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Not übecription received tosa jean time than P.I3C menthe' and no paper will be'dkeontinaed 'Until' all c , cuain.. 2 ,,i1e1P 111 40940 3 5aa e,optiono tithe ma i iMet: , iß"Mame gm ylo eremittedbynkatl attlep übliab• ,tt 5 reek. , of q ataltiitea] time ive'e ' three?;veaka, „ • r esicli4nbee4tientineertioa, 10 , ,tizinogioneyeek.: . • . - 50 t Irmo weeks,. , 100 ' . :enehtu beeqaen linsertion . • 25 targendv - erti7.emenPin proportion,. •, • A filierabiticonitMri Ilbe 'made 'to onnrierly, half e arly ei ✓earlyulva; time rapaito areateintl}confined milieu . bulginess. . . .„ . Itiixs. The Defaulter BY 'Tncimei 1100 D. CHAPTER. I. • Give him heedful note ; For 1 mine eyes will rivet to ,his rape And atter ',ire will both our judgment join In et:it/lure of his seeming."--11.6flarr. " What is the matter with Mr. Pryme t"• ' The speaker was a tall, dark man, with grizzled hair, blaek eyes, a 'chignon, a Wide mouth, and a commercial feature of 'a pen' behind his iight ear. He had several times asked'hirhself the same question, but with= out any satisfactory solution, - and now'ad dressed It to a little, sandy-haired - Man, Who, was standing with hishadi to the'effice fire. Both were clerks in a goveennientoffi'ee, 'as well as the party whose health or deport= meat was involved in the inquiry: " " What is the matter with:Mr. Pryme?" ' "Heaven knows," said the 'sandy kr. Phipps—at the saline time lifting up hie eye brows towards the organs of wonder, and bragging his shoulders.' You Note observed how nervous - and figety be is I" - "To b 6 sure. Look at the &replace ; he has done nothing all the morning but put on oals and rake them out again." " Yes,'l have been watching him and kept ount," interposed Mr. Trent, a junior offi ial ; "he has poked the fire nineteen times, Jesides looking five minutes out of the win ow, and, twice taking down his hat and .anging it up again." "I got him to change me a sovereign," aid the dark Mr. Grimble, " and be first are me nineteen and then twenty-one ebil ngs for it. But look hero at his entries," ' t Ea he pointed to an open ledger on the desk, he has dipped promiscuously into the black nk and red." . The three clerks took a look a piece at the ~00k, and then a still longer look at each `thee. None of them spoke, but each made face—one pursing.up his lips as if to blow n imaginary flageolet, another froweieg.as itla i'distiacting headache, and the third cawing down the corners of - his mouth is he had just taken, or was about to take /yak,. " What can it be?" said Mr. Phipps " Let's us ask him," said Mr. Trent. Better not," said Mr. Grimble. " Yon w how hot and touchy he is. I once ven pd to out a joke on him, and ho has never ~,roughly forgivers it to this day ?" " What was it about?" enquired the jun r. " Why, he has , been married above a doz • years without having any children, and was the usual thing with us when we came f a marniog,. to ask after the little Prymes but the joke has .-caused so many rows nd quarrels tbat,wo have given it up." " Where is be ?",asked Mr.. Phipps with. glance rcund: the office. . . "In the Secretary's private room. But „. The,tbrecolerks hastily retreated to their I -al desks, and began writing with great „ at dilligence, yot vigilantly watching '„, : oovenent of: the nervous andlgety !lime, who entered the room with an Jo step, looking rather flushed sad ex •-ted; and vigorously rubbing his-bald head i,d l C his Ailk itindkorchief. Perhaps he mo oed that he was observed, forbe looked no sy and•aspiciously from one clerk to the her; bat each face preserved a demure city, and • the little, stout, bald, florid ottentan, repaired to his own place. The' °ruing .Post, damp and still unfolded, was ingna his desk; be took it up, dried it at e fire,.ood began to read—but the next butte he laid down - the paper, and seizing e t p.then n otado sevoraLplunges at the cosh often against the bars as:-betweau.: them, 1 , 1 the metarraiig again. Thou be resum- the Post-.but quickly. relinquished it-- ite unable to 1I his attention on the type, so incompetence perfectly. astounding to e other .clerks, •who - considered - reading vrepapere a regular and important part of e, official' duties. By Jove whispered ;Ms. Phipps to Mr. ble. -whom he , had' approached ander pretence ordeliverial a doegraeot, "ho • •at Port, the news soy more than hie 1 , ..r. Orimble acquiesced with a grove nod grimace, and Mr. Phipps ramming to I `. k„ a silence ensued so profound that t r