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Considerable has been heard lately of the American Institute of Civics, an organization whose plans for promoting good citizenship are broader and more comprehensive than have ever before been systematically attempted in this country. That the Institute is obtaining the encouragement and support of many of the strongest public men in the country must be gratifying to all who recognize the necessity of having sound political ideas prevail among the rising generation. The object of the Institute is, in outline, to secure thorough instruction in all schools and colleges on topics relating to government and citizenship; to establish special schools of civics at important central points; to secure, as far as possible, the influence of the press in promotion of the same high purpose, and to disseminate, far and wide, sound political literature. That the project has the interest of our soundest statesmen and scholars may be seen from the fact that the President of the National Advisory Board is Chief Justice Waite of the United States Supreme Court, while the Board includes United States Senators Colquitt, Hawley, Wilson, Blair, and Morrill, Secretary Lamar and Ex-Secretary Hugh McCullough, Presidents Noah Porter and Julius H. Seelye, Commissioner Eaton, and others. Among the New England officers and members are such men as Judge Mellen Chamberlain of Boston, Secretary of Education Dickinson, General Carrington, and many college presidents, leading business men, prominent editors, etc. The membership is now something over two thousand, and it is worth noting that aside from the small fees thus obtained, there is no income, and the officers are none of them in the receipt of any salary whatsoever. The Institute is entirely unpartisan, and the importance of the work, which it is its purpose to accomplish, cannot be overestimated. It has entered upon the work of political education in the United States at a favorable time, under the best of circumstances, and under the auspices of the most eminent men of the day. Indeed, it may be doubted whether any undertaking of a patriotic and educational character has ever commanded in this or any other country the unqualified support of so large a number of citizens of high distinction, belonging to every class and calling. There seems, so far as our study of the plan of the Institute enables us to judge, but one thing needful to its permanency and highest success as a moulding influence in American political life of the highest importance. So long as its officers are obliged to depend wholly upon the dues contributed by members, an element of uncertainty will enter into its plans which cannot fail to largely interfere with the fullest realization of its possibilities for good. This danger may be wholly obviated, the Institute placed on a secure foundation,and its future usefulness be assured, if some public-spirited men of wealth, desirous of conferring the incalculable benefits upon future generations, which will follow upon the realization of the Institute's plans, will provide for it an endowment, the income of which will be sufficient to defray the expense of maintaining its executive office.
We would be glad if some New England man of ample means should secure the honor of thus endowing the American Institute of Civics with a fund sufficient to establish it on the firm footing which it should have.
For the New Englander who would seek the delights of the country in the summer months, what a diversity of scene may be found in his own six States. Within the radius of a few hours' ride from Boston are an almost infinite variety of "resorts," from the most primitive to the most luxuriant. In Massachusetts alone are the delightful Nantasket and Revere beaches, elegant Nahant, and the myriad of charming nooks from Cape Ann to Provincetown. Then the Berkshire hills; Lenox and Stockbridge, and other equally beautiful towns, but with less pretensions to aristocracy; the lovely valley of the Connecticut, the romantic Deerfield and the pleasant Franklin hills. In Maine, beginning with Old Orchard, perhaps the finest beach on the Atlantic coast, what delightful harbors and islands there are. And in the Maine woods there is a wealth of health and sport. Grandeur is found in the White Mountains, comfort and elegance at their great hotels. And here, as well as through the hundreds of rural towns on and among the Green Mountains, are the quiet farmhouses where one may abide, and see the New England character—sometimes, not always—at its very best. Whether one sighs for the wildness of the primeval woods, the quiet of the rural farm, or the elegance of a luxurious villa or superb hotel, he need not, unless he desires to travel, look beyond the border lines of fair New England.
