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avrruKus JouRSAL or Books AND OPINIONS; No. XIII


December 1911 Geo. l.. Curry. & Co. I67 Broad way.


This sterling monthly commences its new volume
with increased spirit and ability, and new and
greatly improved outward dress. The Arcturss
Sapper to the New-York Press is the title Of the
leading article. 1t contains some palpabe hits at
the Editors and is graphic and humorous in its
sketches. Dining however in imagination, Is hard
Is satisfactory TO critical taste, though have
no doubt It's by far the cheapest mode of giving a
supper. We agree heartily and fully with the
sathor of The Winter Lectures Exfounded' in
censurng the choice, by the variosi City Societies
Of men who have acquired distinction in other
walks than those Of Literature and whose names
therefore might readily draw larger houses
than those of less widely know~ but far superior
scholars and thinkers. We, too, are so old
fashioned as 10 believe that the man Of one art
mystery is likely to do better in his vocation than
he who practices dozen The closing paragraph
Of the article hint, instruction which, hereafter,
should no, be lost


There are in thi, city accomplished scholars
and eloquent orators; men living in the retirement
Of their families, who could bring to the cause OF
the public morals wisdom derived from that best
of all teaching, OF the home and the freside there
are those who see with keener eye the true prin-
cples and laws of trade than the merchant " no is
engrossed with what is immediately before his eye
there wiser politicians than those who medde in
the trade for Office; there enthusiasts for good
ness and mobility of life whose voice. might and
should be heard in public, but whose names are
not found in the programme Of the lectures"


The criticisms of Arcturus are, in Judge
ment, its chief glory. Those of Kcarss Sopnets,
A.itons Monad and johannes Secundus full
Of rich and hcart-checring thoughts. The Essay
on Method is good in it, way but the method Of
which it treats is the mechanical-not the higher
method of the mns-whch is Heavens first law
Pufer Hopkin. is continued, and the Loiterer con-
tains several excellent nolices and The News
Gong Literary lntelligencer will be added TO
each number hereafter.