tulitehiokof the pea work on the foes was. distinctly audible. The little • eashier hionself•bad begat) towrite, sad souteo minutes iriur occupied "so . quietly' t at:tifolity giTe !us to 4uuitiess, and the itAlerkitivete absorbed le:their euloula . ;dons, when a sudden noise caused them Id look up. Mr. Wyme had jumped from his .high' stool, and was in the act of taking down . ;his hat tram its peg. Ire held it fora while in his hand, as if io deep deliberation, then ;suddenly chipped it on his head, but as has • 'lily took it' off again -thrust the Morning' Post into the crown, and restored the beaver to its place on the wall. The ne=t moment he encountered the eyes of Phipps a suspi cion be was watched seemed to come across him, and uneasiness increased. He imme diately returned to his desk and began to turn over the leaves of an account book— bit with unnatural haste; audit was evident that 'although his eyes were , fised on the volume, his thoughts were'elsewhere, for by degrees he went off into a revery, only rous ing now and then to take liiige piddles of snuff. At lait, suddenly waking up, he pulled out his 'Watch, looked at it, held it up to his ear, replaced it in his fob, and with a'glance at his hat began drawing on his gloves. Perhaps ho would have gone off, if Mr. Grimble had not crossedover from his desk and placed an open book before him, with a request for his signature. The little, balk - florid man, without removing his glove attempted to write his name, but his heed trembled so that he could hardly guide the pen. However he tried to corr. off the matter as a joke—but his laugh was forced, and his Video had the quivering bus kiness'of internal agitation. Ha I ha lritilter shaky—too much wine last'nighteh,M,r. qvirnble?" The lattermade no reply, but as he walk ed off with his book under his arm, and his backit'owerds Mr s . Pryme, he bestowed a deliberate wink on each of .his associates, and eignificrantlyimitated with his own heed the aspen -like motion he had just observed. The Cabers responded with a lank of intelli genee, and resumed their labors; but the tall, dark man fell intp , afit of profoond.ab 7 sfiraction,' during 'Which _ ,he unconsciously scribbled,on hie blotting paper, in nt least score, of places, Itift,vvciFd-:'-EMItEZZL'g r 31i1;Nr; • arao' EIEI CIIAPTE!t 11, The little, bald, -florid man, in the mean time continued his nervous and figety evolu-. tions—worrying the fire, trying on his hat and gloves, anufng • vehemently, .coughing huskily, and winking perpetually--now scurrying ,Ahroug4 , fol ini—then • drumming the devil's tatou on bis desk, end moreover, under 'pretence of mending his pens, had slashed half a dozen of them to pieces—when he received a 'fresh summons to, the Secre tary's room. The moment the door closed behind hint, the two clerks. Phipps and Trent, darted across to Mr. Grimble, who silently exhib ited to them the shaky autograph • of the ag itated cashier. They then adjourned to the fire, where a pause of profound cogitation ensued; the Junior intensely surveying his bright boots—Mr. Phipps industriously nib bling the top of hie pen—while Mr. Grimble kept assiduously breaking the bitumenous bubbles, which exuded from the burning coals; with the point of the poker. " It is very extraordinary !" at last mut tered Mr. Phipps. - " Very," chimed in the Junior Clerk. Mr. Grimble silently turned his back on the fire, acid fixed his gaze on the ceiling, with his mouth firmly compressed, as if meaning to signify, "that whatever he might think, he would say nothing"—in case of anything happening to Mr. Ptyme, he was the next in point of seniority, for the vacant place, and delicacy forbade his being the first to proclaim his suspicions. "You don't think he is going off, do you'!" inquired Mr. Phipps ; , Mr. Griathie turned his gaze intently on the querist as though he would look , him through —l:mml3l'd—bat :said nothing. "I mean off his hem:l.P! "Oh--I thought you meant-off. to Ameri- It was ad# '3lr. Philips' turn to look in tently at M. Grimble, whose every feature he scrutinized with the' studious intereet.of a Laimter: , Why, you eniely don't mean to.sOyL-'l, "I do." " What, that he has—" . • yes',” "Is it Possible?" Mr. Grimblelave three distinct and delib erate nods, in 'reply to which, Mr. Phipps whistled a long phe-e-n-ew I All 'this time the Junior bad been eagerly listening to the mysterious confereneo sex looking from one speaker to the other, sill the hidden meaning suddenly revealed 'Wino his mind, end with the social indis cretion of youth he immediately gave it ut terance. "Why, than. old Prime will bo transported,, and you . will walk _right into his shoes." , . . . - Mr. Grimble fro - Woad. severely, land laid one forefinger on his _lips, while with the other he pointed to the door. But Mr. Pryme was still disient' in the Secretary's private room. I " Wall, I never should have thought it !" exclaimed Mr. Phipps. "lie was so regu lar iu his habits, ancishoutd say very mod erate in.his expenses. „Me was uever,giveo to dress. (the .young clerk laughed at the idea.) 