The sun., 1883-12-23

"e hustthUOnsp py bessie bcbee are very clever,
The Florida Annual for 1884" edited and published
by u Munroc. Ia full OF inform ston about very In
teresting state. II contains really admirable map Of
tho peninsula toward which many faces are turned
at this scnson Of the year,
The Rev Edward Everett Hale Ia one OF tho heat s,ory
teilers in America His Christmas in Palace Funk
a &Wagnsls Will give pleasure to many rcadcrs The
palace In which Mr. Haes people spent their Christmas
wasa Pullman car, away out West.
There graceful quality In the Poems and Swedish
foundations" by Dr. Frederic Peterson (reter Paul
Bro, Buhsio) This remark applies not only to the
Hnnshtions from Tegner and other less known sw eds
poets but also to DIR. Peterson's original work.
Tho Calendar OF American History Ia innovation on
tho somewhat dreary succession Of poets calendars and
birthday books with which we have boon favored for
several years There is fact In American history for
every day in the year. while index gives additional
value to the calendar as an educational scheme
Theodore l.. De vinne Co. printers who have done
much to raise the reputation Of tho book press OF New
York for artistic and satisfactory work. send coliec
ton OF specimens Of the unusual types employed
In their establishment Quant and graceful characters
are here In surprising abundance, and the pamphlet H.
self 10 typographical marvel.
One OF the most powerful novels yet produced by Mrs
f. N southworth is issued from the press Of T. d.
Peterson Brothers, under the title Of Ishmaei; or
In tho Depths" Mrs southworth Ia OF the writer's
OF that Immensely popular family journal the Hep
Ledger and in the Of that paper this story was
FIRST published 1t scarcely fail Of very extensive
circulation In its collected form
The sochlled Mountain Evangelist. George o. Barnes
OF Kentucky 10 the subject Of an elaborate biography
by Mr. W. T. Price Of Louisville. Mr. Barness has
been remarkable in some respects and his methods
revtvat and pretonsions - healer OF bodily sment
through faith and prayer render him object
interest to psychologists IL not to thcoogans There
may be persons who want to read ak hundred
pnses about tho Mountain Evangelist.
smooth-sometimes too smooth-arrangemsnt Of
words into verses and orderly OF not very
imaginative thought distinguish the poems of Mr. Hon
.lAv nj ri,
Other Poems have melody. dignity, and a grave and
gentle tono that wins the attention OF the reader In
spite OF tho absence Of inspiration and originality The
book 10 worth attention aud the Mcssrs Appleton have
printed II in beautiful styio.
Avery odd little book containing q poem on the Ar.
linRton Cemetery is published at Washington by tho
author. Webb Rogers Here two stanzas hot from
the intellectual furnace:
o9 bss. .IsaS p s .. the S9SSy shirt
Be anything but Whitaker 3 r%' or saine i, %ist
aseSs: hfsfT ssi ssRi'a1Ssw'
Be anything but Chalmers or Mahonsi
Tho allusion to Mr. Blaine Is explained in singular
foot note. follows:
politician who traded IN guano while State
r. in keeping war Which he had only
| he richly deserved.
This and other political illusions as we'll as certain
poeca qualities lead US to surse that Webb Rogers
may be name invented to the joint OF
our old friends Private Secretary Rogers aud Webb j.
Hayes progeny OF Rutherford B.
Gen. Edward McCrndy. Jr, Of Charleston has written
npamphet in reply to the hasty statement by Prof Nc
Master that prior to and during tho Revolution educa
tion was almost wholly neglected in the Southern States
but nowhere to such extent in South Carolina" I"
Prof McMaste asserts that before 1880 such thing
agrammar school existed in that colony. Gen McCrady
shows that this is not true. Prof McMaster that
between 1881 and l716 there only i've schools and
during the Revolution none his critic found record
evidence of the existence Of eleven public and three
charity grammar schools, and eight private schools
| twenty-five in a-in South Carolina at the close
OF the Revolution. Prof. McMassr asserts that the
number Of newspapers published in l775 South Caro-
lima shows deporable condition OF education
pared with the Eastern anu Middle States; Gen. Nc.
Grady shows that in 1878 there one newspaper to
| every 10000 OF white population in South Carolina
| while i'll Massachusetts there but to every
81 $50 inhabitants and in New Jersey Prof Mcaster
native Sate with population OF 100000 no news
paper at all Gen. McCradys reply to the historian OF
People OF the United States very well DONE indeed
From just beyond the extreme and north.
western corners OF this republic have two books
interest to any American who may desire to become
subject of the Queen Both the Government of Prince
Edward Island and that OF British Columbia actively
| engaged in promoting immigration. Information
gardng the Climate. Soil and Resources OF Prince Ed.
ward Isard' is published by tho Government of that
provnce and therefore have IL official authority
that the island is "he Garden Of British North
lea" "The British Columbia Directory for 1888 pub.
lshed Mt Victoria by r. T. Williams. Government Prin.
ter is much fuller and specinc 1t presents pic.
ure OF the actual state OF the agricultural manufacture
turing mining and other business interests OF the prov
ince together with all the statistics needed an
opinion OF the same, not emitting, however to say in
general terms that the climate Of British Columbia is
"the best in America and that its position
"prospectively supreme" In TRUTH part OF British
Columbia Is to share the future prosperity of all tho
country around Puget Sound but in order grow up
with that region is not necessary for Yankee to
cross the boundary. There is enough still in Wash.
| ington Territory.