The Republican journal., 1896-04-16

The April number of American Homes
has been received from the publishers,
Knoxville, Tenn, and is full of interest
to the architect and home maker. 1t is
fully illustrated, as usual; and one is led
to wonder how such a magazine can be
produce tol 81 year
The Review of Reviews for April con-
tains an interesting account OF the indus
Trial relief wolk now being done among
the Almenians Of Van under the super
vision Of Dr.. Grace kimball, an Ameri-
can medical missionary, who has profit
ably expended more than ST., GOO for this
purpose, much of which has been con-
tIibuted in the United States.
Under the head of English Response
to the Appeal Tor Inter national Albitra-
tiOn,n the Review of Reviews publishes
about thilty letters from such lepresen-
tative Englishmen as Lord Rosebery, A.
J. Bal1on, Mr. Gladstone. James Bryce,
Hen belt Spencer, William " atson, George
Meredith, Prof. Norman Lockyel, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of
Durham, Cardinal Vaughan, John Z.
Millais, e. f. Watts, Alma Iadema, Viii
son Ballett, II. NJ. STANLEY, and Henry
Norman. hese Letters wtle read at the
great Anglo American dt monstlation held
i'll London on March }, and gave express
sion TO a Iemal kable unanimity OF opinion
on the desilability OF arbitration as
means OF settling international dist utes.
That the Standard Dictionary published
by + uIk x Wagnalls Co., New oIk, holds
high place among The literary men i'll
the Old world is proved by the follrv ing
extract from the Literary World, London,
Of April ~, 1885; NV e can cordially
lect mmeud the Standard Dictionary as
singula1ly full. accurate and Well-alIang
ed. The entile wClk has cost, We ale
told, e"tU,lU0 before single copy was
placed ON the market. We can quite be-
heNe 1t, Ton tie mechanical production
OF the two magnificent volumes is superb,
and the 241 editors and specialists, and
the $50 readers ioI quotations, must have
cost almost as mich as would suffice for
a little war Strange that the Queen
English should find its chief autocrats in
the country of the President"
The old saying that lone mans meat
is another man poison, is aptly illus
tTated in true story entitled, 'All a mat
ter OF Taste, III the April number of
"Cha1terboX." Both little and big folks
will lind instruction and amusement in the
tioings of an African king, who liked to eat
ants. The Treasures of San Antonio,
an illustrated story of adventure in search
OF buried treasures, by F. Russell, will
prove Of absorbing interest to the youths
of the family, while the little ones are
sure to find delight in The Young Wan
derers," the story of brother and sister
who got lost, and instruction in sketch
about "a Binds Cradle" that tells all
about the nests of different birds. "Old
Customs of st. Valentines Day. with
illustrations, Will interest every member
OF the family from grandma to the tod
dlers, and THE Story of Nelson,'' and
bit of natural history, entitled 1.-The
Games of Swallows will catch the fancy
of the boys. Another touch of natural
history is about The Lily of the Nalley,''
and with its charming illustrations, is
evidently aimed to please not only the
little miss who is still absorbed in her
dolls but also her big sisters. Little boys
and big boys, and the girls as well, will be
touched by the story of The Faithful
Dogs and how they saved d little girl
from poisonous snake. In addition to
all this there are poems. illustrations. a
story OF African adventure, fables, puz-
zles, trontispiece i'll ten coiors and in
fact a feaSt OF good things of a variety to
tickle the intellectual palate OF every
member of the family from the tot ii
pantalettes to the ''Totterer on crutches.
III its Apui number 'ChatterboX'i more
than substantiates its claim to the fore
most rank among periodicals for young
and Old. "(C AatteIb0X, 80 cents a year
OF months toI 10 cents; Estes X Lauriat
Publishers, Boston, Mass