The times., 1898-06-26

ain; one by James K. Hosmer, on the
same subject; one by Henry C. Lea, the
well-known historian of the Inquisition, on
THE Decadence of Spain" and one by j.
Laurence Laughlin, on our present
monetary position. There is an elaborate
article on the character and career OF
Gladstone and the principal events of
his life and his various and sometimes
changes of opinion are Judicl-
ally discussed. The verdict OF the writer
is that while aspiring to the position OF
q constructive statesman, Mr. Gladstone
was not equal to it, and that his work was
rather that of reformer. bradford Tor
rev contributes one of his characteristic
papers, entitled "At Natural Bridge"
There is a spirited defense of the Russian
Jew by that brilliant young Hebrew,
Abraham Cahan. According TO Mr.. Cahah
the Russian Jew has been badly mlsrep-
resented and misunderstood. He says that
these people are more literate at thelr
first coming than most immigrants, and
rapidly learn TO speak and read English,
and that they are peaceable, temperate
industrious and home-loving.
Harper's Magazine for July contains as |
a leading article, THE People and Their |
Government" by Henry Loomis Nelson. |
He points out that the American Republic |
is the one democracy which can be most |
profitably studied, for the older republics |
were aristocracies, and the modern repub- |
lies of Europe, with the exception or |
France, have been small and homog sneous |
countries. He discusses the question |
whether our legislative bodies have lost |
their character and what the future of the
Republic is likely to be, and, on the whole,
his view is encouraging. Another interest
ing paper of quite different character is
THE Ethics of a Corrida," by Lucia Pur-
dy being the Impressions OF an American
girl who became acquainted with Guerrita,
the king of Spanish bull-fghters. Martha
McCulIoch- Williams contributes an arti-
Gle on the life of James Bowie, entitled
"A Man and His Knife" Eastern ST.
beria'' is a copiously illustrated article
by Stephen Bonsal. The fourth of Mar
garet Deland's "Old Chester Tales ap-
pears in this number and is entitled The
Thief" while George Hibbard contributes
a sketch with the odd title Of THE Story:
a story" ''Prometheus Poetas" is a SON.
net by Alfred II. Lewis.
Scribners Magazine for July contains
several articles of especial interest, the
first of which is The First Shot of the
War-the First Bombardment," by Rich
ard Harding Davis, with illustrations
from photographs by the author. This is
followed by an article on Manila and the
Philippines" by Isaac NJ. Elliott. ex-
consul of the United States at Manila. A
series OF papers, by Captain a. T. Mahan,
begins in this number, on John Paul
Jones in the Revolution" Another his
torical series on The Story of the Revo-
luton" by Henry Cabot Lodge. is con-
tinued by a paper on The Invasion OF
Georgia-How the West Was Saved"
There are several poems of rather unusual
merit in this issue. among which may be
Shnrp-A MdlaY
Song" by r. II. Stoddard; The Wind
| Upon q Summers Day" VI. l.. Van Worst;
''Ad Finen FideIes-A Martial Eiegy," by
| Guy Wetmore Carryl, and The Chamber
A Poem" by Julia c. r. Dorr
| The Critic devotes paragraph TO ex-
! pressing its sorrow for a gentleman who
| frankly confesses that he does not en-
| joy Jane Austen. 1t seems to think that
/ he really ought 10 try 10 like Miss Aus
| ten, because Thackeray and Tennyson
| considered her one of the greatest writ
| ers on earth. Any lover of books ought
! to know that the very essence of litera
| ry enjoyment Is spontaneity. One can
| not teach ones self TO like an authors
| work any more than one can conjure up
! by force of will a decided liking for his
person. There are some people for whom
! We instinctively have an affection, and
there are some, just as good and worthy.
| for whom we can never feel more than
respectful esteem. We do not go about
in society demanding that all our friends
| should love each other. Why should the
reader of books be admonished that he
will have TO like Thackeray, or Jane Aus
ten, or Dickens, or Kipling, because we
ourselves do?
Mr.. John La Fargo has just completed
a memorial window to the late Edwin
| Booth. which will be erected in 1.-The Lit
tie Church Around the Corner" other
wise the Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
in East Twenty-ninth Street, New York.
The leading article of the Pail Mall
Magazine for July is by H. w. Wilson,
author OF "Ironclads in Action" and is
called Naval Problems to Be Solved in
this War Another article dealing with
naval affairs is "The SHIP; Her Story
by Clark Russell The magazine also
contains Mr.. Perry's Wooing," an anus
ing short story by Hal Godfrey; THE Di-
vining Rod" by L. Nesbit; ''Towana
Khan and His Master story of British
rule in India, by Col. Alfred Harcourt
and The People That Delight in War;"
a poem, by Christian Burke.
Somebody has detected a flaw in the
nineteenth chapter of Henry Seton Mer-
l
The author speaks of the ascending fumes
of carbonic acid gas. whereas his critic
is of the opinion that those fumes ought
to go down instead of up. 1t may seem
hard to require a novelist to be also a
chemist, but in these days, If he puts
chemistry into his books, he must do ii
correctly.
McClures Magazine for July will con-
tain an account of THE First Fight or
Cuban Soil" by Mr.. Stephen Bonsal, who
saw it and photographed it.
Richard Harding Davis latest novel
'The Kings Jackal'' is to be published
in book form by the Scribners on the
| 25th of the month
Sir Walter Besant has been writing {
Survey of London, the first volume o.
which will be ready next year. Ever!
street in the county council area ha:
been walked through by the author or on,
of his assistants, and every building O.
any Importance is described.
The Doubleday Mcclure Company Il
bringing out delightful book called
''Wild Flowers" by Neltje Blanchan, au
thor of BIRD Neighbors.''
The American Library Association vii
hold its twenty-third annual meeting a
Lakewood, on Chautauqua, from July
to 9, inclusive.
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