THE GRAPHIC. 
a politicians. 
■where good, bad and indifferent__ „„ 
StiU it is highly informatory and interesting. The 
author of “Cross Currents," Miss Mary Angela Dickens 
is a granddaughter of Charles Dickens. She does not,’ 
howerer, in this work show any trace of her grand¬ 
father’s brilliant genius.—Somewhat misleading Is the 
title of Walter Besant’s “ London." The book does not 
deal with modern London, the time of George H being 
guage? To be sure, a very 
relatively no farther from 
civilization than that of 
Peeherah, whichin European 
screams and yells. Beeh- 
stein has noted that the chaf¬ 
finch expresses a joyous 
“Fink," and anger by 
“Fink—Fink—Fink I” sor¬ 
row and sympathy by “Trif 
—Trif.” Houzeau has found 
that the common hen has at 
least ten distinct sounds, 
well understood by the 
chickens. Rengger observed 
that the long-tailed Cebns 
of South America expressed 
astonishment by a sound 
