab¬lish this general rule : Whenever ii roue of highle.cs.mes covers Central Europe, aud esp* eiialiyFiance, there ls mi iniei version of thotemperature with tho altitude. Naturally thisiuterveision ia more manifest at night, thattune hiing flee fiom the perturbations (lue* to

thc presence of the sun above the (.orison; butii ul ii appears by d iy, though more rarely.Tlie differeuct-a between the stations are moranm!ked tlie greater thc pressures and the morestable thc condition of tuc atmosphere. It re¬mains to Ikj ascertained now lar up this Inter¬vention of temperatures extends.

DEADENING NOISE.The Worliehop t.'ompanion gives the following

practical Innis tn those who cany em Industrialopii.uiieiis iuvolviug considerable poundina:first, rubber cushions under the legs of tuework bench. .''humin rn Journal describes a

faelory where the hammering ol' fifty copper¬smiths was scarcely audible in tbe noni below,tin ir benches having under each leg a rubberon liioii, Becond, kegs of sand or sawdust ap¬plied in the same wa... A few inches of said orsawdust ls firsl poured into each ing; on tins ishud .a bo.ml or bloc!, upon winch the leg rcs -,

a .el around the leg and block is poured flue dry-ai el or sawdust. Not emly all noise, but all \i-biation uud shock are prevented, mid an ordi¬nary anvil, so mounted, may be used in a dwell¬ing-house without iii.i.ii>ing the. inhabitants.Jo amateurs, whose workshops are usuallyplaced in dwelling-houses, thia device affords acheap and simple relief from a areal annoyance,

s-iol'l, MOST FAMOUS <>F Rf'PE-DANCERSFrum The Pall Mall Cosette.

Tbe most famous rupc-daucer eu recent timeswas undoubtedly .Mun. Suqiii, and ber long ca¬reer would se eui tu--how ihat if th.* practice af'rope-dancing brings winne of its professors to a sud-den end, it must in 11-«-11 I>.- fur fruin unhealthy, \V«in;iy fairly infer ihal In lier case it was conducive lul.nigi'Vtl v ; lor she hml alrca.lv malle ber rciiniatioiint thu end ol ibo eighteenth ceniurv, ami SH stilllim,elim lc.-.. Ih.ni Iiiiiii1, yearn 111.0, when sile li,ielntl 11111 ci I ihe- ugii ol si vijiity-six. Ai coi ding to sonic

authorities Mme. Saijui was born of Fieiii'b na-nins. Her tallier, .Jenn Baptiste I.lianne-, was hiiu-snlf a distinguished acrobat, snd bo Introduced hisdaughter to the public at ll verv early age in ;i l'lelo-

, iii iiiiiii on the subject ot "(ielii".-:i*Ve* (te- ltrubuilt."llie* part of (o'licviove-'H child iMHUg cotilitled lo theTdebutante*), lt was as a dancer on tim ordinaryhoartlH ih.it tia* youthful ."-milli linnie, her iii'-tappairauoo in public; hut she soon aspired tolugber ihiiiits, ami niiei* the troupe of the "vrandMil ni-ti'ii .cs ila roi -* bau been broken up ut ibo timeof dei Revolution, lbs took a regular course ol les.sons in ropc-dnncing trama friend of tho family,who divined the bent ol her pentan. Tin* counsellorand Instructor who iliseoverad and fostered liertalent lor balancing hrf-nl.. on thc tigbt-ropo waa,or loni ln'c-li, a liiiiliciil stllilelil, who, lo escape thetediousness of lecture*, had fumed acrobat; aad iiwas lluoiirIi his caine.t lepieseiitntioiis ihat llieparents of the future rortc-e.unoiug eulebrily were

jirwailod upon to allow their daughter to emit theie. a' 11 stace for a loss dignified arena,

