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0OVfN5 1LECEI Y ED.
OUR CoMaoN-SCHooL SYSTEM. By Gail Harnil-
ton Boston: Estes i, Lauriat- Price s150-.
LITTLE VOICES. BY George Rowland. Chi
cago: Jansen, McClurg & Co. Price so cents.
THE IHTERocEAS1c CANAL. AND THE MONROE
DOCTRINE. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Price 81.
HINTS AND HELPS FOR NATIONAL GuARpsMES,
By Col ". H. Roberts. New York: D. Van
NOstraud. Price $l.225.
CESAR 4 Dramatic Study In Five Acts. Dy
Henry peterson. Philadelphia: 81. Peterson s.
Co, Paper. Price 50 ccuts.
PHYSICS AND Po1rrIcs- BY Walter Bagehot.
Humboldt Library Of Populnr Science Litcra-
ture, No. 3. New York: ]. Fitzgerald s. Co.
Price Is cents.
GRADED PROBLEMS IN ARITHMETIC AND MEN-
suRAr1oS- By s. Mecutcher, !. NJ New Arneri-
can Series. Philadelphia: j. H. Butler j. Co.
Price SO cents.
, 1880-02-28
THE DELiVERER WILL COME.

when the tale Of bricks is doubled,
The Dcliverer is sent!
d9id this, toilers, weary, troubled
For your hearts encouragement
ne may come in g1fsc so Iow1y.
r. GU mny turn in scnrn away
tast aside all pride lnholy,
For He will not long delay.
ne 1nuN come us Hero splendid,
Lending you TO fame and power;
Ay His mighty arm defended.
Joy shall gid each happy hour.
he maj come as gentle Shepherd,
hind1y carrying the weak;
IN His bosom. softly sheltered,
. lou shall find the rest you seek.
lie moy come On Angel pinions,, -.
with tho amarunthire crown,.
oHad1ng to those fair dGu1inions
Where no burdens press you down.
1nough the load be hard to carry,
courage! for your help is near.
feAr not! though He seem to tarry,
1our Delfverer is near.
". J. H. HOGAN
, 1880-02-28

A1kA -*cAAACe
Dr.. Dresser is preparing Il work on Japan
ese art.
A bronze equestrian statue Of Napoleon
III. is to be erected at Milan.
The St. Louis Art Museum, now building,
is to cost So0O, 600. An ample endowment has
been guaranteed
Dir. Caryer's collection Of seyenty-elght
paintings, recently sold at auction in New
York, realized S30,S53-
The value Of the works Of art destroyed in
the fire at Clumber House, the seat Of the
Duke of Newcastle is estimated at over
s75,0O0.
j The Boston Art Club has already $50, Goo in
hand and $4,000 additional available A
site fer their building, is pFoposed at the
corner Of Newbury and Dartmouth, streets;
another in the rear of Trinity Church, on st.
James avenue.
In 1878 France appropriated $500, 600 francs
to the fine arts, England expended 4W5, ,4l3;
while Germany set aside i3S go MARKS
about 5000 557 50 for artistic purposes: Inis
does not comprise the expenditures OF the IN
dividual German States
The Portfolio for. February contains artl-
cles illustrated by etchings on: " Etctings
from Pictures BY ContempoIary Artists" ~, ~
Story Of Pcterllouse-" by J: W: Clark; -.
D. Harding,'' by William Walker; Notes
on on Esthetics,' by r. e. uamerton; and the
usual ''Art Chronicle"
Boston papers. announce, as PROJECT or
the coming summer, a grand excursion Dy
canalboat on the part Of the members a 1f the
Artists Fund Society Of New York Three
boats are to be used, two for sleeping ac-
com1nodatons, and third. for A. shoatmg
picture-gallery. The trip is to be to Niagara
Falls through the Erie Canal
The authorities at the Louvre are making
progress with temporary erection Of the
new marble base of the Victory OF Sallo-
thrace. which is in the shape of 4 Prov OF 3
galley. It is of colossal size, and made OF
fjnely-hewn blocks, much injured, untor-
tuuately, in parts. The great weight of this
mass Of marble is more than the floor of the
Louvre could at present carry, and it will pc
NECESSARY to support it by pillars underneath,
the erection Of which will be matter OF
time. =
The latest attractions Of Berlin are. the
Pergamos marbles, which have just been
brought from Asia Minor. A Prussian
engineer, it appears, found traces OF
sculpture in certain old walls near perya1nos
which the Turks had plasteretl with mud
and lime He informed his Government OF
the fact, and they, after due investigation,
purchased the walls for about $1,000. A
, 1880-02-28
LITERARY NOTES.


