The National tribune., 1885-02-05
RECENT LITERATURE.

RECENT LITERATURE.
REPRESENTATIVE BRITISH oRATIoNs.
With Introductions and Explanatory Notes. BY
| Charles Kendall Adams. In a set of three vol
umes. Published by e. p. Putman's Sons, New
| York.
| These three pretty little ~,lumes have been
prepared to show the great currents of political
thought that have shaped British history for
| the past $50 years, by bringing together the
most famous orator-eal utterances that has
tended to change the course of the stream Of
British history. The first volume contains
| selections from Eliot and Pym, who formulated
| the protests against absoutism that led to the
| foundations of English constitutional liberty;
Chatham Mansfield. and Burke, who were
| potent in the events that led to American in
| dependence The second volume is devoted to
! Pitt, the exponent of constant opposition to
! Napoleon; Fox. favoring negotiations for
I peace and Macintosh and Erskine, the de-
| tenders of tie freedom of iuries and of the
| press. The third volume is devoted to Canning,
who shaped England's foreign policy in the
| years succeeding Napoleon's overthrow; Ma
| caulay, on the reform bill of 1882; Golden and
| Bright, Beaconsfeld and Gladstone. These
| volumes should be in every library.
| THE CRUISE OF THE ALICE MAY in the Gulf
of ST. Lawrence and Adjacent Waters. By $. G.
w. Benjamin. With numerous illustrations. Pub
lshed by D. Appleton & Co., New York.
This log of the tour of party of pleasure
seekers from Charlottetown, n. B., around the
Gulf of st. Lawrence and among the islands
was first published in the Century, and is now
presented in the form of o most attractive
book with the original illustrations largely
augmented in number. 1t is interesting to
readers of all ages AS the chronicle of schooner
trip in waters and amid scenes comparatively
unknown to the people of the United States.
EvANs's ADVERTISING HANDBOOK. Four
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and BOG Washington st.
Mr. Evans who is one of the oldest and best
known of the advertising agents of the country,
has made the publication of these Hand Books"
feature of his business; and very useful fea
ture it is, too for the advertisers of the country
for they contain compact and trustworthy list
of all the most desirable advertising mediums
in the United States and Dominion of Canada,
all nationally and conveniently classified. The
Hand Books" become more valuable every
year, and are correspondingly appreciated by
business men.
The Magazines.
North american Reriew.-Contents for Febru-
airy: How Shall the President be Elected by
Prof. F. A. P. Barnard, William Purcell, Senator
H. L. Dawes, Gen. Roger A. Pryor, and Senator
z. B. Vance: Holmes Life of Emerson, by Geo.
Bancroft; New Departure in Education, by
Prof. G. Stanley Hail; The Certainty of Endless
Punishment, by Rev. w. G. T. shedd; Theories
Regarding the Suns Corona, by Prof. G. A.
Young; Shall Clergymen be Politicians? by
Revs. Fl. J. Van Dyke, jr, and Henry Ward
Beecher.
Among the large amount of excellent reading
matter which BaltoIs Monthly contains will be
found the following: Kennebec Vistas. by F.
W. S. Blanchard; Lewey and I, by VIM. 81.
Thomas; Faith, Hope, and Love, by L. A. Saw
airy; Alice Thorne's Hero, by Mrs. r. B. Edison
Last Night, by Dexter Washburn; Edith Ire
mayne's Valentine. by May /. Field; Unseen
Spirit, by Alice p; The Chiffonnier by Roches-
ter; The Keynote, by G. B. Griffith; Winter
Fashions, by Mrs Maria L. Windsor; Love at
First Sight, by Garry Moss, and How Dicks
Vacation Begun, by Louise Dupee.
Ogilries Popular Readiay, No. IA. contains
several complete stories by popular authors,
besides splendid collection Of short sketches,
poems etc. This number has 1s4 pages Of ex-
cellent matter, printed in large type and the
price is only 80 cents.
The United Serrice.-Contonts for February; |
The Battles at Chattanooga, by Gen. II. v. |
Boynton; Esek Hopkins the first "Com- |
mander-in-C Chief" Of the American Navy with |
portraitl; The Ancient and Honorable Artil- |
lery Company Of Massachusetts,; The Pilgrim |
age to Washington; Jack Hsultaut Midship- |
man, U. S. N; One Of the Duanes The Branch |
photographic Offices, and the Merchant Ma |
rine; Tho Thirty Years War; Reflections at !
Sea; Sketch of Fort Meade; Editorial Notes; |
Books of the Month Service Literature. Pub |
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NOTES
We have received from Mai. Thomas Bell, |
Chairman Of the Committee on Bylaws, |
copy Of the newly issued Constitution, By |
Laws, and Rifles Of Order Of the Memorial and |
Executive Committee Of the Grand Army of |
the Republic, County Of Kings Department of |
New York. The Committee has done its work |
we'll, and the English In which the work is |
written is pleasingly correct.
Mrs. Helen Freer has written and Ella F. |
Case has set to music stirring song, entitled |
"Sleep On, o, Blue Battalions." 1t is dedicated |
to the GA r., and published at Akron, o., by |
w. /. Brownell & Co
The first edition of the February Century |
(IS0.000 copies1 was sold within a week of tho |
day issued. A new edition of 10000 is on the |
press, making a total of 200, 900, with the pros
pect of a still further demand. fifth edition !
of tho November Ienfuru was issued on Nom /