The Republican journal., 1882-11-02
Literature.

contributors suggests this publication repre-
has the bearing of free lance in letters. If it
has any leanings they are toward advanced
thought. 1t is devoted mainly to vital ques-
tions of present moment, in religion, science,
art, literature and politics. The November
number is d representative issue. j ohm Welsh
writes on English Views of Free Trade"
Judge Joseph Nelson discusses ''DsOrder in
Court-Rooms' and Dr.. William A. Hammond
"A Problem for Sociologists, both articles
evidently suggested by the trial of Guiteau,
DR.. Hammonds paper relating to the treat
ment of the insane. Julia Ward Howe con-
tributes, under the caption of 1.-The Industrial
Value of Woman" q very clever and logical
reply to the article on ''Woman's Work and
Womans Wages in the August number of the
Review. Judge Dwight Foster discusses "The
Advantages of the Jury SYSTEM" and says tina.
''the way of wisdom is not to abolish, but to
improve and elevate the jury SYSTEM" Steele
Mackeye tells how to promote safety in
'Theatres.' The Rev. George 7. Rider makes
an onslaught Oh the fourth estate, in paper
on '''The PretensiOns Of Journalism and An
thony Comstock, Q. B. rockingham, and Rev.
J. NJ. Buckley discuss 'The Suppression of
Vice" Mr.. COmstock is the agent of the New
York Society for the Suppression of Vice, and
details his methods and the good accomplished
by the society. Mr. Buckley approves Of Mr..
Comstotk's work, but MI. rockingham dis
sents. lie wants the public conscience enlight-
encd and says that "as illumination spreads,
vice will flee away" One is led to think that
Mr.. f. takes this stand to prevent the discuss
ion being altogether one-sidetl. At all events
, the methods of the Society for the Suppression
of Vice will appear to the majority of people
perfectly legitimate and the good it has ac-
complished is very evident,
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. The No.
vember number opens with valuable article
by DR.. Frank II. Hamilton, in which the dan
gers arising from SewerGas under the preva-
lent conditions of modern society are discussed
in manner which most readers will tinl rather
alarming, Doctors, and others, differ as 10 the
method Of solving this problem; but Dr.. Ham
lton sums up the subject clearly and iudicialIy
and indicates what appears to be the only safe
ground to be taken in regard to it. The other
articles are: The Science Of the Present Period
| by Emil Du Bois-Revmond; Some Curious
! Vegetable Growhs, illustrated; The Law of
| Human Increase, by Nathan Allen, NJ. D. LII.
D.; Science in Relation to the Arts, by G. W.
| SemenS, f. Il. s.; Physiognomic Curiosites,
No. II, by Felix S. Oswold NJ. D.. The Brit
ish Lion; Scientific Farming at Rothamsted :;
! Who was Primitive Man by Prof. Grant Allen
| Life among the Battras of Sumatra Sketch of
Charles Adolphus Writ, with portrait; Cor
respondence; and the usual varied Editorial
Department. Appleton 4 Co., publishers, New
| York.
| CAMPAIGNS OF THE CIVIL. W AR. Three vol
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| that when the publication was bat little more
! than half completed the volumes had reached 4
sale Of over sixty thousand copies. The forth
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| F. V. Greene. L. :. Engineer; The Shenan-
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Geo. L. Pond, and ''Fhe Campaigns Of Grant in
| Virginia. by Gen. A. \. Humphrey, [. :. 4.
The publishers will also issue, ~ 4 supplement-
AIRY volume to the Campaign Series, an exceed
| lngly valuable and complete "StatiStical Record
of the Civil War; compiled with the greatest
care and accuracy from official sources. by Col.
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IIITELL's LIVING AGE. This standard
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2ls. The contents of the number are: The
! Literary Restoration, 1790-1S}0, Cornhill Maga-
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milan; \ Venetian Medley, Fraser; "Fanati-
| cism' in the East, Spectator: .'Robin," By Mrs.
Parr, author Of ''Dorothy Fox" etc. TIstori-
cal Cookery, Fraser; The Welcome Of an Inn,
Saturday Review Rachel" BackWood ;
Moonstruck, Sunday at Home, etc The issue
! of oct. 18th Go. 200D contains Natural Sc
| lection and Natural Theology. Contemporary
Review; George Eliot's Children, Macmillan
A Visit to Delphi, Co1nhill; The Cures Sister,
Argosy; Lost Love, Fraser; Foreign Birds and
| English Poets, Contemporary "PhiZ" and
Boz" Spectator; mo New Thing" Corn
hill. and choice poetry and miscellany
SIX LECTURES On LIGHT. BY Prof. John
| Tyndal. This work is admittedly the master
piece of the author, who holds the very first
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jert of no little difficulty and abstrusene>s i,
here treated by him in style which for clear
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