Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-12-03
Tho Library Magazine for November.

Fully carries out its promise to furnish
4 repertory Of the periodical writing Of
the current month or two. This number
contains about half q score Of the most
carefully conceived and best written pa
pers In the English Reviews. Among
these is a thoughtful essay by the Bishop
of Carlisle, entitled Thoughts about
Life" being really 4 review Of Herbert
Spencer's Principles Of Biology. The re-
cent death Of Lord Houghton, who, al
though raised 10 the peeragc nearly a
quarter Of q century ago, Is still best
known Is Mr.. Richard Monckton Mines,
gives occasion for an appreciative sketch
by Mr.. Estcott, editor Of the Fortnightly
Reriew. Very readable is the Dialogue
upon Novels" by Vernon Lee. Mr..
William Henry Hurbert, well known as
an American literateur, and for many
years Editor Of the New York World,
furnishes q well-considered paper upon
"Catholic Italy and the Temporal Pow
er." Mary Hewitt. now eighty-fve years
Of age, Is now writing 4 series Of Auto
biographical "reminiscences. Perhaps
the most interesting Of these is that upon
her "Girlhood," which appears In this
number of Library Magazine. Mr.. Rich
ard A. Proctor's paper upon the New
Star in the Andromeda Nebuls," 10
worth more than the space 1t occupies.
Captaia Vernon Lovett Cameron, whom
we remember best by the account of his
notable journey Across Africa, made .
dozen years ago, writes q sensible paper
upon "The Future Of Soudsn." Among
the original papers In this Number Of the
Library Magazine, the first place must be
assigned to that upon John Ruskin In
his Homes and Haunts," by William
Sloane Kennedy. Mr.. Alfred II. Guern-
sey writes a brief paper. mainly derived
from q letter In the New York Lndepend-
ent, relating to the work Tho Lost Manu-.
script, by Soloman Spalding. which has
been believed TO be the source from
which Joseph Smith got his Book of Nor
mon. A bulky manuscript thus entitled,
and undoubtedly the work Of Solomon
Spalding, has turned up at Honolulu, in
the Sandwich Islands, as narrated in this
paper. But, as we think can be clearly
established, this eItant Honolulu manu-.
script Is not the one which fell into the
hands Of Sidney Rigdon and Joe Smith.
and which furnished the idea Of the
Book of Mormon. The truth We judge Ia
be that Spalding became dissatisfied with
this manuscript, and wrote a wholly new
one, which fell into the hands OF Smith
and his confederate. The whole matter
when fairly sifted, will form a curious
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