The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-29
LITERARY NOTES.

the pen of Mrs. Rebecta Harding
Davis, tho author OF Waiting for the
Verdict" and is quite up to that
standard.
WE are indebted to Prof William
Saunders, f. Il. S. O., for a copy OF the
"Report on Agricultural Colleges and
Experimental Farm Stations, with
Suggestions Relating TO Experimental
Agriculture in Canada"
RUHAIEAH is a story Of Afghan life
by Evan Stanton, published by Cassell
& Go. of New York. The heroine is
an EngllshWoman. the adopted dauVh-
ter of an Afghan chief, who marries
the hero, an English officer on service
in Afghanistan. 1t is an exceedingly
romantic story, full Of adventure, and
over 1t all the glamour OF oriental life.
BAKER 4 TAYLOR, Bond street, New
York, announce for publication on
Wednesday, May 10, 1886, a work
treating from a new point of view the
problems raised by the most frequent
" advanced social theories OF the day,
their relations to the reciprocal duties
OF labor and capital, and the position
OF the Christian Church with refer
ence to the social and industrial move.
menta that are taking place about it.
1t is entitled Socialism and Christianity,
and consists Of series OF lectures de-
livered by the Rev. DR.. Behrends OF
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
Mr. VIC. WALLER, in the Magazine
Of american History, describes his
"Trip to Canada with Jefferson Davis"
in 1867. A feature OF great interest in
this number, under the general title
of "Reprints," is a series Of extracts
from the private correspondence of
Gibbon, the historian (then a memblr
of Parliament), relating to American
Affairs, l774-l7S3. The Notes and
other departments overflow with
choice reading. This May iasue is as
suredly one OF the best numbers OF
this popular periodical ever printed.
THE contribution that will attract
first attention in the May Magazine Of
american History is the scholarly paper
of the Rev. Isaac S. Hartley, DID, on
"Horatlo Seymour" This is accom-.
panied by an admirabls steel portrait
Of the distinguished subject, and
with several fine engravings OF
his interesting country home, in
Guiding his library, aud the view
from the broad porch, which embraces
the city Of Utica among the hills and
trees in the distance. In the second
article. Historical Colorado" which
is quantity illustrated, Mrs. Hodges
preeents stirring account OF the pro-
gress OF that young State within the
past twenty-eight years. Following
this Charles Dimity writes pleaFantly
OF an "0ld House in New Orleans" Of
national interest from having been the
ecene OF dramatic incident with
Gen. Jackson az the principal charac.
ter. Nothing in this varied and cap
tivating number, however, is more
entertaining than Paul L. Ford's
History Of a Newspaper" 1t will be
news to many that the old Pennsyl.
Vdnid Gazette, started in 1928, is still
houriehing under another name, in
Philadelphia.
The Triumphant Democracy Of Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, from which Il Q
APPEAL has made lengthy extracts, in
a very gushing eulogy OF the United
States, but 1t is in some of its pages
vety misleading. 1t is, for instance,
very wide OF the actual condition OF
the lAboring masses OF this country, a
condition that is just now monopoliz-
ing the attention OF the national legis-
lature. The contrasting statistics of
the II owth OF the Union in population
and wealth and OF the nations
of Europe are correct and very
encouraging to national vanity,
but Mr., Carnegie, since he touched
upon the subject OF labor at all, should
have gone the whole length and
shown that in the great manufacturing
cities we are rejecting the misery and
| degradation ont of which the Euro
pesn working classes have been
slowly emerging the past fifty
years, But this he seems TO
have put carefully away. 1t
would have marTed the pages OF his
eulogy aud made sad break in its
even flow, But, nevertheless, 7ri.
umphant Democracy is most readable
book and will be widely read on both
sides Of the Atlantic, awakening a
fresh interest in the republican lib
erty aud individual freedom to which
the people OF old England are rapidly
marching, Charles Scribner's Sons,
74S-745 Broadway, New York, are the
publishers.
"THK CAUSE or IRELAND" was never
more eloquently, dispassionately, fair
ly and periodically pleaded before the
civilized world then by the Rev. DR..
Bernard O'Reilly, in a volume iust
from the press OF p. +. Collier, New
York. Whatever there is in the his.
tory Of that "distressiul country" that
would make the indictment complete
is herein engrossed in plain terms,
nothing extenuated nor sught set down
in malice. Beginning with the early
settlement Of Ireland by Phmniciau
colony the learned historian traces in
quick succession the march OF events
down to the invasion by strong law
with which all OF Ireland's miseries
begun. With this began English
domination in Ireland and all her
woes. The repression of the wild
Irish" was essential TO the successful
usurpasion of England. What that
usurpstlon was DR.. O'Rsilly makes
very plain by citations from English
authorities, many Of whom wrote
faifer than they knew, To Amer,
leans as well az Irishmen
this book will be welcome as furnish.
ing mass OF undeniable testimony tc
the justice OF lreland's cause so hon.
estly and earnestly espoused by Mr.
Gladstone. 1t is sold by subscription