Mr.. Escott's 'sEngland' u is being trans
lated into French ald Ge!mun-
Talleyrand's s'hle.noirs ~ will probably be
published early in TIE summer.
Mr., Swinbnrne, Mr. I2llacE, and John
Addington Sylnonds each have new volumes
of poems in the press.
T" Prof. Palmers new translation Of the Koran
will appear abont Easter, in the series OF
"Sacred Books of the East"
Phillips Brooks proves one Of the most
popular writer's of the time. His Influence
Of Jesus'' has already sold 5000 copies.
The Committee appointed by, the French
Minister of Public Instruction has awarded
the Prix de Volta-50,000 francs-to Graham
Bell. =:
+. Miss Colenso, the daughter Of the Bishop
of Natal, has arrived in England, anu, as
sisted by Col. Durnford, is writing a conf
plcte history Of the Zulu war
Mr. Lewis Morris, the author Of 1.-THE Epic
of JIades'' (the ninth edition of which work
II Iyre an1Sa'it poem sr{itled ..The ODE Of Lfe.'' w
A posthumous work by George Sand, with
the title .sSouvenirs de lS4s, has recently ap-
peared in Paris. It is q sort OF diary, IN
which the, remarkable events OF that year
are related. j.
ETbnrl I'M fam1lp authors In trance.
i,ont nm writer's ont of the l.7OO write
] noveis or Stories for the Young. while 200 are
,'oots and ~. 1gn Invote themselves to educa-
4;o,,o1 Rog.s1r ,,.nrt!s .,llu ~ oe'o'0 1''~'
l1on"1 "'lAo' ,,,.
III review OF the Hon. l: a. Arnola.s
book, the Academy says tllat Nal. AnuIe
may W iesatnsu ~ ~ ~ ;f 1,a had mt been
sasior u 4ht M e"nl n}s, ~ 1vn,,d have heen de-
eaRtM1Teq, M tg nepg's 1nasnt "ol1 law
leate'' ~ Il Yi'<A1 in',lleo., 49, vo,,.
Messrs. George Routleddge q sons, new
York, will publish in few days insects
Abroad" being 4 popular account OF 1oreign
insects, their Structure, habitS, ana tIa1lslol.
nations, BY the .Rey }. G.: wood, authof OF
tsIIomes Without Hands, etc.,-lllustrated
with 900 figures.
r, HI. .n,ro bnnrs lord T;ytton. has been
a;rtint II ,ls i5l, thn SI,tsns and fhe result viii
,t ,nnaaT 600, soon in the shape Of several poems,
hiIh,1o nRf"t ' "ntrnnsjafcd of the sweet Singers
nf Persia .MHafiz and Ferducll,- and metri-
ca cal version s' Of the famous prayer composed
l,v Uaroun al Raschid. Among other curl
osities the coming volume will contain, will
Noore's 4;Lalla Rookh'' and Irish .Afelo..
dies'' from the translation into Persian, Of
which Lord Lytton is master:
, 1880-02-28

