The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-06

rose spontaneously TO his mind appeared to
be that il would please his oldmother to hear
OF her favorite boy being thus distinguished.
Whata strange error of judgment
was his running for the Presidency! What a
h eart.rendipg tragedy IL proved. Attracter
first Of all by prospect Of being the means
of reuniting the South and the North, so
long divided by cause which he had power
fully assisted TO arouse, he went into the
contest with an earnestness and docility
rarely equalod. His scores Of little speeches
delivered during the fatal summer were
wonderfully appropriate TO time and place.
But the people would not take him seriously
and he returned from his enormous labors
TO meet domestic grief and n physical
strain too severe even for his strength Of
constitution. The country escaped the
hazard of putting into its chief executive
office the least executive OF men, but lost an
editor who kept alive some OF the best ira
ditions of his profession, and citizen who
was part and parcel Of an interesting period"
Andrew J. White in his paper, "The Need
Of Another University" advocates such a
necessity strongly, and after considerable
reasoning on the subject, concludes by
pointing 10 Washington as the seat best
fitted for Il, the advantages of which Mr..
White intends TO speak in another paper.
"How People Live in Paraguay" is the
subject of an attractive sketch in the 1meri-
can Magazine for January, in which the
writer, Mr. VIM. Elroy Curtis, gives n
graphic description OF that South American
State and the inhabitants. 1t Is profusely
illustrated and Is full Of information not
generally familiar to the people of the
United States. 1.-THE Cathedral of New
York." by S. G. Benjamin, is brief history
of this stately Roman Catholic Church edi-
flee. Of the Cardinal aud all the high digni.
taries Of the diocese OF New York City. Por-
traits OF Cardinal McCloskey and Archbishop
Hughes are presented, besides some other
fine illustrations. That Of Archbishop
Hughes is very fine and shows the face Of n
born leader, as he was. Faithful, walchful
and jealous the church owes To him not only
the great cathedral, the finest church ediilcc
in the United States, bat many schools AMI
asylums, out Of which have already gone
thoueands Of young men and women, who
today are among the most industrious work
ers in the country. John Hughes was a
great man. He reached the highest place
that Rome then permitted In America
which, In his day, was still in the missionary
stage--and there can be no doubt that had
he been OF the world worldly as lac was Of
the church churchiy, he would have stood
among the noblcsi statesmen In the land and
been rated among the very first.
The portrait Of swcet-faced woman,
which forms the frontisplece OF The Boob
Buyer for January, is that OF well known
writer Of ohildren's stories, a talent pecu-
liarly her own, and work which she seems es.
pccially born for. Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge
has always lived In an intellectual atmos
phere, being the daughter Of a scientist and
the wife Of lawyer Of considerable promi
ncncc IN Boston. Added to her natural her.
itagc Of brains, Mrs. Dodge's inccssant work
entities her 20 the wide popularity she has
earned. Hans Brinker," her pct story and
one Of the most popular Of juvenile books
has been translated In Dutch. German
French, Italian and even in Russian, fact
showing how much alike human nature and
sympathy Is everywhere, and how quick Il Is
TO appreciate that quality Of essential
youthfulness No characteristic Of all Mrs
Dodge'swritings. As editor Of the ~. Nicholas
a position which she has occupied since 1873
when the magazine was started, Mrs. Dodge
shows her wonderful versatility and execu.
tive ability"
Another very interesting sketch In IN,
BOOK BsyU, with Portraits that of George
Meredith. the novelist, whose style Is "a
thoroughly unconventional aud philosophic
No one has had TO Fight harder for fame and
fortune than he has. "Diana Of the Cross
ways" said 10 be the best Of all his novels
Is strong. brilliant, analytical and psy,
Geological. No two Of his books re-
somblc each other. Mr.. Meredith use,
n keen probe when dealing with human
motives aud aims The Pilgrims Scrip'
j. the title taken from his novel. The Or
deal Of Richard Fcyerel," Of collection Of
Mr.. Mercdiths best thoughts aud most bril-
liant passages and sayings, recently compiled
by NJ. X. y. Gilman and published By
Roberts Bros Critics generally are Of the
opinion that this writer's peculiar style 1,
owing 10 his German education aud training
During the last two or three ycars Mr. Mere.
diil's novels have been steadily gaining for
him many admiring readers.
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