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CARbYLE. ny JANIS ASruoNy
FRouDE New York. Charles scrlbner's Soma
Washington; William Balantyne Son.
The work of Carlyle has left its impress on the
present age, and viii influence greatly the litera-
ture and thought Of tho future. His life which
was fist set forth Immediately ailer his death by
Mr.. Froudo In the publication Of his letters and
the material which the great essayist had himself
leu has been greatly discussed by men Of letters.
III the two volumes now presented Mr.. Froude
gives complete history Of tho domestic life OF
Carlyle Of his early aspirations his severe struggle
with harsh poverty and Of tho gradual recogni-
ton Of SIS genius and his final triumph in the
licn "orld. He devotes the first volume to the
portrayal Of Carlyles treatment Of his wife, and
places tho giant thinker in no enviable light II
is shown Conclusvcly that he never gave 10 her
who was his helpmate In every respect that love,
devotion IN him damanded nnd sbnniS have
received Though II Is plain that at the
time OF their marriage neither Carlyle nor Miss
We sh regarded each other with that single love
which should have accompanied their union,
the woman realized the full force of her duty TO
her husband and IN all the trials that attended
their early married life she took upon herself more
than her share of the labor She, who had never
known what II was to toll, who during her
not grntifcd aud who in social standing was far
above the man she married, at once took upon
herself more than her share OF the hardships, for
she not only did the drudgery Of the household
work, but she did II uucomplAiningly and con-
cealed from Carlyle all the annoyances to which she
was subject. that he might not be disturbed in his
thoughts or writing. He accepted her faithful
performance of duly, her toll, and her wifely de-
voton without giving In return one word Of SYM
PATTY or enc Engagement which would have light
oned her burden, or ever consulting her in regard
to his literary lnbors, save to ask her Judgment
upon his finished efforts before they were given to
the public This he only did because he knew the
full value of her criticism and the importance OF
the approval Of the one who understood him bet
thDuph aOmptfmpg nygnpDtiC
thought, the massive intellect and the persistent
energy Of Carlyle, We cannot help despising his alb
solute seihshness and his thorough egotsm.
CASTLE AND TOWN, A, novel. BY FRANCES
Many PhAnD. Philadelphia ]. II. Lippincott
This is pleasant story of German life, some
the incidents, as especially the tramps of Wanda
through the snow and her discovery by Rudolf
being strikingly dramatic 1t will be read with
interest.
HfP TdnGH Aor rOmaTse BY HESnY WASs
This is the first number of" Lovelrs Library"
under which title it is intended to publish
weekly all the best works in current and standard
literature. II is well printed OF convenient size,
and, with paper covers is issued for the low price
of twenty cents. Everything that attaches to the
recently dead poet of peculiar interest just now,
and Hyperion" which Is poem in prose, will
no doubt find large and ready sale.
The Century for May presents an extremely in
tercsting table of contents, the principal articles
being the first installment of Carlyles "Reminis-
cences of My Irish Journey" the third number Of
Richard Grant Whites "opea in New York." tho
continuation of Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett's
novel, "Through One Administration" and
another installment ". d. Howells' "a Modern
Instance" Among the illustrated articles are
"The Canadian Mecca" W. George Beers; illus.
tratiOuR by III. Saudham-A pilDrmapa II hmm.
