The Republican journal., 1888-05-17
Literature.

| THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, OR THE
CONFLICT BETWEEN MAN AND ALCOHOL.
BY Henry William Blair, u. S. Senator from
New Hampshire. We quote from the authors
preface: ''rhe object of this book is, il pos
sible. to arrest the attention of the American
il of no other people; to place before them
the leading facts which enter into the great
debate now pending on our own and the Euro
pean continents, and to assist man. however
feebly, in this great struggle with alcohol for
his life. The plan attempted has been to place
clearly before the mind the nature Of alcohol
as poison to the healthy human system; its
destructive effects upon the body and soul of
It's victim; to portray its tremendous proper
tons and malignant influence upon society,
nations and races of men, to discuss the rene
dies of this great evil by the exercise of moral
suasion and educatve forces, both spiritual
and physical, and by the action of society in
the enactment and enforcement of law. This
is followed by some account of the organiZa-
tons and agencies, religious, secular and poll
teal. which are and must be engaged in the
effort to remove the gigantic evil and crime Of
alcoholic intempcrancc from the world" The
subject is ably and eXhauStivc,y treated and
the work stands at the head of temperance
books Of the present day. 1t should be in the
hands Of all interested tand who is not:) in
this all-mportant theme. 1t contains fifty
seven excellent full page portraits of noted
men and women workers in the cause, is typo
graphically all that could be desired, and is
sold at the low p.icc of 81. - to 5.25. accord
ing to binding. The VIM. f. Smythe Co.,
Somerset St, Boston, Mass. publishers.
NOTES.
There is something to interest and instruct
every one in the Popular Science News. and it
should be visitor to every household. Pub
lishc1 monthly at 10 Pearl Street, Boston. 81
per annum.
We have received 4 copy of The Publishing
World. published monthly at New York. 1t
contains the cream of the new books, and
great variety of literary news and notes.
The American Home journal, issued every
SATURDAY. at Baltimore by the Lorborn Publish
ing Co., is Il very attractive publication, hand
somcly illustrated and full of entertaining read
ln". Ihlrtv-tWo pageS-S2 year.
Golden Days is the standard juvenile publ
cation and its weekly or monthly parts are
eagerly looked for. The serials are very inter-
c>tng While healthful in tone, and the mag;-
zine is instructive as well as entertaining.
James EiNer>on. publisher. Philadelphia.
The Popular Science Monthly for June will
have an article on The Effects of Moderate
nrnking." by George Harley, NJ. d., in which
the author records the effect of ''nipping" up
on the liver, kidneys. heart and brain. the or
cans which medical science has shown to he
chiefly affected by the use of alcohol in moder-
ate quantities.
Number of McNIillan'> Summer Reading
Library Ito be issued weekly at 80 cents per
numhcr) is i. Marion Crawl ford'S latest story,
"MarIio'> trnrtX." The Boston journal says
that this is."A novel of such strength unity
and nobility of purpose that it would make for
lis author Il high reputation in modern litera-
ture. even if his previous novels had not al
ready given him right to that position.
Tie West is to have monthly magazine
which is to be edited by Colonel Dom Piatt
aGh which will deal with politics, fiction,
poetry. general literature. science and art. 1t
..Wiil give an independent support to the
Democratic party and the present AdminiStra-
each number. 1t will be published by Bedford,
Clark \ Co.. and its title will be "Be'iforl'>
Magazine.
General Grants Memoirs receive high COM
pIimrni from "'rhc London Spectator" "They
are the true image Of a man. says the critic.
"rrobably never hcforc-perhaps never again
shall we lie told exactly how 4 commander
feels when hc goc> into action. General Grant
shows u- this. and besides he presents that
curious problem. the man in whom the purely
personal pleasure OF success in battle was re-
'urcd to nothing. and who was genuinely sor-
ry. nay. rre>t-falcn, at having to take his OPP
ppncM's sword.
In the May number Of Woman commences a
series oi remarkable articles. by Helen Camp
hcji ON the Wrctc}cd condition of the working
CLASSES of Lonion. This series will be one of
great interest. and will portray the miseries of
the power! y->trcken workers of Berlin, Paris
and Rome. The illustrations, by Hugh Eaton
and Edgar j. Taylor, are of the highest class of
pictorial art. olive Thorne Miller begins in
this nu'nhcr her articles on Representative
" onan'> Clubs. the Soro>is and Meridian
Clubs Of New lprk being the subjects of the
first pater. Price -. ~ year. Woman Pub
Fishing Co.. y. Y.
Wide Awake for May is a> bright and sunny
rs May morning. The beautiful frontspicce
(lfter Steffeck'> famous painting) shows the
late Emperor William and his brother when
boys. III company with their famous mother,
Queen Louise. A brief article about the En-
pcror. With portrait from his last life photo
graph is timely. "l'rcsident Ma(liSon's Fam
Hy,'' with its beautiful portraits of Dolly Ma,li-
son and other members of the family, is very
chatty and entertaining. Young coin collectors
viii turn first to the ''pleasures of a Young
Num>mat~t" Mrs Clarll'> 'RSe and Fall Of
the Might is delightful in it, fun, which ''goes
home" to every lad who has owned an amateur
printing press. Several Jolly poems add to the
entertainment furnished. The more substantial
features include I'm Typhoon." by Olive
isi>icy seward, Chinese Dragons by Pro-
fc>sor Douglas of the British Museum. might
in i Beaver Town. hy Edmund Collins. In
til" june issue vii! begin Mrs. Crownin.-
shields serial Of traning-Ship life, "rlucky
s;nriliS IIi~ StOrv''