Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-19
RECENT DELIBERATIONS.

The North American Review for October is noticeable as well for the importance of the topics treated as for the eminence of it's writ l CTS. The leading article, "Moral Character l in Politics. is by President J. H. Seelye, whose exposition of the ethical principles in- volved in the popular election of candidates to high station in the government should
 command the attention of every right-mind- ed citizen. Benefits of the Tariff System" a sequel to the article in the September num- Der on the Evils of the Tariff System is a symposium consisting of three articles, written respectively by John Roach, Professor R. E. Thompson and Nel- son Dingley, jr., who advocate the policy of protection of American industries with great ingenuity of reasoning and abun- dant citations of statistical facts In addi- tion to these most timely discussions of high political issues, the Review has an article by the Rev; Dr: Augustus Jessop, entitled ''Why I Wish to Visit America. F'The Philosophy of Conversion,' D by O. B. .Frothingham; ''The Origin of Yellow Fever" by Dr. c. Creigh- ton; Shall the Jury System be Abolished?' by Judge Robert Y. Hayne; ''The Genesis of Tennyson's Maud, by Richard Herne Shep- herd; and ''The Development of Machine Guns" by Lieut.. c. Sleeman.
 The October Harper's contains: "Judith, frontispiece, from drawing by E. A. Abbey, illustrating Judith Shakespeare" '"The Home of Hans Christian Andersen" by Horace E. Scudder, with ten Illustrations;
 ''The Great Hall of William Rufus,'' IT., by Treadwell Walden, with eight illustrations;
 Natures Serial Story" XI., by E. F. Roe, with five illustrations by Gibson and Diel- man: Latitude and Longitude, story, by Henrietta H. Ho4dich; Artist Strolls in Holland, VII, by George H. Boughton A. R. A., with thirteen illustrations by the author and J. E. Rogers; Kings College" by John MacMullen, with nine Illustrations;
 "A Holne of Tommy Atkins" by R. F. Fog baum, with five illustrations; My Life as Slave. an autobiographical sketch edited by Annie Porter, with portrait of Charles Stewart; "A Providence Thwarted, D story by Julia D. Whiting; F'The Gateway of the Sierra Madre," by Frank R. Brown with nine illus | trations; IA Reminiscence of MT. Darwin,
 by James D. Hague, with portrait; 'Even- ing," poem, by Charles L. Hildreth; "Ju- ] dith Shakespeare, ? K, a novel. by William
 Black; Municipal Finances" by William M. Twins; "A Gatherer of Simples, ,' a story, by Mary E. Wilkins; Editors Easy Chair; Editors Literary Record; Editors Historic
 Record; Editors Drawer. It is a very excel lent number.
 f'Words, their Use and Abuse" by Will liam Mathews, IL. D., is very useful book
 It was first published in 1873, and is now presented in revised and greatly enlarged edition. The work is designed for popular reading rather than for scholars, and con tains matter which will be found of great value to those who wish to speak the English language with grammatical accuracy as well as with elegance. The book begins with chapter on 'tThe Significance of Words, which points out the origin, structure, his tory and significance of words, and proves that 'no word can be truly defined until its exact idea is understood in all the relations which the work is designed to represent " The next chapter, upon ''The Morali- tp in Words" shows that mans language is a part of his character; that the words he uses are an index to his mind and heart. F'Grand Words are the theme of another chapter, in which the au- thor dep1ores the art of ''word coining. D ''Small Words' next engage the attention, the author arguing that ''the words most po- tent in life and literature, in the senate, the forum and at the freside, are small words D "Words without Meaning" {" fsThe Secret of Apt Words" 'Fallacies in Words, D
 tNames, and ''Nicknames, D 'ECuriosities of Language, :" and Common Improprieties of Speech" also considered, making the book comprehensive and entertaining. Pub hshed by s. c. Griggs & Co.,, Chicago, and for sale in this city by F. T. Jarman.