Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-17
LITERARY NOTES.

I
iical, and, at 81, a surprisingly cheap one.
The Cosmopolitd,,, for April, (Cosmopo-
Titan Magazine Co., New York, has several
tery interesting papers, some of them very
charmingly illustrated. An article on IT,,
lie Emperor of Germany, by Moncure ID
'onwsy, Is unusually interesting. Th,
rice of the Cosmopolitan, is but SO year
Messrs. Cassell & Co., 1O4 and 10e
Fourth avenue, New York, have boughi
'ut the May issue of their always magnifi-
'ent Magazine Of Art, whose pictures art
lways an interesting study.
The North american ReUie,c, for April
| (No. 3, east Fourteenth street. New York.
has a collection Of contributed articles oI
THE Presidents Panacea," in his fre'
-rsde proposition, from Allen Thorndik,
in the iron and steel line; Hon. George II
Ely, of Cleveland, well-known here; John
Jarrett; A. l.. Conger; Stockton Bates; w
). Shallenberger; Senator Jonathan Chace;
E. A. HartShorn; VIM. C. Wyckoff; w. H.
Daniels; W, =. DeArmiti; William A. Rus
sell; N. J. DePauw. Louis Bush: John z.
Barnum; II. X. Thurber, of New York,
and Thomas III. Dudley. These gentlemen
are experts in iron ore, wool cotton manu-
factures, agricultural machinery, fax,
hemp and jute, silk, wooden and worsted
manufacturers, sugar culture, paper labor,
agriculture, etc. etc.
One Of the finest and most stirring of re-
ligious or other reformatory magazines, is
the Missionary Reriear Of the World Funk
& Wagpalls, IS and 20 Astor Place, New
York, So per year,, and it has made its ap-
pearance for May, and comes freighted W tn
. wealth of missionary thought ard facts and
discussion that will make 1t welcome Wis
itor In the wide circle of readers il has al
ready secured. Edition after edition of the
early numbers have been exhausted, and
still the demand is constantly increasing.
From every quarter comes the warmest
testimonials of approval, and not one dis
senting criticism. The May number, II
possible, excels any OF the previous num-
bers in richness and variety. Several of
the eight articles in the Literature" depart
ment are of unusual interest, such
as "The Supreme Question of the
Hour, ""The Miracles of Missions, ""Wo-
mans Work for Missions" and David
Brainerdn (all editoriaD. "The Opportun-
ity of the Ages" by DR.. Chamberlain, of
India, is mastery. The Political Sitaa-
ton in Japan" cannot fail to attract atten-
ton. The name of the writer is withheld.
but ii is by one on the ground and thor
oughIy posted on the subject. ''Organized
Missionary Work." Correspondence and
General Intelligence" international De-
psrtment" by DE-. Gracey; Monthly Con
cert" +" by DR.. Pierson, the Monthly Bulle-
tin" which sweeps the entire mission field.
and the Statistics of the Worlds Mis-
sions," are each packed with intelligence.
discussions, facts, statistics, results. all Of
the latest and most reliable kind. Instead
OF any decline of interest there has been
steady increase in each successive number;
and as the tide Of missionary feeling rises
higher and higher in the churches we lock
for still greater perfection and power in
this advanced Repietc.
In the Quiuer for May (Cassell i Co.,
1o4 and 106 Fourth avenue, New York, we
are glad to find very interesting article on
the new Mansfield college, Oxford uni
versity. with a very life-iike portrait of its
founder and president, the Rev. DR.. A. N.
Fairbairn, lateof Airdale college. Bradford.
gentleman who has twice visited America
and delivered courses of lectures at Chau-
tauQua, Andover and other places. The
new buildings for Mansfield college are in
process of erection and will correspond in
style of architecture with the time -honored
university buildings IN its vicinity. Dr.
Fairbairn-who has been heard by quite q
number of our citizens-is one of the
ablest preachers and lecturers In Great
Britain aud great theological teacher and
authority. He Is a gentlemen of simple,
unostentat ious manners and quiet depart-
ment, but profound thinker, who ex-
presses himself with great clearness
aud is a platform speaker of remarkable
power.
Few magazines have presented q more
attractive table Of contents for the Easter
month, than The Womlns Magazine, of
Brattleboro, VT Three full page engrav-
ings-''Moss Types" of fine workmanship,
are "a Cluster of Easter Lilies"-a little
child about years old, holding a spray of
lilies over her head, portrait of the editor
of the magazine, and of Mrs. Eza Munson
Smith, the compiler of woman in Sacred
Song" There is a singularly sweet poem
by Mrs. Housh, to illustrate the first, and a
full and appreciative biographical sketch
Of Mrs. Smith. The children are remem-
bered amid the profusion of stories and
practical articles, by two pages of verses
prettily illustrated. The Easter number