The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
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1ns NUMBER OF L1ttetPs Living Aqs for thu
week ending January 18th contains the Nine
ty Years Agony of France BY Prof Gold uIu
smith; an inStalment Of Erica, translated from.
'ne herman OF Frau Won Ingresleben: The stoyv
Vi MS1lmlllan at Miramar and at Oueretaro. a
very interesting sketch translation from tbs
FRENCH OF Victor Tissot; Modern Life and Tn
sanity, from Macmillan: Macleod Of Dara h.
william black, from advance shssts; The Calf
OF wales and ths Celt of Ireland, CornbilI.
Smlth's Poer Kin, Spectator; Valentines Day
an unpublished poem BY Charles King.lev.
WIFE otner short articles and poetry. The back
Eamoers containing the first instalmenAs NJ
Erica, and story by Miss Thackersy, ara still
seat to new subscri bers for 1873.
Inc suppressed speech" by Charles Sumpap
prepared for delivery in the United States Sen.
ate, March. 1871, has been published In pam-
phlet form by Lee s. Shepard, having bean
furnished by F. G. Bird, who prefaces it with
brief Introduction, explaining how 1t came
into his hands and is now published. Mr. Bird
says
AN extraordinary spectacle has lately bssn
the Tn;.u 20 me world. An sxPresident Of
mas lately proclaimed Charles Sumner AZ no.
5I0rlousiy derel1ct IN public duties, and a liar
Inc Chief OF his cabinet has echosd ths sana
ISLANDERS. Ine transactions detailed in the 'lEx-
pIanatlon form the subject of 9 portion OF
Cuese cnarges. do not enter upon a ganeraI
examination of these assaults which from tbSir
OBVIOUS malice and imprObabiity. Wera At onca
ana lnstlnctively repelled by the whole trnth
loving community. Full Justice to Mr.. sum
ners memory has been done by the public
press, and especially by one of his most trusted
friends, and the public verdict against his d.
Iamer5 IS substantially unanimous. MY only
purpose IN the present publication of the 'sEx-
p!anatlon" is to place in more permanent form
nls own reply to one of these assaults. The
completeness of the viudcaton increases our
regret that he does not live to replv In tha
otner assaults lately made under responsible
names, and alsoi Increases our amazamsst ~
sne coWardce ss well as the baseness OF tbase
slanders on the dead. 'N
tne February number Of the atlantic Month
V-the first number since its union with the
GotdSy-opens with an able article from a
writer on The Cradle of the Human Race
who, appealing to history and everyday ex.
perence, declares the traditionary Aryan emil
grafton from Central Asia westward to be a
myth. porman B. Eaton considers the pres.
ent status Of civil service reform in q wall
written paper on The Public Service and tba
Fuoilc, and predicts its steady onward move
ment to success In the not distant future. w
d. Babeock gives suceinct history Of the
fatent office, from its beginning in 1890, when
tne hrst patent was Issued, to 1876, when II 900
were recorded in single year, with sugges-
lions as to the best methods of repairing the
olsAstrous losses occasioned by the recent burn.
ing OF the building and large portion of the
models. Charles Eliot Norton rehsarses tbs
ever-interesting story Of Venice and St. Marks.
Edward a. Knight is as instructive and mo,a
interesting than usual In his account Of tha
tne crude and Curious Inventions Of semi
civilized and barbarous nations for the PURPOSES
OF weaving. In lighter articles, W, Fl. Blsh-
ops romance of Detmold is advanced in tbrsa
chapters with continued increase of intarest
The Trials and Errors of Joseph Primrosa
are depicted, by Mrs. O. NJ. Town, with a
beauty and quaintness of style resembling
omonetts. Charles Dudley Warner was Lost
In the Woods of the Adirondack Wilderness
for day and part Of night, and tells thrill
ing tale OF his wanderings, sufferings and fnAl
escape Raymond Westbrook's second Open
Letter from New York criticises the late ex-
hlb1tion Of the Society of Decorative Art, and
the de6uti as reader, OF Mr.. Farieon, the
noted English novelist. The members Of tha
Contributors Club discuss books, photography.
poetry, Anaksm, and, among othsr things.
amuse themselves with David A. Wells's con.
undrum, Are Credits and Debts Property2
There ara six poems, of which the last, A Song.
by Henry W. Longfellow, is gem of beauty.
The others are: Jamaica, by Edmund @. Sted-
man; Recording, by Thomas s. Collier; Mete-
ors, by Edgar Fawcett; The Quaker Grave
Yard, by Weir Mitchell; and Appledors, BY
J.W.
In Recent Literature are interesting notices
OF Piercs's Life of Sumner, Thomas Starr
Kings Sermons, Victor Hugo's latest book,
EHiStoire dun Crime and reviews of several
late publications.
It is announced that Gideon Welles, whose
articles in the GALAXY have attracted wide atten-
tien and comment, will contribute paper to
the March atlantic.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Co., New York
have republished BlaekUooa for Jsnuarv
in good season. The serial Mine is Thine.
is continued. The second article, Murder Of
Commissioner Fraser, Dslhi, 1885, is q striking
narrative of circumstantial evidence leading to
the apprehension and conviction Of an assassin.
The third article, being Part H. of The Ten
Ger Recollections Of Irene Macgillicuddy, will
be eagerly read as English views of American
society. The first part which appeared in the
December number has been much talked about.
We are glad to have another series of articles
on French Home Life. The present one, en-
titled Religion, is an estimate Of the general
position of Religious opinion in France, and the
form and force of Its action. Schools of Mind
and Manners treats OF the discipline which
fits for society" and the Importance Of forming
the manners of children instead Of allowing
them to form themselves. foundations from
Heine are continued and succeeding articles
are devoted to the war in Turkey, and eonsid-
Grafton Of England's policy in the East