The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-23
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The contents Of Appleionk Journal for January
are as follows: The Veterans Of Yesterday in
Three Parts (Part FirsD, from the French Of
ErcRmann. .ChatrisD; The Early History Of Chas
James Fox;' Social Life among the Ancient
Greeks;' The Influence Of Art in Daily Life" ".
Dress, by ]. BeaVington Atkinson; Political
somnambulism, by Professor ]. R. seelev; 'Hol.
land and It's People; Philosophy at Concord by
Mrs. A, B. Blake; The Earl of Besconsheld's New
Novel; VeB do soclete, by A. H. Japp; The
Court and Literary Salons OF Old Paris. EDITORS
TABLE: EccentricitleR Of Pronunciauon-NeW
and Old Art TheoIies--Ex Presidents as Senators
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APPLEToNs JOURNAL for January begins new
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tention OF adherlrg to their purpose OF providing
intelligent readers with literature OF a perma-
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space, they say will continue to be given to Lit
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papers, original and selected, that in any way
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will reflect the intellectual activity Of the age.'
feature will be brilliant novelties from French,
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editorial department has been added, under the
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The contents Of the January number consist Of
a review, with an abundance Of entertaining eX.
tracts, Of Trevelyans Early History Of Charles
James Fox; the beginning Of new novelette, by
Erckmann. Chatriau; reviews Of Amics's 'Hol.
land and its People,, Of Endymion, and Of Lady
Jackson's Court and Salons of Old Paris There
is an article on the School Of Philosophy at Con.
cord; and paper of great interest and value, en-.
titled Social Life an ong the Early Greeks
collection Of 'Vers de societe' incluSes some
charming tribes OF this character Then we
have Professor saelev's Political somnambu.
lism' and other papers, with the editorial de.
partments.
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
Buckles explanation Of the decline Of the
spirit Of religious persecution, wss that in mod
ern time faith had undergone an eclipse and
men could lot bring themselves to persecute 9TH
ers into believing that whereof they were them
skepucal. The inadequateness Of this explana'
ton of one Of the most striking social phenomena
Of our time, is forcibly shown in the North Amer
icdn Review for January, by Prof. John FIske,
who assigns number Of other causes that have
been at least as il fuentsl In bringing about this
most desirable result. First, there is the decline
Of the martial spirit and the greater devotion to
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the scale OF civilization, they are less disposed to
be domineering, Finally, men in modern times
have quite lost the sense Of corporate RESPONSE
biliy-the belief that whole community is liza
BILE for the ofIenses Of each individual comprised
in 1t, These points are established with all the
ingenuity Of reasoning and wealth Of learning
for which the author is so distinguished. The
other articles in this number Of the Review are:
Controlling Forces In American Politics. by
Senator George F. Edmunds; Atheism in Col
leges,' by President John Bsscom; The Ruins OF
Central America, by Desire Charnsy; Partisan
Government by VIM. D, lie sueur; Popular Art
Education by Prof. John f. Weir; The Limita-
tions Of Sex by Nina Morals; The Mission Of
the Democratic Party by Senator VIM. A. Wal
lace; and finally review Of Recent Pathological
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"The Popular Science Monthly" for December,
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