There is a growing tendency with our New England people to make rest and recreation matters of considerable importance in themselves. Business is driven at a greater speed than it used to be, and an annual relaxation from business or professional cares and toils has become a positive necessity. The earlier generations worked more slowly and coolly, and a man could endure many years if need be without a thought of a regular vacation, while those who did go from the city to the mountains or seashore in the summer months were those who could afford it as a luxury, rather than so doing as a matter of physical or mental economy. Then again, country accommodations were very limited, and facilities for travel were exceedingly meagre as compared with the present. This was the case no more than a score of years ago. The era of greatsummer hotels, of "special trains for the season," and of swift and commodious steamboats to the beaches had not begun. Now the vast amount of summer travel forms almost a world of itself. All classes are included. The rich merchant resorts to his beautiful cottage by the sea, or to the splendid hotel in the mountains, for a stay of perhaps three or four months; the family of moderate means engage board at some one of the multitude of "resorts"; the ill-paid clerk or poor artisan may arrange for a week or two in the country, or, at least, may enjoy a few Saturday afternoons at the beaches; and now, God bless them! even the half-fed children of the narrowest street and lane may have a run in the green fields or shady woods on some hot summer day. That ways exist for the relief of so many, rich and poor, from the pent-up city in the sultry months is indeed a blessing, and, like all others, it requires intelligence for its proper use and appreciation. To work and worry eleven months at fever heat, and then relax both brain and body for one, may not afford a longer or more happy life than a continuous routine of labor performed in a more temperate, less-exciting way; but if wemustwork at such high pressure in this age, let us make the most of our times of rest. Woe to the man who carries with him to the cool mountains or the quiet beach such a paraphernalia of civilization (?) and fashion that he comes back to town more jaded than he went.
The impudence of newspaper reporters has furnished material for many a good-natured joke, but there is getting to be more truth than humor in the imputation. This became very apparent during the weeks preceding the marriage of the President, but it reached its climax when the horde of men and youth attached to various newspapers rushed to Deer Park and almost literally besieged the cottage to which the distinguished couple had retired. Such actions would be insolent enough had Mr. Cleveland been much less than the President of the United States; but it has always been supposed that there was a certain dignity attaching to this high office, which citizens, whatever their estimate of the man, were bound to respect. Whether this be so or not, it seems pretty certain that no dignity has anything to do with "a reporter." Indeed, the ability and brilliancy of a newspaper correspondent seem to be commensurate with his "cheek,"—to use his own word. And yet, why deprecate the reporters? They are simply the servants of the journals they represent. They only obey the will of editors and publishers. The one and the only conclusion is that the "great dailies,"—excepting those which do have a measure left of honor and dignity, of which, thank Heaven, a few are yet published—are on a grade far below many things which they would not themselves dare to sanction. As the "New York Evening Post" says, "If it be true that journalism is really a calling in which men must do or sayanythingwhich willincrease sales, it is the lowest occupation, not absolutely criminal, known to modern society." And what is worse, these journals attempt to defend their pernicious course by declaring that they "give only what the public demands." If the publicisthus given over to sensationalism and folly, is the press fulfilling its mission by pandering to its thirst? It was once a theory that the press was a leader of the people. Has the journal of the present no ambition beyond the biggest circulation and the largest cash receipts?
April 10.—Serious disaster at the Pemberton Mills, Lawrence, Mass. A fire broke out in the picker-room and dye-house, destroying the building. Two men were killed and several injured. The great disaster at these mills occurred January 10, 1860, when one hundred and forty-five persons were killed by falling or fire.
April 19.—The one hundred and eleventh anniversary of the battle of Concord was celebrated in that town. In the evening there was a meeting in the town hall, at which Hon. John S. Keyes read the original documents relating to the famous fight.
April 19.—The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment celebrated, at Lowell, the twenty-fifth anniversary of its march through Baltimore. There was an enthusiastic attendance. Addresses were delivered by Col. B.F. Watson, Col. E. F. Jones, and others.
April 20.—A large reservoir at East Lee, Mass., gave way, and many mills and houses and six bridges were swept away by the flood. Seven persons were drowned. A relief fund was established to aid the many destitute families, and assistance has also been given to the town, whose loss on highways and bridges is very great.