gunboat was then quietly sent to bring the
works of art which they contained to !. Ger
man port. The most remarkable part of the
collection are sculptures IN re!let represent
Owing to the fact that the Turks. utilized
these marbles under covering of plaster,
they are III excellent preservation
The Philadelphia publishers, Gebbie &
Barrie. announce the approaching issue, in
parts, Of an Important work, The Art
scribed from public and private collections by
Edward Strallan. Each part will contain
two photosravures, ful1-page woodcut, and
fac-slmlles in the text of artists sketches and
stu studies isl for I'll The works Described The size
Of the Paris Exhibition, Of which the same
publishers have brought out all American
adaptation
A young French sculptor, named Vidal,
who has attained high distinction in his art,
has been totally blind ever since the age OF
2l. Before this age Vida! had been pupil
technicalities of sculpture, when, quite sud
denly, he was struck with blindness. He
persevered in the profession he had adopted,
and, after months Of patient labor, found
that he could readily make his fingers do the
come so sensitive that, by means Of feeling
his model, he is able to reproduce it with ex-
actneSs.
Scrihner &, Co. have established an art
agency in connection with their magazine.
= we propose" they say, .' through the good
offices Of the art-depart1nent of this maga-
zine, to purchase pictures to order for any
part Of the country. We will consider all
wants that are inteiligently expressed, care
fully and conscientiouslr canvass and record
all values, give letters of advice and counsel.
send photographs OF any desired picture; and
transact all the business for consideration
which shall simply cover expenses,-such ex-
the round price OF any picture in question:
, 1880-02-28


Pottcr's american Monthly for March con-
tains articles on " a Bit Of Old Normandy
tillustrated); 1.-The Rector's Eoy": "Traces
OF the Past in Rhode Island y; F." Leon Manor,
or. The Resolute Ghosts'; The Atmosphere
of Our uomes"; "Some Distinguished
Pcts"; "Go1iath"; "The Lost Va1ley";;
"America's Song Composers" ETC., etc.
Brc,,ta7lo's Mont]tlv contains its usual as
sortment Of articles on the different outdoor
sports and .amusements. Among. them are
articles on " Turf Prospects, Bicycling !;
'siIacrosse ~; ''The Sprint Championship = );
" Base~Dall"; aFisiling y; 'sThe Kennel u !;
Growing at Oxford ~" ! Yachting Foam" !;
- Rowing Ripples"; billiards ~; "Canoe-
ing" etc.
The Chicago ledical Gazette contains,
"Action of Mercury" by DR.. .,Clevenger;
Jewell; Is 'Laceration of the Ceryix Uteri,"
by DR.. Dudley. There are also short editorials
Fishes y; q 4Bloodless Method Of Operating -;
:'.Simple Pelyimeter "Beuzoate Of So
diunl"; Animal Tar" etc.
The Oriental and Biblical Journal, Is a
new candidate for public favor, edited by the
Rev Stephen D. peet, and published in Chi
eago rs initial num6er contaiS h1ticlsS on
Races ssSes Ancienf GR1f1asS1 IaHeDwellers &stee %
&Knityp stKai le5s ef 0 Jea1salsm
Mexic9H;;a aAsiaSic Origin of tie brazilians," J"
and others.
In the North american Rerie10 for March,
Judge ]. S. Black discusses the Thlrd Term,
giving tho q reasons against it ~ published IN
:ruE TRIBUNE on Thursday, and +: w.
Stoughton follows him in an article giving
the ! reasons for it." The Hon. ?. a: Wells
treats of *'The Communism Of Il Discriminat-
ing 1ncome9Tax ~. and the Rey; pr. L. n.
Rslows Eyss hS ab SsWS Of s aea Ke
tion to "Our Political Dangers" ~; Bishop
Spalding attacks Mr.. Froude's Historical
Metlloa''; and Eugene l.. Dldier. reviews
some recent '' Biographical Works.
St. Nicholas for March contains Alfred
Tennyson' IS Child-Song, Minnie and VIM
nie,'' set to music, and Mrs. Alfred ienny-
so5sF sons FexSea oSe scoFe # The v ) {Gf
Disadvantages Of City Boys" by Washington
GLADDEN., appears in this number. It is based
OH actual facts. Among the short stories
are: ''Chy Lung,''-an illustrated tale about
Chinese fsher-lad's curious atiyentnres;
"The Tea-kettle Light with a picture BY
A. C. Redwood,-a true account Of how q
New England boy made Illuminating gas
from bircll-bark. OF the two serials, the III,
stalllnent of Louisa n. Alcotts Jack and
9opes M Rs5 ed Il Wams WRnas bs$sRdd p S
the Lakes - tells how its boys and girls ell
loved themselves in the old farmhouse.
Commander Lull. Of the United States Navy,
describes the 'Gathering Of Caoutchouc in
Nicaragua; and John Keller. in an article
how travellers lose day going to China from
San Francisco and gain a day on the return
voyage.
, 1880-02-28

