The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-17
Magazine Notices.

Hd7pers Magazine, with the May Number,
completes its Fiftieth Volume and its twenty
fifth year. This number is one of unusual in
terest The Editors Easy Chair in few words
points, with just pride, to the past OF the Mag
azine, especially its immediate past; but this
number is more occupied with the celebration
of our national glory than of Harper's we'll
deserved prosperity. 1t opens with graphic
and complete story of the Concord Fight by
Frederic Hudson, illustrated with twenty-eight
engravings, including fac-similes of Emerson's
poem and of Longfellow's "Ride of Paul Re-
vers. This article is peculiarly timely, being
published on the eve of the celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the event described,
and is worthy of the twenty-eight pages which
it occupies.
In another and more important sense is
Harper celebrating our centennial-ia its First
Century Series, which is intended to be COM
pete exposition of progress in every depart
ment of our national life. The Seventh Paper
of the series, given in this number, is concise
history of our Agricultural Progress, contrib
uted by Professor William III. Brewer, of New
Haven. The publishers announce the following
as the remaining articles of the Series; Devel-
opement of Mineral Resources. by Professor L.
Sterry Hunt; Growth and Distribution of the
Population, by Francis A. Walker; Commercial
Development by Edward Atkinson; Monetary
Development, by Professor William G.tSum-
ner; The Experiment of the Union, with its
Preparations, by the Rev. Theodore ID. WOOL
sey D. D.; Educational Progress, by Eugene
Lawrence; Scientific Progress, by f. A. T. Bar
nard, L. L. D. !; Progress 10 Fine Arts, by 5. 5.
Conant; American Literature, by Edwin I,
Whipple; American Jurisprudence; Medical
aud Sanitary Progress; Humanitarian Progress
by c. L. Brace; Socialistic Development, by
Charles Nordhoff Manners of the Century, by
George William Curtis Religious Development,
by the Rev. John f. Hurst D. d.
James Parton contributes to this number an
article on "Caricature In the Puritan Period,
with fourteen rare and curious illustrations.
Professor Charles Rau contributes a second
illustrated paper on the "Stone Agein Europe
this month treating of remains found in caves.
The Hon. s. S. Cox continues his illustrated
papers on American Huuor; and Emilio Cas-
telar contributes another installnent of his
series on the Republican Movement in Europe.
Rarely has there appeared so charming
| serial story as Miss Thackeray is now giving
the readers of HarperHin "Miss Angel" which
will be continued into another volume of the
| Magazine.
| This number contains three excellent short
stories, The Judges Daughter, by Virginia w.
| johnson; Nobody but Jane Rosssitur, by Fan
| ME Hodgson Burnett; and Katy, by Sarah l..
Burten. The poetry is contributed by John
| Hay, Nelly NJ Hutchinson, Kate Hillard and
Mary B. Dodge.
| The Editorial Departments are, as USUAL iuiL
of interesting and instructive matter.
Tho american Journal of Medical Sciences for
| April is fully up to the standard OF that able
ouarterlv and contains in addition to the full
summary of improvements and discoveries IN
the medical sciences and the extensive review
of medical literature many original papers and
memoirs of cases of value to the profession.
Among the papers of interest to the general
reader may be mentioned one on Bloodless
Surgery, by DIR. McClurg, one on the want of
| symmetry in the length of opposite sides of
| persons who have never been the subjects Of
| disease or injury to their lower eXtremitieS, by
DIR. Cox, and one on the examination of the
eyes OF colored school children, by DIR. Callan
The North Anaericdn ReUieao for April is no
table number, embracing a wide range
of topics. all of interest, all treated with
marked ability The opening article, by E.
Gryzanowski, an author whose name appears
to be constructed with special reference to the
spelling mania, is on Comtism, and is clear
and entertaining exposition of that strange phi
losophy which Auguste Comte taught, and an
attempt to point out the position it occupies
among the great philosophical systems. OF
special interest is the alteration of women
which is the key to Comte's fantastic hierarchy
and worship of humanity. Humanity" says
Comte, "being the Great Being, is adorable