April 20.—General meeting of the New England conferences of Methodists at Newburyport.
April 24.—Arbor Day in Massachusetts.
April 29.—Annual dinner of the Boston Latin School. Judge Devens presided. Addresses were given by President of the Association Dixwell, Head-master Moses Merrill, Dr. Benjamin Apthorp Gould, and others. A poem was read by Rev. James Freeman Clarke.
May 3.—Extensive strike went into effect in Boston, among the carpenters and builders. About five thousand men left work.
May 11.—Monthly meeting of the Bostonian Society. The chief interest centered in a collection of historical curiosities, among them the original subscription list to a new, large map of New England to be published in 1785. Among the subscriber's names were those of General Lafayette, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and James Bowdoin. The address by Daniel Goodwin, Jr., of Chicago, was in relation to this exhibition, and dealt largely with the life of James Pitts.
May 13.—Monthly meeting Massachusetts Historical Society, Dr. Ellis in the chair.
May 13.—Erection of a statue of William Lloyd Garrison on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Among the inscriptions on the pedestal are these: "I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard." "My country is the world; my countrymen are all mankind."
The statue was designed by Olin L. Warner of New York.
April 14.—Edwin C. Morse, born in West Natick, 1817, Judge of the Natick Police Court, died at Natick, Mass.
April 14.—George F. Emery, born in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1812, died in Boston. He had been U.S. General Appraiser for New England, also paymaster; and was treasurer of the Union Institution for Savings.
April 15.—Anson K. Warner, of Greenfield, died from the effects of injuries received at the West Deerfield railroad disaster. Mr. Warner was closely connected with the institutions of his town, and held many offices of trust. His will bequeaths $50,000 for the education of Greenfield boys and girls.
April 18.—Hon. Stephen H. Gifford, Clerk of the Massachusetts Senate, died at his home in Duxbury. He was born in Pembroke, Mass., July 21, 1815, and while a boy earned his living on a farm. He learned the shoemaker's trade, and still later attended the academy in Hanover, N. H. Subsequently he became a teacher, and established a private school in Duxbury, in which he continued until 1885, excepting a year or two in which he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1850 he was a member of the House; in 1851 was appointed an inspector in the Boston Custom House. During a few weeks in 1854 he was Assistant Clerk of the Senate, and the next year he was chosen as Assistant Clerk of the House. The Legislature of 1855 elected him as Auditor of Accounts, for which office he was nominated by the Republicans the same year. The party was defeated at the polls, and Mr. Gifford shared the fate of his friends. In 1857 he was again appointed Assistant Clerk of the House. In 1858 he was elected Clerk of the Senate, and held the office until his death. On March 10, 1882, a complimentary dinner was tendered Mr. Gifford in testimonial of his twenty-five years of clerkship.
April 19.—Hon. Charles Adams, Jr., formerly State Treasurer, died at his home in North Brookfield. Mr. Adams was born at Antrim, N. H., Jan. 31, 1819, and his long life since has been a most busy and useful one. In 1816 his father removed from New Hampshire to Massachusetts, settling at Oakham, and in the district schools of this town Charles Adams received the most of his early education. When sixteen years of age he began business as a clerk in a country store at Petersham, and there remained fiveyears. He then became bookkeeper for J.B. Fairbanks & Co., at Ware, but after a year's service in this position left it to enter the employ of T. and E. Batcheller & Co., at North Brookfield, as their bookkeeper. For twenty-eight years he remained with Batcheller & Co., the last nine years being a partner in the firm. Mr. Adams was active in State and national politics, and served seventeen years at the State House in various capacities, as member of the Legislature, Senate, and Council, and as State Treasurer from 1870 to 1875. He was married May 8, 1834, and on May 8, 1884, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage. Of late years he has given his attention to genealogical and historical matters connected with the town of North Brookfield. Mr. Adams was an upright, honest man, enjoying the highest confidence of the community in which he lived.
