Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-21


April number. "rillow Smoothing Nigh,
Gaps" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Is an ap.
pe,ising study OF Burton, ANATOMY Of me,
l,neholy" Richard Grant White discusses the
shakespeare. Bacon Crafc' and suggests
tina, luna,ic home he provided TOT those who
behave tina, Bacon wrote Ha~lrf, Oittis and
iea, The Ccnn'y opens with portrait Of
Ralph Waldo Emerson. concerning whom
Edmund Clarence Stedman contributes schol.
arly essay Charles Godfrey Leland writes
Interestingly about GypSics in well illustrated
article. HsrJSr's is out with frontispiccc
engraving Of Gilbert Stuart Newtuns portrait
Of Washington Irving. William Blacks
"Shsndon Bells Is finished and charming
tale 1t is. In the Easy Chair" Mr.. Curtis
tolls through tame and mthcr labored de.
tense Of Mr.. Howells, whose recent bufieting
by the London QNDtryt Rfiso;r, by Biaok.
a~NfS and by the san Francisco Hdlt has been
10 keenly relished by the minority OF Americ.
ans who knecl not a, the shrine Of the great
prophet Of American commonplace.
The April Littfaosn has thoughtful and
instructive paper on 1.-THE German Element
in the United States, by L. V. Smally. "The
Climate Cure" by Frank d. Y. Carpenter,
is worth reading The other papers in the
number have less interest, at lens, specifically
considered.
In the Ne-fA .iztyloaH ResT7c for April
Rev. Dr.. Theodore u. Woolsey and Judge
John A. jameson unite in a brief symposium
to discuss " divorce" Canadian annexation
from the Canadian View, meaning annexa.
ton Of Canada by the United States. is the
subject OF a somewhat sensational article by
DIR. p. Bender. Senator John \. Logan, Rev.
DR.. Howard Crosby, and several other pro.
minent public men have more OF less timely
papers on more or less important topics.
Dainty 81, Mie&eias and not less dainty
Hidt Aa,rkf come hand in hand this month.
Two tripping household fairies are they, bring.
ing good gifts for all who have at once the
willingness and the opportunity to welcome
them. We would that no doors might ever
be closed agains, their merry faces. Alack !
grim Poverty and surly Sir Ill Taste shu, many
Pos,ern where they fain would enter.
The former VIC forgive. The latter we would
send to Fiji.
Chanhsyy' Journal for March has much mis-.
cellaneous matter. A timely article Of two
short paragraphs, by Government Analystn
calls attention to the falsely so called ITEM.
peranee Beverages" consumed in England;
and thinks that "In the absence OF healthy
non-aleoholic beverages designed to take
place Of beer, etc. EDl the write. would strong
ly recommend the use Of such drinks as milk,
tea, coffee, &C.; and would respectfully draw
the attention of temperance reformers to the
comparatively small number Of houses where
these can be had An increase in the number
of these houses would probably do much for
the spread Of temperance.
JOURNALISTIC AND LITERARY NOTES.
Robert Clarke & Co, Of Cincinnati, the
well-know publishers of valuable scientific
books, have recently issued a Manual and
Dictionary Of Photography, thai embody not
only the general features OF the standard system
OF the inventor, Isaac Pitman. Of England,
but the well tested and accepted American
Improvements Of the last twenty-five years.
They have published an elaborate circular on
the subject Of teaching the photographic ar,
IN the public schools, showing its value as
philosophical Study, A. mental drill, as
manual aid TO the student, and as money.
making profession.
The CAiaeys Aseyfoas has recently ap-
Peared. It is the first Chinese newspaper
ever Published in New York.
One Of the rcecn. volumes Of the " English
Men Of Letters series. is an interesting
sketch Of Macaulay, by James c. Morrison.
The G,HnshlSy. published by p. Pyne &Co.
New York, announces itself as ga Journal for
everybody" and ofien itself as "a medium
through which the public effec,ually may
ventila,e its grievances.
"Hiawaiha has been done into Greek
verse.
=. T. Hall has written, and Truhner AGO.
81 London have Published, "The Pedigree Of
the Devil" which treats u the modern OF
thoicl devil. OF Christian belief" under the
following head. Evil. Satan. Demons,
Devil, Divine Ancestor, Hell and lis mon.
ssehs. Fire. Dragons and saiys. and Apol.
yons Pedigree"
7. G. Thrum has jus, Published " BAileys
Hawaiian Ferns" which will be Of use 70
rsesy fern collector and Of interest TO every
one who cares iof ferns in even the mos,
amz,eusish say.
The Childishness and Brutality Of the |
Time Is the title Of New English book by
hsa5y Jennings.
Anthony Trollope left an autobiography
which sill be edited and issaed BY his son-
koafes Shakespeare series Is nov complete,
y to the plays; folaleI and 7zs 7isv Ns6As
Assss~ being the last volumes issued. |
Ihesr has never bsen an edition u Shakespeare
IAsi has ~on 20 much appeeia,ivs praise alike
bosA student. scholar and general reader.
Ths Hoa- james G. Blaine will shorty
psbllsh "T~cnty yeAn 81 consress, from
se6s 10 1885, Il IL zaid that tbs wosk viii |
b introduced BY ian elaborate essay upoa the !
'e.o,s and immediate causes u the eiui war
p sh< United State" !, ~ilI also contain
'snaniscsnees d Lincoln. Seward. Doaglas
sssrkinssise. sumaes, Thad. sie,ehl. Gar
~ AID uHany oshssa" Few American pub.
: 1sa lave deserved better u sheis hour than
= naaaas u Maine" Few NOV living arc 20
'asa sass = = ssssasss hsasiag.