The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

LITERARY NOTES.
That optimistic gentleman who has
been looking backward 20 such an
rXtent that he has been able 40 see
nothing corfectly-not even tbe SIZE 4
DIS own fad finds critic ia The At
antic. VINO is booth cool and kindly.
Cereal Walker takes human nature
lulo account which Nr. Bellamy doeo
nOt and indicates some oh i'ciions 10
be Bpllany scheme which ,he author
may not Cad it particularly safy 10 an
saer. But then the "Eaiionahsts' 90
IOt care CD answer argument: ~ ia
enough To- say with suifi. "fidf bound
c0nseiv sm.' Qnie as elective la
the same objection as General Wslkers
paper is d.. Holmes I3yful descrip-
Ion OF The lard of the Sliurlians,
wherein. ''all n4Cn are born frce-fsee,
chats. 60 obey the rules laiI down for
lno regulation OF their conduct. pnr
suits and cpuiof free 60 he married To
the pcrsOn selected for them by the
physiological section # the govern
uent. urd free 90 die at such proper pc.
giod OF life as may best suit the cOnveni-
euce and general welfare Il the COM
mGnity.n lnioNicaiion aud suicide are
ine chief iCcredii0ls If che Suutnilns
ways Of escaping from life Nhicn
cuts ara dries everything for mi.tra-
Die sui iacta, oelea.s an the natural in.
snncis. couf0unls all individual char
lcterislics. aud makes existence such
colossal bore as your worldly people say
that seIf-iestWctiog becomes aluXury."
LIB rty and Living is he attrac-
lively combined title 0t very pleasant
little box by Mr. Pnhip q Hubert.
who thiaks that it u the fret privilege
and duty Of man 90 get the best that he
can out OF life; that the hustle aud
clash of cities distracts and Wesrlss the
lire senses; IA biief. that We are all 80
occupied iu curiously carving the nut
shell, that ve never arrive 20 the kVr-
nrl So be relates his experiences Of
charmingly unconventional existence,
where gardening. cratbi aui oyster
reg were the day 5 work aud books
aud mu ic, I'm spacious room delight
fully decorated with clever devices.
repr0duced in the tron,isqiCce Of
the volumel closed the evening
hours tremendously. L. Is "a book that
will incite many tired citizen u d
longings for the plain hie. intimate
Siih nature. But there are surely two
sizes % the question; and ss long as
humanity IS less alien to ils krd than
tO lrass aud leaves. SD long WIZ most
people prefer The ai.Iitiou and sOcia-
bhtv of towns Mr. Hubert wii.es
VITA laci.e and graceful pen aud the 4
| picture of his wholesome content and =
activity Is pleasant 20 contemplate.
Possibly his contempt and dislike Tor
me average crowd IS more or less a
Pose Tor It would seem almost i'm
possible o. love ia ure uuselh -hly aud
sincerely. and desp'se on brethren, her
sois. G.. p. Putnam b Sons. 81.
A VERY ine ruclVe nOlog'aph on
.Ine Federal Constitution ofGermauy
hos b zen PR pared Ly Professor Edmund
j. james ard published b. tho Uniyer-
sity OF PanusS lvania. Toe constitution
reveals that government % be uniOn
which acts directly upon the s ales. aud
not upol the cltzsus of the States. as
i0es Ihat of cur own county Altxan-
der Hamilton IN his Federalisl pIrers,
argued that such government rs tnA
Of the present German Empire could not
stand. vet experience shows that ~
one ~ the strongest federal unions n
existence. For purpos y az compari
son with the constitute n II their owl
country. this work on the @ erman con
stituton Will b. found n value by
Americans. The uext publication OF
the University OF PelDsy lyauil's scrie
on political economy and public Ia,
will contain the text If The Fedora
Constitution Of Switzerland.
Mr. Arthur Gilman. the author OF o.
third volume of the Great Cities Of q
Rspublcn series, calls his "S'OTy
Boston q study OF in3eps delcy.
has toll IA it. iu On cniortaiui
way. how the twelve mon ''Of igr
and estate founded in 1890 the set
ment of Shawmut. which now 60
itself Boston, IA pursuance OF III
plan 10 establish commOl wealth
the Bible for is c0rDer-store. II
event has been called by PfesiI,
Quincy If Harvard College The a.
and original declaration Of indepq
eucen Perhaps. II the author Oh
famous document of that name vi
now living in B0s on and reyisinfy
work. lac would follow the ,eai OF
Gilman and call 1t ihbDsciaratioe
Indepercency. Bat thar u neither y
nor there. Sufii g 10 o. say that Mr.
man study OF ind tendency is pis
attractive production. Is
81
THE Contemporary Review oils
current mouth con airs an art
The Future Of EDglish Mona chy.
Frank. H. Hall. The author kcl
that Brush s0vefeigus must eirn-
grading the nobility by makiffnt
/ KEYS Of them. and must be ciiis
well as rulers. His cOnclUsiot ~
Eoglish royalty must not nrItro
seen iD the discharge II pubtcD;
tons which cannot 50 well be o. %
ed by any ether institution. ln;
also be seen 10 be the mOnarchy'e"
whole people, and not Of to-
classes only. and must disrntaDg
! from those conditions which 'sl'
| English mobiles and ladies 10 ppvnn,
OF menials. acting ia an iguVl,s-t
OF Low Life Above Stairs. p bne-
! Wf no
II bis
The Britsh-AmericanO OF PH Der
has made an important annCt nee,
/ dating from the tst II Febru" s''
It's annual subscription is nov
This action has been taken o.
Of it, increase ia circulation
/ tisements, ihepublishers h-'s
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vocacy OF naturalization. VI
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matters Of public import b0if
in the Old Home.
The most interesting articl.~
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I 80. D. 4.