, 1870-04-25

twelfth ch1pte1. ltA1ph heele1 Writes on the
atereotyped Chinese topic, but manages To
make his topic entertaining by viewing the
CelestiAs from the picturesque eide D. A.
Wheeler w1itea "on the Principals Of Taxa
iou," coutending that the right of owncrahip
in property in the United States and the right
OF the majority 70 take possession OF private
property at discretion cannot coe1iHt. B.
Hathaway contributes u poem "WinunA: A
Legend of the Mississippi," much OF the
beauty OF which Is lost by needless display OF
Indian words and terms which require = g1os-
tary At the end Of the poem In this case, q.
Hath-an- Indian-"ay which ia not ut all agrce-
able Hero ia y verse. taken ss a sample:
0ush-kc5wan, Light the darkuess-
Part the gloomi
R!llowJ tomb:
ov o-Dspss1sss ss!5ss se%s; s!s "'n'n''
ostche Hs1';os ~ sdm. pity 4 me. pity mel
Which only serves to forcibly remind tho
reader Of
"Ton-cnr-e G, Won-g1r-ec, Jin-gar-ee--Goom |
The King Of The Canibal 1slandA"
An anonymous writer discoursca pleasantly
on Giants" aIiss Gere brings her story OF
" Cnderrufrent4" to \ close In this number.
1t is one Of tho best magazine stories Of the
day. Mrs Kate n. Doggett gota 'snow-
bound In . Basque Posada," and makes very
entertaining narrative Of hcr experiences.
Robert Colyer, in hia "TalkB about Life"
conveys some very sensible and practical nd
vice to young men. The remainder Of thia
number ia occupied with "Book Revieva' |
and lively ''Chit-ChAt."
I1FF1ScoT's MAaAzSE-
LnTIsoo11's MAGAZINE for My is an unusn- |
ally interesting number, and contains great |
variety OF papers. Anthony Trollope COM
mcnces his new Story, IL Sir Harry Hotspur, Of
uumblethw4itc," and ends his old one, "The
Vicar Of Bullhampton," in this number.
George N. Sears contributes pleasing poem
called " May" topic to which nearly all tho
magazine Tyres seem to be tuned this month.
That prolific writer, Justin Mccarthy, il repro
| sentcd by n very able and very eloquent
paper, called "The Echo Of Appomatto1
| Across the Water" in which he traces the
effect OF the late civil war on Europe and
| European politics. Edward A. Pollard has
/ paper upon the natural scenery Of yirginia,
with illustrations. Henry T. Tuckcrman fur
nishes very discriminating sketch Of Haw-
thozne. Two very pleasant little papess arc
"Eccentricity as q Pursuit." by Walter E.
Nccaan, and "The Coming Woman" BY Mary
2. Wells. Both are Light, but are pervAded with
admirable hunor. "Guesses and QueIies,"
by N. &. Dodge; "Eth1nmoniA," u story by
Loniee s. Dos1. and "Ma1y," poem by Rose
Terry, finiah the number.
THE CATHOLIC WORLD.
Tho prose papers in tho May number Of the
CATHOLIC Womb nre aB follows: "Chu1ch
and State" 1 review Of signor c. Cantu's
work, "Chies1 6tatoi" another instalment
Of the story, "a Dion and the sibyls," By alilea
Gerald Keon; sketch OF ''Eir John Maunde-
yi1le;" \ stoEy, Home Scenes in New Eng
lard;" "1relAnd's Mission" by ". Mazicre
Brady, D. D.. an Irish Protestant clergyman
"Emersons prose Works !" ~ Tho Holy Week
Of 1863 in HarAnA;" "Ma1y Stuart )" =. A
bridesmaids Story = "alr, Gladstone and the
Irish Farmers;" "Thc Association for Do
friending Children :" "Fra Dernardino ochi
> no )" '.Old Books" and ".Thc Vatican Coun,
ci." Tho poemB arc: "a May Carol" and
sonnet ITO Italy," by Aubrey De We're
stMnry,"a sonnet, by d D. II. )" '' Thorns,
by Richard 6to1rs Wi1lie, and Exultent Sio1
FiliR." Many Of tho articles in this number
are OF ve1y readable character, and many
more would be entertaining to tho uncatholit
, reader were not the tcnets and dogmas Of tha
Church so oTeneiyely dragged into everything
The CATHOLIC WoRIp has hitherto borne
! !
Glen, but here is number in which every pa
per, even to a review OF Emerson's prose, i
sectarian in character. The WORLD ia th
organ Of the Romish Church but it will pre-
!, serye many readers outside Of that Church i
]; it will not pc1sistcntI5 thrust its Catholi
creed into their faces from ono cover to til
e other.
HARFERB NEW MONTHLY.
This sterling and pop ular old magazine COT
sains in its May issue the following illustrate
q articles - Our Barbarian Brethren" Albcl
Du.cr." "The Spots on the Sun, !" " In Cour
try Store." and - Frederick the Great" tn
illustrations are unusually good in this nun
ner. Besides these We have the followin
c, prose and poetry: " Handsome John Cats
cs mcr," story; The Church Of Jerusalem, "
historical paper; Is A House to Let, = atorJ
ID "1ndustr,h Schools for Women" being n
view OF several recent German works upo
this subject j" A Breach Of Promise, story
"Cuba and tho 0stend Manifesto - embracin
4 sketch Of the Ostend Convention, and son
political "Reminiscences Of Buchanan; "
Word for a1antliashers," very pleasant c
e eay; ~ Fais ton FAict," poem +" Only
at woman'e Hair" a story; " Secular and Sect
,ian Schools" and s4Old English Lawyers
The " Easy Chair discourscs this month
lis pleasant way upon lyoeums, autograI
hunting, and magazine writer's.
ID. miscellaneous.
We arc indebted to Ippincott i Co. I
that admirable magazine, Coop Wonps, I
April. Tho story Of cariiuo," by the auth
Of Lorenzo Bcnoni," comes 10 = close.
place will be occupied In the May numbor bJ
~ now noreI BY the author Of ''Stone Edge
| r / Ia
~ from tho Tropics" Charles Kingsley coutr
,sz utes some very vivid descriptions Of West !
It'll dian scenery and tropical animals. AGO
nd Words Corumissioner" furnishes some imp,
tant facts and statistics concerning at
ak, Handnaile1a Of England. n. Il. S. Ralst
contributes an interesting paper on at
roor Of Prague" which furnishes many Gu
nous fActs Of bohemian life. "a Visit to t
4: Country OF the v1udois" " is devoted mainly
tho yandois Mountain Refuge Of Dornilhou
be and brief biography Of Felix Men, tho
lisionist. The suthor Of s.The Hotel du Pc
c St jean turniahes very entertaining exc.
Of Dragons and Dragon-Slayers." This uu
,es ber closes with the story Of "Dorothy Fa,
m Tho poetry is far above tho average Of m;
mr. 1zino poetry, and embraces "Aprl," 1 II
~ sweet pastoral eketch, by Edward Capel
,nt "Old Memories" by J. p. w.; and the seeo
ian part Of Jean Ingclow'a 1.-TWO Margaret
i'm Here is little lore-cpisode from it:
Fanltlcss and fair, MI in the moonJ light.
Aa one ashamed, she looked upon the ground
And her white rAlment gtistened Ia his sight
sd, And. haTxt the resper chimes bsRsn to sound
1ncn n inwT Jet she dsooPa her yoons' p
And siin wis she ashamed, and could not spea'
Aswa11n OF bells from that old tower ocrhtAl
=, They sent their message sitting through