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obtain accurate Information in regard TO thoevcns
Of the war Of 1872 so far rs the engagements uporf
the water were concerned and has aimed to make
tnis such history OF me United states NAVY
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ence. lie has cndeav0red 10 be thoroughly lust
and impartial both in hts praise and in his criti.
cism OF the various commanders on the Dr fish
side and those OF our own heroes who figured
prominently during that retIod OF hostilities; and
he has produced n book which from The attractive
manner In which Il Is written, aside from the
amount Of solid historical information II con-
tains, should DO exceedingly popular
EYES DAUGHTERS; OR CoNfNfoNsENSE FOR
HAnIAND, author Of "C0mmon-Sense IN the
Iionseholu SERIES &c, &c. rev ! orki John
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ms is book mat should DC IN the hnhds OF
by her. There IS such a vast amount of solid wis.
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displayed In every chapters decidedly refreshing.
the tendency to treat female child US a hot.
win result in d woman OF cnieebled constitution,
lily fitted either physically or mentally for the
important duties Of wiehood or motherhood.
them drink in The free air Of heaven, and run,
jump aud play, so that they will develop their
lungs and their legs as well as every portion of
their bodies.
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THE PRESENT RELIGIOUS CRISIS. BY Az
arsTus BLAuyLLT. new York; g; i. Put
The fact that work ofthis naturcwas written
by one who WINS educated IN the stern tencts of
no snI",i 90 e,,n,Sa, Cai,;,tsn ,ho,rs ,i,o ,,ro
gross that is being made in what ia generally
called materialistic religion where that which is
ot fnph1ie Oh uelng 70 INC uest oi reasou
nnSStion Tint n 10 one Of The s,rsnd n,vseries"
with which the finite mind is unable to cope The
arguments against existing doemas, the inspiration
OF lhe Blble anu the commonly -accepted theorles
,yi,nrt nny ,,ndun syo r,nIh 81 f,niino ,a}bnnt
any OF the singing sarcasm or biting ridculc that
Is employed by some of the most eminent of
modern hereucs one point Is made by the author
horns w i9 bo ioS 10 a w h WIZ rids
goody good sort of men who drifIed along with
the stream of legitimate belief fearful to invest-
gate the cause OF the faith that was in him, else
lion Of his papers ' on Modern seeptieism,"
N nfppQrp1 series
moro n 'J advSnceG articlos on thop snme snbect
which Dir Holland dnemed IL inexnedient 10 mn.
lish, but in his letter 10 The author said: az be.
lieye in Won You are free md true
And I mourn sadly and in genuine dis.
trcss TINT / cannot speak your words with n
Thesy viii not hear them yet Thev viii Viii Some
timen The skepticlsm of Mr. Blauyelt is of Tho
reverend order, and not iconoclastic. Simply Tor
iaols of Soitb and hecSnse he a smhcct IL 6nndind
in such n serious common sense manner the hook
will commend itsef 10 nil who nrc yiiiinC In ma
1--WE the grounds of their reiicions belief
LoNGFELLow's HOME LIFE. BY BLANCHE
% Carleton < e6 No% 1ST
Chapman.
Everything said or written ut this time in refer
ence to the great and good poet whose death Ia
s,i,, ro,h IL a. hao,t. or ,ha o,,,o ,o,,,, Iii
Se rend WITH doo intsre al ' and e ho peo wow
from the pen of one who had the opportunity Of
intimate personal friendship. from which daily
VI nis purly oi heu,.' us Ioi's ili-
aginauon' ana MS simplicity Oh manner were
made deeper interest attaches to It, Such Is the
book before us, II gives us Lonpfellow. not so
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uch .ne poe. as 'he iiopie man, inc rpe soholar,
the tender father, the courteous host, and the
valued friend. The tenderness with which the
brilliant author speaks of the poet shows the
reverence she had for her "dear master" and
there was evidently reciprocal regard
on the part of the writer of the
purest versifcation this country has pro-
principal role in icngfeows Mosque Of Pan.
S nsS r '4sns h SSSR s ME- he
| Longiellow. There is so much that is interesting
| that Que can hardly tell where to extract, Per-
haps the graphic description of his personal APP
| pearance will be as attractive rs anything, and
| will also afford an opportunity of judging Of the
| graceful and pleasing style of the young author,
She says:
| "Longfcllow must in youth have been what the
| world calls handsome man. His was beauty of
color rather than classic regularity of feature. He
had long light, curling hair, which fell upon his
eyes were cerulean blue and his face glowed with
animation. the hesh-ti being .conspicuously
bright and beautiful. . His face, filled with
rugged lines, presents contour OF great hrmness
and intelligence. The nose is Roman rather than
| Greek, with the very slightest aqueline ten
dency. His eyes are clear, straightforward,
almost proud yet reassuring, rather deeply
set, and shaded by heavy. overhanging brows.
| In moments OF loily and inspired speech
| they have an eagle look, and the orbs deepen and
fash. Like the great bird Of prey, they seem to
soar off into endless space grnsping III the talons
Of the mental vision things unatIainable ~ less
ambitious flight. With his moods they vary. and
when calm nothing could exceed the qulenes3
of their expression. If sad an infinite tenderness
reposes in their depths, and II merry they sparkle
and bubble over with fun. In fact, before the
poet speaks these traorous eyes have already be-
irayed his humor. l must not forget the greatest
of all eXpressiOns-humility. 10 one whose soul
and mind are given to divine thought It's IN The
And the world knows that Longlcllow's faith is
the browning gem in diadem of virtues. His
face is not mask, but an open book, positive
index to his character. His forehead Is high,
prominent, and square at the temples
its surface and on either side aslender serpentne
YEN starts from inc eye aid mounting upward
loses itSS penen ri, ,, % sNery WnS hh,r
rather tbe marks of an oyer-actiVe inteiigence'
and they may have appeared to Others at thirty as
plainly they do me to-day. The cheek boneSa