Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-10-02
Book Notices.

The NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for October
presents most attractive table of contents.-
Senator n. p. Hin writes of q Gold and Silver
as Standards OF Value" and maintains that
silver should be coined us well us gold, not for
the purpose of Initiating the currency, neither
in the interest of the SilvCr-lnining industry,
| but for the broader and moro equitable purpose
OF preserving uniformity in the value of nletal-
hc money, and of preventing such contraction
OF the volume of money as would produce
financial disaster. In t'SOme ASPECTS of De-
mocracy in England A. V. Dicey makes clear
to the. American reader how it Isl that, while all
the forms of monarchy and 0ristocracS persist
IN brttaln, the democracy, or, in other words,
public opinion, absolutely controls tho action
OF the government. Under tho title of Co
| operative Distribution" the Rev. Dr. II, Heber
| Newton gives an instructive historical sketch
of the rise, progress and fluctuations of coop
| erative merchandising in the United States
Dawkins writes of EARLY Man in America"
whose mode of life and whose implements np-
! pear to have been identical with those Of the
races that contcmporanGously inhabited tho
| Mediterranean countries the Nile bRsin, and
| the tropical forests of India. The possibility
of Astronomical Collisions" whether, of tho
fixed stars with one another. or of cOplcts with
this sun, tho earth, or the other planets, Is cOn-
sidCrcd by Prof c. A. Young. MoncurC d.
Conway disconrscs le1rAcdly, aud at tho sumo
tina most tentertainingly. upon the .Saint Pat
+ c.I NTH" Van Burcn Denslow, in an article
on .' Board of Trade Morality" !" makes a Vigor-
GUS defense of tho practices of tho Corn EX-
change. and in particular replies to the stric-
lures of Mr.. Henry ID. Lloyd, contained in the
triImtcs ~, orfiEIe in,alnShjc IN t%c ITstoricoI
student on g tIfIiSforIes Of tho Frcncl, RNvnIn.
ton" Finally, the Rev. +. E. Hale presents
| g Social ErT,cs r., tI,S i%,j,cj Stntcs y Prb
lisbcfl NJ 3O fSfnyeitc Place Nov; YORK sS'Ol
n year IN caNts y nnnnbcr =
FRANK LEsLIE's POPULAR MONTHLY for Oc-
tobcr, is even more sbrilliaut than usual; tho
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and enterininment. Mr. Kinhnil CnntriE,tcS
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4. .Nanufucture and Uses of LEATHER y cSch nrr
fusely illustrated :.Thc Pueblo! Indians of
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ton of t5e serial ::TTne to I'M IJ6trntI sbort
stories Ly X. v. Hastings NIillie w Cnrncn-
ter. Janet F. r. Rccs, Mary K. Hiwham, otc.s
There are interesting sketches thrilling nd-
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There are i2S Guarto pages over 100 illustrS.
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