The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-03
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lu'lratvu ny the June pulnDeri which must Ger
tainly appeal to a wide range Of literary tastes.
For lovers of light reading there are papers on
Rocky Mountain Nights doth poetical and
practically; Spring HeTeabouts,p ie, in Nav
York and suburbs, with Illustrations; "Thackeray
as a Draughtsman," with over thirty reproduo.
lions fthe n%ovelist's sketches; Life in Florence
a sprighty paper from an American point OF
view my Friend, Mrs. Angel" a humorous story
OF Washington life, The current political interest
is appealed to by H J, Raymond'sjournal OF THE
Philadelphia Convention of 1866" and HeaHy
Kings picturesque sketch Of "a Year OF the E1o-
dus in Kansas" and indirectly by Principal
Grants third paper on THE Dominion OF Can.
ada" dealing with It's political and social history
in an interesting and able manner. Other papers
more solid and Of a curious interest. are MI.
Scudder's paper on william Blake, Poet and
Painter" with portrait illustrations, Including
The Chariot Of Fire" and others never before
engraved; Rev. Isaac H Halls account of "The
Cyriote Inscriptions" the specimens OF which in
the Metropolitan Museum were deciphered by
him; and Richard A. Proctor's "sunspots and Fl.
nanclal PanicS," an Intended refutatiOn OF Pro.
lessor Stanley Jevons's elaborate theories, based
on a former playful suggestion by Professor Proc
tor that these two phenomena are intimately con.
nected. The temperance Of the sun spots, and
the recent Gumors Of a financial panic, give in.
terest to this paper. sohuyler's peter the Great 4,
is Interestingly illustrated, and deals with Peters
hrst marriage, the administration of Sophia, the
etrenal peace with Poland old Russian sports, etc,
etc, Mr.. Cables "Grandissimes' is rapidly Iusti.
Tying the high claims made for II by the publish.
ers. This inStallment Is said h be the most drS-
matte In the story, possibly excepting the episode
OF Bras-Coupe and the closing part. The depart.
ments contain many articles Of special or timely
interest, such as THE Political Machine" 1.-THE
Shadow Of the NOgro," "BeacOns6eld and Glad.
stone" Letters to Young Mothers" a review Of
The Art Season" Steam Catamarsn," Seamless
Paper Boxes" "Cheap Ventilation, i" The ThonO.
graph in the Moon two Centuries ago." Recent
Books Of Travel, Fiction, ETC., "RegeneratIVe Gas.
Lighting" "The Culture Of the Rose" etc., ETC.,
etc.
The June number Of The North American Re.
view contains Popular Fallacies about Russia"
by E. W. Stoughton, ex Minister to Russia; "Di-
vorces in New England" by Dr., Nathan Allen;
"McClellan's Last Service to the Republic" by
George Ticknor Curtis; Has the Southern Pulpit
Failed?' by Rev. DR., F. A., Shoup; "Caste at West
Point" by P. S, Niche, Professor Of Philosophy
at West Point; and Some Interesting Publica-
tons" by M W Hazeltine. This number closes
the 15Oth volume and 65th year Of the review.
During the last few years this magazine has made
a most remarkable advance in popular favor.
Many Of is number have passed through sever.
al editions, and Its permanent circulation has in
creased more than skiold. The New York Sun
says Of 1t; ut is full Of mastery disquisitIOns on
the great questions that occupy the minds Of the
world The Brooklyn Times; TT is the cream
of the nations thought" The Albany Journal {:
1T is the representative Of the best American
thought and culture" The Hartford Courant /:
1T is interesting from cover to cover" The BOs.
ton Journal at has not a page which an intelli-
gent reader can afford to skip" The ST. Louis
Christian Observer: It'll a rich feast Of intellectu.
al enjoyment" The Troy Times; 1t is endowed
with unprecedented elements Of popularity" The
Cincinnati Times: mo other magazine has such
a faculty for getting hold Of live, fresh Interesting
contributions" The London (England) Acade-
my: 1T seems to have no difficulty in keeping It's
position at the head Of the periodical literature o.
the United states.r
We have Blackwood's Magazine for May, 1880,
from the Leonard Scott Publishing Company, 4
Barclay street, NY In this number "Reata" IL
flushed, and a new story, CDR. Wortle's School,
is begun, Bush Life" describes some new arri.
walls from England, and sundry adventures while
! prospecting for new land, and encounters with
/, tarantulas having legs two inches long, and mil
lions Of flies and small insects Of all kinds. A
companion picture to this Is given Ia Morocco
and the Moore" where, In travelling towards Eek,
snakes, lizards, and "centipedes half a foot long
abounded. Aparls from these drawbacks MOrOc-
co cannot be a pleasant country to visit, as stran-
gers, especially Christians, are not liked there.
The article was suggested by the accounts Of two
travellers, Gerhard Rohlfs, who was alone and goi
along as best he could, and slgnor de Amlcis,
who went as attache to a mission from the King
/ o fItaly. What "Peter the Greatdid and proposed
to do for Russia in Syria" resolves itself into a
I consideration Of Russian advances towards India
and English opposition to them.
+ The review Of the TOurgeniet novels Is rich in
quotations, They convey clear pictures of the
home life of all grades Of Russian society, and all
n tell more or less Of Nihilism and the excited state
Of Russian intelligence. The letter to John Bull
3 is about Mr.. Gladstone and the election.
n The periodicals reprinted by The Leonard
Scott Publishing Co. al Barclay street, N, "
are as follows; The London Quartei5y, Edinburgh
WestminSteT and British QDarterly RtUieWS, ant
BLackwood's Magazine, Price, 81 u year for an.
one, or only SIS for all, and the postage is pre-
paid by the Publishers,
d The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, A
Barclay street, Y. Y have lately issued their re
prints of the Edinburgh and Westminster Review
for April. The general character Of these famou
qusrterlies is well known, and both in the seleC
ton Of subjects and in the manner Of treating
d them 1t is well sustained In the present num
bers.
IS In the E iipburgh we particularly note the ar
at ticle on "Rituslistic Literature" in which tn
Ip writer aims to make manifest that the doctrine
and practices Of the Rituallsts are alien from tn
" spirit OF Protestantism. Bigelow's Life Of Benjs
min franklin Is favorsbly reviewed, and Nj
le Bigelow Is commended for presenting franklin
se autobiography In the exact shape Ia which 1t Il
a sued from the authors memory. There is an In
no teresting article on "Mohammedauism In China,
"a indicating tie possibility Of the conversion OF tn
people Of China to the creed Of Mohammed, 9th
er notable articles are "Catholic Rule in Ireland
- 1641.4 49," Modern Horse Racing" "The late Pre-
N lessor CllfFord's Essays" and "BurtOn's Reign {
In Queen Anne"
Among the articles in the Westminster we al
attracted by artistic Copyright" which Is devC
ted to the consideration Of the meaning Of copy
right and the purpose for which 1t was establish
he ed; 1.-THE Greek Humanists Mature and Law
". supplementary to an article in a former numbt
he on the progress of physical philosophy among Il
= ancient Greeks, and showing how the moral, r
ligious, and political Creeds of Hellas were tran
formed by reason Of the new conceptions, the ne
be power to think, obtained through PHILOSOPHERS
mt speculations; and an article on animal Intel
cd gene )" in which is discussed the problem whet
,at er the lower animals, In sharing with man Vita
,at ty and all It's Accomplishments OF pain, diseas
IL; and death, do not also share with him that ind
ial Unable quality or essence denominated min
to. The usual summary Of Contemporary Literature
nd is very full.