The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28

calculated to arouse and retain the interest of
the pupil. Illustrations are given where neces-
sary and the little volume, the full title of
which Is Our Summers Lessons in Practical
Perspective" will be found very useful for be-
ginners. 1t is published by Roberts Brothers.
Boston, and for sale in Washington by Robert
Beall, 495 Pennsylvania avenue.
FLIRT. By Paul Heruieu. Translated by
Hugh Craig. This is late issue IN Worthington's
international Library, well illustrated with pho
tograyures. 1T story of Partisan life, and al
though this fact in connection with the title
would naturally lead the reader to expect a good
deal OF what is known as spicy reading, there is
little real naughtiness in the incidents of the
book. The Partisan atmosphere is there, and the
promise, or the threat, of evil, but when all is
told it is discovered that the author has brought
his incidents through to the denouement without
dealing in grave immortality. The story is clev-
erly told, with that nervous lightness of touch
characteristic of the French. "Flirt" may be
had at Ballantyne's.
Admiral Porter concludes his article on '.Lin-
coins Entry Into Richmond" in the October Bel
Jords. Capt. w. III. Parker begins in this num-
Der series of articles on the EARLY Discoveries
of America;" Lalage d. Morgan writes of
'1isthetics and Eating;' in "The New Political
Science" Mr.. b. Savage discusses State rights,
and Col. Richard j. Hinton, of the Agricultural
Department, has an article on Irrigation and
legislation" Besides these discussions of timely
topics the October BelfOrd'S contains poems by
Clinton Scollard and Richard HI. Stoddard, a
number of sport stories, editorials, book re-
views, etc.
The leading article in that carefully edited and
always interesting review, The Forum, is on
Social Problems and the Church." by Bishop
ID. Huntington. 1t is a powerful appeal againt
the undue consideration shown wealth as
manhood N
to the church, and should be read by
every one interested in the social and re-
ligous problems of the times. Ex-Secretary
Burtwell writes on THE Decadence of New
England" in answer to a recent article by Hon.
Il. Q. Mills; Frederick Harrison has a scholarly
and admirably written article on Formative
Influences" Professor F. w. Tanssig discusses
THE Workings of the New Silver Act;" Edward
Bellamy contributes paper on First Steps
Toward Nationalism," and there are number
of other articles by noted writers.
Mrs Ulysses S. Grant has been induced by a
New York editor to tell the story of her court
ship with Gen. Grant and the warriors proposal
to her, and the article will appear in the October
number of the Ladies Home Journal
The rapid rise and spread of the newspaper
press in Japan considering that not single jour
nal of any kind existed there twenty-five years
ago, is one of the most remarkable facts in the
history of journalism. Japan now possesses two
thousand newspapers, a greater number than
either Italy or Austria, more than Spain and
Russia taken together, and twice as many as the
whole continent of Asia.
The October Arena is credit to Boston. pro
gressive, wide awake, and scholarly. The table |
of contents embraces the names of many leading |
among whom areDr. George f. Shrady, !
of New York, who writes entertainingly and for |
cIbly against the death penalty; Professor James |
Il. Bixby, who discusses Cardinal Newman and |
the Catholic Reaction in his interesting and sehol-
arlY way. The No-Name paper is on the Post |
master General and the Censorship of Morals"
and deals with the recent attempt on the part of |