'sod certain), never talked like,a gay man with the other, sex (the J,Guier, laughed again.) I,datet .thiuk,,he gauthled,,qr bad, al:grout:Teeth's? orith the turf? , lkaaure be ma,y,lteledabbled a littlf iss the or perhaps is the. Keuturatkog EM6=I=II=!ERMII "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE S - 011 . .15F . Pie.? COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, .SATTIRDAY MORNING, 'JUNE. 6, '18,63. To each of these interrogative speculations • Mr. Grimble responded with a negative shake of the head, or a doubtful shrug of the shoulders, till the catalouge was • ex hausted, and then with his eyes cast upward, uttered an emphatic' "Heaven knows I" "But have you any proof of it?" asked Mr. Phipps. "None whatever—not a particle. Only what I may call a strong—a very strong presentiment." And as if: to illustrate its strength, Mr. Grimble struck a blow with the poker that smashed a large Staffordshire coal in shov ers. • "Then there may be nothing wrong after all!" suggested the good natured Mr. Phipps. "And really Mr. Primo has always seemed so respectable, so regular, and so correct in business—" "So did Fauntleroy, and the rest of them;" muttered Mr. Grimble, ."or they would never have been trusted. .However -it's a comfort to think that he has no children, -and that the capital punishment for such offences has been abolished." "I can hardly believe it," ejaculated Mr Phipps. "My dear fellow," said the young clerk, " there is no mistake about it. I was watch ing him when the messenger came to fetch him to the Secretary, and he started and shook as if he had expeCted a policeman." Mr. Phipps said no more, but retreated to his place, and with his elbows on his desk, and his head between his hands, began sor rowfully to ruminate on the ruin and misery impending over the unfortunate cashier.-1 Lle could well appreciate the nervous alarm and anxiety. of the wretched man, liable at any moment to detection, with the conse- I quent disgrace, and a punishment scarcely preferable to death itself. His memory re minded him that Mr. Pryme had dono him various services, while his imagination pic tured his benefactor in the most distressing situations—in the station house—at Bow street—in Newgate—at the bar of the old Daily—in a hulk—in a convict ship, with the common herd of the ruffianly and the depraved—and finally toiling in life-long labor in a distant land. And as he dwelt on these dreadful and dreary scenes, the kind hearted Phipps himself became quite unhinged his own nerves began to quiver, whilst • his muscles sympathizing with the mental excitement, prompted him to such restless. nativity, that he was soon almost as fidgety and perturbed as the object of his comnaisseration. Oh ! that guilty man, forwarned of danger bysotne providential inspiration, might have left the office never to return ! But the hope was futile—the door opened—the doomed Mr. Prymo hastily entered—went-to his own desk, unbuttoned his waistcoat, and clutch ing his bewildered bald head with one fever ed hand began with the other to turn over the leaves of a journal, with Jut perceiving that thre boot - isms ritasideatheal• "'Was there," ibought,Phipps. "such an infatuation! lie .has evidently cause for alarm, and yetlingers about the fatal spot." How he yearned, to give him a hint that his.seoretll49 known--to say to him, "Go— Fly 1 ere it be too late ! Seek some country where you'may live in freedom and repeat." But, alas the eyes of Grimble and Trent were upon him, and above all the stern figure of inexorable Duty rose up before him, and melting thi wax of silence at the Electing, sword of justice; imposed a seal upon his lips. _ • CMAPTEItc Ili. • But Mr. Prynae.