Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-05

words ABOUT our lanenteu pOet oi mo hont
IIo based his action upon principle that
underlay his whole life. Il have great faith
In doing what Is righteous, and fear no evil
consequences.' II underlay his literature
as well as his life, and IL was conscience
that resulted not only IN tho highest conduct,
but the nnest art with nothing narrow,
and with finally nothing moralistic, no
achieved In the poetry he has LEFT us y
blended ideal OF goodness aud OF beauty
which IL iucompatably perfect. IL has for
some tune been the silly fashion In criticism
TO depreciate ID but those who have sneered
at IL have unwlttingly paid IL the highest
tribute, Tor they have called IL the poetry OF
the average human life: and this, without
thoir knowing II, IN tho universal poetry
THE opening Of an I" Editors Study" in
charge of man like Mr.. Howells, in
Hdrpcr's noga zinc, already 40 richly fur
nished In its editorial departments, was a
bright idea. Think of it, one magazine to
have three editorial writers like George
William Curtis, William Dean Iowells, and
Charles Dudley Warner, to give us their
choicest wisdom aud brightest thought in
every number of the twelve! Why this
alone In worth more than tho whole magazine
costs. No, with such an equipment Hdrper's
at least need fear nothing from the upspring-
ing of any number OF new periodicals of
whatever Kind or degree of excellence.
Dos'r know how 1t il with others, but AZ
for me invariably pass by all the other at
fractions, in order, first of all, to get at the
very best, the Editors Chair, study and
Drawer. Then / turn TO tho rest And
here, too, / notice a certain decided consis-
tency i'm this old "new magazine marked
characteristics that 1t has held from the be-
ginning, and in which 1t is sui gcneri.
Among these are its seldom missing finely
illustrated article OF travel, AS in the June
number that OF MIR. Aliens " Through Cum
.t al
historic interest, rs the exhaustive ono on
The United States Navy by Rear Adj
miral simpson,, or Mr.. Carnes' on " The
Death of Pope Alexander VI " or of prac-
tical, industrial or scientific information like
X. Il. Bowker's " A Lump ot Sugar " in the
series on Great American Indus tries, aud T..
=. Roe's, "Tbe ILome-Acre." Then j always
find several tirst-c.ass serials ike those now
running in it, Blackmore's Springhaven,"
Warmers "Thelr Pilgrimage" aud "king
Arthur" by the author of John Halifax, con-
cluded in this number. Besides these there
are yet short stories, descriptions, and rich
feast of poetry, that one can almost appre.
ciate the enthusiastic exclamation a bright
Young lady friend of mine made the other
day al simply couldn't Ice without my
Harper'sr'
IAN glad to see, by the way, that Mr.. Curtis
has joined his eloquent pen to that OF those
who are pleading for the protection of our
birds and in condemnation OF their wanton
murder for the adornment of women's
bonnets. lie does so in his own inimitable
manner, in the Easy Chair. "The story of
the butcher" he says, "who looked out in
the soft summer moonlight aud announced
that something ought TO be done on so fine a
night, and he guessed he would 90 and
starter was told to Melissa who calculated
pretty Obs and Abs, and said, But how
vulgar' Yet had some dreadful Nathan
heard the words and beheld Melissa as she
spoke, he would have raised his voice, and
pointed his finger and said, Thou art the
woman = For the delicate lady was the
wearer of dead birds in her hat, and enCOur-
aged the starter of the loveliest and sweet
est o innocent song birds merely to crafty
her vanity. The butcher, madam, may be
vulgar, but at least he does not Kill in ordor
to wear the horns and tails of his victims
II any millionaires could be found benevo-
lent and sensible enough to do it, know
how this modern barbarism could be speed
lily and surely cured. iie need only buy
enough copies of John Burroughs exquisite
books on birds, " Wake Robin" " Birds and
Poets" aud especially his latest, "Signs
aud Seasons" or Torrey's " Birds in the
Bush " or Mrs. Millers " Bird-Ways," to give
one to every man, woman, and child i'll the
country that has an honest heart and the
work will bs done. No one can read those
books and ever after willingly hurt bird, to
say nothing OF killing or encouraging the kill :
ing of those gentlest aud most beautiful Of
Gods animate gifts 10 man.
IN last weeks Chrtsti"H GHtOH, | read
that MIR. Julian Hawthorne and Mr.. George
Parsons I.athrop will shortly enter the news
paper world, the former as the literary editor
OF the New York ITOrid, while Mr.. Lathrop
will give the greater part of his time to tho
literary department OF the New York Star.
! f that is true, and suppose it is, it is but
another sign OF the growing public demand
for genuine literary talent in the daily secu-
lar newspaper. Soon, very soon, no paper of
any standing will he without its regular
literary department, for the report, criticism,
and general intelligent treatment OF men,
things, aud events in the literary world, as
now IL has for the same in the world OF
business, politics, aud society. Speed the
day, say
lNCAS.