Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-25
Literary Notices.

The North American Reyieu for December is in
all respects a good number. he writer's without
exception are men emiBently competent for the
tasks signed to them while of the subjects dis
cuS-ed there is tone which does not possess Nv
ing interest. The most inpor ant and most opp0r-
tune of all the articles is one by the Hon. john a.
Kasson, entitled 1.-The Monroe Doctrine in 1897 In
this statesmanlke paper, or pronunciamento, as IL
might not napt, be cal ed and is certain to be re
garded BY foreign pr bliciss, the obligation OF the
United states COVE nment to effectIaly assert Its
supremacy hIoughout the esteln Hemisphere is
demonstrated both by the gmentS OF authority
and precedent and upon the grounds OF reasoil.-
Then follows discussion of the Death Penalty c n
Quoted by thu Rev DIR Cheever, Judge Sam'l Band
and Wendell Philips The policyof Mi tlddSt he s
Governme mt taward Ireland IS strenuously defend
ed by Mr. o. d-FOrSte., son OF the Chic
Secretary fol- Il e and. J Iii paper is cunfessediy
appeal to the judgement aud The sympith, oil A-ne'
leans in the struggle ding on across tie Atla
tic, and in graceful, ract "a admission thai bil
ish statesmen are not ind eent to the eaIahte..t
pubic opinion If Inc Tn ed States. -Four rh5
clans an su get of tue fir j, rlik anne }. l.
W. A Hammond, job Asa ur Ma
Sims and John T Hodgen. re lew he istor
President GARFIELD Sc Fin H. III tnn La
A. " els trea Of RefoIm n +, de a; iaxatioh
Frank Lesife's Sunday Ma dztn = he Dvce
Der unmter II this ia vOli e Ell lea appears WI
the pc ,ular d.viue, T De Witt ia IN, ge, !"
cutter, AMI ex RENE good as has i,herco be
it has acquired il creased rll;ahcy IRON his 60
ncction with it In his ar cite lsti1 ntia adde's
To the People" he says:
I'VE prtmi = no him, excep to trust in God AID
do our leve best Ou religion Is sunshine, and TIL
difference between earth and heav. n is that thu
sunshine OF earth sometimes gets bee GUIDED. bd
heaven is everlast ng san hi e. We mean 10 cult
waite the larg st ca nociry. We want in our M "a
zine to lie make SUNDAY the brightest, and m st
entertaining. and the happiest day Of the week We
believe thel is no her Sunday Magazine in Anne
r.ca So the field is clear. ii propose beginning
in our next series of articles on People We Have
Met, and will, before we get thu ougn, set forth some
OF our contemporaries of the pulpit and the press
They ha e ofteL Civ EN- their ideas OF us. We will
give cur ideas of them The leading article of the
number is entitled, 1.-The Christian Statesman, Jas
A. Garfield" by the Editor, which is replee with
Interesting "reminiscences aud IS fine illustrated
Among the other particularly noteworthy illust atsd
aitices are malta, "Reminiscences Of an old New
YORKER" Religious Dissent in Russia" 9Th
Prince Imperial Memorial "A Missionary Email
cipatJr, etc eic The interesting story May
Cunniugham's Trial" is continued, and there al.
several short sturies sketc es ESSAYS, ETC. by Flea
nor Kirk, Augusta Browne Garrett, Rev. Mr.
DEEMS Rev. j. II. WaterDu y, etc, ETC. The poems
possess great merit, and the miscellany is abundsn
entertaining and instr ctive The price OF single
COPY is rs cents The annual subscription So; six
months. 81; four months 81 sent postpaid AID
dress, Frank Leslie, Publisher So, IS and 81 Park
Place. New York