The american Naturalist for March con-
tains articles on: 'tThes Proboscis Of the
House-Fly"; "SketclA Of Progress Of
Mamlnalogy in the United States in 1872;
"a Review Of the Modern Doctrine Of Evo-
lutiou''; ''Concerning Amber"; and the
usual assortment Of scientific news, etc.
The February number of the Magazine Of
American History is entitled the ~ Wash
ington ~ number, and everything in it is in
some. way connected with the illustrious
General The publication of Washingtoll';s
hitherto unpublished letters is continued,
and there are also several illustrations OF
different b,sts Of Washington, and 4 view Of
his headquarters at GarrisOn's, n. 7. a
number Of new anecdotes are also given.
The american Dirt Rcute,u, Nos. 2 and 5,
has Just been received; and the publishers
announce that the delay in the appearance Of
the January number WAS caused py ne ne de- ae
cent fire in Boston. This is the best Of Amer
lean art publications; its illustrations are
carefully executed, and its reading matter
well selected and edited. 1t will compare
fay9rably with many Of the for$gn ahe oqGr
cles in the two numbers. just received, we
note those on: "The Works Of the American
Etchers''; s'The Washington Monument;
.olympia as It Was and as It 1ss'; '.The
America': and ssRecent Advances in Roman
Archaeology" Estes Il Lauriat are the pub
fishers. -
Francis Smart s. Co., publishers, at 1876
Madison street, Chicago, have now Parts Il.
IS. II, and 20 of the :' 'Chefs-d' Euvre dart"
being a reproduction of, all the celebrated
paintings and other works of art at the Paris
Universal Exhibition Of 1878. The engrav.-
ings in these four numbers, all in the finest
stTle of the art, are the following: " Charles
y. y at the Monastery Of St. lust" BY De
Vrieudt; ulysses Feigning Madness by
Hardy; 1.-THE Danaides,n by Lerolx; The
Athenian Fugitives," by Leon Glalze;: a por-
trait Of Mrs. Blschotfsleim, by Millais; \
BY Durand; - Ii. Vierge Consolatrice,'' BY
Bongucrau; ssThe Queen Of the Swords" BY
Orchardsoll; besides numerous good engrav-
ings and reproductions Of statuary. Each
number contains two steel engrayings.
, 1880-02-28
ART.

AN IMPORTANT AI2T-PURCILAsE
The New York Times says that LIE Grand
B. Cannon has recently made purchase in
Florence which leaves him in possession Of
one Of the finest pieces Of sculpture finished
by modern Italian. Like the work of many
European artists, the piece is not novel In
general thought; Albano has been content
to repeat subject upon which not only the
greatest Of old Italians have tried their hand,
but likewise almost every statlary of any
pretension as sculptor down to the present
time. If Il female nude is not lady bathing,
it is sure to be {: captive slave. From all that
we can learn, the captive girl now owned BY
Mr.. Cannon is the most finished piece OF
work A1bano has ever completed; Very
probably it will be found to mark the highest
point which not only modern Florentine
sculpture, but Italian art in general, has yet
reached.
The first impression one gets Of the Slave
Girl " is, that there is nothing unloyely or IN
candid mass of spotless marble, From what
ever side viewed, no ungraceful line is to be
seen. The figure rises beautifully to the
hips, and the lines Of torso and arms
carry the eye in the most pleasing
q general beauty such as belongs to the old
classic heads, but is thoroughly modern and
Of to-day. No great cont0rtlon is to be seen
in the face, except i'll the brows; and these re-
peat the brooding and plainly futile move
1nent OF the arms, which are struggling with
the rope that confines them. So far is this
composition from being violent iii action, that,
on the contrary, the effect is that Of a beauti-
full young woman who has been exposed to
profane eyes for some time, has sunk into 4
tit Of brooding, and is making whatever mo
tion is apparent i'll her arms, not from sud-
den, wide-awake horror at her situation, but
by ain instinct OF repugnance which pursues
her even while her thoughts are far away.
We have here no common representation OF
u Sabine woman just seized and secured, but
Il more thoughtful and subtle image OF en-
during grief and shame in woman who has.
outward1y accepted the bitterness Of her fate,
but still rebels inwartlly.. The distinction is
very important, for no charge is more conf
monty made thai. that Of too great violence
and contortion in marble statues. When,
therefore, we see sculptor emanclpatlng
himself from the common vice Of his fellow
statuaries, we ought to be doubly careful
not to make the charge reckless}y.
, 1880-02-28

