The Republican journal., 1897-06-03
Literary News and Notes.

Some interesting facts regarding the
early use of alcoholic beverages are given
by DR.. c. E. Pellew in Appletons' Popu-
lar Science Monthly for June. The earli
est historical records give details about
the use and abuse of this potent liquid,
and make it plain that the ancients, had
their "liquor question: as well as our
selves.
Some of the most delightful papers
which have appeared in an American
magazine for a long time have been Col
t. w. Higginson's "reminiscences in the
Atlantic Monthly. The closing instament
in the June Atlantic brings them down to
the stirring times of the Civil War, and
illustrates anew the wonderful activity
and variety of Colonel Higginson's life as
poet, statesman, and soldier.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly for
June contains an important contribution
to modern economics by the Hon. David
A. Wells on The Nomenclature and Forms
of Taxation. The poll-tax is shown to
be desirable form if popular opinion can
be brought to favor it. The relative
merits of direct and indirect taxation are
discussed at some length, and the con
clusion is arrived at that, while indirect
taxation is generally favored by public
opinion. it is much the most expensive
and least desirable of the two.
A prominent feature of the June Har-
pers is the first instalment of a new
novel by Stockton, 1.-The Great Stone of
Sardis." 1t is a humorous romance of
twentieth century invehtion-a sort of
cross between a Jules Verne story and
"Looking Backward" A prominent fea-
ture is a voyage of exploration to the
North Pole, undertaken in submarine
vessel capable of lodging under icebergs
and lcei foes. Appearing at the present
time, it forms an amusing relief to the
Nansen sensation. 1t is profusely illus
trated by Peter Newell, whose genius is
strikingly in sympathy with that of his
author.
1t would be a bold man who should oc-
cupy fifteen handsomely illustrated maya
zine pages in talking about the weather,
and DR.. Henry Smith Williams is no
doubt wise in Disgusting his article in the
June Harper's under the name of ''Me-
neurological Progress of the Century, 1t
is no slight shock, however, after reading
the gist Of all we have found out about the
most discussed Of subjects, to find that,
comparatively speaking, we know nothing
about it az all. As Dr.. Williams CON
cludes, 'meteorology is pre- eminently
the science of the future'
The June Ladies' Home Journal pre-
sents an infinite variety of strikingly in
teresting, timely and practical features
1t opens with an article by William George
Jordan on "What Victoria Has Seen, -
which graphically recounts the progress
of the world in the past sixty years, since
| the coronation of the English Sovereign.
Coming on the eve of the Queens Jubilee
it is specially timely. The establish
ment of Methodism in America is told in
an interesting article, by Rev. w. j..
Scott, d. D., on "When John Wesley
Preached in Georgia. 1t narrates Yves
ley's great work, his forceful preaching,
describes the first Methodist sermon in
America, which was delivered by Wesley,
and his Sunday school, which was the
first in the world. "Uncle Sans Con-
fessional'' describes how the money paid
into the Conscience Fund of the United
States Treasury is received, and how its
guilty senders carefully avoid revealing
their identity,
Itching Piles, nights horrd plague, is in
stantly relieved and permanently cured by
Doaus Ointment Your dealer ought to
keep 1t.