The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-05
The Rhine as : BOUNDARY.

A generation ago Victor Hugo wrote o
book on the Rhine, In which, besides Civ
ing the most fascinating and poetic Of al
descriptions of that famous stream, he cried
fout. France, take back the Rhine, as he
stood at the tomb of Hoche, who was bur
ed on the shores of that river, and whose
grave is to this day pointed out to the cur
/ ious tOaTist.
Napoleon, the bitter enemy of HUGO, had
tried on several occasions to make of this
cry a national slogan. to call to his sup
port all parties in France. The Rhine IS,
according to many Frenehmen, the natual
boundary of France. The Germans whom
| the Emperor would like to make his sub
jeets, however, do not agree with him
The people of the German Rhenish prov
inees are German in language, -tastes, and
/ feelings and have admiration Of Ma
poleon III. or his policy. Belgium, with
its Freneh-speaking population, and with
but 40 years of national exis lrnce TO over
turn, would be much easier acquisition
for France. te
France already owns the west bank of
the RhinefrOm a few miles north of Basic,
in Switzerland, to the frontier of the Pslas.
tinate at LaateFburg. The possession of
the last named district would add to the
list OF French cities Spires, with its old
dan and Neustadt. besides large nungher}
Of smaller towns and villages. In Rhen-
ish Prussia speaking always of the west
ern shore OF the Rnine-the first town OF.
importance Is Worms, associated with the
name OF Cuther. After passing over the
fiat, highly cultivated district through
which the Rhine here slnggishly rolls along.
the towers and bridges OF Mayenne loom in
sight. rhis is city of strategic and MIS-
torIc importance. Shortly further on is
Bingen, and there begins the marvellous
scenery which has given to the Rhine such
world-wid celebrity and has made famil-
lar the names of such trihing though pie 5,
u rescue hamlets as Obsrwsssel, ST. GOar,
Boppart, Andenaeh, Baeharaeh, Remag-
en-, and the like. Midway among these IS
COblentz, overlooked by ''Ehrenbreistein's
esstled height, and still further down the
stream is the collegiate town of Bonn. -,
To add all these to the long list of French
towns would certainly be splendid gain
to France. This is what is meant when
Frenchmen cry, with Victor Hugo, Take
back the Rhine" 1t is, however. o large ,
enterprise and not likely to succeed
Magazines for August. ,
TIE ATLANTIC MONTHLY is a good number.
as may be seen from the following table OF
contents: Joseph and His Friend, part VIII,
Bsyard Taylor; The English GOverness at the
Siamese Court, part ~, from the Notes OF a
GOyerness in the Royal Family Of Siam; 1he
Burden Of the Day, poem, by BayaEc Taylor;
Oldtown FIeside Stores, Mis- Elderkin 5.
Pitcher. Harriet Beecher Stowe; A FirgiEisn
in New England Thirty-fvs Years Ago, James 3
Russell Lowell; The French Claims, Il. H.
Derby; Dorothy in the Garret. poem, BY ,.
7. TrOwbridge; The Grand Traverse Region
of Michigan, Fl. W. S. cleveland; Mr.. Hard
hack ON the Sensational Literature and Life;
Color Blindness; Halfway, Story in TLree
Chapters, g. s. Barrow; A Kentuckian's share 1
in the Coup d'Etat, Sydney Hyde; Days q
Pleasure, II, Tho Afternoon, W. d. HOwells;
Ode, read at the Festival celebrating the
birthday of Margaret Fuller OssOli, q. p.
Cranch; Some Memories of Charles Dickens; -.
Reviews and Literary Notes. Fields, 0sgood
Il Co., Publishers, Boston. 1 rT
EVERY SATURDAY seems to grow better
and better with every number. The illus-
~On the Cliff at Newport, asscene at water
ing place; @0dalisque," female slave of tire
Orient; "A View of fConstantinople and Psra,
Little Nen and Her Grandfather, ''Morn
ing Calls, @YIrginia Drowned afeepy ofa
picture; "The Return of the Herd,D an
evening scene on the farm; Likeness Of tksa @
Due du GrammOnt. The literature ia select.
ed from the best periodicals OF Earepe. Pub
lished by Fields, osgood 4 Co., Boston,
GODRY's MAGAzTSE,-Among the embelish-
ments ofthis number are engratings entitled
"GOing Home" and 'sThe- Leisure HCar-S
The fashion plates and ths work departments
win be found valuable by the ladies, while
there is a'variety of literature, consisting Of
stories, poems, descriptive articles and an
acting chafade, together with editorial mis-
eellany. IL is avery excellent number.
Published by L. A. Cooley, Philadelphia
OUR You've Folks contains another INSTALL
ment of the story ''Wo Girls, % an Instructive
oil fha tn lna-
sons in drawing, al OF which are prcfnsely
illustrated. Then there are stories and pO-
ems, which win heaven the heavier matter.
Published by Fields, 0sgoOd & Co., Boston.