Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-02-24
THE NEW BIBLE-oUIcK WORK.


zine to our readers, because of its pure
and elevated tone. as safe companion.
THE NEW BIBLE-QUICK WORK.
The new version OF the New Testament,
which has been 80 many years in course
of translation and which is unquestiona-
bly, the most important literary enter
prise this century has seen, is being wait
ed for with curiosity and anxiety by
hundreds of thousands. 1t is not gener-
ally known that first edition of 500, 900
copies has already been manufactured in
England, and 100, 900 copies are said to be
already in New York City. not one of
them permitted to be sold. They are
awaiting telegram from the authorities
in England authorizing their issue. The
first copies can only be had at the ex-
travagant price of $40 per copy. The
Literary Revolution proposes fully to
meet the demands which its army of
friends are making upon it by doing
probably the quickest work in book-mak-
ing which has ever yet been accomplished.
Arrangements have been fully made to
put the entire book into type inside of "a
hours from the time printed copy of
the English edition can be procured, and
within three days at least 10000 copies
will be bound ready for delivery to wait
ing purchasers, and at least 5000 copies
will be manufactured every day thereaf-
ter. until the demand is met. 1t will be
printed in large, beautiful type, neatly
and strongly bound in cloth, in a volume
of about 500 pages, and sold at the nomi-
nal price of 80 cents A fine edition in
half Russia, gilt top, will be sold for go
cents. and one in full Turkey morocco,
gilt edges, for $1.25. Of course, the popu-
lar demand will be enormous. Orders
will be filed in the order in which they
are received, with remittance. Ameri-
can Book EXCHANGE, New York.
Appletons' Journal for March gives a
varied bill of fare, including adventure,
travel, literary criticism, historic criti
cism, romance, and social essays. In
Adventures in Patagonia" we have a
very fresh and stirring paper, giving
number of graphic descriptions of ostrich
hunting, deer-hunting, puma-shooting,
and other nomadic adventures in that
far-off land. The hunters were three
English gentlemen and Lady Florence
Dixie the article being based on Lady
Dixie's work describing the journey.
"Scotch Orthodoxy and Modern Thought"
is searching and suggestive review of
''Scotch Sermons" which just now is at
tracing so much attention in literary and
theological circles. There is probably no
more unique and picturesque figure in
history than Suwarrow, or Suvarotf, the
famous Russian general of the last cen
turv; and the paper in the journal de-
scribing his strange and fantastic charac-
ter is one of really intense interest. A
paper entitled 'Some of Shakespeare's
Female Characters" has fresh interest, if
only from the fact that it comes from the
pen of the once famous English actress,
Helena Faucit, now wife of Sir Theodore
Martin, author of the Life of the Prince
Consort." Then we have papers on
"Tennyson's New Drama" on George
Eliot" on ''The Criterion of Poetry" and
on "Some recent Novels" There is an
original story by Barnet Phillips, and
the conclusion of Erckmann-C Chatrian S
has several papers, including discussion
of the Shakespeare and Bacon question,
with some fresh suggestions on the topic,
and wholesale assault on. the theory
that women have superior intuitions to
men. "NoteS for Readers" closes the
number.
The contents of the North american
RerieW for March must viii the atten-
tion of all by the timeliness of the topics
discussed. First, we have thoughtful
and moderate article by Bishop Coke on
"Theology in the Public Schools" The
author would sternly exclude from the
schoolroom all sectarian dogmas, wheth-
er Papist or Protestant, but he insists on
the retention of the Bible, first because
that book is the principal fountain of our
English speech, and secondly because it
is really the base of our social system.
The second article is by Captain Eads,
who endeavors 10 show the practieability
of his ship-railway its advantages over
all canal schemes, and why the United
States can without risk. guarantee the
payment of 6-per-cent. interest on $780,
100000 of the capital stock Of the pro-
posed company. Judge H. II. Chalmers,
writing of the Effects of Negro Suffrage,
bespeaks for the Southern States, while
engaged with the solution of the great
problem that has been forced upon them,
the sympathy and counsel of the North.
The other articles are 1.-The Free-School
System" by John D. Philbrick, being a
reply. to the recent structures of Mr..
Richard Grant White on the public
schools. Theological CharIatanism," by
Mr.. John .Fiske. whose typical theologi-
cal charlatan is Mr., Joseph Cook; and,
finally, review of some recent publica.
tions in Physics, by Prot. A. w. Wright.
To Relieve a COuCh.
There is nothing more safe, pleasant
and effectual in relieving dry cough
than lemonade, made into a syrup by the
addition of considerable quantity of
white sugar, and slipped fIom aspoon
and slowly swallowed. The acid of the
lemon thins the secretion from the muc-
GUS membrane. and the sugar has sooth-