Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-22
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 The North American Review for Novem- Der is notable number. Walt Whitman's article on "Slang in America" will attract attention. Dr.. Philip Schaf discusses ''Stateoraft and Priestcraft' and Abraham Lincoln in Illinois" is pictured by Hon.. E. B. Washburne "United Bulgario is made the theme for an able paper by Eugene Schuyler, while Gail Hamilton, in a treatise on 'tRace Prejudice,'' marvels at the Upland and benign unconsciousness with which religious culture contradiets itself" Miss Dodge holds that the race prejudice be- tween black and white is not all on the side of the latter, as, she claims, many suppose. The colored people have strong an objec- tion to mingling with their Caucasian breth- ren as the Caucasians have to mingling with the Africans.
 The November Popular Science Monthly opens with an illustrated article by T. W. Mather on Plying Machines" ''Modern Science and Modern Thought" is readable article from new English work under that title by s. Laing, M. P. J. NJ. Heating dis cusses ''Twenty Years of Negro Education" by giving an account of the progress that has been made in the Southern States, both in of the colored race. and in devising and car rying out plans for it's extension. The first and principal portion of Sir Lyon Playfairs address before the British association at Aberdeen is given on the Relations of Science to the Public Veal" "Two Wonderful Instruments" by Albert Lefingwell, NJ. D., is an ingenious chapter ill optics. "A Free Colony of Lu natics, by Henry de Varigny, is fresh and instructive account of the remarkable exper- iments at Gheel, in Belgium, concerning the treatment of the insane. Prof. Grant Allen discourses on the rural subject of "CIover," and John F. Hume offers some important 'points" f'The Art of Investing" Prof c. A. Eggert, of the Iowa university, in 'sThe Problem of Higher Education takes the liberal side on the classical question. 'Harper's for November is a very pleasing number. The frontispiece is fine engrav- ing from Landseer's painting, stThe Otter | Hunt.'' The illustrated papers are ttAn In dian Journey" by Lucy c. Lillie; ttThe New York Stock Exchange" by Dr. R. Wheat1ey, of which the Journal of Commerce remarks that it is historically complete, a book com pressed to magazine limits;' ''Gautemala," :" by O. J. Victor; Summers Decay" poem, by Nora Perry; "An Otter Hunt in the Heb rides" by Robert D. somers; "The Familistere at Guise," by Edward (Abbey's illustrationsG '3The Defense of Our Seaports, a most timely and valuable article, by Henry P. Wells; An Art Study; and The Singular Case of Mr. Samuel Spoolin, by F, Anstey author of 'sVice Versa" and "The Tinted Venus" We have besides additional chapters of Mir. Howell's new novel, "Indian Summer;' Prince Edward Island story, The Captain of the Heather Bell,' by the late lamented Helen Hunt Jackson; Some l recollections of Lord Houghton, by ex-Min- ister John Bigelow and poems by Frances L. Mace and Louise Chandler Moulton.
 Among the many interesting articles in | the Atlantic Monthly for November "Some | Testimony in the Case" Rebecca Harding 1 Davis contribution to the literature of "the negro problem" will especially appeal to the ! reader. Tn impressment of sailors is enter | tainingly written about by Edward Stan | wood under the title of 'An Old Time i Grievance. Two thoughtful and scholarly articles, one on 'FThe Idea of God" by John Fiske, the other on Principles of Criticism, D more nx I solid h. papers s' of lal@ she nums nns ber ''Thackeray as Art-Critic" con- 1 tains some account of the great novelist's early notes on pictures; and Mrs. Miller has | a pretty bird sketch called "A Tricksy Spir- I it." As for the serials by Henry James, Mrs. | Oliphant and Dr. Holmes, they maintain | their interest and one at least of the stories has startling development. An old Algon, Quln legend IS the motif Of How GlooSkaE | Brought the Summer" by Frances L. Mace
 and there is more good poetry by Andrew | Hedbrooke and Paul Hermes.
 Among the articles in Lippincott's maga zine for November the one which is likely te receive most attention has for it's subject
 "Queen Anne or Free Classic Architecture.
 Another article full of solid and interesting information is on E'The Peoboby Museum o
 American Archaeology" by Ernest Ingersoll
 who has had the assistance in preparing it O
 Mir. F. W. Putnam, who has charge of the in
 stitution, and to whom it is chiefly indebted
 for it's excellent system of arrangement "A North River Ferry" by F. N. zabriskie
 "Nos Pensions, which is unsign
 by Grace H. Peirce, are lighter bu
 suggestive sketches; while "Van," by Cap
 tain Charles King, U. s. A., is an admirabl.
 painted study of animal life, done with tn
 verve and skill of one who knows every poin
 of horse, and who is not only a flashing
 cavalry officer, but a capital writer we'll
 The fiction includes the second and conclud
 ing part of ''The Lady Lawyers Firs
 Client" /" by Thomas Wharton, ''A Random
 Shot," by c. w. Wilmerding, and "A Back
 woods Romance" by s. H. Swett.