The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-26
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Hnpers' JVeekly.-Nast outdoes him.
self this week With less than his full-page
cartoons and two capital squibs. The
"Two Thin !" Ring and ''the only way to
get our city rulers on the square"--said
square being in the shape of gallows--are
best. The political animalcul@" shown
in a drop of water under the peoples mi
croscope, by Reinhardt, is also capital, and
the other illustrations are varied and inter-
esting, especially that of the new, Cincinnati
fountain. aEE
The mayor, with ''the Democratic party
behind him. is also q telling ''hit," and
"The American River Ganges-The Priests
and the Children" is picture worthy OF
study. 1t is evident that those alligators
are too much for the children.
Mr.. Curtis reads the Republicans a right
lesson
The duty of Republicans then, is plain. Il is
not to rely upon the popular distrnst of the
Democrats but to continue to prove that the
party should be trusted for itself This can be
done only by applying it's general principles to
other questions they arise. 1t is in its nature,
for instance, the party of freedom, and it must
therefore, wisely defend liberty of production
and exchange. 1t is the party of honesty, and
it must, therefore-as It's conventions in Ohio,
Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Maryland demand
provide for u thorough reform of the civil ser
vice. r
OF sthc test of public virtueo we read !:
This is a contest, which is as yet undecided,
between the best and the worst elements in
our society. Ii the people should conquer and
the Ring be ANONYMOUSLY broken, 1t viii be
one of the most encouraging events in oqr his
tory.
The other pages are well filed with
Wilkie Collins story and other attrac-
tons.
The atlantic Monthly also presents a
number for October of extra value and in
terest--October promises to be a golden
month for the magas. The leading paper
is by Mrs. Child, who discusses "The In
terningling of Religions" particularly
what Christianity has drawn from that
"great reformer," Buddha. We give the
prophetic conclusion of her paper:
The present state of the world is in some re-
spects similar to its condition at the commence
ment of our era Electricity and steam bring re-
mote countries into acquaintance with each other.
Old traditions everywhere relaxing their hold
upon the minds of men. From all parts of the
world come increasing manifestations of a ten
dency toward electeism. Men find there are
gems hidden among all sorts of rubbish. These
will be selected and combined in that Church in
the future now in process of formation. We shall
not live to see it; but may be certain that,
according TO the laws of spiritual growth it viii
retain likeness TO all the present, the present
docs to all the past. But it will stand on high
or plane be larger in its proportions, and more
harmonious in its beauty. MILAN cathedral, lift
ing its thousand snow-white images of saints into
the clear blue Of heaven is typical of that Eclectic
Church, which shall gather forms of holy aspha-
ton from all ages and nations, and set them on
high in their immortal beauty, with the sunlight
OF heaven to glorify them all. se
WE have already given some notes as TO
the full publications of the Messrs. Putnam.
We may now add announcements, among
others, of several English works of which
they will be the American publishers. The
first of these is new and very beautiful
edition Of D'Aubigne's /" History Of the
Reformation in the Sixteenth Century !"
the whole six volumes complete in one
large quarto, nicely printed and bound, and
illustrated with twelve large line engravings
on steel and no less than two hundred
wood-cuts. 1t is placed at low price, and
merits very large circulation. This work
is published exclusiyelyin the United States
by Messrs. Putnam III connection with
Glasgow house. Their beautiful edition of
Thomas Hoods Poems viii be printed
at the Riverside Press, in small quar-
to, with red lines, and has some
Twenty-Five illustrations agreeably varied in
style-some by barley others repro
duced by new processes from the designs