Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19
Literary Chif.Chal

The second volume O. Anecdotes OF Pub
lie Men" by John w. ForDey has been issued
by Harper e. Bros. In this volume Mr.
Forney has given another collection from tbs
include sketches IN the lives Of fdwari Everett
tne war Governors. Thomas Francis Meagher
MMeosier, keverdy Johnson, Amcs Kendall,
hoWell cobb. Alex. II. stephens and others emf
nent In public life He devotes chapter TO
rsseaing the private letters OF public men and
guo.ss IN run Greeley's famous letter 10 seward
ana greeley by the withdrawal OF me tnnior
partner. ana also mentions the macnantmity
~ S,am., Ia oseriooSlng the tenor as well as
Admiral Porter's letter on the then GencrsI
and now eX- President. The book is comnsnfan
able and entertaining, though IN some respects
not very original fN'''
The International Rerie1r for Aprtl has
al article upon the Last Trial OF Russian Nj
hiSts," by RagoZiu. and a well stated EXPOSE
tion or the merits OF ''SchurZls Administration
or the Interior Department" by Henry L. Mel
son, the Washington correspondent OF the
Boston FeSt.
Richard Grant Whites raid upon the public
schools OF the United states has been repealed
by a host OF eager defenders OF our school sys-
ZEN, ZEN, out MS points have nowhere probably
been more satisfactorily met than In the article
oy MT b. u. Loyeloy, or this city. IN the curren
NUMBER or Education, the bt monthly magazine
on science literature, education, &C, lately
started In Boston. Mr.. Loyejoys conclusions
from practical proofs, as opposed 10 Mr.. Whites
theory and opinion, are that knowledge is mora
10 man IMAM gas TO a balloon: that ID aleyltes
nlS moran character, and makes him or m IRE
value as producer TO his country: that thu gem
efai dlnusion OF knowledge cannot be
1ntruSted 10 private beneyolence: that until Mr.
White suggests some other substitutes than
charity and parochal schools for public schools
the latter should and viii be sustained: that tn,
pubic school system. more than any other
American institution, insurNs equ atty the high
est and most prectous,-the equality OF oppor-
tunity for self-improvement.-c0n most
OF ALL more than the ballot, TO aSsimilating for
elgn elements. 10 disclplining the children OF
anens; That II Is the balance wheel OF universal
suffrage, likely 20 become the strongest bond OF
union, and the Matchmaking element OF our social
and political problem.
The Atlantic for April is a good numbr.
above the average In the variety and standard
OF the articles. IL is a matter OF satisfaction
10 see that the new editor-Mr. Aldrich-con-
unues the publication OF Major Poore's ''Reml-
nlSceDceS or washington, which are both IL
teresting reading, and have historic value
The present chapter deals with the administra-
ton OF Fillmore.
1.-The New Nobility" a novel by John w
Forney, Is one OF the recent publications or Ap-
pleton q Co. The whole idea and scope OF this
Volume, Mr.. Forney says. ere his own. though
part OF III was written by proNy-notabIy the
MIDDLE and last passages, which were written
by Rev. VIM. Nj. Baker, OF Boston. Mir. Forney,
IL appears, planned the story, but found that
novel writing was hardly ia his line and turned
IL over TO another. The situations OF the char
acterS are often dramatic, but Improbable
The Idea or the book Is 10 give the relative no.
ntical condition OF the countries OF the world.
and nihilstS, German socialists and American
theorists With long line from other nations
are brought TO the front In an argumentatiye
way. There is good deal or strong writing I'm
the DOCK, and IL has already found many