, 1876-04-29
LITERATURE.
Taine OH the Ancient Ifc-
Eirme In France.
Startling Contrasts of Wealth
and Poverty in 1889.
An 1ntensely-Polished Aris-
tocracy and a Thorough
ly-1mbruted Populaoe.
|hs Reign Of Terror tho Natural Conse.
quenco Of Generations Of Grind
ing Oppression.
Whisky-Troub1ea in Our Country
Nearly a Century Ago.
The IlsElrrectfon in Pennsylvania
During 'Vasllinglon's Ad-
ministration.
Sir Walter Scott's First Love, and How
He Acted on the Death
Of His Wife.
The Flora Round About Chicago:
The Lily Family.
peouliarities of Some of the Leading
Members Of the Order of
+, 1lyworts.
Remarkable Instances Of tho Vitality Of
sccds-..Discorery fn Egypt..-A
Boa.Constrlctor's Eggs.
Sir Walter scoIts First Love, and How
He Acted on the Death
Of His Wife.
The Flora Round About Chicago:
The Lily Family.
Peoularities Of Some of the Leading
Members of the Order of
ts Llyworts.
Remarkable Instances OF tho Vitality Of
Sceds-.-Discoyery fn Egypt..-A
Boa.Constrictor's Eggs.
LITERATURE.


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IHE ANCIENT REGIME IN FRANCE.
TEE ONi1iEa ox CONTEMPORARY FRANCE: THE An
4uo, of ia,a1, ~ EnsiI,n HpeLrE I4iSs' '
Tssnsatcd by JOHN put..sp.s sI iarpo np IT. Sow ss
York: Henry ot CO. Chespo 1.n.pn IL Mci.r, Mum
kCo. ,prico. $3.50 A'~>''s
III, Taine hna illuminated dtvarao ,,,-;co,o
,b,ccta with h,u br,llisnt vo,,,,,. I',,t rea .,.t
WV ~" "is'''At't se"ius' hut mona tnat
ha has heretofore discussed has he thrown into
10 vivid hight as this Of the order Of things
prevailing in Franco When be has treated OF
tho nationality and tls litera,uro of ENGLAND or
Of tsa art at C,rcade ot Ita,v nd =, H. Nat,,-
c!iauos' lie has faado many original And stirling
observations, shat have conveyed new ideas aud
suggestel unaccustomcd traips of thourbt,
Nnyertl,olcss In u.a i, tho,, ,o,a. Jna1
Inc v,,,, ,o,',os ,,,., r. ....s,,., I1se's asa'-
N lhe'r chhfacter; anu. however tamtliar ho
might make himself will, their details, tlcy confl
not DO induced to Weld nh to hin ncrntnv II
bis inteluance. t1,o who,e Inn ...onca ~ tho;r
f..,.. ,,s,',no s,'.., "ao "Io 'o'ont' " 'noH
.u1e' Aa,".o. st"en eouccfn.ng tue'h shat WIS
rue, aud that Lad hithorto bocn hidden, could
ao discovered by hl9 faculty Of diYination, yet
again many th,upe "A trnc. md nerhana n, ,J,.h1o
n otbnre won,,i In ,,to,,r,ora,,o, -, ..s..s,s
.,,a.s.l' ,,'sH,,0 ~ o,ost"'ooo' W NUN
a'ose1nes elaoo hls apprehension. atid therefore
create IN Ills reador fooling OF dissent or con-
vdy Sense Of bis limitations and his occasional
nrt l., ,,,,;r...,,.. A., ~.
ou'' =" u''t'e"t'nR Luz n'o W Hs o"n country
10 ana!f3tng tho spirit thar has animated it, In
tracing 10 their origin tho circumstances that
have befaltpn 1t, and in accounting for tI,o ox.
ten,ionnl con,,rct Il h,a oy1i,J,aa T.. l.. ~.
.a.ns,ss" 80 100 ~ eAn'pI,vu' n,, 10 - 'no
t'np'ese MASTER OF nls tHomo' Tue multitude
ooue particulars that ensor into tho probIem aro
fully known to him, aud tho oxp1auston founded
uies IN t,,orouob,v one, m b,a norco,tor, ~ +.
h,,. 0F'' ," ' toAsof'''4 4tc !"
uunself Ffenchnlan. With Ru understanding
broad euougn to cotnprelend all the aDrinrH Of
fee,;no .,1 =, ,,,;o,, ~ L.,,, 4,,.i. 80.
'h 9''o y. aet'oa 1'as n"'e tuc!1 sousco IL
him to reyfo4 will, nir,,n r,aanrrh III. ,vI,olo
wa 1u''''to 'o'e@1o" LILO "uoio
o'le6 o4 eSentB that constitute tue record Of the
nation; and without that depth and warmth of
ho,.+ ~ - t, T., -,
sa.s saat "ou!o antotlefe "lta ING calnl' 1uoelal
auilaa Of tho historian.
Ro,no,ns]css1v ha ronda av.~ ain vot, .s,+
.,I." .." s',a, ~ 4ouue away tue VOL tuat
hacs the foIltes, the errors, tho fatatlios OF lis
uldrt ,.,v..,;,.. -. ~o '1f'@t'a' ~
a'eu nouanlty anuoaers, 'cxcltes In httn nu
emotion. True hin mind kiuulos with tia cnn-
temnlstian nf t1,o .,.,.. ht,,.o,t ,.,,t... -
~, % sAo osol'oe o'.nooit conl41eb' enu,
Will tlo eplendor OF lmpAHsfoncd rhetoric, their
efYectg ara fntenaJ{ieI. l,t III. 1,,s,,, +tro,,,
ui,,, .... 0' US puoon' tnAops
9yet, Indignation, shame, tud no expresalon IN
Ills den1eopor, ColI. sto}cNI irncnaii,ia 10
Ita,a willis ta,rnr .vov frn,,, ,,an ~