The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-28
LITERARY NOTES.

Lord Beaconsfeld's forthcoming novel,
&c Endymlon, - which win lie issued this week ly the
Appictons, VIII dIsappoiut these who expected to
fnd In It brilliant description of men and manners
under tho Eeaconsncld administration. Tho hero
Fndynion, Is said To- bear striking resemblance 10
vivian Grey. He moves like Vlvlan In the society OF
sovereigns and statesmen. Among other pcrsonaEcs
Introduced In tho novel arc the late Emperor OF The
French and Gcrman statesman, who, hut for tho
fact that tho story concluios twenty years before
Sodsn, might have been taken for lil marck Mr..
Jennings writes 10 the World the fullest account yet
out Of this work followsi "Nou win bo re-
ccying 'Endymion In day or two, aud may us
well therefore send your readers at once tho recog-
nizcd key TO the passages depicted sNetcicd In its
pages as they arc docrlcred In Tie clubs nf tho cap
ita to-day The action ot tho novel hcgins with the
| throcs Of the reform movement, nj the time when
George Canning is on his dca'cl and the Iron luke
| " the hoIcof Conservative England. sidney " Nton
who represents Sidney Herbert aficrwnid Lord Her
hcr Of Lee, the wcll-known brother of the twelfth
Earl o, Temhross and Montgomery, opens the novel,
emerging nom Whites Club aud coming nj once ntp
conversation with FRIEND MIR. ferrars, Imaginary
character made To 'lo duty the father or Endlmlon
Fcirars under which name the Earof Rcaconsneid has
clearly undertaken to describe certain features Of the
career OF the Right Hon. BenIamln pisracl Endy
mion Ferrafs has twin-sster Myra, another ngmont
of the BRAIN who strikes tho keynote of her brothers
character and career whom she uys to hln; Power
and power alone should bc absorbing object and
all the accidents and incidents Of life should only be
considered with reference to that main result Tho
| boy himself, when he is first introduced rs
dlsdalnfu lad seven years old In velvet
| jacket with silver buttons, announces that after
| Parliament. Queen Iiortcnsc comes Into tho novel
early under the rather severe name Of Agrippina, and
the Emperor Napoleon III, her son, as Prince Flor
cstan with Ibis graceful bow that always won n
heart who sets forth from England III yacht and
| conquers his Kingdom In ten days, after writing
pretty little note to Lady ramerston who figures In
the book with her lord rs Lord and Lady Rochampion.
| Lord Beaconsneld makes nothing of anachronisns In
Tournament and makes rrlnrc bismarck figure In II
as tho Count OF Forrol. iaion Lionel i,oihsohhi ap-
pears as Baron Ncrchacl. Poole, tho tailor, figures
rs vlgo. Cardinal Manning plays y part ~ rcirud-
dockc, prophet ordained In Mayfair, who regarded
Lord John Russell Win wcl.iied horror. 'soary
Sam WIlbcrforce bishop of oxford, appears under
The rscudonym of pr. Comcy. Lord Strangforl Is
introduced first ny Mr. aud then as Lord wallersarc
Miincr Gibson as Mr.. Joriocks, and Lord Melbourne
as Lord Monford. - ono Of the pcn-pcturcs In the
book is that Of Richard Cohicn as rhornlcrry, whose
thin, clear voice only less clear than Ills state
ments. Neither this, be II remembered, MOI any
other portrait In tho book, bc regarded,
are @ 50 "f tossed a and s tamdca together @ tSat
.hc Earl can confidently deny any given likeness to be
Int the names have sent You may I've relied on, ant,
your readers VIII see this for themselves.
The Popular Science lIontMy for December,
New York: u. Appleton Co.. In the materly
ability AMI practical instructvcness of Its contents,
, distances all competition. 1t opens with Herbert
: | Spencer's second paper on ''The Development Of
Political Institutions, - which is devoted to the prn
clples OF political organization In general II treats Of
the elements Of stability and Of progress In the growth
of states, AMI shows how much organization tends 10
defend the purposes for which pOiicallnsiutons
established. Perhaps It would be well, that the
tnmu OF party politics Is beginning To subsc II our
thoughtful citizens would egn TO give somc serious
attention To the science OF government; and they
nnd no Introduction to this subject Mt AL comparable
with these essays of Spencer In tho Popular Science
Monthly. liuxey's hold and brilliant address on
'Sciencc and Culture, at tho opening Of the Mason
Science College IL given In full. and Is tho abest
thing In scientific education that has appeared In u
| long Time Dr. George NJ Heard has curious and
striking paper on tho nervous phenomena Inhibited by
O Maine, having made careful experimental study oi
Il their singular dongs on the SPOT. coploisy Illus
It August Metcors.'' Many new results arc coming
from researches into tesc shooting which
much pSrane % to @ sScncS Pro
. ton on "rhe Early Practice of Medicine by
Women" II Is learned and Interesting -. Methods
10 In Industrial Education, by Professor s. P.Thomp-
Al son. gives instructive account OF the objects and
methods of working of the leading Industrial or tech
biological schools for boys on the Continent. Dr.
l. Friedrich lleinckc dlgess what is best known on
Is ''Thc Migration of Fishes" An extremely valuable
NJ. Lungren on ..Domcstic Motors, y Is begun in tn,
10 December Monthly. Tim FIRST 10 on 'Wind ant
is Water Power, and describes all the c0nrivances b.,
cI which these forces may he male available In smai
way for household use. There Is paper by DR.. r.