- , :. That little, bald, florid, fidgety personage WAS still eittingna his high stool at his desk, snuffling, coughing, winking, and pretend. ing to examine a topszeturvy account book, 'sometimes, by way of variation, hashing up a new pen, or drumming a fresh march with his fingers— Mr. Grimble was making some private calculations, which had reference to ; his future income tax on a slip of office paper— Mr. Treat, was dreaming over an ; imagin ary trial, in'whicit he wits a witness, at the 'Old Bailey— . And Mr, Phipps was fretting over the pre destiaed,cepture of the infatuated Cashier— when all atone!) there wasa noise tjaat start led the clerkly, trio from their seats. The nervous Mr. Pryme, by one of his in voluntary' motions, had upset his leaden inkstand—in trying to save his inkstand he knocked down his ruler—in catching athis ruler he had hit fall the great journal—and in scrafabliug after the journal he had over turned his high, stool. The clatter was pro 7 didgious, and acting on a nature already overwrought sufficed to discompose the hut atom of its equanimity, For a - moment the bewildered authoi - or the work stood and lremblail as if shot— then snatching his hiit, - and clapping .it ; "slum wow-anyhow," on his , head, rushed desperately out of the office." "Thank God !" ejaculated Mr.. Phipps, drawing a long breath, like a swimmer after a dive. "I say, Grimble," exclaimed the Junior Clerk—"it's a true bill!" But Mr. Grimble was already outside the, door, and running down the stone stairs into the ball, seized oti the first office messenger, thit Offered. ~ - "110re- 7 -Warren !--Anick l—run after Mr. Prytiti-::•don't,let : him out yea:weight—bat. - ieateh !flier's he goesrand let me know. " CRLPT 1t IV., .. - . • Memo, Alembic; -Phipps and :Trod first Wile consultation, and then: proseeded in a body to the Secretary, to 'wbom they de seribed'theeingelar behavior of gr. Pryrrie "Very singillar, indeed," said theSeore- tary. I oinerved it miself, and inquired if he was in:good health. No:—yes-:,-no. 4nd Mrs. Pryme? 'No---yes—no.., In short, he did not seem to know what he was saying." "Or doing," pot in Mr. Trent. He threw a shovel of coals into the iron safe." " With other acts," added MT. Grimble "the reverse of official:" "Tell him at once," whispered Mr. Trent. " In short,' sir," said Grimble, with a most sepulchral tone, and the face of an under taker, "I am sorry, deeply sorry, and con cerned to say, that Mr. Pryme has suddenly departed." "Indeed 1 But he was just •tbe sort of man to do it." • The three clerks stared at• each other, for they bad all thought exactly the reverse of the little, bald, florid 'ex-cashier. "Short-necked, sanguine, and a full habit, you haw," continued the Secretary. "Poor fellow I" " "I am sorry, deeply sorry and• concerned to say," repeated Mr.' Grimble, "that I mean he has ahseorided." "The devil he has! exclaimed the Beare tary, at once jumping to his feet, and in stinctively buttoning up his pockets—but , -it'sno impossible!" and he looked towards Trent and Phipps for confirmation. "It's a true bill, sir," said the first, "he has bolted.sure enough." The other only shook his head. "It's incredible !" said the Secretary.— "Why, he ~,was as steady as a quaker, and as correct as clock work! Mr. Grimble, have you inspected his books ?" "I have, sir." " Well, sir." " At present, sir, all appears correct. But airthe - accounts are kept in this office it is easier to embezzle than to detect any defal cation." - "Humph I Ido not think we are worse in that respect than other public - officers! Then, if I understand you:there ie no dil l tinareiTdenne ?" "None whatever, sir," replied Mr. Phipps. "Except his 'absconding," added Mr. Grimble. "Well, gentlemen, we will wait till ten o'clock to-morrow. morning, and then if Mr. Pryme does not make hie app6trince we shall know how to act." The three clerks made three bows and re tired, severally pleased, displeased and in• different at the result of their audience. "We may wait for him," grumbled Mr. Grimblo, "till ton o'eleek'on doomsday." At this moment the door. reopened, and the Secretary put out his head. "Gentlemen, I need not recommend you to confine this matter, fur the present, to your own bosoms 2" But the caution was in vain. Warren, the messenger, had given a hint of the affair to a porter, Who had told it to another and another, and another, till the secret was as well buzzed and blown as if it had been confided to a swarm of blue bottles. In fact, the flight of Mr. Pryme was known through out the several offices, where, according to English custom, the event became a subject fur betting, and a considerable sum was laid out at to 4, and afterwards at 7 to 2, against the reappearance of the cashier. CHAPTER V "Well, Warren?" "Well, Mr. Grimble, sir?" The