ne debates in the City Ccunci, the reason being
hattL. Mat much Of the language is unfit for pub
, 1880-02-28


WI. Shaw has written novel with the
above title. Its publishers have done all
they could do for it by putting it in an ex-
ceedingly handsome dress. To call it good
novel would be to libel our few tirst-ciass
novelists; to call ita poor novel would be
All injustice to the author. It is, we under
stand, s' first venture" and is not without
positive merit. The characters are drawn
from everyday life; they are natural and
dramatically brought toward, and there is
some quiet humor III the hook which is not
ineffective, and the pathetic situations are not
overtrawn. There are also some gnod hits
at the so-called liberal sentiment" Of the
day. But the main plat is worn threadbare,
much uf the book is tedious reading, and too
much Of the dialog is slangy and Of q low
tome True, the characters are not drawn
from high life, but the repulslye features Of
other ranks are not pleasant when made too
prominent. The writer possesses a lively
imagination and wiclds q fluent pen, but has
attempted to be sensational, and fallen short
of the mark. That he Gan write q better book
than ..sSolomon's StOry'' we readily believe,
and his first contribution to the realm Of fc-
ton, while not remarkable, is above medi..
ocrity, and superior to many OF the novels OF
the day.
(Solomon's Story: BY ". J. Shaw. Gin
cinnati: Peter G. Thompson. Price 5l.225.)
, 1880-02-28

MINOR NOIlCE-
Prof. George Rowland, of this city, has
published collection of some thirty or more
short poems, under the title, <sLlttle Voices. !"
Without making any pretensions to great
merit as literary productions, many Of the
verses are pleasing, the themes appropriately
treated, and the topics we'll selected. The
rhylning. "falls harmoniously OIL the ear"
and. as they are mainly written for and about
little folks, they will undoubtedly find a
large constituency ready to welcome them.
Some of the selections will give pleasure and
recall pleasant memories to children Of an
older growth.
'sThe Seamy Side ~ is hardly equal, either
in interest or in ability, to "The Golden But
tertly,' by the, same authors. 1t is Il story
with a deep, dark mystery starting in the
first chapter and revealed in the, last, and
then not 50 very mysterious after all. The plot
ses has Been sccse Of paga
ism The Sealny Side is clean and well
written, and far from 1lnintereSting. But it
is not i. great novel, Or even remarkably
strong one. Alison Hanlblin is wel-tlraw11
tic reader. Stephen is yillainous enough to
render the denoue1nent satisfactory, al
though the ease with which the daughter
finally abjures the father and clings to her
11Nrlh is different from WHaL CUSTOM usually
enioins, ] s. but she is perfectly right and
s.uerv reaiier viii feel SO. There have been
many worse novels than this.
4"*.', ''1.~ y. sel. IN 49,, ~, +ho c,h
a brochure OF some lUo p1ses " t1g suo
lect OF an lnteroeealie e.lll % anu ene rnomioc
doctrine has JUST been lssMeu ANONYMOUSLY. ~,
It is compact sketch OF the history OF tLe
many plans and schemes for an llteroccanlc
canal from the pr9lecC or Antoa1lo t5nN;.p ~ u.
1888 to that OF De Iesseps ln lo,v: Ip lhose y
not especially interested II Inc suo]ect IL
affords all the infor1natfon tley VIII REQUIRE;
those who are Interested II the questlon anu
desire to know all tnere Is 10 Know
about 1t Will nave 10 walt lot some
more elaborate WORK; what the
writer says ABOUT he- nloHroe uottl!nG y; ~
the necessity for us appieaato my re,a ue ,l
true enough, but seems ) somewhat ~ ; prelnatt
tllre,--the latter palt OF u at le:sl. ~ W
there is no canal, no WORKING surveys maze,
not enough money subscribed to begin with,
no defilllt location determined. upon. DE
Lesseps is only. one man, and practically rep
resents 10 nation, or anything else. Never
theless, as the author might be disposed to
quote the Washingtonian doctrine, to pre-
tion about the Monroe doctrine is conelsely
stated, and we are ready: to agree with the
writer that the United States stlouid control
the interoccanic canal. The publishers have
done their share Of the work in good taste.
Gail Hamilton wiclds a ready pen. but she
, 1880-02-28

