The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-11

scribers for 1879, is worthy of note, viz, to
send them gratis the six numbers of 1878
which contain, with other valuable matter,
the first parts OF ''Sir Gibbie," new serial
story of much interest, by George MacDon-
aid. The subscription price of the magazine
(SS year, is cheap, considering its weekly
issue and its more than three and quarter
Thousand large pages of reading matter
year, an amount of reading unapproached
by any other periodical; while the publishers
make still cheaper offer, viz, to send The
Living Age and either one OF the American
81 monthlies or wesklies, a wear, both post
paid, for $1,000; thus furnishing to the sub
scriber at small cost the cream of both home
and foreign literature. The remarkable sue
cess of The Living Age is we'll attested by
the fact that on the LIST of January it begins
its one hundred and fortieth volume. ~
THE SILVER QUESTION. by George NJ. wes-
ton. New York: l. s. Romans, publisher,
1873. Svo. PIP. 3O.
In this volume the author discusses the
nature of metallic standards, the effect
of a single standard on the volume of
of the absolute superiority of the gold
standard. He considers and combats the
theory that the adoption of gold standard
by Europe compels its adoption in the I'm
tied States, aud presents history of the de-
monetizatIon of silver in this country. Mr.
Weston is a strenuous advocate of the free
coinage of silver by the United States, and
argues the importance OF this measure to The
producers of exportable agricultural staples
lie discusses, also the European situation
and the recent conference. There are APP
pended a number of papers which treat of
the legal tender power of silver,
the effects of its demonetiSatip, the disas-
trous results of diminishing money
and falling prices, and of various
other topics which bear upon the questions
at issue aud the arguments advanced. In
his treatment of the silver question Mr..
Weston avoids statistics, as well as dry his
torical references, which are 10 be studied In
such works as that of Jacobs on the precious
metals, as well as the later reports of the
British and the United States Silver Com
missions. As secretary of the latter, Mr..
Weston has earned prominence for his
ability in research and investigation. In
the present work, be presents in clear and
vigorous manner the claims of the bi metal
lists of this country for the full restoration
of silver as the peer and complement of gold
as money.
SHORT HISTORY OF FRANCE FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE. BY Miss e. =. Kirkland.
Chicago: Jansen, McCiurg & Co. Price,
81 50.
This little work is unusually creditable,
since it gives in q condensed form the prom.
lDeuL VI u STcdb
and a marvellous people. The author has the
rare faculty of never forgetting her audi
ence in her theme. She makes enter aiming
the most embarrassing topics and unravels
and makes prehensible the most intri-
cate portions of her story. Her descriptions
are vivid, accurate, and in some places POSI-
lively strong, SO that the book Is interesting
to even the dullest reader Miss Kirkland
closes her history with the following OBJ
servatIoDs:
Now we have folio wed the haps and mishaps
during thousand years of a great nation-a
loyal, brave, devoted, generous people. Often
we have seen them obedient when they should
have resisted. and sometimts resisting wht n
they should have ooeyed. When they have
borne and Inflicted the most misery 1t has
been through the miSdlrection OF some OF the
best Instincts OF our nature.ptety, loyal y,
patriotism, courage, love OF liberty. But
through IL all, through the dark days and
through the bright, they nave come to what
seems to us to be "A state better on the whole
than any of the trausitOry conditions through
which theg have passed.
Whatever may BE- the opinion of the wise as
TO the permanency of the present order of
things in France. there eau scarcely be much
doubt but that while 1t does endure 1t is the
happiesL in all her national experience. Tue
present government is, In principal at least,
and TO great degree in practice, one "Of the
people. by the people, for the people" The
Individual Frencnman now has a very 1air
chance TO pursue his own happiness in his
own way, only using his possessions so as not
10 lDJutt Ills utlSuDOlS.
Fortunately for her citizens, France has
been driven away from her bad eminence as
the armed arniter of nations. Another nov
carries the hard ana heavy iron gauntlet
which is, best fitted to grasp the swOro- Init.
Hers is the unglOved hand that is light,
strong, and free o hold the pillow or the pen,
or the hand ola friend. "GlUry," as the word
has en- understood she has turned her baea
upon. That bleak and sterile he ght to- whicn
one man in a million may climb over the
crushed hopes of his fellows, has little place Ia
the plan OF a free country. The only domin-
ion the French republic can properly strive
for Is the dominion over the forces Of nature
that the sam of human happiness may be In
creased; over Ignorance, that error may be
lesSened; then her honor and glory will be
real, because ii will b. the honor and glosy of
God and humanity.
THE MAN WHO TRAMPS-A story OF to.
day. By Professor Lee o. Harris.
Dealing with the tramp question. The
story Is made a vehicle 10 carry on an argu
ment upon this interesting and import.
ant topic in our political and civil economy.
The book is now in press, and will be issued
n,l.l FfnVnr h fxrran 10 TO- T.