November 21, 1890.] 



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"Worldly Woman," will come to a conclusion; and Irish politics 

 will receive consideration in a paper on " The Irish Land-Purchase 

 Bill," by William O'Connor Morris, and a review of the proposed 

 remedies for Irish distress by Michael Davitt. 



— A pamphlet has been published in Washington on the subject 

 of " Manual Traiuing in the Public Schools of the District of Co- 

 lumbia." It is purely descriptive in character, and gives a care- 

 ful.and somewhat minute account of the various exercises that 

 have been adopted at tbe national capital for imparting the train- 

 ing in question. The exercises here described are exclusively for 

 boys, and embrace many kinds of operations in both wood and 

 metal work, as well as in drawing. They are more difficult than 

 «ome that we have seen described, and demand for their per- 

 formance a considerable degree of mechanical skill. The text is 

 illustrated by a large number of diagrams, which show better 

 than description can the real character of the work done; and (he 

 pamphlet will doubtless be useful to all who are interested in its 

 subject . 



— Scribner's Magazine during the coming year will publish, 

 among other matter not hitherto announced, •' Papers on Japan," 

 by Sir Edwin Arnold (completing the series to be begun in the 

 December numiier under \he title "Japonica"), illustrated by 

 Robert Blum, who was commissioned by the magazine to visit 

 Japan for the purpose, and co-operate with the author. Another 

 literary and artistic contribution to this subject, also illustrated 

 by Mr. Blum during his residence at Tokio, will be two articles 

 by John H. Wigmore, professor in the Tokio University, — one on 

 the popular aspect, and especially on the general celebration, of 

 the inauguration of the new constitution and political order in 

 Japan ; and the other on the new parliament and other bodies 

 which -are to carrv it into effect. Professor James Bryce, M.P., 

 the well-known English publicist, and author of "The American 

 Commonwealth," will write four articles upon India, embodying 



the results of his recent journey and a careful study of the coun- 

 try in its social and political aspects, both in itself and its relations 

 to the British Empire. Henry M. Stanley will make an important 

 contribution on an African topic (entirely distinct from his book), 

 with noteworthy illustrations; several papers will also be pub- 

 hsbed, continuing tbe general subject of Africa, upon which the 

 magazine has printed during the past year, in Mr. Stanley's only 

 article, and in papers by Thomson, Drummond, Ward, and others, 

 the most important articles that have appeared. In an early 

 number will be printed an article by J. S Keltic, summarizing, 

 with the aid of the African Exhibition just held in London, the 

 great events in tbe history of African exploration, with a large 

 number of unique illustrations from objects, portraits, etc., lent 

 by explorers and their representatives. There will also be pub- 

 lished in the magazine " Latest Explorations of Dr. Carl Lura- 

 holtz" (the explorer, and author of " Among the Cannibals"), — 

 papers giving the first account, and the only one to be published 

 in any periodical, of the expedition upon which he is now en- 

 gaged in a comparatively unexplored region of northern Mexico, 

 in which, it has long been believed by the best authorities, may 

 be discovered descendants of the primitive cave dwellers and tbe 

 foundations of the oldest American civilization; several articles 

 upon Australian topics (including "Glimpses of Australia," by 

 Josiah Eoyce; an article upon the railways of Australia, which, 

 as examples of successful government control, present many novel 

 featuies; an article on Kangaroo hunting by Birge Harrison; 

 and others); "Ocean Steamships," a short series of fully illus- 

 trated articles (somewhat similar, in point of view and treatment, 

 to the railway articles which excited so wide an interest in the 

 magazine in 1889) upon their management, the life and travel 

 upon them, etc.; and "The Seashore," — four papers by Professor 

 N. S. Shaler, with very copious and rich illustrations from the 

 collections of photographs and drawings, both of the Atlantic and 

 Pacific coasts, made by the author during the last twenty years. 



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