The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-01-29
LITERARY NOTICES.

The good things in the February issue of the Ec-
| LECTIC commend themselves to different classes OF
readers, special effort is made in this magazine
to suit varied tastes. Among the strong papers of
serious and weighty may be nstanced "A Faith
| less World' by Francis Power Cobbe: 1.-The Demo-
cratic victory in America'' by William Henry Hurl-
| burt; and John Wyclife: His Life and Work.
| (FrOm Backwood's Magazine). There is a second
paper of De Laveley's delightful ',Wurzburg
| and Vienna" Edmund Gosse, the English poet. is
represented by short but clever paper on Samuel
Johnson" and DIR. Charles Mackay's fresh INSTALL
ment of "Bygone Celebrities makes very agreeable
gossip. Among other articles of notable
Food and FEEDING" sEnglishmen and Foreigners
THE Rye House PIOt,' and Authors as Suppressors
of Their Own Books" These papers by ex-
haust the interest of the number but they adequate
ly represent the general character ofit
Whether agree with Mr.. Reecher or not few
men speok write any subject of public inter-
est with so great a certainty that every body will
want to know what they say In discussing the ques-
tion how far ministers may properly go in poll
tlrs--which he does In the North American Review
for February.-the great preacher shows himself 10
advantage perhaps all the 1t is matter
that touches him personally well professionally
In the number of the Review the question How
shall the President be Elected ~ Is ably treated by
five happily chosen writers, viz, two United States
Senators, Dawes and Vance; college president, F.
A. P. Barnard. Of Columbia; New York lawyer
lam Purcell. The substantial agreement of four of
them on the point is significant Another nota-
BILE article in this unusually strong number is a re-
view of "tI0l"ess fife of Emerson by the veteran
historian George Bancroft; and stir another Is an
essay by Prof c. A. Young Theories Regarding
the Suns Corona which h" skilIfulIy brings within
popular comprehension. The Rev DR.. W. G T.
Shedd defends the dogma 'Fndess Punishment
and Prot C. Stanley Hall writes New Departures
in Education"
"A Marsh Island" occupies the place of honor in
the Atlantic for February, and in this instament of
the story the fortunes of principal characters be-
gins TO be entanged. 1t is delightful series Of pic
tnres of the country and countryfork and i'm 1T Miss
Jewett Is at her very best. Mr.. Craddock's Prophet
the Great Smoky Mountains" is continued, and here
agasn the hero and heroine brought into "a good
situation - striking episode also occurs in Mrs.
Oliphants Country Gentleman" and in fact all three
of the Atant serials, which began in January.
exceedingly interesting. Among the most important
articles o. solid nature account of the
revival interest in antique sculpture after the neg
lect of the Dark Ages. by William Shields Liscomb,
under the title of THE Quest for the Grail of An
cient Art; second paper on Madame Mohl's Salon;
and clever article of critical nature Yer
charming papers continued and although he says
that The New Portfolios is not yet opened 1T Is
hard how 1t could be deig tfuI If
Bradford Torrey contributes pleasant paper on
Winter Birds about Boston, "A Shear # Sonnets''
by Helen GRAY Cone. and verses by Edith Thomas |
and E. r. Sill. complete the poetry of this issue
while crisp and pu, gent criticism of Nathaniel |
and his Wife," reviews of ''Moutcalm |
an Wolfe" and of other volumes together with the
usual Books of the Month and the Contr ibutors' Club
complete an excellent number. Houghton, Mifiin i |
90, Boston.