, 1880-05-15


topography, scenery. productions, atMt re-
sources, ns we'll ~ ntefe0roloRical c9ntfltlmSS,
ilitcrspctsetl with ,accnulitS nf thrilling nd-
ventures and incidents. oi forest NY. pr.
bonk Till 0f facts worth knowing and re-
mc,nherlng.
Two at tho Inst Issues. Of 1Iarpcr's half
Hour Series merit cspecfa! notice. One r. n
,loK!ap1licnl sketcl, of The life nf The II. 1i2n.
William EwHrt nIstGe .is o 4lenfy "
merely sketcl,, i ,admtrn6ly mid tcrsely
sums ilp the chief points IN THO career nf tho
great Iberal saeri il.n ~, r1e ~, otlleI book 's
these, fnw pages are gathered together the
at,l, sistlHnllynA they aro atrlrg tngether and
told, they reid like brilliant fairy taies. Of
pretending md cltclp settles these two will
rank with the best
-..Ilcsperus, and Other Poems" "by Charles
De Kay. Is Il first volume Df poems of which
about nilc-f0ilttll Of the number hare been
nlrea'ly printed IL tllitorGnt II magazines; Mnny
most Of them arc pleasing both In sentiment
ard In tone, and the general Impression pro-
book Is one Of pleasure. .Alr. bu Kay hns
separated fields, but tho muse appears 10
have yielded really response tn :hts differ
cit nulptnls. There Rrts spmp crllle sl,n1lGs,
aud lnany TINT nre not well carried out; some
Verses TINT ,i0 mot run NJ smoothly rs others,
and saniu that are exaggerated and unpoetlc
Il, sentiment hut for first bt}1k II Is d good
one. likely to attract nttn1ltlon and to deserve
1t. II may be added that It ls neatly and up
propriateiy gotten up.
~-Col, William Pratt Wainwright, for
sry YsrE vSatse4s i '9estss Sf%
tllMn tho "Illtlfcal Mechanics OF Animal
l.ocomotion. wilt! Rcn'arka on Tho Setttng-
upof Soldiers, IlorSe md Foot, md tho Snip.
pdrpose Of tiie work Is o si,gstst meai's M for
curreclitg the arrangement Ut the hMiunn
form which our habits Of using the right
l,nnd mora thun tlle lSft, ETC., lnye
WroqS " te "na atr ref'o'fns fqsseao nnd ad otSs sy
mctry. Eycn horses Will wear out one
shoe quicker tlnn another, and take the bit
on nnc side Of the mouth rather than the
other, etc. These an! iindred defects In
ind Col. Wainwright Inns written q scientific
trraise to show tile III effects anti tho REM
ctlles. Tho work is complicated, technical,
and laboretl, ,a1.1 Is not likely; to be read by
niost M! demanded, and among wltS''l il might
llnvo fair field for tho test Of tts thenries.
Col, Wainwright has evidently studied the
| subject on which llo las written patiently
whether III is present form Ills book wilt at-
! trnct tho notice thu assumed Importance Of
| tho subject seems to demand.
--"S[rs. Deauchamp Brown" Is the title Of
| the. latest volume III the No-Nnnte Series,
| and, with tho exception OF certain pnculinti.
@ t. T'e1' Il aobs Ti sa 'ft u s iii bra1y at;e
American fiction. It Is cleycrly written, the
scenes nre laltl In places With which ~ name
| at les.st Hc arc NIL somewhat familiar, the
au.'ior possesses I unusual aeser'ptiyo poM ",
terestlng, the style Is cnsy, and the Impression
derived from reading tie book ls thnt II Is the
work OF q writer of considerable experience
and decided talent. But, Whether Ii. defer
ular taste for something ....Frenc1'y,'
OF for other rc0sons not .dtseernEb'e. on The
surface, but possibly llaying their origin ~ Q
desire to paint s0nIe well-known character
meriis me- ssii Of the @ beok by iStralncing saeh
character as Camilla TIErG,ynn. The book
processes 70 be novel Of " Boston West-Ent
society" Ve tlre 1lrnhle to seG the relevallc,
Der of such society 4 dlssolnte, woman VIII
sllAmelesly betrnys her lll!sbnnd's honor
ailsl seeks lier revenge on . rlyal ny trying t
teach MI Innocent girl to follow tho road Il
psr.ttion S which sho l!as uyanse sd 81 ta n
pulstve, disaErccable, anil nncailcd for, Mrs
f}4iuc'.tl,np Uro.u't is ratlinr lund Yostol
lndy. WHO takes party St ier own ~ sex x, Z Z
Ilum lH}1nu, near iAlt. Dt3GFl, lot the RuN1
vatied BY al lrruptIon of'other people, cl,lei
ENglEsllmetl, md IA season Of filtration, low
making, md Intrigue, euaacs."' An advent
Nrc, With 4 crazy ArnnkRrd In 4 crank
| III tue Firth Avpnue IIotcl, md scene
In 4 private smallpox hospitA! in Dps
Thsn III 3s Eaoh havo iiIktte Jesuiiis,n, a Ser
a ssfs as ne xSs5y eens s % u 81
AMerlean ,rltnallst,- }.ccMltar nta9n.al
wllo would be Roman Catholic II he tlarct
anl who, not tlarlng., burlgsuucss the fnl
Sns %'srq d s rfn'a1s%sf e. na 81 tsp pSfts Soak gst @
Durat|icr and lfar!taret UDnni are, tn
strongest, bestrtlraWn chnrncters, md "
follow their MoFe!ncnts with HndisEtlise
nrs n%stan e is sseut sS y - f0 pic
MAGAZINES.
Tho Dankcr's lfnua=iac for May has Il
,is1lnl assortment of articles OIL f1nancl
topics, and Ia full OF valuable facts, statistic
ana Information. AN article OH "1lr!sish as]
American Trade" Is important, a,ld worth
tile attention Of those Interested til such su
lccts.
We have received tic first copy of n nc
Chicags, periodical, entitled III Doors al
OHt. 1t Is intended tu treat or outtlo'
sports, NJ archery, tcnnla, fishing, huntlnt
Horticulture, etc., md at Indoor gvenf1
). nmusementA; also of drawing. paintln
decorative art, and kindred topics. 1t Is Il
early to speak of the venture as either q 81
cess Or failure. The field Is Nil n,nplo on
uMd, tllo attempt 10 I'LL 1t worthy Of encotl
agel.ont.
tile Penn 1fontltfu for May has Its lls,l