three clerks on returning to their of, flee, had found the messenger at the door and took him with them into the room. " Well, I followed up Mr. Prime, sir, and the first thing lie did was to hail a cab." And where did he drive tor " To nowheres at all--coz why, afore the cab could pull round, off the stand, away ho goes—that's Mr. Pyrme—Walking at the rate of five miles an hour, more or less, so as not easy to be kept up with, strait -home to his own house, number 9, where instid of double knocking at the door, he ringed to be let in at the hair bell. " Very old I" remarked Mr. Grimble. " Well, he staid in the house a goodish while—as long as it might take him, like, to collect his porterble property and vally bles—when all at once oat be comes, like man with hie head turned, and his hat stuck on hind part afore, for you know he'd wore it up at the back like a curricle one." " A clerrical one—go on." "Why then, away he cuts down the street, as hard as he can split without . bnisting, and me after him, bat being stiffesh with the rheumatic, whereby, I soon found I was getting nowberes at all in the race, and in consekense pulled up." • "And which way did be run r • "Why then, he seemed to me to be a ma king for the bridge." "Al, to get on board a. steamer." said Mr. Gamble. • "Or into the river," eugetned Mr. Trent Mr. Phipps groaned and - vrrung his bands. " You're right, you are, Mr. .Trent. sir;" said the messenger with• a determined nod and wink at tho junior clerk. "There was a nonsense 'throwd himself over last Friday, and they did say it was , becoe he had made away 'with ten thousand :Long Annuitants." : - • "Tbe poor, wretched, misguided ereaturel" "Yis be did, Slr.•Phipps, sirright over the Beater • birch? And - what's erns.- not leaving a rtploshind him except hismidder and•five emall•cbildreu, sod the •yottogeit Genes a cookie babyP - 'Tbank Ireaven 1" exclaimed Mr.: Phipps, "that Mr. Prime ii not a family man." Poor Mr. Phipps? . die s soon as Clio offices waticlo . sed he walk= ed home" to his lodgings in-,WestMinister, but at a slower - pace than usual; and . with a heavy bead; for hie mind was full of sorrow and misgiving at the too probable MO of the unfortunate Defaulter.._ The figure" t of Mr. Pryttie folloWedliim.Wh i eiever bn.vvent; It seemed to glance over his shoulders in the looking glass; and when 'be went to wash his hands the pale drowned face of the cashier shone up through the water, in: stead of the pattern at the bbttom of the ba sin. For the first time since his Clerkship, be could not enjoy that faiorite meal, his tea,. the black bitterness in his thoughts overpow ered the flavor of the green leaf—it turned the milk and neutralized the sugar on his palate. Ile took but one bite out of hie crumpet and then resigned it to the cat.— Supper was out of the question. With night and sleep all his horrors in creased. The fact of Mr. Pryme, no longer florid, but pale as a plaster-cast, was 'con tinually confronting him, now staring *at him through transparent waters, and now' between massive iron bars. The 'next moment this phantom was swept, away by a mighty nigh of black waters: like those in Martin's grand'Piettire of the deluge, and on or beneath the dark flood again floated the pale effigy of the itiiiride entire and apparently *struggling for dear life, and sometimes shattered ho knew not how, and drifting about in passive frag ments. Then came a fresh rush .of waters, gradually shaping itself into an im mence whirlpool, with the white corpselike figure, , but magnified to a nollessalsize, rap idly whirling in the centre of the vortex, whilst obscure forms, black and white, of children, females, savages, and alas! not ,a gigantic Demon shapes, revolved more slowly 'around it. In short, the poor fellow never passed. so wretched a night since ho was born! The morrow came, and the hour—but no the .man Messrs. Grimble and Trent were assem bled round the office fire—poor Phipps look ing as white.as a sheet, for ton o'clock had struck, and there was no Mr. Pryme. At fire minute past ten the Secretary came in frornshis own room with his golden repenter in his hand—he looked anxiously round the office, and then in turn at each of the three clerks. Mr. Phipps sighed, Mr. Trent shook his head, and Mr. Grimble shrugged up his shoulders. " Not here yet?" • " Nor won't be," mutteared Mr. Grimble. " What odds will you lay about it ?" whispered the giddy Mr. Trent. " The office clock is rather fast," stammer ed out Mr. Phipps. "No—it