Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1884-05-06
Book Notices.

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Our naturalization laws are the subject of al
article by Justice Willlam Strong in the Nof1ls
Amesiea'a ReVietc for May. Inthe eamenumber,
of the -Rerietr, Edwin P. WEipple offers cans
did Judgement of Matthew Arnold, as q thinker
and as man of lctters- Richard A. Proctor,
under the title of g a Zoiie of Worlds writes
| of the vast multitude of the pigny Ein6red of
The earth known as the asteroids; Iqs g The
Railway aud the State" Gerritt L. Lansing Os-
says to prove that the multiplication and ex$
tension of railroad lines, aud the establishment,
OF low rates OF transportation. are hindered'
ence. Prof. Henry i. Osborn, Of Prineetont
College. has q highly interesting article on
QlusiousOf NIem0ryip Helen KendFiOlE JOhn4
Song, Finally: there Is joint discussion Of
9 Working gmen's Grievances, r by YJilliRm Code
win Moody and Prof. j. Laurence LOuShland
of Harvard University. OH
GoDEY's IGDgA Book forNIay y-opensiwith u
charming rondspieceentiAed .Chums," Miss,
Reeves story, "The Eut-Brown Maid" pro-
ceeds this month with growing interest. AdeWs
feature this month is H~CoRtrihution by cold
Vicissitudcs., the woll-known humorous writer
for the New York Sunday Me4'ctts.Y. The re-
maindcr of the book is hlled With the usualt
quota OF tine engraved and colored plates np-
sic, and varied designs, besides crCditable
poems aud stories. q r.5.s f,s ~ s.,i
BALLoU's MONTHLY for May opens with an.
Illustrated article on Lace aud Lace Making ~
then follows g On Land and Sen; or California
in the ears 1S4S, H and 40, by w. II. ThomCs;
the usual number of short stories, poems, trav-
els. useful hints, housekeeping department, IL
lustrRtons, etc. Price 81, ,6Oper year. ThomeG,
& Talbot, 2S Hawley Street, BUston. 81
BRA1NARD's MUSICAL WoRLp-Therc is
much excellent. useful aud entertaining matter
in tho current number OF The Illustrated World.
The usual miscellany, sketches. correSpon-.
deucc. and editorials on musical topics, UFA
bright and interesting. and the music now and
In F2NV Il
ards Sons, Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, o.
PErEnsoN's MAoAzrSr for May Is up to tho
usual standard of excellence of this dcsGrvedly
tents-tlio -fr6itispiecc, FThe TIshcrman's
Daughter" I" being particularly good, Z 5.s
Among the brightest and best of the chill
sry. ~
AZ noon the other day girl about
nineteen years old and wearing q
somewhat faded costume, came up to
the delivery window of the Bangor
Post office, threw down a letter and
said to the clerk ;st Is that air address
writ SOS thar kin he no show OF its
gettin' off'n the trail and monkeyin'
all'round the country afore it, getsIto
whUrtt's addressed? - q oh, guess.
so. The mail boys can manage to-
Z" don't want no guess work about
it, for that's matter O. life and
death. If that letter'Il go straight
say so, and IL it won't just unlimber
your tongue an give me square mu-
sic" " I'll guarantee that it will find
the person to whom it is addressed, /"
said the clerk, who had deciphcred
the heirogIyphics on the envelope.
g !Rhat letter fur my fellar back in
IlIinoy, an he writ that if / wouldn't
marry him right off he'd kill -hisself,
and I've writ back that he Kin come
on an double up jest as soon as he
wants ter. If that letter don't git
thar straight, JiIh's jest fool enough
to swaller dose of pizen or somethin -,
an mind, young man, that you are lie
able to be pulled any minute for mur-
der If lie does. Ny names Ann
Snodgrass, an anybody that knows
the Snodgrasses III tell you that we're
not to be fooled with when human
life's at stake" And she shook q
warning finger at the clerk and walked
out,