The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-23

Magazines.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March onens
with some further chapters of Holmes
sduardian Angel" which are charminoly
written, and in which we are introduced to the
nero OF the tale. Professor Agassiz' 8 interest
ing paper on the "Glacial. Phenomena of
OF Malne," is concluded We quote one pas
| sage; 1T
Inc glacial traces over the state of Maine.
ana especially between Bangor and the sea-
va tpaS. an1ro means OF estimating approximately
tne thickness of the ice-sheet which once
moved over the whole land as we'll as its limi-
tatlons during later period, when it had be-
| gun to wane. In order to advance across a
| mliy country and over mountainous ridges ris-
| ing to height of twelve and fifteen hundred
feet in the southern part of the state. and to a
much higher level in its northern portion. the
nee must have been several times thicker than
| the height of the inequalities over which it
passed; otherwise it would have become en-
eased between these elevations which would
| therefore justified in surprising that the ice
| nelds when they poured from the North over
New England to the sea, had a thickness Of at
least tive or six thousand feet. On a future
occasion shall give an account of the drift
phenomena along our Atlantic coast SHOWING
also that at that period the ice-ields were not
bounded by our present shore line, but extend
ed considerably beyond it, over surfaces now
occupied by the ocean.
The article on "Chicago," BY Parton, is long,
| but will not fail of readers, as it is one of the
most entertaining and instructive of that
writer's recent papers. The existing political
status is ably and vigorously discussed by
Carl Schurz, under the title of 1.-THE True
Problem" "a Glimpse of Genoa" by Mr..
Howells, is as charming as his sketches of Ital-
ian travel usually are; and the story entitled
My Friend Bingham" by Henry James, ir.,
is an original and striking one Katherine
Morne" still drags its slow length along, and is
as stupid as ever; George Bedillion, Knight.
is concluded, and we think will strike most
readers as among the very best of Mrs. Davis
powerful stories. 1t is the only one we are
nov able to recall which does not leave pain
full or disagreeable impression; this is entirely
satisfactory Mr.. Hanback, on the Deriya-
ton OF Man from the Monkey" is of course
intended to throw ridicule on the theories of
Huxley and Darwin upon the origin of races
Out ON Picket lis by Higginson, and rags
by Mrs. Austin
VI the poetical contributions to this number
one, the touching class poem by Holmes, en-
Titled AL Here" we reprinted YESTERDAY
The River" musical and thoughtful comno-
sition by Harriet Prescott Spofford appears on
our fourth page to-day. The Literary Reviews
in this number are lively.
THE GALAXY for March 1st is {. rich num-
Der. Trollope's "Claverings" is concluded. al
though it requires sixty six pages Of type con-
siderably smaller than that ordinarily used in
the Galaxy. Mrs. Davis's waiting for the
verdict" is continued, and opens up some
scenes more promising than those of the first
number. There is a lively description by Geo.
spence, of s"The Temple and Lincon's Inn"
in London; sharp but able article by w. L.
Alden, on "Mazzini's Last Manifesto" and some
practical and seasonable "Hints for Visitors to
Paris "Rien Ne Va Plus" is a description.
with illustrations, of various fashionable games
played at the European watering places The
poetical contributions are Nemesis by II. H..
and "Her Answer" by Mrs. W. H. Palmer.
Fl GoDEY's LADY's Book for March has a
charming steel engraving, Watching Baby
and its usual variety of Fashion and Fancy
Work illustrations. An extremely well-told
story by Marian Harland, entitled "Theory
oersus Practice" opens the number The 9th
er articles sustain the long-established reputa-
ton OF this chief of the fashion monthlies.
BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE for January, some
what late in arriving, has the following table of
contents: "Our Naval Defepces: where are
we?" Nina Balatka: The Story of a Maiden of
Prague, conclusion; "Sir William Parker.
the Admiral of the Fleet; "Conington's
Translation of the Eneid"; Cornelius o.
Dowd"; "The Campaign in Western Germa-
ny; Women and Children in America;
"Brownlows-Part 70; "Who are the Reform
ers, and what do they want?", rFvGI
"The Brownlows" is a new serial which opens
well: Women and Children in America"
reads like the last despairing outburst of tory
ism which, hopeless of making any Roadway
against republican institutions, takes it out il,
railing not at the men who insist on and frame
them, but at the women and children who grow
up under them. If feminine and juvenile hui
manltv are not going to the dogs here in Amer
lea, then there is no reliance to be placed upon
"Blackwood" Inc.
Reprinted by the Leonard Scott Publishing
Company, 80 Walker street, New York.
EVERY SATURDAY for this week contains
second portion of the sketch by St. R. Tail
lander, of Charles Edward and the Countess
OF Albany" translated from the French for
this magazine; also some chapters of "a Girl
at Railway functions Reoly," which will be
found lively. Mss Thackeray's delightful sto-
ry OF The Village on the Cliff" is concluded.
Ihere il one character in this story, that of
Fontaine, which seems to us fully worthy to
have been limned ty the master pencil of