is exact by my time," said the Secretary, and he held out his watch for inspection. "lie was always punetual•to a minute," observed Mr. Grimble. • " Always. I fear, gentlemen, we must apply fora war—" The Secretary paused, for he hoard the sound of a foot at the door, which hastily opened, and in walked Mr. Prymel I An apparition could scarcely have caused a greater trepidation. The Secretary hur riedly thrust his repeater into his breeches pocket. Mr. Grimble retreated to his own desk— Mr. Phipps stood stock still, with his eyes and mouth wide open—while Mr, Trent, though he was a loser by the event, burst into a loud laugh. "I am afraid, gentlemen," said Mr. Pryrn e, looking very foolish and stammering, "I am afraid that my—my—my— my ridiculous be havior yesterday has caused you some— some--uneasiness—on my accouot." No answer. "The,truth is—l was as excessively fam ous and nervausand agitated—very ag . toted indeed l" "'Very," from Mr. Trent The little florid man colored up till his round shiny, bald head was as scarlet as a love apple. - "The truth is—after so many disappoint ments—l did not like to mention the "thing —the affair—till it woe quite certaintill it was all over—for fear of being' quizzed. The truth is—the truth is—' "Take time, Mr.'Prytne," said the Sec retary. "Why, then sir—the truth is—after fifteen years—l'm a father- happy—a happy father, sir 7 -a flee chopping boy, gentlemen, and Mrs. P. is as charming—that's to say as well—as can be espected :" There is s quaint old dogma to the 'erect that plants have no power to select food from the soil , but must take everything that reaches the • roots, much or little, good - or bad. provided it is soluble in water, Upon this foundation rests a complicated system of vegetable physiolegy, fragments of which are frequently. met with in mode.rkwritings, tbough,tbe ey!tent,,as a whole, never attain ed a satisfactory, shape. .To .suppose, that ' plants bare the power of selection somewhere ie amecessity..ntberwise they-would be on 'able.to.maintain• their speciffieebarecteris ties. To suppose that power to ezist its the roots is tbe,most•simpteaad mann& theory; because it is•easier to-prevent an eggratiCe of oboosioorsobstatroertbao to tarn them out *rearwards. • CLIAPTEIL VI, Vegetable Physiology I . PER, YEAR IN • •ADVANE; t * S2X," IF NOIR A g • , feMost of the sysmS Onthe tether founda. teach th'e abs . urditY :that poisonous .or iintielerome'sulistances' are ieceired'into the plants merely to be excreted, •and excreted merely to be reabsorbed; "and this notwith standing that such exertions' Nice , never been, discovered in the soil, nor the excieto . organs in the - Plants: ', Chemical analysis of the ashes of , Plints would' seem, at first - Sight; to settle the mat-. ter by showing that different sorts, growing side by side, have their mineral constituents unlike, or in unlike, proportion; but great variations are also found in plants of the same species growing in different soils. I ksimiller difficulty once puzzled miner alogists. Jput has,, been satisfactorily settled by modern , chemistry, and the solution seems equally . applicable to the apparent discrepancy in 'the vegetable analysis. dt is certainly applicable in some instances; but we do not know-as the matter has been sufficiently investigated to show that it is so generally. 'lt is, in a few words, as fol lows—Certain substances have the Power of replaciog,each richer; within definite limits, mostof which have been already ascertained. Direct experiment upon the -action of the roots is exceedingly difficult, and the results have not yet been decisive. In France, Mons. Canvet his 'recently tomato the'following conclusions: " Thaeroots physiologically sound ,do not absorb indifferently all substances dissolved in water. „That it is only after the more or less complete destruction of the spongiolets that colored 'substances, such as were need in his experiments, Whether poisonous, in- .ert, or not capable of being.assimilated, eau be absorbed, and . that death -ensues unless new roots are thrown put; that roots' physi ologicallY sound loi'ire no power of dejecting substances, whether poisonous or otherwise - which have. been already absorbed, .bnt that when the plant surdlies the first shock, the, poison or 'deleterious, , matter is carried to: the leaves, which die in the circler of -thei evolution, while . ,a minute quantity is elimi nated• from the sound leaves, tog Other 'with the water : of evaporation.