April 22.—Deacon Nathaniel Hatch, of Bradford, Mass., died suddenly of heart disease. He was a graduate of Bowdoin, class of 1844; had been a teacher and a business man.
April 23.—Hon. John Phelps, who was born in Hubbardston, Mass., in 1824, died at New Orleans. He went South at the age of twenty-two; was one of the founders, and became President of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and later President of the National Cotton Exchange.
April 24.—Death of Maj. Albert L. Richardson, for thirty years postmaster of Montvale, in Woburn, Mass.
April 24.—Mrs. Wendell Phillips died at her home on Common Street, Boston. She was married to the great abolitionist orator about fifty years ago, but before that time she had espoused the antislavery cause.
April 25.—Hon. Edmund Wilson, of Thomaston, Me., died. He had been prominent in the political affairs of his section, and was also for the past ten years a member of the Democratic National Committee.
April 26.—Joseph Weld Morrison died at Campton Village, N. H., at the age of sixty-nine. He was an extensive dealer in lumber.
April 27.—Henry H. Richardson died at his residence in Brookline, Mass., at the age of 48. Mr. Richardson had achieved a wide reputation as an architect, his rank in that profession being variously estimated from that of one of the first in this country to that of the first in the world or the age. Probably the most conspicuous example of his genius is Trinity Church in Boston.
April 29.—Col. Ezra J. Trull, a well-known citizen of Boston, died at his home in Charlestown at the age of 43. He served in the war with the Fourth Battalion of Rifles, the 13th Massachusetts Volunteers, and the 39th Regiment. At the close of the war he joined the 5th Regiment, of which he became colonel. In 1855 he was elected commander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery. He was also commander of the Boston Light Infantry Veterans, and a member of the Loyal Legion. Col. Trull was also connected with various societies of civil, military, and masonic character. In civil office he served in the Boston Common Council in 1875, 1876, 1877, in the Massachusetts Senate in 1884 and 1885, and was a Director of Public Institutions.
May 1.—Chas. M. Shepard, professor at Amherst College, died at Charleston, S.C., at the age of 82.
May 3.—Hon. John Boynton Hill, for many years a leading lawyer in Bangor, Me., and more recently of Mason, N. H., died at Temple, N. H. Mr. Hill was born in Mason, Nov. 25, 1796, and was graduated at Harvard College in 1821. Among his classmates were Governor Kent of Maine, Charles W. Upham of Salem, Senator Barnwell of South Carolina, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
May 4.—Rev. Francis A. Foxcroft, one of the oldest Episcopal clergymen in the State, died at Cambridge, Mass., at the age of 77.
May 7.—William R. Patten, of Winchester, a soldier in the Civil War, and later, Judge-Advocate, died in Concord. He was born in 1837.
May 8.—Death of George W. Ray, a citizen and a manufacturer in Springfield, Mass.
InScriptures, Hebrew and Christian,[2]the task has been undertaken of rendering the Bible narrative in a form which shall be convenient and readable for young readers. Such an idea does not wholly please us, for it does not seem possible to rewrite the sacred history without losing the spirit of the close translation from the Hebrew and Greek. There is an excuse for simplifying Bible stories for young children, but this work seems adapted only to those who must be mature enough to fully understand the reading of the Scriptures themselves. Yet, for those who can profitably employ such a book, this work could hardly be better. It is evidently prepared with great care. The first volume, which is at hand, contains the Hebrew story from Creation to the Exile, and for it one must commend the writers for their conscientious and painstaking work, which, without doubt, will prove to be of value to many.
History is a subject so vast and complex that it requires great skill to properly present even an outline of the whole in a single volume. Such compendiums have, however, been made, and have had a useful purpose. Professor Fisher is a man who has extensive qualifications for such a task, and he has given us a work[3]which should have a place in every public and private library, and be in the hands of every student. The whole subject, from the earliest to present times, is outlined in a manner which has rendered it readable and interesting,—a rare quality for such a condensed work. We like the arrangement, which does not treat each country always by itself, but the whole plan of the book is, in general, chronological, by which the condition of different countries at any given period is readily compared. By the use of different types in printing, a notable convenience is afforded the reader. For instance, the general thread of narrative is carried on through the coarser type, while in another type one may read of contemporary literature, art, science, etc. In fact, the record of these subjects is one of the valuable features of the work. The typography is excellent,—a matter of special importance in such a book.