I lie c'.nd practised wilh anior, and wss soon nblolo rasintsin herself Arm and erect npoa tbs ropewit inuit- tim Assistance of Un* balancing peel*. Mertlc- .nt Was 11 tl .lu lea I willi thee inosl bril lill li! IUCCCSS,and fer upward of haifa uni my this primo donnaol' the! daiieing ail travelled from capital io capital,unpintided ami WU-d wherever shs nerluruied.lhi-iie wus uo town in France, noi uuntry hi -Jiiropc,which she did nol \ inil. Aftern time she establisheda theatre of her own at Parla Ibu Buipcror Napo¬leon, who appreciated her talent, and was |>.*ihi»ii-;iliv milch plea nil with her. iniiiicd har "lirst acro¬bat of Franco".s liilo which so pleased ber ina!sin'h.ni 11 in. ci ibid on Um wagon couUiuiiig heri-osiiiiiits iimi apparatus by winch ncr travellingcouch was followed. Napoleon used toeagace herfor ull public fe us, and frequently invited her topelf na itt ins own private entertainments, f-hewas tho spoiled child, moreover, ot all tbe princesmid dultes, all ibe marshals and generals of the Em¬pire I and she waa as great 1 favorile with the* peo¬ple as with the member, ol ths Imperial Court, NuItalian singer, eercn in our own ilay, enioyod snobpopularity aa fall tu tim lol ol Umc. 8aoui,For a liiiiee but starsoouisto have fadedi or por¬

tie retired ou the imuiousa suma of moneyu bioh her p Tioimmici's hail broun ht her In. llow-eii-i iimi muy have beeu, oircumsiauces forced herin ism io reappear, when she made a tonriu Spain,In Alcona anil in the principal towns of Franee. inl.s.'i'J she went lo Pans and gave a series of per*fortuanoea nt the Hippodrome, 'I'he next yeurshemade a sensational ascent of tim tight-rope In theChamp do .Mars; and the Hippodrome wus Ihescene of a final performauive given for ber benefit ni

18G1, when, ni the ng.1 of ¦evouty-sir. abe wentibrough a seiics ol funambuUstio exeroisrs and fan¬tasias whieb few, il any, ol bor rivals could have1 quailed. Burne four rears afterward, when sho baaalready completed lier eightieth year, this lightestaud most aerial *'f hnllerine elled.

AX IRISH ROMANCE.From Thr London World.

In the.o days, when levorything is driven hyste am and stopped hy air-breaks, and even the; tick¬ing of our hearts is regulated by a golden key, liko

xe 1 Ih nt clockwork, thine ls very little room

for" a romance In real Hf*'-" In a certain county in{roland, however, not eiulfe a hundred miles fruinMe.iitli, thero dwells u family of niuo .beautifulminden**., who an wont to amuse themselves byae-rtiiinlng the apron and mob-cap of '* ueat-hiiiidedrhillis." and iiuiklng themselves all sorts of Pastryin the garden. Not very long ago [the cry ana ora

of the \1nfsi1111n was hean! without, and one of the*iifoi-snhl cine, with her sleeves tucked up nnd herhalo nuns I.c-ll. nivd, rusbcil to tho garden-gat.1,which, ononing nu 11 laue, shut behind ber Just M a

.martyoung prince, attached tomi Imperial ...ute.,attired iii buckskin and pink, came trotting up.

.. Which way ha*, the fee.*c «;oue? I did uot knowsuch pretty wild-flowers grew tn the hedges abouth. iv la fore,'' said young Marlow. " And what mayyour name be T" Bin* blt her Hp, blushed mid fairlybolted; but whon tho others carno up, he was a

little surprised Jaud abashoel on lcarmug that ourhut mu-, v. a.. uo other than a granddaughter tv tho___o_-t noble. Manitus who first informodj our ^moaigracious Msjeaty of her uncle's death.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.mt

