The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-01

In the editorial department, DR.. Hol-
land writes of several of the popular
questions of the day, and on "W oman
Suffrage" gives a piece Of his mind that
will not please the advocates of that So
called reform.
The recent defeat OF the Woman Suffrage
Amendment TO the State Constitution Of Mich
igan has attracted comparatively little atten-
tion, owing manly, we suppose, to the general
political revolution that accompaniedit The
greater swallowed the less; yet the signih-
cance Of this defeat ought not to pass unap-
Dreciated. In fair fight, on free field, tue
advocates of the change were overwhelmingly
beaten, and that in state where there was no
such preponderance of female population as to
arouse the fears Of the men that tney should be
placed by the proposed reform in minority.
1t finishes up the matter for Michigan for many
years, If not for all time, and cap not fail to
have most discouraging effect upon the
whole movement That that movement is
waning in power must be painfully evident to
its friends; anu we trust the time may come
when they will rejoice in the fact as heartily
as we do.
1t mas had good many burdens to carry that
it did not anticipate-burdens which, however,
In the nature OF the case, will always encum-
Der it. Wherever the movement has come to a
social head, it has to come to an aDscess or al
ulcer. 1t has always had special attraction for
those entertaining loose social theories, and
the good and pure men and women engaged in
it have been obliged, again and again, to wash
their hands and protest Bright women who
nave lost caste socially, IN any way, have selzed
upon the movement to keep them from sinking
In short, it has seemed impossible to keep it
this deeper than what appears, but 1t involves
broader discussion than we have space for at
present. 60, we do not mention it,
ST. NICHOLAS.
Among the notably good things of the
number is ga Training School for Sail
ors," accompanied by illustrations of
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the
gunnery exercise, the seamanship-room,
and the boys just opening the latest mis-
sives from home. At this Academy, in
Maryland,- two hundred and sixty youth
are at present in training for service
IN the United States Navy. Candi-
dates for admission are nominat-
ed by Congressman, one from each
district, one from the District Of Column
bia. and one from each Territory. They
must be between. fourteen and sixteen
years of age. II they pass the required
examination they are admitted to the
Academy and ranked as cadet midshfp-
men, their salary of $500 a year COM
mencing at the day OF admission. But
they must bind themselves to serve eight
years in the navy, two of which. is spent
at the Academy in training. The disci-
pline is very rigid, the members not be-
ing permitted to hang SO much as pho
tograph of family friends on the walls.
The serials continue to delight all the
children and teach them patience, as
they have to wait for each installment to
"know some MORE" The shorter stories
of the number are good. Mary E. Brad
ley contributes charming poem about
the birds of winter, and Lucy Larcom
one on March. The department for very
little folks is, as usual, attractive.
LIVING AGE.
Nos. 1902 and 1903 of The Living Age,
for the weeks ending Feb. Goth and 9th
respectively, have. the following note
worthy articles: The Greville Memoirs
The Love and Marriage of Catherine de
Bourbon; The Emperor Of China; Popes
of the Sixteenth Century; Chinese Obit-
uary Customs; An Only Child; Erasmus
His Character; Saxon Studies, part v,
by Julian Hawthorne; The Convent Of
San Marco, part IV-Savonarola as a
Politician; A Vandal Venice; Early Re-
tirements.
These numbers also contain INSTALL
ments of ''The Story of Valentine and
his Brother" and "Alice L0rraine"-the
latter by the author Of the "Maid of Skier"
and both unusually good serials.
The usual choice poetry and miscel-
lany complete the numbers.