The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-02
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| Anu PHhCiphl COutenu are "Ihe Fist L0rd
Minto;' "MiddleGeT," a description Of the coun.
ty, with many historical and personal reminis.
cencesi Thomas Chatterton" q well written
sketch OF his life, In which however, he s repre-.
Sented as the victim Of his own illregulAted pas.
SionS Recent and Future Arctic Voyages
Marie Antoinette," q review Of two recent
works which portray the unfortunate Queen as
she really was; "The UnivsEltes and their
Critics." and Around the World with General
Grant," an outline q General Grants military
career, with many quotations from the work un.
der review, accompanied with favorable com.
ments and giving high honor to the General for
his honesty Of purpose, comprehensivenesS OF
view, hrmness, capacity, and good sense.
The same publishers have also just issued their
reprint Of the WeStminister Review fot July, in
which we note the following articles: Scotch
Peerage," explaining the conditions under which
the Scotch representative peerage exists 1.-THE
Place Of Socrates In Greek Philosophy" very
careful survey Of the life and philosophy OF
Socrates 1.-THE Peasant Poets Of Russia" full OF
biographical sketches and poetical extracts;
Marriage with Deceased Wife's Sister" a
strong argument for Its sanction by legislative
enactment; "The Life Of the Prince Consort;"
Game Laws and Game Preserving" estate Pa
| peTs- Foreign Series;" "a New View OF the In.
dian Exchange Dificulty;" india and our Colo.
nisl Empire;" and Contemporary Literature"
The periodicals reprinted by The Leonard Scott
Publishing Company, al Barclay street, N, W
are as follows: The London Quarterly, Edinburgh
Westminster and British Quarterly Reviegs, and
BldcEUoOd's Magazine, Price, 81 a year for any
one, or only Sl5 for all and the postage Is prepaid
by the Publishers,
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY Conducted by E
Law ]. Youmans. Published by D.. Appleton
u Co, l, 3 and 3, Bond street. New York. Fifty
cents per number, s. per year.
| The September Popular Science Monthly
well sustains It's character as magazine Of valu.
able reading. 1t is the only periodical we have
which reports progress In the higher and broader
| applications Of science that concern everybody.
The present number opens with striking article
on 1.-THE Science Of Comparative Jurisprudence"
evidently law student with very able scien.
| tlhc preparation In his subject. His problem is
the treatment Of jurisprudence by the method Of
evolution, or the development Of the system Of
civil law. Something had been done In this di.
| rection by Tylor, Maine, and others, but Mr.. w.
| ins has pushed the research much further back
and has shown that Herbert Spencers sociologic
al investigations supply the material for making
historical origin Of the clements OF Jurisprudence
complete. Philosophical lawyers will find this
article instructive. The second paper by Sir
Auberon Herbert, In an independent inqniry in.
| to the influence Of Estate Education" :" and is de.
voted to the question whether 1t is "A Help or
| Hindrance ?" From being a blind admirer OF
the system he has been led by careful study to
doubt the enormous benefits sscribed to It, and
he points out It's drawbacks with great force. Our
| thick kandthin devotees OF State education will
do well to ponder seriously this writer's reason.
ing DR.. Fairchild puTsues his popular physio.
logical exposiions in an illustrated article en-.
| titled How Animals digest" "The Solar System
and its Neighbors is a striking and brilliant ar.
ticle by DR.. C B, Warning on celestial dynamics.
His views are original and most impressive, and
are well calculated to exalt our estimate OF the
sublime destinations Of astronomy We have an.
other curious paper on those besotted medieval
superstitions which seem absolutely incredible
to modern readerswit is on the Legal Prosecu.
tions Of Animals" Animals were assumed to be
responsible for their acts like people and horses
hogs bulls, rats, and even insects, were solemnly
prosecuted, and the whole judicial apparatus Of
society was brought to bear upon their trials and
executions. Those who care to be reminded
from what degradations science has redeemed
humanity will find this article very helpful
| "Psychogenesis in the Human Infant" by Pro.
fessor Preyer, of Jena is the ablest essay that has
yet appeared on mental development in infancy.
The Monthly" has kept its readers posted in the
progress Of this interesting research by publish.
ing the articles OF Darwin, Taine, and Others and
In translatlng this mastery analysis Of the Ger.
man professor it is entitled to the thanks OF all
who are interested in babies. The paper con.
tains many new observations on the mental pro.
gress OF infants, aud all sensible mothers who
read 1t will find q new charm in watching tho
physical growth Of the wonderful little beings
that are COZ hded to their charge II is high time
that the women began to look into this subject
for themselves Francis Darwin gives US an in.
structive chapter, with many illustrations on
the economy Of climbing Plants" This single
property OF plantlife is recently attracting much
attention, ard the bOtanists are beginning to
throw light upon It's causes by the critical obser
yation of its conditions. The recently growing
interest In question relating to mind In animals
is kept up, and Professor Grant Allen has con.
tributed to the Monthly" an admirable paper
on Aesthetic Feeling in Birds" 1t Is a subtitle
inquiry but leads to real results, which will be.
come recognized in the future Of comparative
psychology. There is short paper on Electric.
ity and Agriculture" by Dr. Paget Higgs; and
Professor Barnard Of Cornell University, has a
strong article on the claims OF geological Edu.
cation" "The English Precursors Of Newton"
from the Edinburgh Review" is the first install
ment Of a most interesting chapter in scientific
history. Alice Hyneman Rhine writes on might
Schools In New York and Paris" and there is a
full biographical sketch of Professor Joseph
Leidy, the distinguished biologist OF Philadel.
phia, accompanied with an excellent engraving.
The editor discusses Sewage In College Educa.
tion," and raps some Of these institutions vigor.
ously for their devotion'to Latin and Greek, and
their neglect Of the sciences upon which health
and life depend. There is usual fulneSs in the
miscellaneous departments OF THE Popular Sci.
ence Monthly" for September,
| sCRIBNER's MONTHLY Published by Scrlbner i
Co., 743 Broadway, New York. Price, A.O0 q
year, S5 cents number.
scribner fox September might almost be called
an historical number Of this magazine, contain
ing 40 1t does, four or more contributions to his
tory; all, however, in a readable and popular
vein. Eighteen Years Alone" the first account
in permanent form, Of an Indian woman who
lived alone on one Of the Santa Barbara Islands
| from 1885 to 1858. "The Loss OF the Oneida" q
description OF the collision between this vessel
and the English steamship Bombay, by which the
Oneida was lost, and one hundred and fifteen
American sailors were drowned, Lieutenant T,
A. Lyons, U, s, N, the author Of the article
which is the first correct and popular history Of
the disaster-was In the vicinity at the time Of
the accident, and assisted in the official investi.
cation at Yokohama Thomas Paine and the
French Revolution" by Hon. E, B. Washburne,
our late Minister to France, contains some inter.
esting documents and correspondence some Of it
never before printed, in relation to that remark
able mans connection with the government
which first honored and then imprisoned him
'0Ver the Balkans with GourkO" is an account oi
General Gourko's campaign during the late Rus.
sOTurkish war, from Plevna over the Balkans to