Re**!*,an on Petir and Paul..* The Legendot the Roman Church.Peter and Panl.-'waathe subject of M. Renan's second Hibbert lec¬ture, delivered in St. George'e Hall. Liugham-nlace, London, three weeks ago- He treated atlength the question of St. Peters personal con¬nection with the Church he is said traditionallyto have founded, and premised with saying thatai the Reformation it was made a sort of dogmaby the Protestants to deny tbat Peter had everbeen in Home, and thus to dethrone the Pope ata blow, since he claimed to bo tbe head of Chris¬ti minni na the lineal successor of St. Peter.For himself and those who thought like him,M. Renan said the question was simplyacuriousone of history ana nothing more. He provedthat tliero was no tangible evidence that Peterarrived in Rome in A. 1). 42. and that he heldoflice as head of the Church twenty-three ortwenty-four years.pointe which were sturdilyaffirmed by tho Roman Catholics.and addedthat, the evidence of Paul's Epistle to theRomans, written in the year 58, and of the clos¬ing verses of the Acts, was quite conrlusiveagainst it. At the same time M. Renan pre¬sented many strong aigumouts showing thatPoler visited Remo at a later time than Paul.Of the manner of tho death of those A post lea hesaid that the likeliest view wns that they bothperished in tho great massacre of Christiansordered by Nero. It was only too easy, he said,for Nero to carry out his monstrous idea tomake the new sect tho scapegoats of bis owncrime in setting nre to Roino: for they werohated by the populuce worse than himself, andthe horror with which they wero known to lookupon the temples made lt easy for an ignorantmob to believe they had at least fed, if theyhad not lighted, the flames. But u the hatefulmid brainless Emperor did not seo that he wasfounding a new order of things, and was sign¬ing for the future a charter whoso provisionswould be matter of claim at the end ot eighteenhundred years." It is not improbable, M.Kenan added in conclusion, that these Apostlesdied in the manner attested by tradition.thatPeter was crucified with his head downwardaud that Paul wus beheaded.Niano Pkeaching..A writer in The Congre¬

gationalist relates several amusing incidents oflecent visits made by him to colored churchesin Washington aud Richmond. In a Washing¬ton church it mus insisted that tho servicescould not go forward uutil $40 in money hadbeen raised to pay oft a debt. Many persons atonce went forward with ccntributious aud re¬ceived tickets in return. Then the boxes werepassed until tho entire sum was finally raised.Tho sermon had for its text,** I saw a new Heav-e n and a new earth.and there was no moresea.*1 Again nud again it was carefully ex¬

plained that the. expression uno more sea"meant ne> moro ocean, and not that nothingnne coulel be seen. Tho term sea was tuken tosignify nil kinds of trouble, ol' which there wasaccordingly to bo an end In Heaven. At Rich¬mond the celebrated Jasper was heard in thevery sermon that has mado him celebrated.The correspondent and bis friends had scats inthe recetSS behind tho pulpit, and .Mr. Jasper wasgood enough to address his remarks especiallyto them turning his back to the* congregationfor a good put of the tune. His text, Joshua'scommand to the sun anel moon to stand still,was not reached until he had spoken preciselyfifty-five minutes about tho history of tho Chil-elreu ol' Israel up to the delVai of the sevenkings. Then his first point was reached.thattlpe sun was commanded to stand still, a thingthut coeild not have been if tho sun had uomotion. This was followed by various otherreferences, .inch as tho sun's "going down" or" hastening on his wav,r and iu quoting themthe preacher seemed to take great delight inclinching his sentences frequently with thc -li¬nn v, "Call me a liar if tin; Bible don't say so."this crashing outbreak ol'defiance called outloud cheers from tho audience, which numberedabout a thousand.

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C.vnmvAL i.nwMAV..A deputation of IrishRoman Catholics waited on C.ndinal Newmantwo weeks ago, and preseutcd him with an ad¬dress e.f congratulation upon his elevation to aseat in tho Sacred College. The document it¬self is a very beautiful specimen of illuminationon vellum, executed in tlie style which pro-vailed from tba seventh to the twelfth century,when the art reached in Leland a very highpoint of excelh*nce. Many of the designs atestudlea from tho celebraied Book of Kells, the(.o-pels of Mae-Regnl and St. Chad, nnd theHunk of liiuhnm, whieh are now preserved iuthe library rt Dublin and elsewhere. The ad-dresa fills thiitcen folio pages, mid is bound indark green morocco with plain gold tooling ofan antique pattern. The covers are lined withwhite Irish ponl.n. In reply to the address theCardinal saul lie would not.deny that on severaloccasions in past years he had bein misunder¬stood, and flint sometimes it had been himselfthat fie had to blame. At the samo time he re-

