Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-09

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Christopher Columbus; His Life and
His Work." by Charles Kendall Adams
of Cornell university. 10 the latest add
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published by Dodd, Mead & Co Prof.
Adams presents in popular form
the results OF the latest researches
in regard TO the life and voyages OF
Columbus. The histories OF Las Casas,
the journals and correspond ence OF
Columbus, and the chronicles OF con-
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witchery which graces bat ~ the same
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Ambrose Bierce is . wit, philoso-
pher, . senius," says Walter Blackburn
Hart "In Corner at Dodslsy's," IN the
May New England Magazine. 1.-The
reason he has not been heard OF IN the
east Is, that editors are horribly afraid
Of genius. He is now so years OF age,
being remembered In London as bril-
liant lournsliat some twenty years ago.
His work 10 too vlrile, too unusual tor
the magazines. His style is peculiar 70
himself; 1t 10 like shat OF no other liv-
ing writer. HIS stores are unique IN
contemporary literature. If they sug-
gest any influence at ell, It 10 that OF
Edgar Allan Poe. Bierce Is past
sssster Of the realistically horrible and
tho unexpected. Like Poe he has
weighed every word; not one could be
replaced by synonym without losing
the delicate shades of meaning of the
sentence. He nAs, too, like Poe, solved
the difficulty OF creating an atmos-
phere OF horror. He has more nearly
approached the intensely logical illsgi-
calnsss of Poe than any other writer in
English.
The Arena gives far more space than
any other leading magazine TO the dis
cusSion OF social, economic. ethical, re-
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contributors also represents the flower
of advanced thinkers and live reform
ers. The marked ability of its contrib
utors, and its absolute feariessness ex.
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vanced column oil review literature.
The Arena contains several feature,
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Tres. that rccs,ye it; such, for example.
~ portraits CT leading thinkers, bril-.
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irgs ard short stories. These featured
have gwen it q popularity possessed by
no other high-pr.ced review which has
bsen started within the last twenty 1--WE
years.
La Model de Paris and Albuml
des Modes, so we'll known as the pub
LEGATIONS giving the choicest Par,sstyle'
QUE month in advance of all Other
journals, appear to be growing just q
little too popular. the demand fol
them is growing 40 rapidly that thu
| publishers, A. Mcdowell & Co., No. 4
West l4th street, New York, have
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| increasing demand each month. They
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buying their journals to euch an extent
| that most Of toe i,owsd callers are en-.
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month. As ell OF the plates are made
in Paris by the Dest artists. the publish.
ors claim tina: 1t requires considerable
time TO catch up with the increased de.
mand.
With the number for May The An
mails of the American Academy of Pc.
| lltlcsl and Social Scisnce closes its
| second volume. Tits magazine has in
Its two years OF existence become an n
valuable aid 10 every pefsen interested
IN tho great questions OF the day. IL
| the six Numbers which compose the
sscoeG volusae shere are twensy-niBs
body sriiclfs. These discuss sych vita
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"Iile Party system Public ReEula
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,ein.' Socialism" "Intsrnationa. Ar.
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| New OrixxDs." Congress and tie Capi
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| French tniversit.es and At eE
FORD" and papers on .'The Bass of In
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| just what IT means 20 have 3 mar
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| qIiala.s ace with authors, at the hssl
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/ Mr.. walker was asked Il thc sdvsriIsc
NETT oil having Mr.. Hsrells ssso
| ciaiei IN the editorial management o
| The Cosn epoi.tsr was worth the iarrs
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ability commands, he replied that h.
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