The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-22
Magazines for February.

HARPER's MONTHLY: The contents of this
number are as varied aud entertaining as usu-
al, and Illustrated with over eighty engrav-
ings. The "Legend of the Cascades beau
titully illustrated poem is ftly published In
the same Number with Mr.. Nordhofy article
on the Columbia River and Puget Sound:
since the legend is of that river and Is allud-
ed to by Mr.. Nordhof
william c. Primes profusely illustrated
paper on Potaery and Porcelain is full Of nov-
ell and interesting Information relative TO an
cient and modrn Ceramic Art ard Artisans.
Religious readers will be particularly inter-
ested in Eugene Lawson's ''City Road Chap
ell built by John Wesley and the scene of
many OF his grandest sermons. The article
Is Illustrated with portraits of the Wesleys
and by picture of John Wesey's tomb.
s. s. Conant contributes an article entitled
the ''Land of the White Elephant giving
some OF the most important results of Mr..
Vincents observations in Farther India. The
article contains numerous and quaint illus
tratlons. The two serial stories "The Liy-
ing Link" by Prof. James De Mile and ''My
Mother and II by Miss Mulock, both of them
illustrated are continued and the interest we'll
sustained, Edwin De Leon continues his
series of papers on the ''New South" giving
in this number an account of the manufactur-
ing interests of the South. Eugene Law
renee also contributes an interesting hstori-
cal article on "Holland House. which is full
of anecdote and reminiscense. Frank Lee
Ia, fba oc
Much for Him" and Mrs. Emily Ford of one
entitled "a Chinese Practical joke Walt
Whitman the Californian Poet gives one OF bis
characteristic poems ''Song of the Redwood
Tree" Shorter poems are given by Carl
| Spencer and Mrs. Mary Brooks as
George William Curtis in the Easy Chair
discusses Tweed's fate and other matters of
public interest. The Scientific Record is
comprehensive in its summary of recent sci
entific events and the Drawer is as full as
usual of good things some OF them illustrated.
OLD AND NEW: The first article in this
| popular magazine is one on Centennials.
Anthony Trollopes story of ''The way we live
now' grows more readable and interesting.
Mr.. Perkins serial of ''Scrope; or the Lost
Library" contains some curious information
| relative to the book-canyassers trade. The
second of the three parts of "Tom IIalibur-
toms Quandary" enhances the interest
aroused by the first. ''The King and the
Beggar" by Bishop Ferrette is in style SO
much like the "Arabian Nights" that 1t
mis hit we'll be added to that unequaed COL
lection of Legendary Lore. ''The Lost Child"
by Mr.. Harlow is true story of Wachuse:t
mountain. Mr.. Hale contributes capital
papers on Exercise and in the EXAM
iner' suggestive thoughts about poetry es-
pecially magazine poetry. Mr.. Quincy has a
forcible and pertinent article on the ex-
empiion of public institutions from taxation.
Mr.. Fairchild of Berea has fervent ar
ticle in favor of having public schools open
equally to all children black as well as white.
There are two poems-''Sea Tangle' by T.
| G.. A., and "mistaken" by Clara Guernsey.
In the Record of Progress has short articles
on German Soldiers on money matters and
on the American Social Science Association. /.