flertod that "whatever pain that trial mightcau*e him, It was the lightest he could have:that a man was not woith much who could notbear it, and that if he had not this he iiik-i.thave a greater* " And uow, my wonder is," hosaiel in conclusion, " that the sunshine has e. me

nut so soon and with so fair a promise of lastingthrough my evening."Restoration at Monte Cassino..The time

was when tho Benedictine monastery on MonteCassino possessed great wealth; but the suo-

cesaive Nooliatious from which it has bufferedhaye reduced its possessions to very emaillimits. That portion of the vast edifice whichServed for tho habitation of St. Benedict, andhas for many years boon in nord of restoration,it was the great wish of tho Order to restore, as

a fcaturo of the recent celobration, and an Aohotin 1870 undertook a Journey to ull the monas¬teries ol' the Onlor to raise tho necessary f-_ds.Work bus boe.il going on at Monte Cassino forthreo years past, and all expectations havebeen surpassed by the results. Tho ancientchambers in which tho saint and his earliestfollowers lived have been di*>interred from theruin, which many disasters had heaped aboveth< ni, and pincott in ix condition of complete re¬

pair and ornamented with frescoes thatlune1 merit. Tho church belonging to tiiomonastery, well known ni Italy for therichness of its marbles and ornaments,was decorated for the festival wilh a largenumber of chandeliers brought from Rome. Itla recorded that forty-three members of Im-i)i rial families and forty-four persons of Royalblood have found rt st within Benedictiue walla.

An Ao_f> Bishop..Rishop von Mnrwitz, ofCuim, Prussian Poland, has had an eventfullife*, ile- belongs to an old family in Pomerania,and when eighteen vears of nae joined the atmynf liberation as a volunteer and made withBlucher the campaign of 1813-'14 in his regi¬ment of hussars. He was present at every im¬portant engagement, but escaped without a

wound. His health was greatly impaired bythe hardships of the campaign, and after eightyears of en foi ced retirement he took orders,when nearly thirty-five years old. He ls wellknown t>) tim preaent Kin?', and after the Polishinsurrection ol 1M<JI tho King conferred uponhim the Order of the Red Eagle, nnd accom¬

panied the decoration with aa autograph lotteriu which be said that thc bishop " Iud shown invery difficult cirenmstances that ho know howto givo to CtOSST what was Caesar's." Bishopvon Marwitz ls now eighty-five years old, anda special festival was maele a short time ago tocelebrate tho fiftieth auuiversary of his ordina¬tion. _

St. Catharine..Tho Dominicans of Siena,Italy, ou Friday last intended to celebrate thotilth centennial anniversary of (tho .death of St.Catharine. Among tho best known incidents intho life of this remarkable woman, her success

in restoring the Florentines to tho favor ofGregory Xl. is perhaps the chief. At the sametime her iufluouce in bringing about thc returnof tho Papal powers from Avignon to Rome,through appeals to Gregory, was considerable.Rome, as much ns Siena, ought for this reason

to honor her memory, for to what depth ofdecay nnd desolation might sho not have fulleubut for the return of tho Popes 1 "Even thesixtyeigth years they were absent had broughttho grass into her streets mid silence into thopublic places. _The French Jesuits..Cardinal Guibert has

addressed a letter to Presidont Gi.vy iu opposi¬tion to.the decrees against the Jesuits. Ho hasgrown old with tho century, he says, and in histlmo has seen many conflicts arise in France;hut for his closing years a sadly novel spectaclewas reserved. Ho was doomed to see the pre¬judice of u party violently bringing to a standstilltho progress of public Uow ties aud forcing the

Sovernuient baok to the forgotten practice otespotic Powers. Is it thus that it is imagined

our evils can be cured t he asks. A more thanquestionable Jurlsprudeno ls resorted to to con¬summate u an undoubted and possibly sn ure**

parable wrong," while . to gratify a ^wiso of pnolic opinion, more than ene-b*nation is plunged into giiefand desolatisn.*-.Death or a Pastor..Silas Ketchi

of the Congregational Churcft at ,

Conn., died suddenly in Dorahss-srweek ago. Re was a descendant of G.Bradford of tbe Mayflower, and began Itu.shoemaker.and how many men, bydmWbtAhave risen to honorable rank in the profeaajonce were sh<emakers, not to mention,many shoemakers who have reached ]eminence t Mr. Ketchem for several yrsas bis first duty the care of his parents,released from this be studied at DartoM-Uo.finally got into the ministry. His labors _,local antiquary were considerable, and ifwitbat he had done a great deal of -work inparing an elaborate dictionary of New-H____shire biography. Ho had written ont upsnof a thousand sketches, and bad gathered difor twice as many more.

