The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-09

thor has thoroughly studied our literature and
the most important foreign sources for bic his
tory, and presents a biography OF Peter with
historical surveys and episodes, which, for the
foreign reader, give thoroughly full and very
simple representation OF the historical course
of Russian life. Such are the chapters about
the relation of the people and the government
about the life at the Old Russian court" etc.,
etc. 1.-THE account OF Mr.. Schuyler is accom-
panied by many illustrations. There
have been used, as basis for these, well-known
old portraits engravings from old works. mod
ern photographs Of old buildings and objects,
and finally, historical pictures painted by Rus
slams. The illustrations have been exceedingly
we'll selected, and have been executed with re-
markable perfection and, what rarely appears,
with great exactness with regard to the origin
als. Far instance, the Slavoric inscriptions are
given on very small copies OF banners, images
and so forth. IL the continuation corresponds
to the beginning, we think that such popular
and lively account will not be superAuous, even
in Russian literature, notwithstanding that no
little has been written US about the time of Pc
ter. We shall with interest wait for the further
chapters OF Mr.. Sehuylers history. Two words
more about the external appearance of the Am
erican journal in which Mr.. Schuyler's history
is published 1t is thoroughly irreproachable,
and can scarcely be compared, not only with
our, but even with European, so-caled editions
de lu1e'
Professor Bruckner, professor OF history at
the University OF Dorpat, who has himself
written a popular history of Peter the Great,
writes to Mr.. Schuyler 1.-The public abroad is
very little versed in the particulars OF Russian
history, and you are showing great quantity
Of precious material about it,
Mr. Ernest Ingersol, in his interesting arti-
Gle on The Metropolis of the Rocky Mountains.
in Scribner for July, says that " in congratuat-
ing herself that Cheyenne has from one thous-
and five hundred to two thousand more miles
OF wind month than She Denver asserts no
strong claim to being a calm locality A
good motherly woman. hating frivolity. and
camping to please her children IN the mouth Of
a canyon. is what this daredevil wind loves
above all things to meet WITH 1t holds still till
she has made everything ready, and is just
reaching out to set her frying g-pan upon the
nicely glowing Goals then-piff and the en-
bers are going over the top OF the bill, and the
whole camp devotes itself for the rest OF the
evening to collecting scattered articles. There
is yarn about miner Who being swift of foot,
chased his vagrant fire and held his skillet over
It as it travelled. When his bacon was done he
found himself fifteen miles from camp"
In an article on the Servant Girl Question,
in Scribner, for July, s. II. L. writes as fol-
lows:
Especial directions how to deal with servants
would be almost as impertinent ss such drec-
tions in regard to the training of children but
if the true relation is established and the prop
er feeling cherished, that feeling which recog-
nizes the difference OF station and at the same
time the oneness OF nature,-the details can
scarcely .ail OF presenting aud adjusting them
selves.
1t is always good policy, If nothing more, to
be courteous to servants, to recognize little
voluntary acts of poteness on their part. Done
in the right way, 1t never makes rule less
stringent, but only LEES CALLING. And 1t is al
ways the worst possible policy to scold. Quiet
and dignifed reproof, of course, must be given.
but scoldlng never. Nothing that cannot be
effected without scolding was ever effected with
II. unless 1t be the silent contempt OF the SER
want for her Mistress