Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-03-31


The third and last part Of Longfellow's pos.
ihumous poem, "Mchacl Angelo" is given in
the fHaHhr for March. The number contains
a paper on "Thc Hawthorne Manuscripts, ~ by
George Parsons Lathrop; descriptive ramble
into the region between Edinburg and Ecclefe.
chan, designated by the writcr-Tohn Bur.
roughs-as " Carlyle's Country a paper on
Caracas, called the Getty Of Earthquakes"
another on "Norlhcrn Mexico, by H. RI. and
still another on "Por Royal a little valley
twenty miles west Of France. Oliver Wendell
Holmes has what he calls "a Loving. CUP
Song pleasantly written in the interests Of
good fellowship, doubtless, but certainly not
pcnncd from temperance standpoint. The
usual departments arc full, there being a spec.
tally interesting paragraph in the Contributors
Club on "The Calderon Festival"
ChdNbeJ'S Journal for February contains
one article which may be read with profit by
all who believe that domestic cookery ought TO
be more scientific than il is The article in
question is entitled "a Scientific Soup Hitch.
en- II records some Of the researches Of
Professor Pastcur into the nature Of diseased
germs, very many of which are taken into the
human system in il-cooked food.
Haybet'S for March, while less devoted to
descriptive writing than the atlantic, is more
Interestingly so because Of its illustrations.
'Across A.zona," by William Henry Bishop,
has clever Characteristic wood-cuts and help.
ful map. The third paper on "Artist Strois
in Holland, is quite as interesting as the pre-.
ccding papers. "Parsifal at Bayreuth" is
timely exposition Of Wagner's musical methods
and gives also an interesting picture Of the
mastcrful tone poets eventful life. There are
many other interesting papers, helping to make
up an excellent number.
The Overland has been sold. 1t is said that
number Of gentlemen-Irving NJ. Scott and
the Rev. c. ID. Barrows among them-have
become its owners. Samuel Carson has under
taken its publication. 1t is to be hoped that
Miss Shinn will retain her money interest in it
and continue to edit ii. One Of the "friends"
Of that great "borrowcr, Warren Cheney, has
this to say Of the change:
The OrerlaRd has not been sent to us this month";
we are probably not deemed worthy to receive it-a
judgment in which concur. We have been apprised
however, by the publishers that its business manage
ment has been transferred Mr. Samuel Carson, pub.
Usher and bookseller I2o Suffer street II this MEANS
as suppose it does, that Mr.. Warren Cheney is re-
leased from the uneongenia drudgery Of the office and
left free to write those admirable reviews which have
placed him in the forefront Of the psgiarsts and won
him the respectful consideration Of all literary plumber.
ers, the change in the direction Of improve nent
Clearly this eagle should be cooped but permitted
to at his will in the sunshine; and il he
should Of sight we could medicine our grief
with the memory of how beautiful he when visible
''Money in Elections" Henry George; "The
Subjugation Of the Mississippi" Robert S.
Taylor; "Gladstone," Moncure ID. Conway;
Railway Influence in the Land Office" Geo.
w. Julian; "The Pyramid of Cheops," Rich.
ard A. Proctor; Protective Taxes and Wag-
es, Prof. w. G.. Sumner; "Some Aspects OF
Life insurance." Elizur Wright; Educational
Needs, "a symposium between Prof. G. Stan
ly Hall, Prof. Felix Adler, Prof. Thomas Hun.
ter and DIR. Mary Putnam Jacob, make the
contents of the North Ame,f6aH Rez1e7u, for
March, among the most valuable and interest
Ing OF recent periodical numbers.