New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
PERIODICALS.

Thu most valuable feature OF tine octopef "u'''
q, IN, Century, 10 Mr.. Stcdmans line s'udy Oh Long
te,,ow Illustrated by . frontispeoe portrait GU
rravea by T. johnson from a photograph by oar-
Ar stsdmsn's series OF literary papers IN this
,..oazne form notable chapter In American crit
,.,.m and perbaps there are none of the set whch
chow IN better advantage than this latest cohTl-
br,,on the uuckress of his penetration, the COLI
o.v of his svmpathies an the ripeness OF MS JUG
r.n, II seems to us that in defining Longieiiows
nlace in poetry he has struck exactiv the i'su'
note Nobody can charge him with undiscr'"'na.
ing eulosy and yet his calm and precise eAam'-
nation of the quality of the posts genius Is ols.'n-
cuished by an appreciative and aiiectioha.o sp,.
which longfelow himself would have dengh'0u
There is an interesting articls by hichaia oi"u'
wh,e on sOld New-Yo and its Houses Win
,IostratIons of some Of the few remaining relics Oh
The DAVIS of handsome and comfortable dwellings,.
Ar Rideinp following ain the Footsteps Oh
Tb,exerayn identifies some of the localities OF
ayanitv Falrn and The Newcomes," although TINS
ouest yields far less entertainment than the Similar
sfrols through London undertaken by MT hlihn'or
in tho traces of Dickens. Mrs. Jackson's facino
Coast Journey furnishes still further results nei
topic this time being the "Outdoor Industries Oh
Southern California" "A Womans Reason is
concluded and a striking addition Is maze " '"'
story OF The Bread Winners"
The Raw E. E. Hale discusses in The North amer
;oan Rerieav the reasons why America does not go
TO destruction, given such people as Iwceu anu
Sweeny in Now York. and granted such intrigue as
democracy describes in Washington" The chle1
for our safety which he advances is that tie
country is not governed either In New-fofk anu
Washington but in the great outlying slnteHiSeh'
regions wherein men read and think and mako
public opinion. Mr.. Hale gives many statistics
d;yr off ha IN lpau
people and how broadly scientific knowledge is dis
tributed. ~Wnere enough people live together" &c
declares for the growth of the better social ins'i-
fut,ops there are enough people OF education and
,s6ned habit to take the lead OF that social order
md tn lead 1t we'll. Good sense and good breeding
70 TO the 'front.' their very names Imply thht they
will And to the question why Democracy e1cfted
an little attention here the answer IL that at least
forty other centres thought themselves quite as I'M
portant as Washington"
Had you accosted "a person at an evening party III
Goshen or Akron. or some other town Won never
heard of and asked about the book, lie would nave
SAID after he had made sure you ala notwrite ~
81 10 not think that Washington governs america
30 TO Washington any summer, ana see what
hard life the Newspaper Row people have 10 making
np a rigmaroe which they call news. which tney
shall contradict the next day; While all the neaus
of departments are away leaving official 20 tele
Craph to the acting NicePTesident IL Dy lll-iucK
the President at his retreat should break his neck
or STAY at home, and consider how days or weeks
pass without any alluson TO what fWashdhgt0h Das
10 say or do OUTSIDE the newspapers feopie are
Interested in home affairs talk about tboso affairs
and give only small share of their attention 10 the
subject discussed the day before IN WASHINGTON
Tins the question of the quality OF sugar wnlcn
The Governnent of tho nation provided for Bare
bones or Red Cloud, occupied tho attention OF the
critics of tho National Administration for some
weeks a fen years ago. III was ek2cliY as lu'P"II-
ant as the question to the quality OF sugar wnlcn
tile State of Missouri provided for Its insane hospi-
falls or the State of New York for lis home 1Ot Inc
hriat
The quantity of supply was probably much less
than in either of those cases Now tne iact wa.
ia Olsen ssed at Washington does not deceive the
American. used to the American constitutions
True q Washington correspondent may hll nall a
column with il In hard stress for material but the
American citizen Is not deceived lie docs not read
The half column. He does not care much ior the
discussion. lie knows that substanIia, justice WIZ
probably 5e done, or he hopes So anyway, he
means TO attend the part OF the business that DO
longs 10 him. If the people at the centre 0oIcl
VERY badly the part that belongs 10 tben, uo wiz
rnrn them out some day. But he does not make the
mistake of thinking that their brown SUGAR is more
1nnortant than his brown sugar, because it happens
TO he bought from the national treasury rus Is
10 say in figure that what are called the aualrs
OF the nation which are transacted at ashingto
do not approach TO the magnitude or the IMPORT
ance of the affairs of the country which are trans
acted elsewhere.
Tile Manhattan for October IS remarkable adj
vance upon the former number, and both in letter.
press and illustration Mr. Lloyd's article on Wash
ine,on life and manners is animated and en-
teriaining There Is pleasant paper on the
Irish Parliamentary party and a picturesque
iustalment Of Mr.. Hawthorne's novel OF
"Beatrix Randolph" The verse of this
number is unusually excellent. The older maya
zines may begin to fear a rival should The VaRhGt
tan manta ain the standard it has thus erected.
The current number of The american Church Re
ree has suggestive article by the Rev. A. c. Bum
NJ II the at an nj d what known
the medical missions. This subject Of much
practical interest and Importance in the work of
Christian missions. and DIR. Bunns paper will repay
careful perusal. Mr.. G. S. Patterson's paper on
1.-THE Loyal Enforcement of Conformity to Doc
trne and TO Ritual " is able plea for liberation
in nonessentias which ought to be read and needed
by all branches Of the Christian Church.
Christian Thought Is q religious monthly
which has for Its Editor the Rev. DR.. Charles f.
Deems. of this city. The number for the current
month has two strong articles, one on Herbert
SpeDcers Philosophy. by S. II. Wilder. and the
other or Spontaneous Regeneration. by DIR. Deems
The periodical starts ont WELL and promises to fill q
vacant place in the religious magazine literature Of
tho day. 1t is published by E. b. Treat. of thi:
city.
The holiday juveniles are already leaving the
press the season opening auspiciously with Mr.
Scudder's English Bcdley Family" QIoughtoD
BI:fiini& Co.. and DIR. Eggleston's Hoosier School
Boy" (Charles Scribners Sonsl. Mr. Scuider gives q
fresh aud sparkling interest to story of travel in
England. The most impatient small boy and CIR
will find in its text and illustrations matter for de-
lighted study. Dr. Eggieston's story of boy life
on the Ohio many years ago is insplritng and
manly 1t will teach well as entertain ITS young
readers, cutivating in them generosity, industry
and sense Of honor.-An excellent moral lesson is
conveyed IN "Do.Nothng Hall and Happy-Day
House E. & J. b. Young t& Col-tbe lesson that
;dieness and selfndulpsnce give very little salts