Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-03
OUR BOOK FABLE.

civil war.
OUR BOOK TABLE.
THE ATL aNTIC MOSTHLY-Juhe; Rough
ton, Aihin 4 Company, Eoston.
"miser Farrel's Beg lest," complete In
two parts is singular bit Of sarcastic
joking. The Andorer dispute Is SO ys-
cent that in readir g this article there Is Q
feeling that the aulnor bss in his mind
some Of the restrictions that were placed
upon the teachings Cf that institution BY
its original founders. However that msy
be, 1t Is certain that there IL often o
smother safe" needed in which to store
the theories of men who are In advance
Of their generation.
"The Queen Behind The Throne" by
Ellen Terry johnson, lifts the curtain and
gives the reader bit Of eighteenth CEN
fury history In the courts of Spain and
France. Madame des Ursins was the
friend and wise counsellor Of Philip V.
OF Spain. BE was Bourbon, AID saying
that, tells Of the bitter cup Of ingratituds
she wssforced to drink. She was q wo-
man of remarkable force of Intellect and
statesmaDllke qualities, in many respects
q wise and q better woman than Madame
de MsintsnoD, her friend and con-
temporary. The writer has done
Justice to the suhjsct aud has conferred
q benefit on msny with whom her history
ia not as familiar az 1t should be.
"a Southern Planter" is q short sketch
nf Thomas Dabney. an ideal southern
gentlemen, born In Virginia and wnose
life IN Mississippi is familiar to many
He Tss one Of the best specimens of 8
noble race who were hampered by q sys-
TEN that has passed swsy with the condi-
tons tast gave 1t birth. This sketch is
gathered fragments from book written
oy his daughter, that ought to be read by
those OF this generation who haze so little
opportunity to form an impartial estimate
OF men who lived under q regime that has
now no parall /.
1.-THE Discovery Of the Rocky Noun
tains," an article by Francis Parkmsn, if
of special interest now that tourists and
travellers have had these regions msde SO
acce ssible to them. l is hard 10 uoder-
stand, riding over these heights in ln1u-
riuus Pullman GERS, of the d faculties and
dangers thst heset the ruggsl path Of the
first explorers, the two brothers, La Yer-
endrye, and Saint Pierre.
sCRIBNER's MAGAZINE june; Charlss
scfibaeI'e Sons, New York.
To take the dry bones OF mechsLi ism
and make them live Is slmost . creative
work, but when this bare framework be-
comes thing Of beauty the touch Of gen.
ius has been ct work and its recognition Is
instantaneous This Is being done by
Mr.. Clarke in the series Of papers 1.-THE
Building Of Railway" II is hard to
realize that q man whose skill in me-
chsnlcs 10 so ma ked csn be aught but
man Of angles and measurements, yet the
style in which he presents the reslities OF
railroad building render his or sicle at,rnc-
ave to the uDinitisted, and the prac icsl
details OF the work are not rendered any
the less cit ar to the working me cnapic
The DIRE wings are given with crest accut-
acy and the views, while showing marvels
Of engineering skill, sre in themselves
pictures to delight . lover Ct sublime
scenery. Particularly Is this true Of The
"Alpine Pass" and "Big Loop" nesr
Georgetown, Col.
Sketches Of hospital life BY A. B.
Ward is calculated to dissi-
pate any preiudIce one may have
to occupying cot in
hospital wards, the extreme re.tpess,
the tender ninis:ration, and the BENEFITS
to be derived from skil!ful appliances can
not fail to convince the most skeptical
that q hospital under such management
is indeed boon to sick and weary cues.
The department. OF fiction is we'll flied
this month. "a Lord don Life" is new
serial by Henry james. Fisk Harvest"
is continued. The chapters this month
are q portrayal Of coaching through
scenery with gay party OF
New Yo1ke!s.
10 biography there is sketch of Car.
dinal Newman. with two portraits. Look
ing at the strong face it is easy to con-
ceive m as q leader, man possessing
mind that could not follow the beaten |
track Of thought, but must think ont |
mental problems after Its own fashion;
easier this, than to pic ure him, as truly |
IS the other, q lover Of Scott and poet |
who touched the heart Of the race and |
whose hymns are sung by sll who call |
themselves Christians.
The literary feature CT Scribner this |
month is unusually strong, and the pub |
fishers chow their appreciation Of the |
verdict Of the public.
THE FORUM-June, Edited by Loret.us Met |
calf; Office Of Publication, 253 Filth avenue |
The results that would follow negro !
supremacy in any state Of the Union sre |
clearly brought to light in paper fur
nished in this magazine by WsdeH Hampton. |
The writer has without prejudice pre- |
sented the damaging evidence that is |
q ven by the Moses administration of the |
Affairs Of South Carolina, rule that WEE |
The legitimate ou,grow,h Of condition OF
things that closely spproximated negro
supremacy in that state. From 1868 to
1876 the history Of the management OF |
public affairs there is one of peculation,
bribery, and all manner Of crime that can |
be associated with political corruption,
and which finally culmiua.ed in the con |
viction Of the highest officials. The fig
ures and facts Of this historical resume |
must convince the unbiased that q su-
premacy of race that are as yet lily |
qualified for self government must OF ne.
;essitv be SO disastrous ss to involve Any |