The Republican journal., 1888-04-05
Literary News and Notes.

The April number of Scribner's Magazine
contains an announcement Of the forthcoming
series Of illustrated articles on Railways, of
which notice was given in the prospectus for
1SSS. These articles will be looked for with
| interest
The Forthcoming volumes of Ticknor's Pa
per Series will be Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote's
"Led-Horse Claim" and Glen Gansett, by Opie
J.. Read. Editor of "The Arkansaw Traveller"
The last named book is a story of Southern
life.
"Many of our famous writers were not col
lege bred. William ID. HowelIs, the novelist,
was IA type setter. and was Bret Harte. and
so was Mark Twain. X. III. Stoddard, the poet,
was a blacksmith, Frank Stockton was an en-
graver, and John &. Whittier was farmer,
with slight Interruptions, until he was nearly
so wears old.
In the April number of the Forum, DIR.
Meredith C!lmer an eminent New York ply
! sician, explains the faitll-cure and similar mi
raculous methods of healing; Mr.. John ID.
Champlh. Jr.. the encyclopedias, writes a
broad essay on 1.-The Union Of the English
Speaking Peoples" predicting the annexation
to the United States of Canada. and ultimately
of all British America; and Mr. Park Benja-
min reviews the remarkable work done by DR..
W III. NlDtil. queen IilLdbctn physician, III
creating the modern science of electricity.
Other hive articles are: Civil government and
the Papacy. Prof Emile de Laveleye. The
llysteria of Sectional Agitation. Henry Wat
ter>on. What shall the Public Schools Teach:
DIR. Austin Flint. Cerebral LOcaZation. DR..
{. +. Erown-Sequar,l. The Dawn of Flee
tricity. Park benjamin. The Tenement House
Problem. Alice Wellington Rollins Socialism
and the Catholic Church. Mgr. T.. S. Preston.
The Element of Life in Fiction. T.. +. Roe.
4 AIR tSI.in. \nrl. T,.l
Foord. The Forum Publishing Co.. 81 9Th av.,
New York.
Its wide variety is the most striking feature
of the contents of the April Popular Science
Monthly, ranging from the botany of Silurian
time up to that recent flower of social evolution
college athletics. Psychology zoology antll-
ropoogy. mincralogy. geology, social science,
and law. are all represented in the attractive
list of articles. Among the many topics treat
ed every intelligent reader will surely find
several to interest him. The leading article is
Oh college Athletics and Physical Develop
ment." by Professor f. l.. Richards, of Yale
College, in which the system of athletics exist
ing at our colleges is defended an ally of the
best education There is also IAN article by
Professor Huxley, entitled The struggle for
Existence: \ Programme" in which he points
out. in his familiar. mastery style. that the
industrial progress of civilized nation depends
upon the industrial education and the freedom
from misery OF lis working-claSses. Mr.. Philip
Snyder'S paper on Forms and Failures of the
Law calls attention to some of the supertluous.
inefficient, and inequitable features of our legal
Procedure. a collection of curious "Chinese
superstition>' is contributed! by Adele NJ.
Fielde; and there is very entertaining article
on heredity. entitled" The Cause of Character.'
Readers of the ''Monthy'' who have followed
the series of articles on Economic Distur |
Dances" by Hon. David A. Wells. will he graf |
flied with the excellent sketch and portrait of
the author which appear in this number.
Margaret Regis, and Some Other Girls, is the
title of new book by Annie ii. Ryder. A
multitude of readers all over the country knew
the author of this capital story through her
last years book, which made such success,
Hold Up Your Heads, Girls" Although |
wholly different in pan-though not in purpose
Margaret Regis" is every bit as strong a |
book. and to some will be even more attractive. |
Margaret Regis is one of group of merry stu |
dent at an institute for young ladies'. bright,
healthy, active. and with never-failing fund |
of good nature and good spirits. We are in
troduced to her on the eve of her graduation.
when she and her companions are getting all |
the enjoyment they can out of the few days re-
manning to them. The chatter of the students,
their innocent jollity, their half >urrepttious
meetings in each others rooms. the secret
feaSt> IN which they take part. their banter of
each other, and their more serious and earnest
moods and talks are described with wonderful
realism and effect. The author is firm beev-
er i'll being happy under all circumstances. and
especially in youth. She says: sect the JOY,
get the -ladness out of your young lives when
ever you can: get it, and let it make a bright |
light along Your path through all the way Of
life. BE girls; happy, joyous girls always, if |
you can. DO not let persons or circumstances
prevent your ~ladnes>, if duty does not. Make |
duty of happiness. and a happiness of duty.
" hen the pf IyofuaphooD ora full