A concise monograph,[4]lately translated from the German, is interesting as an argument in favor of gas as against electricity for artificial lighting. The author is impressed with the fact that the triumphs of electric lighting have been overestimated, and that its healthful, legitimate development has been retarded by the hosts of speculators. Dr. Schilling quotes many statistics, from both European and American sources, to show that many of the claims for electric lighting are unfounded, and that gas has been the subject of numerous false assertions as to its danger, etc., simply to glorify the electric light. The author seems disposed to fairness, in general, but when, after admitting that the electric light has a future before it, he declares that "gas will remain in future, as it always has been, the universal means of illumination," he is at least injudicious. "Universal" and "always" are too broad; certainly, as far as the past is concerned, if not the future. Those who are interested in the subject will find it worth while to read this book. The translation has been carefully made, and it is clearly printed.
Lynn, Mass., has long been famous for its boots and shoes, but from a comfortably sized book[5]in hand, we are led to believe that the town has something interesting about it besides heels and soles. This volume is, according to its name, a series of sketches of the history of the town, well interspersed with anecdotes, most of them from the storehouse of the author's own memory. Although he spent, as he declares, twenty years on the shoemaker's bench, he has not limited his knowledge to his trade. He has evidently been a keen observer; and his command of Anglo-Saxon, together with what may be called the genuine Yankee language, has enabled him to relate his stories and make his comments in a clear and vigorous style. It is, indeed, a very pleasant variation of the regulation town history; a volume of information and good-natured wit; such a book as we imagine every citizen and native of Lynn would delight to read.
FOOTNOTES:[2]Scriptures, Hebrew and Christian. Arranged and edited for young readers as an introduction to the study of the Bible. By Edw. T. Bartlett, A.M., and John P. Peters, Ph.D. Vol. I, pp. 545. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.[3]Outlines of Universal History. Designed as a text-book and for private reading. By George Park Fisher, Professor in Yale College, pp. 674. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co.[4]The Present Condition of Electric Lighting. A report made at Munich, September 26, 1885, by N. H. Schilling, Ph.D. 55 pp. Boston: Cupples, Upham & Co.[5]Sketches of Lynn; or, The Changes of Fifty Years. By David N. Johnson, pp. 490. Lynn; Thomas P. Nichols, printer.
[2]Scriptures, Hebrew and Christian. Arranged and edited for young readers as an introduction to the study of the Bible. By Edw. T. Bartlett, A.M., and John P. Peters, Ph.D. Vol. I, pp. 545. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
[2]Scriptures, Hebrew and Christian. Arranged and edited for young readers as an introduction to the study of the Bible. By Edw. T. Bartlett, A.M., and John P. Peters, Ph.D. Vol. I, pp. 545. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
[3]Outlines of Universal History. Designed as a text-book and for private reading. By George Park Fisher, Professor in Yale College, pp. 674. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co.
[3]Outlines of Universal History. Designed as a text-book and for private reading. By George Park Fisher, Professor in Yale College, pp. 674. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co.
[4]The Present Condition of Electric Lighting. A report made at Munich, September 26, 1885, by N. H. Schilling, Ph.D. 55 pp. Boston: Cupples, Upham & Co.
[4]The Present Condition of Electric Lighting. A report made at Munich, September 26, 1885, by N. H. Schilling, Ph.D. 55 pp. Boston: Cupples, Upham & Co.
[5]Sketches of Lynn; or, The Changes of Fifty Years. By David N. Johnson, pp. 490. Lynn; Thomas P. Nichols, printer.
[5]Sketches of Lynn; or, The Changes of Fifty Years. By David N. Johnson, pp. 490. Lynn; Thomas P. Nichols, printer.
