Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-05
OUR BOOK TABLE.

The tame of the "Angelus has made
everything connected with the history of
Jean Francis Millet of interest. A con-
tinued article on Barbizon, while it
derives much interest because in it there
is much relating to this famous artist,
there is much in the place itself to in
terest. Lying as it does close to the
forest of Foutainbleau and near Paris,
Parisians have always found it pleasant
resort for outdoor fetes, and artists have
frequented its many haunts. A cele-
brated trio who visited there to study
nature g beauties were Corot, Barge and
Rousseau, but to Mlllet is Barbizon most
indebted, fer he has given it lasting
fame. Mr.. Bartlett has conferred much
pleasure on his readers by his description
of the place and its noted frequenters,
and the paper loses nothing by the
abundance Of the Illustrations, which
are good and include portraits of
Millet and others. Conservative
Home Winning details some
of the practical results of
building and loan associations that have,
after careful trial, proven Of Inestimable
value to the class they are designed to
benefit.
T. j. Nakagawa takes his readers be-
hind the scenes in "Theaters of Japan, -
and the illustrations by japanese artists
enable one to see the arrangement of the
stage and the character of the plays.
There is an interesting sketch of Madame
de Stael's visit to Italy preparatory to
writing Corinne, by Mr.. Eugene Schuy-
Ter, deriving much of its interest, be-
cause as much as possible by her letters
she tells the story. The papers by
Francis Lynde Stetson on The Rights of
the Citizen ought to be read by every
dweller in new and growing cities, and
especially by town officials. This, the
second article, relates to the citizen as q
user of public streets; and shows clearly
that he has legal rights which builders,
public conveyors and business houses sys-
tematioally violate.
THE FORUM-Lorettus S. Metcalf, Editor.
Office of publication, 25S Fifth avenue. Sub
scription price, s. year.
The Forum for May is, as usual, well
filed. The table of contents is made up
of timely topics, ably treated, by writers
Of well established ability. There is a
oommen1abl feature IN the makeup of
the magazine, that might be well imi-
tated in all periodicals when 1t is possi-
BILE. There are two pages devoted to
short sketches of the writers of the diff
ferent articles, and q knowledge of the
author always gives added interest TO his
productions, and this is particularly true
when the articles are by good writer's on
political, economic and literary topics.
The opening article, "Republican Prom
Use and Performance, by Ex-Speaker
Carlisle, is in reply to Senator Dawes re-
view of the present administra-
ton, and shows in strong con-
trast the promise and the fulfillment
in a way that no credit is reflected upon
a party that has by its silence sanctioned
the wide divergence.
''Woman's Intuition, by Grant
Allen, a writer ever ready to render JUS
toe to the sex, deals with that peculiarly
feminine quality that enables woman to
reach a just conclusion without being
able to trace the chain of reasoning that
lead to it.
Sigmund Zelser, q member of the
Chicago bar, and who drew wide atten-
ton to his legal ability in his defense in
the celebrated anarchist cases, argues
urgently for change in the jury system
that shall allow majority in the jury to
render the verdict, and not require
unanimity f'The Suficiency of the
New Amendments, - Roger A. Pryor;
''The Coinage of Silver, - Frederick A.
Sawyer; "When will the Farmer be
Prcsperous?' by G.. Wood DAVIS, are
articles all in the drift of present
thought.
THE ATLANTIC MON THLY-May; Houghton,
Mifflin & Co., Bo ston. Yearly subscrip-
ton, $500.
There is something akin to the relief
experienced by kicking of shoe that
pinches, in reading Agnes Repplier's
Literary Shibboleth, printed in the
May number of the Atlantic Monthly.
The fad of authors Is one of the most
soul-try1ng the present day affords. That
one must read Ibson, that they must
rave over Tolsto and worship Browning
is wearisome and demoralizing to the
majority, who have not the courage to
say they prefer "Little Lord Fauntle-
roy'' to "a Doll House, enjoy Owen
Meredith and would like more to read
what interest and amuses themselves
than to read through the whole list of
books that help. For human delight Is no
mean motive for reading books, and
more gratifying is such reading than is
improving In morals or culture literary
stuffing that Is compulsory because of
fashions decree and CRITICS diotum.
Reading, like cow ers9ricn, should at all
times be pursued because of the pleasure
It bestows, and books that are ones best
friends can only become SO because of
congeniality.
A sketch is given OF the early career as
poet and playwright of the Norwegian
author, Henrik Ibsen, and author of Sir
Peter Osborne, so Intimately connected
with the royalists' cause, and distin-
guished above all cavaliers for his de-
voted love to his king, Charles /.
Vice. President Morton concludes in
this number his article Some Popular
Obtections to Civil Service. -
POPULAR SCIENCE MoNTHLY-May, viii
ham J. Yournans editor. Publishers, D. Ap-
pSeton & Co.. Kew York, !, 3 and Bond
street; yearly subscription, $500.
In the current number there Is re-
publIca ton OF the first chapters of Part
~. Of the Principles Of Ethics, Herbert
Spencer author. These chapters embrace
- Animal Ethics, - "'Sub- Human JUS
tice'' and a. Human Justice, topics that
are treated with q ia-geness of logic that
charaoterizes the writings OF this great
thinker. Immediately following is an
address delivered BY DR.. VIM. A. Ham
mond of New York before the New York
Mndiaal