—ldurucil of coin The Newly Discovered Element, Thal • hum. The exciting'topics of the day so absorb our thoughts and time that we forget and: neglect many of the most interesting and . useful discoveries and applications in science and the peaceful arts of life ; but - now and then some brilliant arid startling feet Is an 7 nounced to the world, which, meteor dazzles our eyes for an instant, and then fades away and is forgotten. It was only the other day that we chronicled the discov- : cry of a new and unique elementary body; but, as we learn on inquiry, incorrectly at tributed its discovery to *..Lamy, a young Belgian chemist, that distinguished boner belonging to Mr. William Crookes, the ac complished editor of "Chemical News," of London. Tho history of this new metallic element, Thallium, is intimately connected with the application of spectrum analysis to the in vestigation of the nature of bodies ; indeed jte discovery is one of the early and useful results of this strange and brilliant process. It is very possible the world would have re mained in ignorance of this as well as of some other metals, had not the property of light,,,upon which this method of analysis depends, been discovered. The manner of the discovery of this metal is singular enough. In the case of most bodies discovered in other ways, some com pounds of them were previously known, and the metallic nature of the base was suspect ed, or soma particular reaction had befure convinced the discoverer that he had a body endowed•with hitherto unrecognized proper ties in his hand ; but, in case of spectrum 1 analysis, no knowledge or suspicion of the metal itself or of any of its componnds, ex- . isted until it was suddenly brought to light.: The fact of its existence then Bashed upon the discoverer at once. • Early- in 1861, Mr. Crookes, while exam ining some residues for _ tellurium, found that his chemical tests gave contradictory evidence. To assist in solving the mystery be had recourse.to the speotroscope,-when, instead of seeing , a system of fine bands of light and shade traversing.the spectrum, a single brilliant green band flashed across the field of view. No other substance had been observed to produce this greecr line in the spectrum, and Mr. Crooke. was conse quently to look for a new and unknown body. and accordingly set himself about its extraction in sufficient quantity to enable him to study its peculiar. properties. The name thallium, from theta: (green twig), was at once adopted as an appropri ate designation for the new metal which produces the green line in thetpectrum. Thallium is a white opaque metal, *otter and a trifle heavier than lead, its specific gravity being Ill; itiegaitemalleableand may be rolled into leaves as thin as HMCo piper, but it is not very ductile. It pos sesses the Property of welding together in the cold by strong presstire and is fusible at a temperas's?, of 56 deg. rah.; at a frill red heat it may be distilled. 'The coloiL"which it communicates to game is an intense green of extreme richness and purity, in that re tie" for exceeding any other known body; and'on this :mount it is espeeially Adapted to the pyrotechnic art. It marks paper like plumbago; - but, -owing •te Mr ready oxide bifity the trace rapidly fade% iswity.r •-• rIWIIO.LE.NUMBER Ti 'seeking foti the chealical of thallitim; it isc roan& to" neap; q; Some what anomalous position, being weilthisbrib- , ed•by an eminent French chemist as the ornithorhyothtts of metals. At first eight it might"tippAitr to belong-to_fike,groomf alkalimetals; - en - aecohnt of. its forming a readily eolubi, and akaline oxide.; but, on the other hand, •-ita.physieutchartros ters, its chemicsi:relatione, ;Orid atomic weight (about 203), preve,:inecoutes. tably• that the i true , position of -thalliumlb . the 'scale of elements 'close 'fel, read,* silver. , • Regarding.tballium , forlhe•presenit'merr ly from a scientific paint of 'iieti,lts':etitii history will always be ; lookad . upow tereet, as proving the beauty And . - becurticy , of speotrunr analysis,-and the strilf . ingyani ner,in which the deductions therefiom bare been confirmed. . . Antiquarian' Disioveries in Penn:, , : Mon' Gem) Misms.