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THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. "a. $
Barnes x Co., New York. 50 year, The
August humber opens With thoughtful paper
by f. ID! PressenSc on the current politics and
literature of France The republic, he holds,
has passed triumphantly through its period OF
great struggles, and has now reached that of
difficulties, encountering one of It's first and
most formidable in settling the details OF Nj.
jules Gery's education bill In literature the
dominant school in France today is "L'EcOle
Naturalisc" the leading characteristic of
which is that 1t represents only the hideous
side OF nature, lin brutal language, which is
like photograph of ITS uglineSs,' and the
novels of W. lola are named among others by
way of illustration. Leopold Hatcher contrib
utes a second papero on George Sand, for whom
he i. evidently imbued with IA sufficiently en-
thusiastc and honest admiration. In Cabinet
Government in the United States Mr.. Thomas
W Wilson strongly presents the arguments in
favor OF Mr.. Pendetons idea to allow cabinet
officers to occupy seats in congress and to par
ticipate in the debates. The main argument
he makes in favor of the plan is that it would
lead to responsible cabinet government instead
Of the present vicious system of government
by star chamber committees and the irrespon-
siblC caucus. Another article on current poll
tics IS by an anonymous contributor under the
title Some Political Notes and Queries" The
writer thinks the two great political parties to
day are IN about the position parties were in
on the overthrow Of the wings in 1852, with
out practical issues, so that the next presidency
is likely to turn on personal grounds Grant
evidently is the choice of the republicans and
next to him Blaine; among the democrats the
choice is between Tilden, Thurman Bayard,
Hendricks &c. But the election of the candl-
date of either party on such grounds would be
a calamity; and the writer sees no hope for
the country save in the revival of "A new party
of political SAINTS, like that attempted by
Schurz, Adams Bryant, &c, in 1915, and which
at the time excited only derision. The writer
evidently forgets, in saying there are no qucs-
tiOns to divide the parties Of the day, the cur
rcncy question and the democratic demand for
free clecions--ln another article c. A. Falrar
gives very satisfactory account Of the Zulus,
"by whom no Christian missionary was ever
maltrcated," and the present war upon whom
Is regarded as the result purely of aggression,
concealed according to the worst historical
precedents, under the guise of religion and
humanity"
THE Thorough bred Race Horse" receives
kindly attention in an enthusiastic article by
Hank Comstock; and lastly, G. W. Baird re-
counts the story of the capture of the Chief
Joseph two years ago. A brief reference to
Contemporary Literature and Recent English
Books closes the number
BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE. leonard Scott
Publishing Co, New York. 81 year, The
July number opens with a lively sketch of the !
cIioruUrcI' III soortrn rrrrroun
who was with Col. Pearson at Ekowe" The |
article has diagram of the beast" as the Zu.
In method of attack is caled-and due credit |
Is gwen to the enterprise of newspaper report
ers two of whom preceded the entrance of the
relief column into Ekowe.
seems to be rising on the horizon.
THE Ghost of Morcar's Tower" A tragic
story illustrating theory Of Mesmerlsm, /. G.,
the power of strong will to influence spirit
Hidden Treasures" is an account of
'matchlesss collection of sculpture" the prop
erty of Prince Torlonia of Rome, and kept en-
ircly private. There are five hundred and
,wenty pieces, consislingof statues, vases, and
DHsts, many, If not all, of wonderful beauty.
New Books" reviews some volumes of es-
says by Matthew Arnold and Leslie Stephen,
md those works of Henry James, Jr., that have
,een so much talked of lately A couple OF
poems and resume Of the Afghan war and
reaty of peace complete the number