, 1881-03-26
LITERATURE AND ART,
The New Nobility-A Literary Curl
osity-Two Brains Acting
"a Ono.
The Power Of Movement IN Plants-A
Fair Barharian-ltte Of
Victor Hugo.
Problems Of Crcntion--1sritfsll Gnblins
-NlchIcnl Works-SonlnnmbnlI
1typnotfsnl, Etc.-Snpposi-
tftious Miracles.
Magaslues-Books Rcceivca-Art Publica-
tions-Literary and Art
! Notes.
LITERATURE.



ter wllo Ind written n noyet--whEch can
hurtlly ho called work Of llatlon-.to prn-
ducsa riya1to "Enttymou " anil "Lol,air";
10 show Tint sono things can l,e tlo,lu M we'll
10 others; To prove that what ,l,l English
Primo Minister couih to 4 prime American
minister cuuld also accomplish. Tho wurlI
WIS not iinpartially divided. Tile cx.Secrt.-
tary Of tic SeaAtc, ex-CanMlssioher "to
promote tile SUCCESS ut tic Centennial Exlit-
hitlnn," ex.cditor of two papers, "hnth
daily" alld nnsscssor Of several other
nigpbrHc XII ns significant Of
past glory, clulms responsibility for the
"wllnfH idea and scope Ut tllc volume. a,ld
for some Of Its curly clInpters," and motestly
puts MS hume 0n tic tlllo page rs author.
Ills "gtstcsl 1'erso,al friend," the Rev. Will
lam N. Baker, of Doston,-nuthor Of "IIts
Majesty. III, self."-was kindly permitted to
furnish the '.bot1y Of tito book, especially tic
middle AMI last passages." a,nl to hayo h1s
nn,ue nppear III Il not" as Il }oiMt-paytner IN
tie For,tcy-l}akcr combination. The gal
lhnt Colonel l,as been ErAntetl "be.Ieilt nf
clergy" too som. There is nothing like TAX
tng time by the fnrc1nck, however.
"'rlM New Nobility" is profcssctlly an
American story: or, rs tho subtitle nli-
N0uncgs, Il "Story of Europe md America"
~ ~" nEte t'e ScItD ~ ~" ttteHctH III A'"4 o!N'
Tint Is oNc uf tho "ltlcas" or Escape" f0r
Which A1r. Forncy Is probably responsible. 1t
dcals with I'LL Ideal Aniericnn faulty. with
tho family nf MI English nobleman, seui-
itea!tzed, with gifted and beautiful felualo
sculptor. entirely itlcal, and Ilcr venerable
father, who lias nil Ills life been trying 10 1e
nj artist. which IL Very real alNl not at all
idcat. Throughout the work Atr. Forney, nr
ratllnr Mr. IJuktr ttses t11e American enrt,
us hunters Of oil were won't 10 Use the fnl-
con. 1t is let loose ut everything Tint can be
iso'', cltc'es over French iolbles' swoops
tlDwn ,lJn3n Nih1lisnl, pGcks the eyes out OF
Com,uunisus, n1nl flaps lis wIt,gs gst|,reatentnEly
at the A,istocracy. s[r. Bak"r's new no5ii-
lty,or rather Mr: Forl'ey,s-is tho nnol'Ity
I1urrls,-tlrawn fro,a life, bv tho way. Joseph
llarrlson, of Philadelphia, having served
nr. IN .n"Hs ,,nn ~ ,io W. ,,nr nsc t ~ iu,a -
his ntl' by Ar Forncy, , or. OF rat,er ny ~
nMksa te k X e ~ iS sys 81 81 iy nsc a mn.
sii'M'St' mm' ,sS VINO 'as senh Eooit t'eaa OF
I utmost tno WHILE Worlo. aila ! kn9W soltG-
,s st y t,,a. .nc s"e 1 a. 3, s..; .at, toanvy
eaaipp!ag' railways 81 IN i tic Eussiaa E,!pire.
gna r tllis picture IS a. o.! trle t ilt" rnl
aeiRn Snp. nIeet ,at Sstnn 10 i,s sISrY
~ s1iu "tlu citIelt ~ tht y, y ~
ilol @ ovst oXcoptlhG Il. ~ tho nnt,inr Of t1e en
ntH, sS"nh q 'mss SWnnoM"o sta 1S svui ~.
tA1lletl nnsne!ila, a!!, PeFireIsoh ils ,aal,en1ef
niafres ni Ensiaa Earl. i WHICH - w. i, altat
gv'"Gs ,c" ~ assMniS ari;S W." H n'e,w li McSs a ~
here here q 1f ne bo2k, attHr ncli,g aeSner. @
atsty ~ ioyo WIN tile HiEitS nMfls "nMfhleT
lulls III love WIN q llltle An1erlctth sirt ht,t!
refuses tho otterct f!ailH M alld heart ut l:nHy
CiASn vefo TO SefS., ihts IL nh hntefieah
snuo 70 tho brlits' hon, ntu fnlist l!aso
Eft'G,d TUG cxesilto5 + " % e lyoys u u, N
EsS f e strohs yoe S r tt q q Jas9e , yerv first
chApter, TINT tho tnl,gl'ty Cnoncl Is ut lenst
resplsiol" tor tliis part 0f the novel. nu
mus 11laseu inuf EeiltIp1M,li M ~ up smnKii,g
GCom,partment nf train ieAytnE i5s,isStis fpf!
Paris, aud he re'narks: "'Ilsoy were tlrcssGs!
fnr tlla journey 1T dark sosnYs, antt It troattt
harc ,cc1s diDfcHlt n DECIDE their 7'ntton-
GtttU." Tile minister did not write TINT.
! AZ novelist, he Knew tilat, nven
| III w0rks Of !lctlot1, llattonalltEcs nro
n"l to DO told BY mells ratWent;,
Tin A,nerieNr tioes mt n;s,t,iso tho National
c0turs wllGn he leaves tile shares at his I'LL