Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-20
LITERARY REVIEW.
H|ARpER's MAGAZINE FOR July.


Eulogy has almost exhausted itself in
respect to the greatest Of our magazines,
and yet each succeeding month brings
us Harper's with new features of interest
and new claims to praise. The July num-
Der, in matter and manner, is equal to
any Of its predecessors, and that is high
praise. The illustrations are Of an order
in design and execution in keeping with
the now traditional fame Of the firm in
that regard, while in the letter-press
every taste is provided for, from grave
to gay" "a Famous London Suburb
will recall to the tourist memories Of
Hampstead Heath and gives v~ividsketch
to the tay-at-homes Of one Of those great
pleasure resorts dear to the jewellers of
the great metropolis. Convention
nj Art" is treated of in
a familiar manner by 4. F. Oakley.
Mr.. Sutherland Edwards contributes a
second paper on ''The Romnotfs, y a sub
ject now particularly interesting. Colo
mel Higginson's chapter Of American his
tory entitled 1.-The Second Generation Of
Englishmen in America, gives III short
space much Of interesting information.
Olive Logan's paper on Cincinnati is one
Of the features of the number, and Will
liam l.. Stone discloses some novel facts
in his paper, '"The Declaration of Indie
pendence in a New Light. The depart
ment of fiction is well supplied in serial
chapters and complete stories and
sketches, and, of course, Mr.. George W.
Curtis discourses from Easy Chair III his
familiar and informing style. There are
poems and short sketches, the attestation
of the merits of which is their admission
to the pages of Harper's. But what need
to particularize, Harper's is Harpers.
In The North American Review for
July, President Julius p. Seelye writes of
Dynamite as a Factor in Civilization, y
taking of the subject the reassuring
view that dynamitism being merely n
symptom of present discomfort, is neces-
sarily a transient social phenomenon,
which will quickly disappear as the insti-
tutions of government are brought more
into harmony with the interests and
aspirations of the masses of the people.
In 1.-The Last Days of the Rebellion
; Lieutenant General p. II. Sheridan re-
: counts the operations Of the cavalry divi-
sions under his command during the week
preceding the surrender of Lee, and offers
a highly important contribution to the
? history of the late war. William s. Hol-
man, M. g., makes a striking exhibit of
:, 1.-THE Increase of Public Expenditures, y
and insists upon the necessity for unceas-
ing vigilance on the part of the peo-
Z pie, lest the burdens of government
9 tai administration become intolerable.
Democracy and Moral Progress" by O.
, b. rockingham, is "a philosophic fore
: cast of the probable outcome of govern
4 ment by the people themselves" Il. II.
Brockway, superintendent of the reform
I atory at Elmira, n. Y, points out some
Needed Reforms in Prison Manage
. ment;" Thomas Sergeant Perry writes of
t Science and the Immigration" Gen. E.
t Waring, Jr., of SANITARY Drainage
Elbridge r. Gerry of Cruelty to Chill
dren;" and finally there is a symposium
on "Church Attendance question
whether the churches are growing to be
less of a power for good now than in
- former times-the symposiasts being "A
Mont hurch-Goer Rev. DIR. VIM Hayes
Ward, Rev. DIR. James M. Pullman, and
Rev. DR.. J. II. Rylance. Published at
i 80 Lafayette Place, New York.
The July number Of The Modern Ag,
is the first issue of its second volume
and accompanying it is an index to the
le numbers from January to June. TIL,
a number opens with an excellent com
panion piece to H~alevy's Love Mar
!, riage' (printed in the June number)
entitled "A Brilliant Match" Mr.. Ke
y gan Paul's article on the ~"Production q
III Books" should be read by every l~iterar,
re man in the country. The first half of Iva
m To~urgenietf' latest story, after Death.
! is a timely selection, and is Il good speci
VI men of that famous writer's strange talent
''The Man of the Future presents a
IN uncomplimentary picture of what poo
he humanity is drifting to through theproces
g of evolution. "A Scribblers Apology
-, is good reading, and "a Curious Case q
Ill Boycotting" is an entertaining bit of fan
IL cy. ''The Weathercock"-which nigh
have come from the pen of Edgar Poe, S
vivid and od-curdling is 1.-TWO poem
TIC and the editorial departments make u
what is altogether an excellent number q
the magazine. (The Modern Age Pub
IN fishing Co., New York City, 81. 60 pc
annum.)
hEIolLftIlbNS OF The JOHN DRoN
r. RAID" is the title of an illustrated pape
b. to appear in the July CENTURY-the con
r. tribution of the Hon. Alexander r
~ Boteler, of Virginia, a member of con
gress at the time of the raid, and an eye
Sc witness of the fight. Mr.. Boteler look
H. upon the work of John Brown from tn
NO southern side, and Mr.. Frank b. San
4, born, in the paper that follows, contrib
utes a few pages of Comment by a rad
Oh ical Abolitionist;'' so the reader ma
be see the Harper's Ferry affair fror
on two points of view in the perspective {
twenty years. The frontispiece of thi
number of The Century is a finely er
VI graved portrait of John Brow
'se showing him with a clean-shaven face
of instead of with a long beard, as he
tv usually pictured. His wonderful strengt
!, of character is apparent in the firm mout
10 and square-cut chin. John G. White
says of this portrait: 1T is the man,
not only the physical man, but his innt
bs self also
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