New Chukches in Missouri..A missiewho went to Missouri several years ago,to friends in the East that in 1874 in a certsvillage of twenty families he found that ttlof the families possessed no Bible. He >tta Sunday-school, and in five years awith between twenty-five and thirty mealwas organized. One year ago ho foundeischool in another place, where he had been.ttbe lending men were accustomed to playon Sunday, and he has since organised a otthere with a membership of sevenLAgain, he went into a village where -gam*.was a Snnday amusement, giving no need tewarnings, which were thrown out to him thal jbe bad better not go. Soon he had regularpreaching there, and inst Fall a revival waa t-Mcause of starting a church witb a membership 01 _,

thirty-two. ______

Mr. Spurgeon has written a second 11about the voting-for-the-Devil story. Heclares that be has not written a single linreference to the Northampton elections,so Happened," be says, u that I h-eard not)about Northampton, and knew nothingproceedings, and therefore was auder notation to express myself thereon. but it ithat even if a man is quite silent and re_from the scone of action, he is still liable to]assailed by wicked tongues."

In October will occur tbo 2.">0th anniverslM.of the Society of the First CongregationaliChurch, of Boston, and steps are already onibo!to celebrate it in becoming manaor. Amongtbe four signers of tbe first covenant of thochurch wero Governors Winthrop and Dudley.The first book of records and a silver gobletwinch Governor Winthrop gave to the churchare still in the society's possession.Authorities at Cambridge, England, Intend to

destroy the old timbered house where JeremyTaylor ia believed to have been born. Thoquaintly carved gables of this house and ofothers near it aro a characteristic feajnre of thetown, and deep regret is felt at the Universitythat tho step should bc taken. It is hoped thatsomething will be done to prevent their destruc¬tion.

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Among the leading Oxford converts to thoChurch of Rome, which Cardinal Newmannumbers among his friends and cotemporariesof that time, was John Brande Morris, wnp dieda fortnight ago in England. After hts couv.r-sion he published at Oxford a mystical poem inseveral books eutitled "Nature: a Parable,*1aud an elaborate essay on the doctrine of theincarnation.

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Dr. F. M. Ellis, of Denver, Colo bas ac¬cepted the call of Tremont Temple Church, ofBoston, although efforts were made at Denverto retain him. He has been very popular in theWe st. and has had pastorates in Illinois, Kansasand Colen ado. His age is forty-one, and he wasborn iu Ohio.

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At Mercersburg, Penn., Dr. Thomas Creigh, nPresbyterian minister, died recently at the agoof seventy-two. He had been in the ministryforty-uiue years, and was never settled over anychuich except the one at Meicersburg.Dr. Hervey D. Gan.e, for several years

pastor of the Madison Avenue ReformedChurch in this city, has been called to a churchin Buffalo. Recently he bas lived in St. Louis.

A decree now in preparation at the Vati.anwill proclaim St. Thomas Aquinas the pro¬tector of all Catholic educational institutions.

CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.

REFORM OR ABOLISH IT.J>oro The Chicago Advance (Presbyterian.)

If there was a widespread feeling last week tbatour National Military* Academy at Weat Point tia" either reformed or abolished I" that conviction isdoubly strong now. Tbe utter ostracism, from firstto last, practised against Cadet Whittaker bv allthe studonts, and, ao far aa appears, by ali the ojpeereof the academy, is tha bottom meanness of thiswhole affair, of which tbe specific brutality of tbeother du y's ont race was merely a alngle emptivesymptom. If Weat Point ia not a school of mean

men, dominated by a mean, cruel and unreasoningprejudice, as unrepublloan as it ts au chrtitian anninhuman, it is high time for General Schofield andthe other geutlemon connected with him in thouiaiiagouieut aud instruction of that National U-»stitutiou, and for tbs young meu wUo are therebeing supported by tbe Nation for the Nationalservice, to set about showing tbe contrary.

