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DARW1NlsM, STATED By HIMSELF. Selected
md arranged by NATHAN SHEPPARD, editor OF
The Dickens Reader, George Eliors Essays
&c. New York d. Appleton & Co. Washington
w. H. Morrison Price, $3.50.
In this volume tho editor has taken char
acteristic passages from tho writings Of OAR
win, arranged in manner which is designed
to conduct the reader through the vegetable
up to the animal kingdom, and up from the
lowest to the highest animal-man, "the
wonder and glory of the universe" This
compilation of the writings of the great
scientist will, it is believed, create an appe-
lite which can be satisfied only by careful
reading of the works themselves, The
theory that Darwin advocated has been
vigorously disputed, and IL Is probable that
tho controversy will last for u long time.
While the editor does not discuss the theory
expoundod by Darwin, he is evidently n
warm admirer Of tho author whose works no
has compiled
GALLERY OF MODERN MASTERS. Parts 1 to
ht 10. Being artistic reproductlons from proml
nent modern works OF painting and sculpture,
with explanatory notes. L. Sohlck, 128 and
100 Lake stroot, Chicago.
Tho gallery which Mr.. Schick offers to tho
public surpasses in excellence anything
lately coming under our notice, oil the en-
cravings being on wood and bearing evil
donco of patient and laborious work by on
gravers of tho highest talent. Supplement-
ing the engravings are explanatory notes
which are we'll written and add to the inter-
est aroused by tho pictures Tho work is
sold by subscription only, and Mr. Schick is
seeking an energetic agent for Washington.
LITERARY NOTES.
The Manhattan for May opens with tho FIRST
paper on "The Gunnison Country" by Ernest In
gersoll, which will be found Of great interest.
Chapters |, 2, and of "rrajan' indicate that tho
novel will DO an attractive one Other articles
are, "Rimini and the Malatestas" by Alfred Ash.
ton; LEO MIL" by willard H. Morse; "Ulric
Zwlnglo," by Charles II. Hall, and chapters IL and
| 10 of Edgar Fawcetts story, "Tinkling Cymbals.'
There are also several excellent poems in this
| number
The North Amtrican Revie,D for May presents
the following interesting table of contents "De.
| fective Naturalization Laws" by Justice William
Strong; Matthew Arnold" Edwin z. Whipple
"a Zone Of World" Richard A. Proctor; "rhC
Railway and the State" Gerritt l.. Lansing; "Tllu
sions of Memory, Prof. Henry f. osborn; The
| Meaning Of Song" Helen Kendri9k johnson
"Workingmen's Grievances" william Goodwin
| Moody and Prof. J. Laurence Laughlin
| ihS bHltSu CtCt MuVu-Ht lOE Nhy COHltiui
Memories of Honolulu" by David Graham Adee
"a Chronicle Of Carter Barracks" by Brevet Lieut.
Col. Fl. W. Closson, U. S. A.; "Gustavus Adolphus,
| by j. b. Feree; the continuation of Admiral
| Preble's paper on the "Ships of the Nineteenth
Century" and "Tho First Scenes of the Civil
War;" by Capt. James Chester, U. s. A. s. r
Hnmmersley 4 Co. publisher, 1910 Chestnut street
| Philadelphia.
From the edition of Messrs. George p. Rowell
| n, 4.
press, II appears that the newspapers and period
icals of all kinds at present issued in the Unite
States and Canada reach a grand total of 1910.
This is u net gain of precisely 1000 during the las
twelve months, and exhibits an increase of 56l
over the total number published Just ten year
since. The increase in 1874 over the total for 1SI
was 493 During the past year the dailies have IL
creased from 1,13S to 1854; the weeklies fror
9,062 to hoops, and the monthlies from 1901
1899. The greatest increase is in tho wester
states. Illinois, for instance, now shows 1,0C
papers in place of last years total Of 90i, Will
Missouri issues 60i instead Of the 523 reported |
1888. Other leading western states also exhibit
great percentage of increase. The total humble
of papers in New York state Is ,523 against 3!
in 1888. Canada has shared in the general IL
crease.
Henry James's new three-part story, "Lady Ba
barina," will be begun in the May Century. tt
hero is wealthy young American. who goes /
the title of doctor, though his "practice" is mo
q form of having something to do in the worl
than reality. The story concerns his courtsh
of the second daughter of an English marquis
D whose family have views on New York as a hon
for aristocratlc English ladies and on the soci
Z value of a medical title-and also concerns Il
domestic problems growing out of their marriag
The new edition of "Bryan's Dictionary
Painters and Engravers' is at last ready for pu
lioation by. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. Pa
1 and . are ready for delivery, and the remainil
ten parts will be published during the comir
. year. vast amount of new material has be-
available for this revision, the last edition of II
work having been published in 1si9. The nc
6 matter introduced will increase the work
double It's former size
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