The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-06

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Louis Zangwil1's complete novel in the February
number of the New Lippincott," entitled 1.-The
Siren from Bath" is refreshing antidote to the
Colonial romance which has been popular for
some time past. Modernity, however, is not by
any means the only merit in Mr.. Zangwill's half
humorous pathetic tale of English life. III it
stilted, would-be schoolmaster gets entangled in
the charms of Siren, whose heartless conduct
leads him into truer pathways of love.
A strong appeal to ones sympathies is contained
in the second Mormon story in Mrs.. K. Hud-
sons series, begun in the January number. "A
Stake of Zion in the Wilderness is about the
courageous struggles of Mormon wife-New
England born-against the advice of Brigham
Young. to her husband to go home and read the
Word and get thee another wife, or more than one
before come again" The inevitable hour had
come. Her frinness was heavily punished.
1.-THE Squire'' is frst-rate story of city cleo
ton, with much local color and character thin
veiled, by Francis Churchill Williams, who is ris-
ing into note for this class of fiction.
A tale of the new West called THE Girl in Red.
by Stewart Edward White, is an editorial discovery
ofgreat power in writer comparatively unknown
The distinguished honor recently achieved by
DR.. Horace Howard Furness at Cambridge
University, England, has been fully reviewed
Professor Albert H. Snyth writes of this, and the
article is accompanied by private portrait not
before seen, of IT. Furness in his scholarly robes
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, the widow of General
Custer, whose Western experiences have been wide
and varied contributes article special interest
to her own sex. 1t is called Where the Heart Isl
and shows that her heart is on the wild frontier.
what Gives a POpulaT song us VOgue!' by Inc
eminent musical critic, Henry T. Finck, is entirely
seasonabe for the opera months; and "a Day with
British Militia Regiment" by Herbert Hudson
late militia subaltern is ofspecia interest at the
moment, and is written with spirit and inner
knowledge.
Miss Cecilia Beaux, whose reputation has been
gained as a distinguished portrait painter, con
tributes a sonnet called "Ranless," which reveals
side to her artistic nature; and IA Rainbow
Fancy" by Clarence Urmy, is quaint thought in
coupiet form.
Monthly for February is entitled South Sea
Bubbles in Science" and sounds a much needed
warning against the credulity of the general
public toward anything labeled science, and their
readiness to put money into enterprise depending
on processes about which they know nothing. II
is written by Prof Throwbridge, of Harvard Uni
versity. The mechanism ofthe trolley is clear
1y described aud pictured by William Baxter, Jra
c. E. Prof Charles A. Briggs, who was recently
expelled from the Presbyterian church and
Immediately admitted to the Episcopal ranks
contributes interesting and very timely article
under the title Is the Christian Religion Declin-
mgr" He believes not. The second paper in the
Month1y's series on the advance of science during
the nineteenth century appears in this number. II
is entitled "a Century of Geology, and is by Prof
California, and author of one of the most popular
geologies of the day. Explosives, how they are
made, their comparative power, and the many uses,
peaceful well as warlike, to which they are
lattei1y being put is the subject of an extremely
interesting and instructive article, which forms the
conclusion of a comprehensive account of the
present stage of the art, by Prof Charles f. Mum
roe of the Columbia Museum at Washington, D.
c.. the acknowledk ed authority on high explosives
in this country. The article is profusely illustrated
The changes which the last year has brought about
in the Klondike gold fields is the subject of an
illustrated article by Prof Angelo Heilprin, the
well-known traveller and scientist An important
and timely article by G. c. Speranza, member OF
the New York bar calls attention to the decline OF
criminal jurisprudence in America and points out
the especially important place which the criminal
code holds in the Jurisprudence of state. Prof.
Carl Eigemann, who has devoted the last ten years
to a systematic study of the blind fishes of the
United States, gives illustrated account of his
work. and describes a number of these curious
monstrosities Prof F. W. Clarke, of the United
States geological survey contributes thoughtful
paper entitled The Man of Science in Practical
Affairs Under the title Forenoon and After
noon &c F. Down explains why it is that at different
times of the year the forenoon and the afternoon
are OF different lengths curious and interesting
THE Education OF the Neminist, closes the body
articles"