National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-08


erly teacher of English in the government school
at Shanghai for training young men to go to head
quarters of the educational mission at Hartford,
Conn., The volume now before US is of octave size
and contains over 900 pages. The phrases are
classified as idioms, eolloquialisms, and slang and
their defnitionsare followed by examples iuStrat-
ing their use. Take the expression =" to hang to-
gether" This is defined 10 remain united; ana
the illustration given is Ben Franklin's we'll
known remark, " If we do not hang together weshan
all hang separately" five do not remain united
we shall all be hanged one by one To
cook zones goose TO kill or ruin e person.
The mining speculation has failed; your goose IS
cooked. You are ruined; for your mining specu-
lation has failed. These two examples will show
the method OF arrangement, and when 1t is stated
that over six thousand phrases are thus treated
it will readily be perceived that the list is much
more complete than any of the unabridged die
t;onaries of the English language. Additional
matter is also found in the book. such as cOllec-
ton and explanation of English proverbs. of Chi
nese proverbs and maxims, and list OF the
| Chinese dynssties, the dates of which are
harmonized with the Christian chronology,
with some account of their rise and fall;
also short sketch of Confucius, the Chinese sage
Names of emperors and dynastieS are printed in
Chinese type as well as English. Kwong H Chiu
haSexpended several years labor upon the work,
ana has Hdu the dSSisailce OI sSSeEdi dOS AALCiA
can scholars. No similar book has been attempted
before, and it must prove exceedingly useful to
students of the English language i'll American and
English schools and to those pursuing private stud
les inasmEch it not only presents the idioms and
phrases ofthe language, but teaches how they are
to be used The book is thus great savior of time
10 the student in that it brings before him detni-
| tons and linguistic usuages which it might take
him half lifetime 70 find and become familiar
with. 1t will be even more useful to foreigners, as
| Chinese, Japanese, Frenchmen, Germans, Span
iards, and the ike DESTROYS ofaequiring the English
| language in the easiest and most practical way.
1t also possesses great value book of reference
in the family public library, and cannot fail 20
be useful 70 every person, inasmuch as il covers
| wider field of expression than any one person is
likely to be familiar with. DR.. Porter, president
of Yale College and editor OF the revised edition of
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary; DIR. Eliot, of
Harvard; DR.. Pynehon. of Trinity; President Gil
man and Professor Cook, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity; Professors Whitney and Lounsbury. of
Yale; Hon. j. Hammond TrumbuIl L. D.; Hon.
Henry Barnard, LII. D., and Hon. B. G. NOrthrop,
Ii. D., secretaries of the Connecticut Board of
Education, and other distinguished scholars and
educators give testimony as TO its value to oil
races and classes.
ANIMAL LIFE AS AFFECTED BY THE NAT
URAL CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE. BY CARL
SEMPER. Professor of the University OF WuTzburg
New York: ID. Appleton & Co. Washington: W.
H. & o. H. Morrison.
| This, which is the thirtieth volume in
the International Scientific Series issued by the
Appletcns, is work of deep interest, not only to
those who are especially devoted to scientific inves
tigation but also to the general reader 1t treats
of the influences of light, temperature, and water
upon the lower forms of animal life and In addi-
ton, there is an interesting chapter upon the
physiology of organisms, one upon the transform
ing influence of living organisms on animals and
the selective influence of these living organisms
The aim of the author is to present the results of
exact investigation of some Of the hypothesis
laid down by the Darwinian school of
philosophers, and as of all the prop
critics of the animal organism variability is
that which may first and most easily be traced by
exact investigation to its efficient causes he has
presented q general view of those facts and ny
potheses which bear upon this subject and are
either of universal significance from his point
of view appear to offer favorable subjects for ex
perimental treatment.
OUTSIDE THE WALLS. By MRS A n n. PAYNE
author of The, Odd One" " Rhoda's Corner"
&c. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers
Washington: William Ballantyne.
This book is the story of the struggle
of one who had committed crime in early life, for
which he was confined in prison for two years.
1t treats of the rebus, the distrust the unwilling
ness on all sides to give him employment; and the
only confidence given him at first WAS by the man
from whom he had committed the theft His sturdy
manhood at length asserted itself, and, aided by
q power higher than human, he lived down the
record of his crime and became pure, upright
man and a good member of society The elevated
thought perYading the entire book. the purity of
sentiment and the constant lesson of reliance
upon the only One who has power to heal all
moral ills and give perfect peace cannot fail to
exercise most salutary and beneficial effect upon
the reader.
The April number of that deservedly
popular magazine, PotteT's american Monthly,
tains the following articles: GA Visit to Blenner
hassets Island" beautifully illustrated with nine
engray wings; AT Munich in 1885, 1.-The Queens
Roses" illustrated, a charming ballad, by George
B. Griffith; the second installment of Kith and
Kim in which the interest excited by the opening
chapters is more than sustained "The Flight of
Love-" pretty German loTe-song; " Fan Flutter-
ings" finely illustrated an amusing and interest
ing article upon fans, with many telling hits at
popular crszes; the fourth movement of
Pastnor's delightful pastoral; Gimpses IX.-XVI.
of Miss Shelton's capital Gym an in
structive and suggestive paper upon George
Eliot q pleasant LIST of April story; jolly
trip upon the rail- an account of Paganinis won
derful wooden shoe, and an article for the ladies
upon Novelties in Fancy Work" with numerous
illustrative engrayings. The articlesare all bright
and Tacy, and are from well-knoWn pens.
The editorial departments are worthy of more
than passing notice. "Current Topics" are dis
cussed in clear English and trenchant style, and
from quite impartial standpoint. Table Talk"
abounds in bright and sensible things; the book
notices are frank and honest; " Home and So
,iof han 1aI
"Potpourri" is full of kindly satire and genial
humor
The ART Anateur Montague Marks,
publisher for April has timely series ofexcellent
designs for Easter egg decoration, drawn by George
r. Hahn. The frontispieee, An Easter Frolic"
by Adnen Marie, represents ring of children
dancing around colossal egg. ON the op0fwhich
one terrified urehin is preesriously perched. The
works of R. W. Macbeth and T. II. Kaemmerer are
illustrated in the Art Gallery" The Decoration
and Furniture" department is filed with sugges-
tive illustrations and letter ofthe most prae
teal character. A specially readable article on
"Vallsuris Ware" describes popular French
ceramic novelty. "oriental Embroidery" is dis
cussed at length and third illustrated article Oh
bookbinding and several piquant musical reviews
are given. There is the usual profusion of work
ing designs for embroidery and china painting
which alone suffice to make this magazine inyalu-
able to amateurs in these pleasant domestic arts
The April number of The Popular Sci
ence Monthly shows the following attractive table of
contents: 1.-The Development of Political Institu-
TONS" by Herbert Spencer, being the sixth paper
of the SERIES and treating particularly of political
heads-chiefs, kings, &C.; 90 The Black Races of
Oceanica," by DR.. r. Verneau; Physical
Education-Out door Life" History of Chro-
nology;" "Some Notes on a Doctors
Iiahiiitvn ORIGIN and Structure of Toloa,;c
Cones" by II. ]. Johnston LAWS, F. G. s.; Man
and the Vertebrate Series" The Relative Hsrdi-
ness of Plants" ''What Is Cold?' The Purifca-
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