The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-11


edition of the tender and romantic poem, with
its exquisite canzone, of which the haunting
music is quite alien to the rather hard verse.
over full of philosophy, that George Eliot usu-
ally wrote. The illustrations are good.
The True Church By Theodore Titon.
philadelphia: E. Claxton & Co.; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmony This well-known
poem is published with effective illustrations,
printed in low tones of color from excellent
designs by Mr.. Granville Perkins
The Book of Forty Puddings. By Susan
Anna Brown. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons; Portland: Loring Short & Harmony
A pretty little volume of cookery, dainty
enough for a gift to Queen Nab herself 1T
contains forty receipts for making buildings
and ten for sauces; and the charmingly deco
rated little book will be a welcome aid to young
housekeepers.
The Mississippi. By f. v. Greene. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons; Portland: Lor-
ing, Short & Harmony. This new volume OF
the admirable Campaigns of the Civil War Sc
ries, is compiled with care and Judgment from
the war records at Washington The possess
sion of the Mississippi river was of the greatest
importance to the Union armies, and for more
than two years its borders we're the scene of
continual struggles. The battles of Vicksburg
and Port Hudson decided the contest; and af-
ter the Unionists had secured the Mississippi.
the armies moved southwark, defeating the
rebels as they went-"a forward conouering
march of well-nigh three thousand miles"
writes Mr.. Greene, 'the like of which has not
been seen in civilized lands during the Chris
tian era.'
The Irish Question. By David Bennett
King, Professor in Lafayette College. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons; Portland: Lor-
ing, Short q Harmony Professor King pre-
pared himself for the difficult task of writing
monograph upon the Irish question by Jour
ney through Ireland, undertaken in 1881. At
ter his tour, in the course of which he neglect
ed no opportunity of practical information and
observation concerning the affairs of ireland.
he wrote some articles for the PHILADELPHIA
Press and also some papers and a lecture
which were very favorably received, AS is to
be expected from a close and fair-miuded study
of the question, Professor King prescribes no
mode of settlement of the question, and even de-
clines to predict the form which it will next as
sumo. He observes that the natural tendency
OF American citizens is 10 sympathize with the
desire for home rule. SO far as it means local
government and not separaton-the precise
theory declared by the majority of the Irish
Home Rule part. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has
said, in the columns of the New York Tribune.
that he is in favor of just as much Home Rule
for Ireland as is possessed by each one of our
United States. On the other hand, very many
OF the most prosperous business men prefer the
evils OF expense and inconvenience of legisla
ten at distance to the risks which they fear
from Home Rule. Professor King considers
that the English Liberals are likely from their
tendencies and theories, to be the best friends
OF the Irish, and suggests that they be unhin-
dered and unembarrassed by the Irish party in
Parliament, so that delay in legislation may
not excite demand for such new parliament
tary rules as may limit dh cussion and the priv
ieges of minorities. The solution of the Irish
question, he believes, SO far as it can be formu-
lated at present, was suggested by Sir Robert
Peel in his last speech as Prime Minister, in
1916, in which he distinctly declared for strict
impartiality of government between England
and Ireland. Professor King is to be credited
with clear-sighted, humane and thoughtful
consideration of one of the most difficult cues
tons of the time.