Lauder Brnton on lnalges", as Cause M OF Merv
Id Besides Its practical Importance, 1t Is extremely In
tcrestng on account Of ltsnew ply siolglcal norma
paper on "orlental Mnsc, " which viii bc eagerl.
.r read by musical students Dr. Pearce takes broa'
Is View of the subject, and finds that national characte
Is deeply Involved In the solution Of musical problems
Professor Tyndall's discourse on 1.-THE Sabbath
needs no cOmmentiatlOn: and The concluding 'Skctcl
Of Professor Dumas tho celebrated French chemist
(whosc likeness Is given is spicy fragment of bog
lie raphy by Professor llormann The departments an
- fresh, varied, and full
l. Mr.. i. b. Thurber, of the firm of II. X.
Ms +. II. Thurber, OF New York, viii have paper o
l. 'The Railroads and the People ~ In tho Dccembe
Scrbner which Is said to present In very forcibl
$, way OF the exposures of corruption In tn
re great railroad monopoes Of this country. lie says
cs ''lt Is an open secret that the railroads furnish
~ large share Of the money required to operate tn
machinery our elcctios and in M: districts wer
lis political parties closely Matched their money,
- the si,le of the candidate who will promise TO favo
their Interests, generally carries the day They kno,
Vs. party, and consult Interests but their and
rd matter Of course, the veal and less worthy ele
H. In political ifc under such system this
ho usually rinpls. and men who are too honest or to
u. independent to bow to corporate VIII weighte
nd the race for political prserment that they sooi
ventlon of the last half century; the tremendous de
velopment OF corporate fe attended by tho abuses
~ which the public complain, has occurred within th
dy period and largely within the last twenty years
d- Continue Tor another half century the present powe
moneyed arisocracy In this country such til
MT world has never seen, and with II all the aitendai
ise phenomena OF vcai Legislators and corruption In g
BILE places. which has caused Tie downfall Of all the gre;
cd republics of history. There are some Of the ,lues
o,, tions which are forcing themselves upon the atteo
' OF hO,gifnl American citizens; indyidualIzed the
~ may be stated Can Americans, whose forefathe
he abolished the law Of prln'ogenituro and entail
nh avoid the evils OF vast acc,lmationS OF wealth In I'll
hands Of individuals, afford to leave nnreguated ne
agencies far more potent to that end than any whic
he were ut that time dreamed OFF, When corporate III
In trade combinations develop into organizations In
that OF the Standard OIL Company controlling
- staple fourth In magnitude among our naton'seA
Ia ports, and hundreds Of legitimate traders drive
out Of existence, Is It not time to Inquire what seI
he should be taken to protect the interests of the prout
an, Ing. commercial, and consuming cassesp When,
perpetate power already acquired by these organic;
by tOls, corruption is openly piacticed In our elections
N. not time that American citizens should consd'
h,. where such practices lea and insist that tho ST,
W. should resume the sovereignty and control over l
m, creatures which 1t has inadvertently and temporar
in relinquisled r' An article by MIR. Thnrber on til
nd subject will command Wide hsaring and II Is hope
that II may bo tho means of attracting public attsI
VI ton to this subject.
t We have hitherto called attention brieil
ow tn tho work compiled by Mr.. II. II. 3. lamorsle,
est and entitled. ''rho Army Register of tho Unite
,ur States for one Hundred Years" Having had occ;
en sion TO refer TO The work frequently, have no hes
t taton in pronouncng tho compilation almost pcrfec
ch All the records and papers, tho earlier as well AZ
"a later, bearing upon the organization and personnel
ian tie Army lavo evidently been examnod with Il
m w." most constitutions care and labor. Tho archives
At the War Once We're placed ut Mr. Iiamersey 3 di
pnsa for examination, and the result Is book Will,
Jc- greatly needed by The Army, and by the sudc
mn, Of American military Affairs and which has Vel
Justly received the approval and communication of Il
ho highest officers In or Army. The work is an inval'
ave able ''reay reference ~ In new spapcr Office ami
the every who has occasion o write upon or study Il
MS personnel Of tho Army u isnot only compile
"' register Of the Regular Army, hut II coimends se
to the general reader, from the fact that It gives al
In the volunteer and general stai during tho wi
aa Mexico. and all appointments made by the Iresde
of the United States In the volunteer service dnrii
the War Of tho Rebellion, with tho Official militia
record u zach oiicer. This makes II Interesting
ble people al over tho country, who will ba glad To l
ra recorded IN this condensed form tho military deeds
IN. their friends and relatives Tho book also c0ntai
Ort irariu,.ni and gives the names of Mi cadets m
did pointed O West Point down 10 1880 ono Of the ,t
wn ieaues is Inc alphabetical airangeMtntof of mo co
the ,orv ~ n,v nnr.cnlr ",nc"y III. h"nn a.sarvn
an wide circulation
,an s The opening paper in THE United .Sero,
current number is a continuation of Brevct Nal de
Nh, Emory Upions - Facts In Favor Of Compulsory II
diy ''"' ~ "S "'' '.'l"''" wy ga" ~ '
, of personal pieIudlces that compulsory retirement
Ing "''o"'. '"a'"''" W '''D " "o "''"s !"