New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-18
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number Of specially interesting articles and 10 naree
~ al the teroughnsss and skin of arrangements Nnich
characterized the preceding volumes OF the now eo
don The variety OF style which is notceapie IN "o
biographies Is by no means disagreeaDc. tnoush y
nnisht be difficult 10 find creator contrasts tnsn De
tween the article on ncongrcye' ana thai on
In the sorzuer, Mr. Theodore Watts follows tne SWIM
bEnian methods Of criticism IN 'ne 49, ...,,.
vslter Besans gives charming SKETCH tne oniy ia.
ss he found with which the omission OF nearly al
sntnrnaffon concerning the most important events ~
ntckene's private life. whether N 10 ncSSoesars VI
.v.p searxbls that such details should De gwen py
htocxaphexs n broad question; but u Us certain a0
the public expects them There 70 Ah saaSa ,s1n
CONDENSED artieae on the Darwinian Tneory, oS ITO
s..ev f,eddes ana an equally good one by Professor
rz.n,-v T,y,rxn,ond on Creation Mr. A III. Buen
,.pstes the lives of aChapmaRp and DekkerD Pro-
ssssor Goodwin Smith undertakes CROMWELL China
and aoonfciuss arc done justice to by the learned Pen
Of Professor Legge. The Rev A. p. Davidson deals
,rttA achurcA History Professor GeLhie signs tho
.,<scles on acoalS acors Islands and geology gen
orally. Professor yevons discusses Demosthenes''
1As Congress OF the United States7 Is described Do
D. Y Kilgpre; CopnectIcut" by DR.. G. W. Greene the
article on Christianity is by Dr. Edmund de fTess
erse. The wealth Of distinguished contributors Is
eress There are six excellent maps in the volume
ana four arc OF American States and Tefsatoes Ahe
Typography Of the work Is admEabie'
(sassefl A. Co issue new edition OF William hopere
sop's Life and Times OF the Right Hon. John Bright
With additional matter bringing tne pegrapny 80 -
A. the death Of It's subject 1t must DO SAID new
evey that his closing years not adequately oeais
ur,tb The volume contains so full selection nom
Ar Br,aht,s speeches that It is valuable tor oener
nuyooses than that of biography! Inc porua' ."
the beginning osn hardly be praised.
Mr., Andrew Lang's "Lost Leaders Nonsna a
,vsan A Co, has nothing to do with party deseuoh
hat Is a collection of leading articles conu'oa'u "
The Daily News by the author They are se-'. 49,
interesting and In the place Tor WHICH 'ney 49,
WRITTEN entirely satisfactory. But tne possu''ao
fso 20 speak publication OF edeoua 800. ar.
nractoe 70 be deprecated even when me aruo.ee
r,t,sn NV Mr.. Lsng, for your editorial Is purposes
,na neoesssrlly fragmentary hurried ana aOose-"0i
.r,,e,A.cs presentation or discussion, anu "oea,
r,rner "a such papers are gathered togetner tnos
nr,1uce an aggravst,ngiy snappy" imPress' -.
lang WRITES about sport-ohiehy m eco's~~, -
Ar,sr,can humcr; about the art OF dining ana MAJ"
80 .sr.rv .ub,eots. He Is always light and pngHS
- q hs soes not furnish much instruction. no ~
800 eheerfuliy arnuses leisure moments.
w ,snhins has added to his capital series OF
cnoisess the pretty talo called "VaiianS
-" r..or.s vincent This story won the MontSoh
go ana therefore 1t may be unbesitatinsy Toooni
-. Car use IN Schools French cfasses, ec' APo
e., ,sx ethics II is wellTrs ana h'0i -
ancs tho heroine being young DrA "no -
asrheys for living, and who by ptueA snn po..e
.uoe aided by q good heart, succeeoS III o''4'
srr,hner a wexford publish the second ediaon "
.,r snenoer St. JOHNS Hayt, or Tho 6iaoA ,nops
NJ baok which has called out much con'fVNoi''
writing but the statements In "mon nav
-. rrsssent time not been disproved. The author
,.,reeentstions concerning the capacity CT inc nay
sacs for ANYTHING In the nature Of selfgovernnie'
ara mo doubt calculated to rouse antasoihsn. ou' ~
.ct,al condition OF the black republic tne inuspur
abe degradation of its politics. government anu
xtste. speak louder than any BOOK BIZ spon0oe o~
Iohn deserves the credit of careful and CONSCIENTIOUS
$1,000 and however startling many Of his ALE
cations NAV be, they are supported by weight %
t.ss,roony which gives them decided seriousness
~. veoerah,e historian, Benson ]. LOSING, greets
A.. csntenn,al with m interesting little book, "Hours
WITH the Living Men and Women Of the Revolnuon
Srnk a wagnalls) containing the substance OF noteS
taken forty years ago, when he maoe ms phBrnSe0
70 collect material for bis Field Book OF the heVo
futions Some of the papers have been puDnsnen
IN magazines but the greater part OF them arc new
ana they set forth revolutionary times In way
which makes the publication especially appropriate
fst now The little collection OF tales ana gossip Is
Illustrated with many portraits and fsc-smiics OF
pen-and-ink drawings by II. Ross. 1t is htonE
contribution to that patriotic library which ought to
be at the fingers ends Of Young America
aThe Testimony Of Justin Martyr to Early Chris
sasnjtys is the substance OF series Of lectures de-
hvered at Princeton last year by the Rev. George
II Purves who reaches the conclusion that the field
of early paristfc literature should be moro cultivated
Ia View OF its Importance to Christian apologetcsP
Justin Martyr has not hitherto been made use OF 50
much for the defence for the attack and Dr. Purves
has found IN the study Of his works and time fresh
support for the theory, both Of the divine origin OF
Christianity and of the correctness Of the orthodox
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There are few septuagenarans probably who could
compete with Captain John Goldman in equestranism.
vigor, keenness Of observation, and general salts
faction with Life. HIS little volumo, Winter
Sketches from the Saddle e. p Putnam's sons, is
most genial, gossippy, reminiscent book, full Of
shrewd remark, appreciation Of nature, cheerful
Anecdete. and reference TO old times. He wsnders
through the winter landscape, seeing everything
membersng everything and facing little discomforts
with perfectly Juvenile eQusnimity. He writes
hreszfiy, and Is never for moment duh tedious
Charles g. Merrill Co. publish Deutschland und
die Deatsohen,p by Dr. r. Kostyak and Professor A.
Ader 1t is compact handbook Of historical and
general information about Germany, for the use OF
students Of tho language and especially designed
for schools. The summaries are necessarily of the
briefest, but the little work appears well adapted to
its purpose
second edition, revised and enlarged Of Children
Of the statpD tiacmillan Cob by Florence Daven-
porkHill, edited by Fanny Fowke brings together a
largo of valuable information concerning tho
methods adopted In various countries for treatment
OF pauper children. The experience Of the author
and editor leads them to favor what IA known the
boardngout system, that IS, the placing Of riendess
children In families permanently, very much they
are placed temporarily under tho operation of The
Hrfbnno Fres-AIr Fund. 1t should be apparent that
ibis plan has very great advantages over the work
house and ofhor analogous systems. fatal defect in
which is their utter neglect Of the emotional elements
IN human nature. To rear ohiIdren happily and
hsalfhily without love Is as mpracticabe 10 rase