The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-19
Magazines for March.

HARPER's MAGAZINE for March contains
Nineteen Articles, and over Seventy Engrav-
ings.
In the opening article. Charles Nordhoff
describes the multifarious duties OF the
"Light-House Board in the construction aud
Provisioning lighthouses. In the thlteen ac
companying Engravings illustrations are Civ
en- of the varons types Of lighthouses ON our
sea-coast and on the lakes.
''rhe Chevalier Bay ard" has become a
proverb, but how many readers really know
anything about him? Those desiring such
knowledge will be grati-d by jam $ Grant
Wilson's interesting memoirs-with four
beautiful illustrations.
A capital paper on the Bermuda 'Tslands,"
Is contributed by Chris;iana Ro1uds, with
fifteen excellent Illustrations, including TWO
maps.
Under the title of 'Archibald Constable
and his friends Mr.. A. q Constable, sou
of the noted Publisher, gives g.aphc de-
scrption OF the literary celebrities Of Edn-
burg fifty years ago. His article is proiusely
illustrated with characteristic views of that
city, and portraits of Constable, Sidney Smith,
Francis Jeffrey, Henry Brougham, Thomas
Campbell, John Wilson, Dugald Stewart, and
James Hogg.
The recent remarkable progress in astro
nomical research, the mounting Of the great
Equatorial in the United States Naval OBJ
servatory at Washington, and the interest
awakened by Mr.. Proctor's lectures in this
country, render peculiarly timely the review
which, under the title OF "Observatores in
the United States,' Prof. J. E. Nourse gives
OF the observatories at Cincinnati, Washing
ton, West Point and Annapolis, and the
work accomplished by them. His paper is
accompanied by seventeen engravings, one of
which represents the new Equatorial at
Washington, as it appears, mounted in the
new dome.
Mrs Dinah Mulock Craik's and Prof.
James de Miles serial stories, both of which
are illustrated are continued.
Charles Nordhof contributes an article on
''The Rights and Wrongs OF Seamen,'
aprOpos OF the recent publication OF DIR.
Marshall Jewelrs remarkable work ''Among
our Sailors"
''The Night Train for Paradise (Accoin-
modationI' is very entertaining bit Of
genial satire.
Colonel I. B. Thorpe gives chapter of
interesting "reminiscences connected with
the lale Lewis Gaylord Clark, and the ''Rec
| objections of an Old Stager" are continued.
Two very interesting short stories are con-
tributed-"Jo and l." by Harriet Prescott
Spofford, and "a Scheme for Vengeance, by
Mrs. Frank Mccarthy
Walt Whitman contributes another remark
able poem, the "Prayer OF Columbus" and
there are also poems by Elizabeth Akers Al
len, Mary B.-Dodge, John James Piat,, Paul
| II. Hayne, and Fannie r. Robinson.
In the Editors Easy Chair, George VIII
| lam Curtis discusses the celebration oil sam
Adams Tea Party, and Mother Goose Tab
leaux, and pays grateful tribute to the late
Professor Asassiz. The Scientific Record
brings the summary OF Scientific Progress
down to the close of 1873, and contains be-
sides number of very interesting items #
information. The Dra,cer is full of amusing
anecdotes and facetie, and is concluded " ith
a series of funny Illustrations representing
''Baby's Trials"