Literary Notes

ín tiie íiily Arena one of the features íaAteiust.attention is the symposium -ent," which scv.-ral tawwareprwentttivea of different - oontribute. Among those who .uyehange in tho present laws, rlwg them as adequate and based Mi'piy8ioloeical as wel1 as so'iologi' 31 fiüiremcnts are the Ron. C. II. Sékkaii, of Iowa and the Hon. A.C. .. of Kentucky.-Arena Pub. Boslonj Mass. - i-Air, m Hawaii" is the titlc of a ótame publfelied by Lee and Thework oonsists of iifteen ritten by JuUa Palmer, adbeen-sentto Hawaii by the rening Poet The writer ., not in sympathy with the -rnmeBt and condems it in sex.s. Mr. Patoer certainly ives om. be said or imagined on his oftheqnestion. Price $1.50. Leo ,,ard, publishers, Boston, Mass. -The Peoplea anl Polities in the Par ,-■ i a valuablc volume of travels uAies in the British, French, SpjiüEPt .and Portuguese colonies in 81jerat ■ Jtóna, Japan, Korea, Siam and "Matas.. Thenthor, Henry Norman, ■ years of travel and study in ■fchwwoounfa-ies and has producod a book ■arybody who wishes to obtain bemugfr Jcnovriedged o! the eastern ouostwR.-ifliould rad. It is a volume of , v.-ith numcrous illustrations ;M-, executed mapa. Publlstaed liwAes Scrlbner's Som, N.Y. City E. -:The History of a Falce Religión" is titleof anicely printed and neatly ..iumerecontly publised-by Pe■dklter, of 3ö Fulton st. N. Y, City. MS-afcory, tor Buoh it is. is written by 1 .C Bul wer, Bart. It is a story of ccrtain knavc, by triekcry deed a heathentribe and became their üing-ajidhigh priest. The publiahw, reface would have us believe ;tll accepted relisflon has about tho -üme foundation. iicHelgnof Lust' by tho Duke of .■noal in an little voiume issucd by the Arena Pub. Co-, of en, Mass. By "Lust" tho author ;reed, The subject is taken up r thirteen heads and is treated in ■eeting manner. The book is .rinted and hound in heavy cover 11 is volume Xo. I of what ia i callcd the "Beacon Library ; ; ■! Husband is tille of Mr. Richard Marsh'a new ... -which Is to be published shortly ) Appleton&Co. Thls impresaive erful story will not be laid asido afffcH :i,ht end is rcached. The Story of the I'lants, by Mr. 'Oratt'. Alle, is the latost addition to uKïions' Library of Useful Stories. aid-to be remarkably suceessful . viample aml tlóar exposition of plant Jovelopmont and Ufe. 'A' Iroaginative Man is the title of noviii'ov Mr. 11. S. Hichens, author T) li'-inn Carnation," which is to i-nblished ímmcdiately by D. Applet'o. Itsaid that thesubtlety, imp.jí mialitv. and power of lotfia&l .-alyais -hown in this book, ■ wlL -curpi'ÏBe even those who wero jwoniff to recognizo the originality and Mt of hisearlier performances. Tbt-.ene k lald in Bgypt, and the vi.'idrxif s And dramatk force of certain :v3t are aehievöments of high disD. Appleton and C;o., N. ' ■ 3tty3i.iT.