Art, Architecture.American Country Dwellings.Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer.1.—The Care of Pictures and Prints.P. G. Hamerton.5.—Art in Brooklyn.Various.16.—Ceilings and Walls.J. H. Pollen.22.—An English Sculptor.Leander Scott.22.—Art in Metal Work.Lewis F. Day.22—An American Gallery.Chas. De Kay.22.
Biography, Genealogy.The Life of William Lloyd Garrison.Freeman M. Post, D.D.3.—A Sturdy Christian.Henry J. van Dyke, Jr., D.D.3.—Edwin M. Stanton.Dan Piatt.4.—Francis Galton., 5.—Horatio Seymour.Isaac S. Hartley, D.D.6.—Personal Recollections of John D. Philbrick.Mrs. H. B. B. Lord.8.—Gen. Turner Ashby.A. E. Richards.17.—Benjamin Disraeli.George Sandsbury.22.—The Webster Family.Hon. Stephen M. Allen.23.—Henry Barnard.John D. Philbrick.23.
Civil War.From the Peninsula to Antietam.Geo. B. McLellan.1.—McClellan at the Head of the Grand Army.Warren Lee Goss.1.—The Battle of South Mountain, or Boonsboro'.Gen. D. H. Hill.1.—Defence of Charleston, S.C.Gen. G. T. Beauregard.4.—The Removal of McClellan., 4.—Shiloh.Gen. W.F. Smith.6.—The Battle of Cross Keys.Alfred E. Lee.6.—War Prisons and War Poetry.Jas. W. A. Wright.17.—Arkansas Past.Wm. J. Oliphant.17.—The War in Missouri.Richard H. Musser.17.
Description, Travel, Adventure.The Flour Mills of Minneapolis.E. V. Smalley.1.—Lick Observatory.Taliesin Evans.1.—After Geronimo. III.Lieut. John Bigelow.7.—The Last Voyage of the Surprise., 7.—Around the World on a Bicycle. VIII.Thomas Stevens.7.—Three Weeks of Savage Life.—Maurice Thompson.7.—A Blockade Runner under Fire.R. C. Coffin.7.—A Lonely Vigil.T. C. Jones.10.—How we went Trouting.W. S. Hutchinson.10.—Memories of London.W. J. Stillman.11.—English and American Railways.Wm. H. Rideing.16.—The World's Great Bridges.Mrs. F. G. De Fontaine.16.—The Women of Brazil.Frances A. de Magalhaes.16.
Education.Liberal Education in Germany.J. H. Stuckenberg, D.D.3.—History in American Colleges.Prof. H. B. Adams.8.—Public Schools and Nervous Children.Elizabeth Cummings.8.—Notable Features of the English System of Elementary Education.A. Tolman Smith.8.—Improved Methods of Classical Instruction.Wm. E. Jillson.8.—The Harvard Annex.M. C. Smith.8.—Elective Studies in College.Prof. Isaac C. Dennett.8.—National Aid to Popular Education.R. B. Hayes.16.—Trinity College, Hartford.Prof. Samuel Hart.23.
History.Historical Colorado.Katherine Hodges.6.—An Old House in New Orleans.Chas. Dimitry.6.—History of a Newspaper.P. L. Ford.6.—March of the Spaniards across Illinois.E. G. Mason.6.—History in American Colleges.H. B. Adams.8.—The Martial Experiences of the California Volunteers.Edward Carlson.10.—The Virginia Cavaliers.K. M. Rowland.17.—The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798-99.R. T. Durrett.17.—New Bedford.Herbert L. Aldrich.23.
Literature.Hawthorne's Philosophy.Julian Hawthorne.1.—The American Dramatist.Augustin Daly.4.—The Evolution of Language.M. A. Hovelacque.5.—The Poetry of Thoreau.Joel Benton.9.—Our Experience Meetings.Cora M. PotterandElla Wheeler Wilcox.9.—Dies Iræ. A New Translation.John S. Hagen.10.—Wordsworth's Passion.Titus Munson Evan.15.—The Novel of our Times.F. N. Zutsickie.15.—War Poetry., 17.
