The Republican journal., 1884-08-28
Literature.

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novel of New York society, and rarely has
character been portrayed with more delicate
but effective touches than in the case of some of
| these representatives of knickerbocker caste.
| The story is by no means confined to them
| however, but is enriched to Il very great de-
| gree by characters taken from lower social
| planes. Nothing the author has ever done,
| perhaps, surpasses his characterization of Pan
sy and Marion, the two sisters who have fallen
| from atlluence to poverty. Through them he
arouses the deepest sympathies, and shows a
! dramatic power that is full of promises. 1t is
needless, of course, to commend the literary
finish of Mr. Fawcett's style. Paper, % cents
| Funk & WagnaIls, publishers, New York.
| THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. BY Eugene V.
| Smaey. Mr. Smalley is a well known jour
| naist and magazineist, and was the compiler of
the Republican Campaign Text Book OF 1880
The present volume contains synopsis of po-
| litica events and presidential campaigns from
| the adoption of the constitution to the nomna-
| ton of General Fremont for the presidency in
| 1856: history of the Republican party from
| its organization to the nomination of Blaine
| and Logan, together with the principal egisla
| ton and public measures with which the party
has been identified; the platforms adopted at
| the eight national conventions since 1886, and
the popular and electoral votes of all parties
at each of the last eight presidential elections
| 1t is a most useful book of reference. John b.
Alden, publisher, New York.
NOTES.
| The September issue of the American Aer-
culturist is particularly fine number 1t
shows steady improvement in illustrations
and matter.
| We have received Il copy of The Painters
Magazine, edited by A. A. Kelly, and devoted
to the interests of the painters of the United
States, who number $1,000. The magazine
! treats of house, sign car and coach painting,
| decoration and paper hanging. and will interest
| the amateur as well as the professional Oil,
Paint and Drug Publishing Co., - William
| Street, New York
The Century Co. have in hand for immediate
| publication new book of stories RHYMES. and
| pictures for little folks, to be called "Baby
| World.' 1t has been edited 5y Mary MapcS
| Dodge, and, like 'Baby Days" of which 10000
copies We're sold, will consist of selections from
| st. Nicholas Magazine, especially adapted to
| the very little ones. 'sBabv World' will be
| larger and finer than ''Baby Days" and the
editor and publishers intend it to be the most
| beautiful childrenS book that has vet been
| made.
Charles G. Leland will contribute Il curious
paper to the September Century, on the Leg
ends of the Passamaquoddy. 1t will be Illus
| trated by drawings on birch bark by a Quadi
| Indian. Mr.. Leland has spent number of
| years in studying the legends of the Algonkin
| Indians, which he regards as superior in the
| subtle charm of the myth to the MahlcL4D Of
| Scandinavia and the 1euton and the Cet. As
| in Uncle Remus's stories, the Indians have their
''brer rabbit and he is the most cunning of all
| the animals.
| The fiction of the September Century will in
cIude IA romantic tale OF Mexican life by Thorn
| as A. Janycr, entitled ''pancha: Il story of
Monterey" with three illustrations. one of
| them the frontlspiece to the number. by Mary
Halock Foote; a Southern dialect story, The
| Brie+ Embarrassment of Mr.. lverSon Blount,"
by Richard NJ. Johnston, author of the ''Dukes
| borough Tales" besides the conclusion OF "a
| New England Winter" by Henry James, the
middle part of "a Probematic Character" by
II. IL. Boyesen, and further chapters of ''Dr.
Sever,' by George W. Gable.
The Maine Historical and Genealogical Re
corder is the title of new magazine to be pub
lished quarterly at s. Il year by 5. NJ. Watson,
| Portland. Vol. l, No. l, iust issued, contains
| fine portrait of William Hing. first Governor Of
the State of Maine, a sketch of the King family
| of Maine, by w. Ii. Smith and other matter of
interest. The editor calls for contributions re-
latin9 to the histories of homes and families
| and wants the record of every family which the
magazine may reach. He will answer ques-
tions of historical or genealogical Importance.
| The magazine is beautifully printed.
The September issue concludes the fourth
volume of Outing. The magazine is now firm
ly established in public favor, and is without a
| rival in its chosen field. The leading article in
the current number is devoted to the New
| York Athletic Club and is finely illustrated.
| with the l.. A. W. al Washington treats of
| the recent League Meet and is handsomely il
Illustrated. William II. Rideing contributes an
| exciting po-boat sketch. entitled "A Cruise
| in the Petrel,' and A. y. Everett bright story
based on the amateur Photographic camera,
The Shaybacks in Camp" and "A Strange
| Idyl' are concluded. and one of President
| Bates unique bicycle club sketches is given
under the title of 1.-The Perker Hunt" The
| poetry Of the number is unusually bright, and
the editorial departments are full of matter of
great interest and value to people interested in
| outdoor rccreatons. Price, 20 cents; s. il
year. The Wheeman, Co.. Boston, Mass.
The leading article in the September number
of the North American Review is by Bishop J.
Lancaster Spading, who insists that the only
| sure "Basis of Popular Government" is moral
| ity, not culture of the intellect. nor universal
suffrage, nor the development of material re-
| sources and that if the country is to be saved
from run, there must be return to the un-
compromising moral code Of the founders Of
New England The policy of "The Exclusion
of the Chinese is advocated by John IL. burst
who presents striking array of forcible and
original arguments against Mougoliln immigra-
| ton -Four distinguished writers on political
economy, namely. David A. Wells Thomas c.
| Shearman, }. b. Sargent, and Prof. W. G..
able point of view. the Evils of the Tariff
| SYSTEM; and it is announced that in the Re
| view for October several writers of no less dis
| tnction will exhibit the benefits of the Tariff
| SYSTEM" The other articles in the current
! number are "The Demand of the Industrial
| Spirit" by Charles Dudley Warner; "Inspir;l-
| ton and Infaibilitv," by the Rev. Dr. j. II.
| Rylance; THE Need Of Liberal Divorce Laws
by Elizabeth Cady Stanton: and "Our Remote
| Ancestry" by Prof. Alexander Ninchel.
The Popular Science Monthly for September
has a portrait and biographical sketch of Pro
| fessor j. p Lesley, chief geologst for Pennsyl-
vania, and President of the American Assoca-
| ton for the Advancement of Science. The
leading article of the number is by Professor J.
| +. Cooke, of Harvard University, on "ScIenti-
tic Culture; its Spirit, its Aim, and its Meth
DDS" and is perhaps the ablest exposition of
| this subject which the current educational CON
| troversy has called forth. ''The Upper Miss
ouri River System" by Lester f. Ward, is an
| illustrated article describing the action of the
| Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in continually
cutting away side of their valleys and
| building up the other. In ''Whcre and how
we Remember" also illustrated, NJ. Allen
Starr. Nj. d., presents the evidence supporting