Of the term, working as he did chiefly in
the educational department. But his heart
was vas an an educator; and few men have done as as
much for the interests of that cause as he
ACCOMPLISHED BY his awakening appeals to
the Churches in Christian lands. In the
Life Of DR.. Duff" lately publishe.., we
career from lis conversion to lis death. Tie
style Of this biography is not graceful, but
the story of great and good mans work is
impressively told. We only regret that the
main facts are not condensed into one-third
book i've readers where there viii now be
one, and would immensely enhance its
usefulness. We trust some author endowed
form for this needfal laoord bella Tor the benefit Of
(The Life Of Alexander Duff, D. D., LII.
D. By George Smith, IL. D. In two vol
1lnes. New York: A. G. Armstrong u Son.
Price s3.75.)
DR.. II. c. Wood has written the tenth vol
ume in the American Health Primer Series,
and given to it the above title. It is in real
ity compact, practical dissertation Oh nerv-
GUS Diseases their origin, and cure,-a sub
ject of vital Importance at a time when af~
fections Of this kind are SO steadily on the
Increase, It is true that many so-oalled nery-
Gus diseases are really affections OF the other
organs, and it is equally true that many af-
fections Of other organs are in part or solely
dependent upon disordered nervous action.
DR.. Wood states this proposition: Modern
life has a twofold action in regard to nerv-
ous affections: it protects from many degen-
erations. which are the results Of physical
llardships and exposure, but it tends to pro-
f211rfa npryn1,S ayhHnStjDn. which nav ani In
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-21

at the First Ward High School were highly
entertaining in their character. We must
not fail to notice the interest manifested in
this celebration by the colored pupils in
charge of Mr.. Ira A. Collins very able
disciplinarian.
Aaron Koehler and Jacob Pauer were
both drowned in the Miami River, about
six miles above this place. yesterday morn
ing. They were fixing the dam above the
Woodsdale Paper Mill when the
raft on which they both stood broke loose,
leaving them entirely helpless in the mid
die of,the raging river. They had not gone
far when the raft struck the pier Of a
bridge, breaking it to pieces and throwing
them into the icy water.
NILES NoTEs.-A grand picnic in the
molding shop on Thursday night Gen.
Thomas was the orator Of the occasion.
John Wehr has moved his bed and board
to the VarietysWorks.
VIM. Strohm is the Sampson of the shop,
being able to handle giant castings with
.impunity. In trying to balance 200 pound
weight on his little finger it dropped, hit
ting him on the toes and smashing them
rather promiscuously. He will probably
recover.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-21
Wonders in Glass.

The Bohemian Glass Blowers, who have
interested good sized audiences at 162
West Fifth street during the past two
weeks have decided to remain one week
longer, which will positively be their last
in this city. The Glass Corliss engine op-
Grated by steam, the Old South Church,
the Australian quartz crushers, and the
spun glass goods made for actual wear,
form collection of wonders in glass work
seldom seen for the low admission charged.
Prof Woodroffe and Carling at two porta.
BILE furnaces, are constantly engaged in
manufacturing hundreds of rare and curl
Gus glass ornaments, all of which are given
tending receiving one. Next week will
positively be their last in this city.