The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-06-30
LITERARY NOTES.


THE July number Of the North american ReuieD
bears the usual characteristic of timeliness Carl
Schurz leads off with suggestive paper present
Aspects of the Indian Problem in which he discuss
the Indian obstacle in the of the countrys de-
velopment, the harmonizing of the habits, occupa-
tions and interests of the red men, the necessity of
educating their youth, the making of the men them
selves small land proprietors, and the offering of in
ducements to them to sell for fair compensation the
lands they do not cultivate. Next caustic writer
gives the views of "a Yankee Farmer 1.-THE Reli-
gous Conflicts of the Age, to the discontinue of the
modern Agnostic, Moraist and Evolutionist. An
other trenchant article is 1.-The Power of Public Plum
der by James Parton, which appeals to the sons of
of character and wealth. patriotic grounds
to enter into politics, and become the safeguards Of
their country against rings and bosses. Mr.. Henry
George dwells on 1.-THE Common Sense Of Taxation"
The Cost of Cruelty presented by Mr.. Bergh, and
"a Study of Tennyson' comes from the pen of Mr..
Richard Henry Stoddard.
THE July atlantic is particularly strong and in
teresting number. 1.-THE Greek Play at Harvard"
which has attracted SO much attention, is described
by Mr. Charles Eliot Norton one OF the most 60mpe=
tent and accomplished of American scholars. The
Boston Woman's Bank, which caused no little talk
few months ago. is the subject of two articles
ceedingly pungent and amusing, by Gail Hamilton,
who entities her paper 1.-The Gentlemen's Contribu-
ton to the Ladies' Deposits the other. entitled Sym-
pathetic Banking" is remarkably clear and yigor-
GUS account of this astounding financial performance
by Henry A. Clapp, a Boston lawyer, who evidently
knows the whole thing by heart. The two articles
cannot fail to be read with extraordinary interest
John Fiske has an essay of curious value what is
Mythology?'' H. H. continues her delightful Norway
sketches in paper -Four Days with Sanna.n Miss
Sarah Orne Jewett, author of the charming "Deepha-
ven stories, contributes similar SKETCH Andrews
Fortune" which is wonderfully to New England
country life. John c. Dodge, in very interesting
article points the defects of rial by Jury in the
United States" mischief in the Middle Agesn by
Elizabeth Robins, is so engaging an article
gaging subject, that everybody will read 1t. Mr..
Whittier contributes thoroughly characteristic and
therefore excellent poem I'm Memory of Mr. Fields
and Edgar Fawcett has poem on "Wounds." The
Contributors Club is full of pleasing little essays
descriptive sketch of the Books of the Month renders
very useful though unpretending service. This is
evidently STAR number of the Atlantic. Hough-
ton, Mif1in & Co., Boston.
HARPER's MAGAZINE for July is unusually in
tetesting Number. Mrs. Champney contributes
charming description of Oporto and the Oporto vine
yards, with beautiful Illustrations. Mrs. Annie How
ellis Frechete describes the life of Lord Lorne the
Princess Louise at Rideau Hall-giving all those de-
tails in which the public has legitimate interest
This article is illustrated with excellent portraits
the Marquis and his royal consort and with interior
views of Rideau Hall never before published. T. B..
Aldrich contributes delightful articleor rather
first part of an artcle-entitled "a Day in Africa ~
description of one days adventure in Tangier, with
Hhe ILLUSTRATIONS from drawings by H. b. and j. T..
JONES' Samuel Adams brakes white Mountains"
series illustrated by W. H. Gibson, is continued. E.
Mason contributes paper on "Old Dutch Masters
including Douw, Metzu and Mieris with portraits,
and engravings from their paintings. Asa H. Waters
gives an interesting biographical sketch of Thomas
Blanchard, the inventor of the eccentric lathe, with
portrait patriotic poem by Julia c. R. Dorr, enti
tied THE Parsons Daughter" is finely illustrated by
Fredericks and Mr. Abbey is represented by another
of his Characteristic full-page illustrations Of Her.
rck's poems.
George H. Holden contributes sketch entitled
Hawthorne among his Friends" containing char
acteristic and hitherto unpublished written by
Hawthorne to his friend William B, Pike. The art-
Gle contains other novel and interesting matter.
Among the especially timely articles Railroads
In Mexico" by F. E. Prendergast; and "a Bicycle
Era" by Edward Rowland DIR. S. Austen Pearce
contributes curious musical paper, entitled "the
Music of the Spheres.''
The serial Novels by Miss woolson and Thomas
Hardy are continued; and short stories contribu
ted by Edward Everett Hale and Arthur Hastings.
Among the poems of the Number especially
notceable-"First Appearance at the Odeon," by the
late James T. Fields; and ''My June Boy" by Chris
tine Chaplin Brush.
The Editorial Departments are as usual, full of
tertanng and instructive matter for all classes of
readers.
ECLECTIC MAGAzINE.-The July number of the
Eclectic begins new volume, and is embeished with
very beautiful steel engraving, entitled "Ophelia"
This engraving is companion-piece to 'Margue-
rite,' which appeared in the January number, and
which has universally pronounced the finest and
most attractive picture that ever appeared In the
'Opheia' is not inferior in either inter-
est of subject skill in execution.
AS regards the literary contents the number is
sualy rich, containing about twenty-five articles
many of them of rst-rate interest and importance.
The list follows: 1.-THE Earl of Beaconsield;, >,
'sBimetalism,'' by Prof w. Stanley Jeyons; 1.-THE |
Sunbeam in a Storm Extract from Mrs, Brasssy's
Diary :" Fortunes of Literature under the American
Republic" by George E. Woodberry; Babies and |
Science;'' "Tract XC. and its Consequences" by |
James Anthony Froude; ''Sonnet the Deaths of
Thomas Carlyle and George Eliot,'' by Algernon
Charles Swinburne ''Rambles Among Books H., Au-
THE Permanence of Continents" by
J. Starkie Gardner, F. G. S.; "Kith and KIM nov
Fl, by Jessie Fothergl chapters XIV. to xvi; ION
Novels and Novel-makers," by an Old Novelist; 1.-The
Love of the Past;'' 1.-The Origin of Religion Consid-
cred in the Light of the Unity of Nature,' by the
Duke of Argyll; ''Thackeray Poet;' "a Story of
he White Czar;" "Wiiam Blake,' by Frederick
Wedmore, LOST what is Molecule?n 1.-THE
Morality of the Profession of Letters" by Robert
Louis Stevenson; lone Year in German Cookery
school p 'Presages of ofPpproaching ILL., "Grton and
Newnham Colleges for Women;'' "Memory's Song;n
Literary Notices; Foreign Literary Notes; Science
md Art; and Miscellany.
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