The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
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= passed by unnoticed.
e The first article is long and in.
! teresting review of "Macready's Rem.
e iniscenses," giving sketch of hi.
t life and connection with the stapo
d which began at the early age of sir.
a teen years. 1t is evidently the bro.
duction of writer who does not d..
/ rive his knowledge merely from the
book which he reviews.
Article II is an exposition Of tho
work of Indian Missions; the din.
[ cu'tles they meet with and the prog.
. ress they have made, both in secular
, and religious education. "Looking
at the results achieved by Indian
missions, it is evident that they sue.
gest reasons both for disappoint
ment and for encouragement; but We
are Of opinion that the reasons for
encouragement decidedly prenond.
crate"
Article III. "Lord Shelburne--
First Marques ofLansdowne." .He
was Prime Minister of England dur.
ing a brief but most important peri.
3D." and has been called "the ablest
and most accomplished minister Of
the eighteenth century" These me.
moirs, which describe the period be.
tween 1887 and 1866, seem to be-
similar in character to the "Greyille
Memoirs"
Article1V "National Education in
the United States" has for its object
the correction of prevalent English
ideas regarding the working Of the
American Educational System. The
subject is discussed in all its bear.
ings, but the result of the system is
not considered sufficiently successful
to warrant its adoption by other
countries.
Article v. deals at length with the
controversy between Mr.. Gladstone
and DR.. Newman, Cardinal Manning
and Monsignor Capel.
The notice Of '.Livingstone's Last
Journals Article VIZ differs from
previous reviews Of that work by di-
recting attention to the curious and
valuable notes made by the great
traveller on various natural phenom.
ena, which contain many suggestive
facts"
Article VII. "The Statue OF Mem
non" refers particularly to the voice
with which that celebrated statue
was wont to greet the rising sun. Il
is shown clearly that there was no
priestcraft in the case; in fact, the
priests themselves were as ignorant
Of the cause as any of the visitors.-
The sounds were produced by the
passage Of lare8ed air through the
crevices Of sonorous stone. When
the statue was reconstructed, and the
crevices filled up, the voice was mute.
Article VIII. "The Transition
from Medieval to Modern Politics,
is an attempt to throw light on the
Imperial and Papal movements Of
our own time, by carefully consider
ing similar actions in the sixteenth
century.
Article TX. England and Russia
IN the East shows the relative posi-.
ions of those nations in Asia, and
discusses the probability Of further
advance on the part of Russia max
ng it necessary for England to pre-
pare to hold India by force of arms.
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! Card from Judge Orsborn.
ALEXANDRIA,, PARISH OF RAplDEs, LA.,1
May Is, 1875.
,DIToR REPUBLICAN,:
My attention has been called by thu
herif OF the parish. Mr.. u. e.. PAIL IN an