Miscellaneous.De Caudelle on the Production of Men of Science.W. H. Larrabee.5.—The Aryan Homestead.E. P. Evans.11.—The Marriage Question.Harriett Prescott SpoffordandFrances E. Willard.16.—Judicial Falsifications of History.—Hon. Chas. Cowley.23.
Politics, Economics, Public Affairs.The Future of the Colored Race.Frederick Douglass.4.—Letter to Judge Thurman.Arthur Richmond.4.—Our "House of Lords.", 4.—Ship Buildingvs.Ship Owning.Capt. John Codman.4.
Statesmanship, Old and New.Gail Hamilton.4.—Strikes and Arbitration.T. V. Powderly.4.—The Hours of Labor.Edward Atkinson.4.—The Difficulties of Railroad Regulation.Arthur T. Hadley.5.—An Economic Study of Mexico. II.David A. Wells.4.—Prison Labor.Robt. Devlin.10.—Discussion of the Liquor Traffic.G. A. Moore.10.—Weakness of the United States Government under the Articles of Confederation.John Fiske.11.—The Present Position of Civil Service Reform.Theodore Roosevelt.15.—The Freedmen During the War.O. O. Howard.15.—National Aid to Popular Education.—R. B. Hayes.16.
Recreation, Sports.Ranch Life and Game Shooting in the West. III.Theodore Roosevelt.7.—The Stanley Show.Joseph Pennell.7.—Trout Fishing in Maine.J. R. Hitchcock.7.—British Yachting.C. J. C. McAlister.7.
Religion, Morals.The Possibilities of Religious Reform in Italy.Wm. Chauncy Langdon, D.D.3.—Development of the Moral Faculty.James Sully.5.—The Seventh Petition.George Bancroft.15.—Are Church Fairs Beneficial?Mrs. H. W. Beecher.16.
Science, Natural History, Discovery, Inventions.The Problem of Crystallization.Alfred Einhorn.5.—The Factors of Organic Evolution. II.Herbert Spencer.5.—Food Accessories and Digestion.Dr. J. B. Yeo.5.—Photographing the Heavens.Dr. H. Y. Klein.5.—How Alcoholic Liquors are Made.Joseph Dawson.5.—The Science of Flat-fish., 5.—Must Life, Beginning Here, Necessarily End Here?E. A. Clark.10.—The Genesis of Bird Song.Maurice Thompson.11.—Speech: Its Mental and Physical Elements.M. Allen Starr.15.—The Breeding of Fancy Pigeons.E. S. Starr.1.
Theology, Polemics.Evolution and the Faith.T. T. Munger.1.—Egyptian Monotheism.C. Loring Bruce.15.
1 The Century.2 Harper's Monthly.3 Andover Review.4 North American Review.5 Popular Science Monthly.6 Magazine of Am. History.7 Outing.8 Education.9 Lippincott's Magazine.10 Overland Monthly.11 Atlantic Monthly.11 New England Historical and Genealogical Register.13 Rhode Island Historical Magazine.14 The Forum.15 New Princeton Review.16 The Brooklyn Magazine.17 The Southern Bivouac.18 The Citizen.19 Political Science Quarterly.20 Unitarian Review.21 New Englander.22 Magazine of Art.23 New England Magazine.
1 The Century.2 Harper's Monthly.3 Andover Review.4 North American Review.5 Popular Science Monthly.6 Magazine of Am. History.7 Outing.8 Education.9 Lippincott's Magazine.10 Overland Monthly.11 Atlantic Monthly.11 New England Historical and Genealogical Register.13 Rhode Island Historical Magazine.14 The Forum.15 New Princeton Review.16 The Brooklyn Magazine.17 The Southern Bivouac.18 The Citizen.19 Political Science Quarterly.20 Unitarian Review.21 New Englander.22 Magazine of Art.23 New England Magazine.