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PROPERTY
tween the Duke of Argyll and Henry George.
Funk & Wagnalls. London, and 10 and u
Dey street, New FORK.
The questions involved in this discus
sion, while they have not commanded the
attention Of the people of this country to
any great extent, are of growing impor-
lance, and the high rank of the Duke, and
the prominent position occupied by Mr..
George, will attract the attention of all
interested in the great political questions
of the day to this pamphlet. 1t will well
repay perusal.
THE HOME IN POETRY" compiled by Laura
C.. Holloway, author of Ladies of the
White House," etc. Funk & Wagnalls, ,
London, and 10 and u Dey street, New
York.
The title of this little volume indicates
its character. The compiler appears to
have appropriated the choicest gems re-
Iating to ''hOme" of the leading poets OF
England and the United States.
A YEARS WORK IN THE INSTITUTIONS
KNOWN AS DR.. BARNARDO's HOMES. J. f.
Shaw & Co., As PaternOster Row, Z. c., Lon
don, E.
This is an interesting report OF the work
of this charitable institution for the re-
lief OF lost and needy children.
MAGAZINES.
The Magazine OF American History for
August comes laden with variety Of
agreeable surprises. 1t will attract many
readers. The opening article, "The Story
of a Monument" by S. n. ID. North, of the
Utica Herald, is a timely production, and
of curious interest TO the public in gen.
eral. The illustrations add greatly to its
value, of which is the fine portrait of ex-
Gov. HoratiO Seymour to
the magazine. The next article intro
duces q learned discussion of the new
and novel question, 'Dld the Romans
COlOniZe American The author, NJ. V.
Moore, fOreshadows further papers, and
from the mastery skill with which he
handles the subject they will naturally
excite wide attention. The third article
is a graphic description of ''Lee'D Cam
paign against Pope in 1862" with three il
Illustrative maps, by Professor w. Allan.
Following this is a touching and appre-
ciative sketch of "Charles Fenno HOf-
man, by w. D. Reese, with an excellent
portrait of Hoffman. There are quite a
number of other interesting articles. No.
80 Lafayette Place, New York.
The August issue of the Eclectic MGgG-
zine presents a goodly list Of important
and interesting articles. Among those to
which special attention may be called, the
following may be designated; ''Le Style
C'est PHomme," by Lord Lytton, is a
charmingly written study of the personal
elements which enter into good literary
work. Mr.. r. Brooks discusses ''Poetic
Emotions and Affinities,o In suggestive
manner. 'EThe Poor Mans Gospel" from
the Contemporary ReUielo, by Richard
Heath, is fresh and pungent treatment
of a subject which in some one or other
of its many phases is now attracting more
attention than any other. The article on
the Princess Alice of Hesse, under the
title of can English Princess" sketches
a noble and sweet life, and is full of
presents the argument against "Agnosti-
cism'' so powerfully advocated in re-
cent numbers by Herbert Spencer, Fred
erick Harrison, and others, in a strong
paper bearing the title "The Unknowable
and the Unknown" % Bond street, New
York.
1t will be a person hard to suit who
cannot find something to interest him in
the August Manhattan, for its contents
present a wide variety of topics. The
leading article is on the Yellowstone
National Park, by Ashley W. Cole, who
I
park, and writes about it graphically.
The illustrations are profuse and excel
| lent. Another illustrated paper is 'Paul
| DeIaroche and His Pupils" by Ernest
| Knaufft, with some beautiful reproduce
tions of Delaroche's famous painting,
| E'The Hemicycle," now in the Walters
Gallery, at Baltimore. A very original
| short story is Gan Incident in the Life of
DR.. Jane Temple" by Clara LAMA, the
| daughter of DIR. Hammond, and a more
| amusing negro sketch than ''Tilly Bones, .
bv e. w. Bellamy, of Mobile, has not been
| printed in a long while. The first part OF
Kate Fields viyacious FDiary in London
is capital summer reading. Temple
Court, New York.
st. Nicholas for August is fresh, bright
and entertaining. The illustrations are
especially fine. The number is interest
ing not only to children, but to people of
maturity. The aim of the publishers of
50. Nicholas seems to be to keep each de-
partment up to a very high standard.