The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-23
VOL, XXI, NO. 19

Times" The writer of this "John
, Smith," does not agree with the
secretary Of the treasury in think
ing that tho present paper currency
is the cause of the "hard times" or
that economy on the part Of those
having control of capital is the
cure. On the contrary, he thinks
that the currency has nothing to do
with it, and that the cause is the too
rapid withdrawal Of capital in the
past ten years, by heavy system
of taxation, from the channels Of
business, in order to pay off the
national debt. He further says that
if our people have been spending
too much and producing too little"
it is very curious that our granaries
should be overfowing, our shelves
full of clothing, and our mills work
ing halftime. But we refer our
readers to the article itself, as con-
tanning very able statement of
what perhaps we may call the paper
money side of the hard times ques-
ton.
Mrs. Henry Woods story, called
"Frances Hildyard," is very finely
written and there is also a charm
ing little poem, ga Bride Song" by
Christina G. Rossetti, which will
attract attention.
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SCRIBNER's MONTHLY FOR FEBRU-
ARY.-TAe most notable contribu-
tions to Scribner's monthly for
February are Major Powell's strik-
ingly illustrated Colorado paper;
Stedman on some of the latter-day
British poets; Blauvelt's essay,
"Christ's Supernaturalism, Scientif-
ically Considered )" and u sketch,
with portrait, of Theodore Thomas
and his art work, by j. r. G. Has
sard. Three additional chapters Of
DR.. Hollands "Story of Seven
oaks" are given; Jules Vorne's
"Mysterious Island" is continued,
and Sake Holm's "My Tourmaline"
is concluded. Noah Brooks tells
about "Miss Patty Gibson's Strange
Adventure y there is another in
stallment of "Some Old Letters"
through which we have glimpses
Of London society Of forty years
ago; and Mr.. Fairfield concludes
his essay on Spiritualism, with
some references to the phenomonen
of naturalization" This number
opens with y poem by Louise
Chandler Moulton, illustrated by
Mary A. Hallock. There are poems,
also, by F. w. Bourdillon, Mary Ii.
Ritter. James Maurice Thompson,
and others.
In Topics of the Time" DR.. Hol-
land discusses "Thcaters and
Theater- going" Temporal and
Spiritual" and "Reform in high
places" The Old Cabinet has to do
with The Modern Quality in An
cient Verse; and "Tho Distinction
between Prose and Poetry" In
addition to these, tho editorial de.
partmcnts have y number OF brief
practical and critical papers, and q
marked feature of "Etchings" is the
reproduction of several of Thack-
eray's recently published pencil
sketches.
ST.. NICHOLAS FOR FEBRUARY
The frontispiece of the February
ST. Nicholas is a remarkably we'll
executed wood engraving. from Sir
Edwin Landseer's picture of Tho
Marmosets." Several vcll.known
writers arc represented bY short
stories. Rebecca Harding Davis
has an interesting story founded On
the old fable Of "fhe Fox and tho
Raven" and in which II Yankee
trader and the son Of an Indian
chief personate the respective char
acters. Some lively incidents in
the career Of certain "Birch Bark
Boy are narrated by Isabel Francis,
and the "boy' himself is shown in
II picture By Eytingc. Lucrccia j.
Hale giTes another bit of delightful
anecdote about the famous Peter
kin" family, and Mary a llallock
contributes Il story, and large IL
ustration drawn in that beautiful
style in which she is surpassed by
no artist in the country.
That February is the month of
valentines has not been forgotten,
and the number CONTAINS Il vaicn-
tine story by Susan Coolidge, and
an article, by Alexander Vain
wright, describing the manufacture
aud the different styles of those
dainty little mssives, together with
II few hints for making them in an
easy and economical way.
Another practical sketch, en-.
titled "HoW Dolls are Made" is
written by Olive Thornc, and sets
forth IN detail the various changes
and experiences in the life OF II wax
doll, which is really an evcntful
one. while W. II. Rideings at
count of "Chimncy-swccps, Past
and Present." aud John Lewecs
sketch of the great traveller. Van
berry, are admirable descriptive
articles
Among the poems there are two
which are quite fanc'ful The
Coal Imp" BY &. T.. Cranch, and
The Fairy Wedding" By Mary A
Lathbury, each accompanied by
an illustration designed by its
author.
St. Nicholas also gives in this
number the "lcc-Bpat Song" from
Hans Brinker," Sc. 10 ine music
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