- 2 -The , San ;F,rarieliinp, BulJelin. publishes the following , interesting account of the•recent lintignariat disorerz, les in Peru-: . " From Captain Morehouse, who arrived at this port from Towhee, Pere; a Ali/days' since, we learn -that extensive dispovoties have been made thereof the pie of ancient Fern'. On the'Oorialiii7riiii; about four' teilesirom - Tuembec . ti 'tion of the.npur of. the'itiointain *ange.litie long been tupposed•to cover'the ruined' ail acieat temple,'Popniar tradition' miserting that one bad existed at that plait; onln.high mound,'Clrhich Moii.a 'was exa'avated tiu'der, the foundationi ihei:imaidis, When Abe, Speniarda istider 'Pizarro took fba:ti!ifinent , town, the wooden 'tiiiPporteunderneath;Weyn set on fire and 'Were constireed;• z eilien:t i be whole febric'fell 'Chia; s'of'tilidietiag'iiisit:,' • able rain's.'' " , ' '"Some 'Years ago' a French ;ftrtignapr i ., :traveling.in _ Peru, bearing of &isle tradi tions, made examination.of thetlocalitY, after which he went to France. ; ..Aboat t eigls-t teen 11104t118, since, this _, person having pro- cured means, raturned.to Farm' and-obtaina ed from that Government pertnission.to mei cavate and search near the Corraiis riven for antiquarian purpoaes,the,scaretion s enibte yrrotecied'by government and to-Mike : fon his oven uses whatever of ,snph antiquarian ; character as might be found. , An:excavn-: lien or tunnel was made in this supposed mound,- and after months of , laboi - ihe ex ploring:pa:kr was tewarded'forliecifferbi l by finding-the remains of a-large the, wall of which had 'been' built of adobeti; inside of which a great many articles' of gold and slicer were fiand;intiny 'being , small golden images; unknown: imPleicente and articles of ornament. The' natives 'Mei' ployed wore thieves,'and-more'beitig'Sh!oleiti than wee received, the Frenohinan diseharg: ed his laborers and had the•tunnel chised'ult% while he went to Lima to get'eneMiu honesty he could confide: -Ifitittcre'weirein! this state when Oaplain Ittoirehtodeo *Oita* for San Francisco. • ' • ' ' ." Captain , Morehouse ales reports — fiat* rich gold discoveries had beeit reported made' at a placircalled , Sanhi 'Rosa. aboui Tarty , miles from the Towhee. Two &lore who' bad deserted from a - whaling vessel . at TOM: bee, reported that while skulking in theist: 4 tailor until their vassal shoitld ,depart they made the discovery of good diggiugs tin- the - banks of a small mountain etreaur. •En-+ couraged by this success, they- Made re search in, the bed of the river. or creek, and got good prospects,•but hearing of their ves.t :el's departure, and the season being ontia•-; vorahle, they returned to Tumbez, with whet 1 gold they had got laboutfiftyduilars), which they sold at the rate of eighteerrdollaripbr ounce. 'd large number of persons lies/ intending to visit the mines in the proper" Season—the Peruvian Governmeoti however: being unfavorable.to meat, through fear of large emigration af foreigners, who have- generally; created.'" trouble. - • • .....• • I Iteir - The Bronze, Door for.tho, Capitol At i iVashington, ordered.of Mr.,Randolph Rog ers, is finished, and awaiting ordors . of the,,, Governinent in Blunich. Its total, coetvrill.; be about $15,000. It is composed entirely. Of bronze, brick and front, and is said to be : , the only work of the kind in the world which... is thus constructed. Its weight is Ao,ogo . , pounds. The leading subject of .iteAntbel,„ lishnient is the history of Columbus...,, It halt, two,vaives, with four.pannals in, each cube,, ; , and one semi-cir c ular,pancl, , over the sons. The first.panel (beginning at the .bot 1„ torn of the left hand Valve) contains *.scene,, representing Columbus beans the conecil i of Salamanca, the second ' panel his` lestilng the convent of Dn' Italiara ; the third panel: hie audience before Ferdinand and Isabelfa' the foOrth panel, Lis deptirtuie from. Pa , lnei the semi•eirenlar panel over Ste represents his first lending at San Salvadel': l the fifth panel, his first encounter.yrith the lodises on the ..lelitudiof ,llispaeiolal.llte sixth panel„hie•txiaropitent entry sintoahwet .celona . ,4, the seeps in.tboAaventh ,peztettete w . resents him a prisoner it:taming AbOtot:to, J 7 be tent back le'Spaiii • Mid the'eighth contains' a - seeeetrer.riteentier'llbt There are sixteen roseUeriebee in theintrdeeTi or frame around ....tfiadoor, in—which there are eixteen stateetleg r •reereseVittili.44#4 3 '• gashed coitennpnrartes otCoinnalso‘ eu hefititis th - e*Min shifts liesai' TOptieentive historianeWbo Ittee - wiftieb 'ontlireii/dgeird 'from his own4insailoetnoelhesprresisnirday.oe onding . with.lraiom mad Preseett t l epowneto tog the aunt. is Colantira oraameut `are artistry emblaco itiid kinett'atd iiseitafitittr ="` *.", • ' net xstlgti . 313 rti , , rtli MIMI =Ea
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