dred years ago, village of La Bonnie Ste. Anne pill
grims on the Cote de Beaupre, young pilgrim in
an old cradle, pilgrims and strangers, n Canadian
interior, Mount Ste. Anne, by the roadside the old
chu rich, In the new church on the site of the old,
hoy-woter font and poor box ex-voto painting
(l75D, the collection OF cruches and ut the fOun-
tain Of blessed water. George lnness' Henry
Eckford illustrations, by George Inness after hfs
own palntngs-Under the greenwood, pine groves
Of Barbarinf villa, close of a stormy day, an
autumn morning, sunset and lettering, "Tho
Hellenic Age of Sculpture" Lucy NJ. Mitchell IL
Pan and the nymphs, small marble head found at
Patrns, head of Demosthenes, head Of Percles,
portrait head, in bronze ofa victor in the Olympic
games, fisherman, marble statue of boy extracting
thorn from his foot brOnse head Of satyr the
satyr Mnrsyas, after Myron; bronze head with ne
gro features fighting Persian, votvegIn of Attalns
10 Athens; The dying Galatian, falsely called the
dying gladiator; dying Callahan (back view, Gala
tian warrior and his dying wife, and sarcophagus
No. Of Volume II of the Agricultural Review,
which is also the journal Of the American Agrl-
found to contain several interesting and valuable
papers. Mr.. Frank II. Norton contributes very
complete report Of the Atlanta Cotton Exposition
the best that has yet appeared, In addition to
which are the following papers: One by Rear-Ad-
miral Daniel Ammen, on " Improvement Of Coun-
try Homes" another by Hon. Cassius N. Clay on
Landscapes" and one by Professor ]. P. Stella
entitled Cultivate More Land" MIR. William j.
Fowler has paper on The American Farmers'
Alliance" The subject of cooperative expert
mSenting is treated Of BY W. Q. Aterobe Phi. D.,
practical and valuable suggestions in his article on
Entomology" portion oiwhieh appeared in last
weeks %EEKLY KErU M,N The papers on Carp
Manures on Wheat" by Professor J. n. McBrydo !;
m Forest Cultural Survey" by General William W.
Vegetation" by J. d Lawes, L. d., F, r. s., help
to make up a volume of unusual interest The
subscription price Of the 4ertc4LlrG Ro,te'O
bership in the American Agricultural Association.
The office, of publication, 10 which communion
tons shosld be addressed Is % University Place,
In the North American RoVieiO for May Carl
Schurz, treating Of "Party Schisms and Future
Problems" presents many well-Consdered obser-
vations which cannot fil to interest In the highest
degree that large and growing class Of citizens who
refuse to be influenced by obsolete party cries.
" Days with Lonsfellow," by Samuel Ward, con-
tains personal "reminiscences of the beloved poet
i've years Elizabeth stuart Phelps in an article
entitled F." What does Revelation Reveal?r seeks 10
prove that the objections brought against the BIZ
bic by modern unbelieyeis are based upon n mis-
conception of the true intent and scope OF the
sacred volume. Lieutenant Commander Gorringe
writes OF " The Navy, with abundant knowledge
Of its needs and with degree of frnnkness almost
IL not quite Unprecedented In the naval service
w. II. Mallock, the well known English essayist
In the first Of a series of Conversations with
Solitary" very ingenionsly contrlves TO put the
advocates Of democracy and modern progress on
the defensive. Finally Gail Hamilton contributes
u paper The Spent Bullet" in which science, the
pulpit and the law are with exquisite wit taken
to task for the part they respectively played In the
Guiteau- Garfield tragedy,
The May number OF Hdrper's Monthly brings
a sense of the summer sunshine with 1t that is
right welcome. It opens with sunshine in Spain
bright clear, and hot, as Mr. Reinhart's admira.
Bile drawings record it, and II carries one in
wide buTst OF II, and in full freedom of our re- /.
stored out door season, up through New Eng
land fields and bywaysy and out In the wild north
places of Michigan aud the Upper Lakes II Is n
good number TO end the spring with and bespcaE
the coming summer
HAIRS Journal Of Health for April is filed with
interesting matter upon sanitary subjects, and the
suggestions made in many ofthe articles are ynlu-
able and instructive. Some ofthe titles are "Cold.
Catching" Ventilation and Fresh Air." Drink
ing at Meals" " Health Of Employments," "Cold
Bathing" Checking Perspiratlon," "spitting
ing" Temperament Differences" and Exercise
and Health for Children"
Literary Notes.
Mr.. Charles L. Braces article ON "Wolf.rear
Children" in the May 81, Nicholas, viii tell the
story of the street waits Of the metropolis from the
time they first find refuge in the newsboys' lodg-