Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-24

the Colonial period with an interest.
Ing and thoughtful paper entitled
''The Middle Colonies before the Rev.
olution."
Kate w. Hamilton contributes an
excellent short story, entitled ''Nehs.
miah's Plan"
DR.. 7. N. Coan's brief article en-
titled "Fresh Air In Summer" Ii time
ly aud suggestive.
Poems + contributed by Elizabeth
Stuart p lelps, Herbert E. Clarke and
Louise Chandler Moulton.
Mr.. George william Curtis In The
Editors Ea.y Chair, while commend
log DR.. D,x's Lenten sermons On the
frsilties of the fashionable women of
to-day, suggests that the evils com.
planned Of ore due to the unnatural
restrictions By which women are de-
MED freedom of choice In the conduct
Of their lives.
The other editorial departments are
full Of timely and entertaining matter
In their respective fields.
The May Century makes appeal to q
large variety If tastes. By way of
history and adventure there are three
illustrated papers: "The Aborigluea
and the Colonists," by Edward Egg
gleston; the first of two papers by a,
H., on the Spanish Missions of South.
ern Californis, entitled Father Juni.
pero and his Works." and, thirdly, q
paper of great readableness and ethno.
logical value, by Frank FL. Cushing,
on his Adventures in Z1ni." By way
of personal interest there are three
sketches: One CT Cardin.l Manning
with a portrait which Is printed as a
irontispiece), written by Mr.. @. K'g,n
Paul; a second, an exposition of Sal
vlni's King Lear, by Emma Lszarur,
with q drawing of the great tragedisu
In this character, made from life
by Alexander; and third, a charming
light essay by Henry James,
Jr., on du Maurier's carioatures In
"Ponoh," and on the artists relations
to London society. Apropos of the
recent criticisms of American iitera.
ture and American writing about En-.
gland, MI. Charles Dudley Warner
make . retort courteous to his critic,
In q humorous paper entitled "The
English Volunteers during the Late
Invasion" There is also an illus
trated paper on "The Father of Amer.
lean Llbraries" the Philadelphia Pab.
lie Library, by Bumford Samuel.
In fictian there Is an installment oil
Mr.. Howell's serial "a Woman's Rsa
SON." = short story by F. R. Stock,
ton in the Rudder Grange series -
"Pomona's Daughter" and the frs
half the story of mucn freshness anc
humor by Joel Chandler Harris ("Un.
Gle Remus"), namely, cat league
Poteet's."
In "Topics of the Time" are brief
papers on "The Effect Of Civil Ssrvic,
Reform upon Parties" and ''The Ao
po!ntment Of Poatmasters," together
with the announcement of "a New
Departure" in the makeup of Tit
Century and the reasons therefor. Ths
change consists In the dinconticuanct
Of the departments of "Home and So
ciety," "Literature," and 9Th
World'a Work." the places of which
are taken by a new department. entl
tied "Opep Letters" which this month
contains articles by Oliver johnson
Tin reply to Leonard w. Bacon's attecl
on the Garrison Additionally, b,
Mrs Dorr ("On Culture ia New En-
gland ViIlages''). by Abrsm s. Isaac
"Will the Jews Rsturn to Palea
~tine?"), and a humorous letter by +
Benedict Hsrzog, in the character o
Miss Plnkis r yssbud, "Oa the Higa
er Education of Women" Conrribu
tors to "Bli,.a Brao" are Waite
Learned, R. Fl, Ssoddard, Oscar Fs
Adams, j. A. Macon, and Charles "a
Crandall, whose ~''Plowing" occupie
t most of the department. o her poetr
In the number is by Rose Hawthorn
Lathrop, L. Frank Tooksr, R'char
Watson Glider, Joel Benton, job
/. James Plat, and others.
THE POPULAR IENCE MONTHLY Fo
:. MAY, 1883.
"Ninety.four Thousand persons,
says DIR. Oswald In the opening articl
OF the April popular Science Month
r ly," "die every year In the Unite
9 States of consumption" and he the
, goes on to show how this fatality ma
:. be lessened and the frequency of IL
y disease reduced by the rational en-
ployment of "The Remedies of Ma
ure." The article Is the first Ct
series on the hygienic treatment
prevalent disorders.
M. Louis Oliver gives an INSTRUCT,
!. account of the germs of fermentatit
and diseass are floating In the 81
In "How Much Animals Know,"M
= MI. f. A. Fernald groups within Il
spaoe Of o convenient article some
70 the most striking instances Of ian
NAL intelligence" recorded In NJ
Il RemAne's entertaining work on tn
subject. Mr.. Richard Lamb gives
useful paper on "Position and StroI
!, In Swimming" M. q. De Saporta
- glowing account of ''How the AnoieI
IL Forests b acame Coal" MI. 4. N.
5. Ringueberg a curious story of "a s
perstitious Dog" Mr.. Grant Allen
, study of the development of Il
"Moak's-H ood--probably from Il
10 buttercup--with the help Of insect 1
70 dustry. M. L. Valiant furnishes
account of "a most strange monster
of q fish from the deep seas. Mr.. A
fred Worcester reviews the progre
- that has been made In gymnast
u training, with q consideration
Il the theoretical advantages and
" estimation of the practical results
n. the present scientifically develop
:. system. In "The Boundaries of A
~ tronomy," Professor Robert Ba
T. astronomer. royal Of Ireland, discuss