, 1881-01-22

eie., as ~ paper anu tho ieaalnR fnen engaged
In its manufacture anil use. 1t Is published
BY Clark W. Bryan. Esa., for mnny years
associated viii, tho late SntnucI Bowlcs in
pnbllcatm!. .pricc Is 81 i,cr 'year; issued at
!lnlyoke. Mass. Tl,e journal has mes ,wlt.
i!arEet sllrtess for tho past year.. Each
nnH'ef ,ra,. tF e.tni,s bi"gfapl,y. VIII! por-
tMrnt: VIII! finely txcclfte,l ,portrnit., Tho
Mnltl0n l'ennctt. ST., nnd Of Bennett, :)r,
tn.y tf the Iiertttd and Il full description OF
tts 0f!lce and appliances. It reads almost
Ike = desettpt1nn of .fairy yiant.. Tho Puncr
,.Ii;'.a MHrd ~, is lr',,ttuiy printed. very any
liberal patronage Of tlle public.
MAGAZINES.
The fnrfh Hhicricnu Rerfctp for February
deserves especial mention, not only for its
general excellence, but also I'm account OF
Its opening article, written by Gcu. U. =.
Grant. otl "Tl.e Nicaragua Canal" Thla IA
n thoughtful, wefl-considered essay, aiul
worthy nf preservation. It Is very evident
TINT Ten. t;rnnt has carefully considered tho
subject, and entrrtalns NJ doubt In his ow1,
mind ny to the feasibility Of tho scheme Or Ut
lts superiority over The plaM proposed By De
1.esscps 'l,Nt the pnnalhn Canal Company.
Cen. Grant takes strong American gro.ut!,-
nh American canal controlled by Americans,
--fIld VIII haze the j.earty sympathy Of The
mnlnrtty Of his readers. The u&er articles
III the magazine are also likely to nttrnct 1T
tenttoh. ns 1t Is n noteworthy humber Ut this
inost excellent periolical. Oliver Wendell
1tulnes, "the genial hlulorist," contributes
an articie on '"Tllc I'ulp't anu The l'ew.'' Fla
broadly ASSERTS that, "troM The settlement Of
lers have furnished tile highest typo Of cf,nr-
neter IT, tho people .alrsDIx wUn they have
llved. They lave last tu n considerable ex-
tent thy la'sftitn, Ut leaders but; If they a1o
festllfattyes 0f tElclr congregations, they
represent what Is lrst tnaEu1lt. tilnse of whom
they nrr the ApeaEtnE orKn1t." Mr. llntsnes
.Ir to t!Iaw nenrer toeetl'er Instead of getting
ygry significant suggestion. lla concludes
sl!s article With ttls paragraph: "'tlla pni-
" Tie chief defcnsrs ngalnst tl,e dangers
that threaten society, anu It Is worthy
now. ~ y always has been IN lis
i'cst ;,: rerresentatlon, q all love aud honor.
lively dcnlat'l revision, alltl the pews which
cat ior II n.st bp list"!,etl tour the preacher
VIII by anl BY lind hinsclf speaking to II
InJitlrS," which deals with tie question ot
Natlonnl c9'!.roi Of cttutatIoll. a.l:l .einpl,a-
sixcs tl!e Obligation Of making nroyisions for
csarkc discusses tlte Interesting topic rs to
whether Shakespeare wru.c Uacol,'s works.
Senator John Morgan trcats q Partisan
eyIls Tint my result from iilc partisan CHAR
tributes tie sixth paper on "'The Ktilns in
cenFa' ;s Ameri, M" tlrScfnrs "H; the pyra,
writes ntnut "Iio Poetry Of the Ftlt,,re.''
AS will be seen tho list of contributors is
m, unusually strong nne. and renders tho
February number especially attractive and
worthy ui preservation.
The Cat,t4'ic l''nr1l for February has
the following table 0f cni!tcntS: "ThG Cen
tsf ot Eatar tc9,HHc,lsonl, Ky t,e Rsy. 4;
t,y WILLIAM Scion: - Sew 1lfmk OH Freelna-
By Iic,.ry ljs!linslia,n,; II. HI" 4 Life's Dc-
tn: "r,o ~, Ese!eslastleal l'fssf r. Ln GERMANY
!'flr1f Mrnfa ~ % tefpnt|1' Fi viz p I Iy Rsshs
tpoeinj, % from sc,i!isr: * Woman Of GnIt-'
'!rs,"', (cl,aptcss N.,Xf.). 10y, john Talbot
Staitn; "Tne Scw isl'Gtorlc.' y by tl,e lsev. J.
.!Erccln* 81 tAa School Question:" b. tic
Rev. ls;l;.c I. liecker
-rhe February 1lttantic opens with two
cslalte,S nf Miss Phelps, 4%t1'irs.Aly % serial
In Fotltaimt. Woji;.r.. Eacine. Lcssiur.
lIIlrger: t;oelhe, sgI'iIcr, and 1leitre. licll
5H r. KY s a liisEcs, s,t o. d1 o
Fisl;t. nsSs "Wl,n ara lin rynt,ss'; nnh tI,et.
answers Il In n way IN sn,ti,,1, Ina i,enrtv
ait,"' svs nvor ~ .' n" t,rv mT sIu} H"n. p"ri"v
Tn,,r. ,s,,tj,,,'.S h;s "fho,, /" ",ti ,+arn,,;.
tu,s .K',nlnisrsn ur WMslilurtnn " Viii, n
r;I,itni iatlrr II, tiN, Tayior AtI,min,stration.
;nvr viii a"' am nr,Its y s nt;tt.t - !. n IN nTnm
Arajt'." Tl,esi. rssIys are 10Th cntcrlu.nin:s
nil f,Ifl nf ar,Itc .,i,s,,ryntltr. Other rssuvs,
pne,ns, storns, reyluws Of new luoiss, II we'll
tllcsl Contributions Club" a'l1 running
IN excellent number Of tl,s magazine.
-r,,, Pm, ,ton,,,,,, FIR F.hrnor., tro,,s
Of "i'cl.nl III nnJ tI ii"iop,,,ulory Institutiot,s.
by ,Jo.s,,s q; I!t.srl,r;Iricn: CjI,atic irIl,l-
WIT tx lin T f"r Stroug ~ Suvv" hr S,n,ni "
Mrtnji. n,nl "The Other s. T.. & A." W.