Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-02-02
Literary Notes.

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February opens with symposium in
which six prominent theologians, rep
resanting as many religious denomina.
tons. give expression to their views
upon the question of the Revision of
Creeds." Prof. Alexander Winchell
IN an article entitled 1.-The Experiment
of Universal Suffrage" institutes pro-
iourd Inquiry into the essential con.
dltions Of stable popular government.
which he finds to be. substantially, vir-
tue and intelligence: but these con-
ditions, he maintains, are absolutely
unattainable under our existing polit-
ical system, where an electorate either
ignorant or vicious, or both, by the
mere force of superior numbers, pract-
ally utilities the suffrages of the better
and wiser portion OF the people, whose
right to control the government Of the
commonwealth is grounded in the very
nature of things. Bishop McQuaid
writes OF "The Decay of Protestant
ISM. and in essayirg to prove his the
sis, makes a very adroit use Of the adj
missions Of protestant writers. The
Political Situation is the joint title of
two articles, the one by Horatio Sey-
mour, the other by Geo. S. Boutwell,,
who offer their respective views upon
the causes of the recent overthrow of
the Republican party. An article by
DR.. d. A. Sargent, on physical Edu-
cation in Colleges treats a subjec: of
prime importance to the welfare of the
youths in our higher educational insti.
tutions. Finally, there are two articles
on "The Standard Oil Company,
Senator Camden Of West Virginia de-
tending that corporation against its
assailants. and John c. Welch setting
forth the reasons for condemning 1t as
A dangerous monopoly. Published
at 80 Lafayette Place New York.
SIS. Nicholas For February. celebrates
St. Valentines Day IN capital style
With an amnsing story by Sophie SWEET,
:alled ga Queer Valentine" and one
las but to read to see the appropriate
less of the title. Anna North contrib
ties 'The Mission of Mabel's Valen-
ine;" and there is funny little poem,
My Valentine by J. NJ. Anderson.
A timely and thrilling article is Joa-
Iuin Miller's .'In the Land of Clouds"
1hich describes an ascent of Mount
Hood by aparty of tourists. and the
oss and rescue of little dog that in
isted on accompanying the climbers.
Another paper which is sure of a )
earty welcome is one with the attrac-
We title, "a New Winters Sport"
hich is written by Hjalmer H. Boye-
on, who introduces our American I
oys to the skee or Norwegian snow
hoe, which he claims possesses very 8
lany advantages. in points of. ease t
oeed. and comfort, over the native
indian shoe. {
OF the serial stories, "The Tinkham a
rothers' Tide-Mill.' by 7. T. Trow- +
ridge, leaves its young heroes in still |
lore exciting position than last month. a
he installment of Frank R. Stockton's 4
Story of Viteau'' is one of vivid inter- Il
It, describing a journey to Paris and =
4 encounter with robbers. Mrs. S
lement has an art and Artists" pa $
er on the Flemish painters, with two a
eautiful reproductions of portraits of c
ubens and his children, painted by I I
e great artist himself. '"The Story n
the Field of the Cloth of Gold,' by u
S. Brooks. contains an interesting x :,
count of a tournament. and is illus Il
ated by the frontispiece-a charming a
cture by Birch, entitled "Margery's d
lampion." Besides this, ard good is
al more, are poems and stories by Is
Ella Thaxter, Frank H Converse, g,
Inner Cox, Mary Lowe Dickinson, a e'
ay by Mary Cowden Clarke, and pic
res by Roslna Emmett, Elizabeth
R. B. Birch, Bolles, H. P.