"a Prophet Is Not Without Honor

■T in liis own country." was tlie remark we j were eonstrained to make after liatehing to j the lectura of Capt. G. W. Smith, in the Presbytcrian Clmrch, on Mondiiy ovenitg last. His subjoot WN, " Campographs - or Pik Months in tho Saddle," mul from beginmng tocnd, the loctura spnrkled with lifo, and ebounded with interest. Written in good, but nervous atul rich EDglish, tliu ventures and hair breadth escapes of u tv tncnths Bojourn at the base of the Kooky Mountains made op fat ornament. It was listened to wi:h Inrger nttention and was generally coromended in high terrn3. We have heard Bayaud Taylor on several oceaeions, and have never heard from him a more interesting or instructivo lecture than that of Cnpt. Smith on Monday evening, and we regret that the house had was not filled, as it certainly ought to hare been. Capt. S. is a nicniber of the present Medical graduating class of the Hiohignn Uuiversity, aud hi love of adventure is such, that wo learn it i liis intention to.start for Italy soon after the eomming Commencement for tho purpose of fonning the Medical ttaff of We hope tht before his departure his recent lecture msy ba repeated in gome of the Toirns of our State. III M III - A POPITLAR TrF.ATISK ON CoMET?. By Jambb C. Watsow, A. M., formerly Profes sof of Astronomy, and now Professor of Phys:cs, in the University of Michigan.-- Philadelphia: James Challen !i 8on. Aun Arbor: Schoff A Millkr. Without entering upon a statement of the oieatific fact of this volume or an extended rilieism of thoir modo of treatment, we may eay tbat the book is written lor popular roading, nnd that it aims to deal with Comets in langusge that will make iheir eUments and xnission better understood by the unBcientifio masses. The history of Comets known to the Astronomital world is sketehed, and in lanuage at once froe from pedantry and display, lts truth are the truths of soiencc divestcd of scientific terms and mathematical formulas, nd what is known of Comets is given to tho reader without inflioting upon hira the details of the manner nnd methods of obtaining that knowledgs. It is bsautifully embellished by a number of stoel-plate views of the most celobrated Cometi, the views cxplaining the text as pleasing the ey. Wo think that the book will prove a succesa, and for tha sake of the nut hor - an Ann Arbor boy, and an Ann Arbor min - we hope that it may. We are indebted to the author for the copy on ur table.