DOING AWAY WITH A REPROACH.From Th* Nexe-Tork Jetciih Messenger.

It ls eminently proper that our congregationsabould cooperate in saving to our faith Jewish work¬ing-people, particularly youn* men aud maiden-.Tbe result oannot fad morally to strengthen thotemples and synagogues, and powerfully promotefellowship, refinement, and Judaism among allclaMee.. There is no gimpier method of diffusingJewish influences, aud reviving at last the Sabbathspirit; while it will roll away forever the reproaohso ofteu uttered against the shrines tbat tbuy havebecome in many cases elegant mausoteoms, ratherthan promoters of practical righteousness, aad theJudaism which Isaiah would propagate if be wear*living to-day.

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THINKING ON O.VI_*8 LEGS.Prom Ihe New-York llcthodlsL

Wo agree with others that general condemnationof manuscript sermons ia too sweeping. But we atsothink the statement that "very few men can thinkwell ou their legs" needs qunhticatiou. it ii truethat too few think tbat they csn, but many of tbedoubters are probably mistaken. UntU recentlyths editor of this psper reckoned himeoif amongtb nae who could not extemporise. Five years agolie resolved to return to his earlier mode of extem¬pore preaching, and he has found it very easy tofollow a lino of thought previously arranged. Manywhodcubt that they can think on their legs haranever faithfully tried to form the habit.

CHANNING WORK AND PLACE.From The Neto-Ycrk Chrittian Advocate (Meta.)

When Channing cams to the New-England frontthere whs a univernal reign of sharp Calvinistic doc¬trine. Thero had not been any general break in ltfrom the landing of the Pilgrims down through thewhole colonial period to the American Revolution.Channing introduced a positive and serious protest*He marked out a new path. His life waa nure, butwithout tbe inspiration of fervor and the faith thatneeds a definite object for lu ai tract ion.Ho expected * much, but believed little.Hero, then, is Channing's place. It is ons of moralreform, not spiritual life. His was not an originalmind in its higher production and inventivequality. He has built op little and pnlled downmuch. American Unitarianism, neverthcleaa. wasat its best in him. One of the dead failures in ourtheology is Unilarianlsm, even with Cb-uning asltsfilher. Its members do not grow. It simplysits still and .--pins its web of moral geoeraiis.tiona.One Father Taylor, tho sailors'preacher, ia worthmoro to Boston and oar whole land than ten Chao-niuns. Cbaunlngisra has no future lu lt. It willstand aime as tho typo of tho greatest theologicalfailure iu American history during our first century.That system that calls Itself a faith, and leavesChrist out of lt, ennaot live, lt haa no projectingcapacity. It is tho fashion of au hour, aud willthen take its pla*-) among tho diied basks of dla-curdiel things. Channing was ua ickle e. hen hstneeded thc breath of Spline.

COLONEL INGERSOLL SHOULD BE PRAYED TOU.From The Boston Congregationalist

Colonel Robert (J. Ingersoll has been lecturing ta >;this city again, recently, in b>s characteristic fash¬ion. Hil lectures aro astonishing combm ations ofshrewd sense, tender feeling nnel sparkling rhetoric, f.

with colossal ignorance, apparently deliberate mie-rcpreseutatlon and repulsive blasphemy. Ile db* *

plays an utter abandon of recklesducss whleb das-2les many for the moment, and some for macklonger. We haraly know wmeh to pity mest, theman who has taught himself to believe and disbe¬lieve what Colonel Ingersoll does, or the peoplewbo let themselvea be befooled by the glamor ofbi sentoucoa. Three things are certain i thst P"*-1*opponents as he no more can stay the pr"Cb list's caose than a swarm of liorueta e.

a railway train by atiucing some or Itsoat-.thut their activity ought to atimulatS Qje-feta more earnest and practical pletriand "*-

ought to be made by the churclnina.lapecial prayer.

It wuib Cbioago .>nm wto fa*'!

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