Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-04-21
May Magazines.

Inc Atiantic Monthiy IOr MAY coutiHues
with undninished interest the serial stories,
"A Roman Singer" by Mr.. Crawford, and
sin War Time" by s. Weir Mitchell. Rich
ard Grant White contributes the first of two
articles entitled "The Announcing of Will
liam Shakespeare" very cute and interest
ing study of the facts of Shakespeare life
and writings. Henry James continues his
French studies of travel. Prof. f. p. Evans
has an article which although its title Lin
guistic Paleontolo0y" would seem to indie ate
that il is for scholars only, will be found of
deep interest to 'all intelligent readers. DIR.
Geo. Z. Ellis contributes an interesting paper
on Gov. Thomas Hutchinson, who was in
authority in the Colony of Massachusetts, Bay
just before the Revolution. Henry Cabot
Lodge writes of William II. Seward, and
Miss Harriet w. Preston has an admirable
essay on MATTHEW Arnold as Poet" The
short story of the number is by Z. w. Bel
lamy, and is entitled "At Bent's Hotel. I"
Article, of public national interest are, 'The
Silver Danger" by J. Laurence Lsughlin and
'The Progress of Nationslism," by Edward
Stanwood. The poems of the number are by
+. b. Aldrich, II. H.. and Edith NJ. Thomas
Several important books are reviewed and
the Contributors Club completes an interest
ing number of this sterling magazine.
That our naturalization laws are defective
in many respects is notorious, and the de-
mand for their revision will no doubt acquire
added force from the publication of an arti-
Gle by Justice William Strong upon that sub
ject in the North American Review for May.
In the same number of the Review, Edwin
p. Whipple offers candid judgment of Mat
thew Arnold, as a thinker and as man of
letters. Richard A. Proctor. under the title
of A Zone of Worlds, writes of the vast
multitude of the pigmy kindred of the earth,
known "a the asteroids. In 1.-THE Railway
and the State, Gerrit l.. Lansing essays to
prove that the multiplication and extension
of railroad lines, and the establishment of low
rates of transportation, are hindered rather
than helped by governmental interference.
Prof. Henry F. Osborn, of Princeton College,
has a highly interesting article on illusions
of Memory. Helen Kendrick johnson con-
tributes an essay on 1.-The Meaning of Song.
Finally. there is joint discussion of Work
ingmen's Grievances. by William Goodwin
Moody and Prof. J. Laurence Laughlin. of
Harvard University.
Lippincott's Magazine for May opens with
an illustrated article on 1.-The Hill-Suburbs of
CINCINNATI The illustrations have great
merit. Another timely article is an account
of journey from Berber to Suakin, extract
ed from the diary of an English officer.
"Shakespeares Tragedies on the Stage" is
the first of tw o papers, of which the present
gives the writer's views as to the style of act
ing most appropriate to Shakespeare's plays /;
while the second will embody his reminiscent
ces of Forrest. the elder Booth, and Mac
ready. Professor VIM. f. Allen concludes
his excellent account of Chow the Roman
Il. A
a picturesque description of . trip "Along
the Columbia River and Puget's Sound; !"
and Horace Lunt writes "a Day in Early
Spring." Among the stories in the number,
1.-THE Perfect Treasure" a short serial of
which the present is the third instalment,
carries the reader along by the vivscity of its
STYLE, while its contrssted types of English
and American character are sketched with a
bold bat discriminating touch. cat Last"
hy Miss Annie Porter, is another short serial,
but romatic rather than realistic. ''Retalia-
tion," BY Lima Redwood Fairfax, is an inter-
esting and well-written love-story; and THE
Rev. Nahum" is an amusing episode of Amer
lean Missionary Life on the African Coast.
The other departments are well filed. and
the number is more than usually attractive.
The Manhattan Magazine for Nav opens
with an illustration of "Trajan" for a 'front.'
ispiece. The first paper is entitled The
Gunnison Country" illustrated, by Ernest In
gersoll. This is followed by poem, The
Morning Sum-" by Frances l.. Mace. and
then by the opening chapters of novel, en-
titled "Trajan-" The remaining papers are ::
1.-The Secrets of Spring, poem. BY Nora
Perry; "Spring in Hellss." poem by Wal
do Me.saros; ''whose Sonne," by Apple
ton Morgan; "Rimini and the Malatestas, !"
by Alfred Ashton, illustrated; "Afterglow, +"
a poem, by VIM. Howard Carpenter .The
Seven conversations of Dear Jones and Baby
Van Rensselaer," "Children in Fiction ~
''Coquette", poem; LEO XIII;" "Ulric
Zwingli;" THE latest News about Keats ~
.Modjeska as Rosslind," sonnet; ssTink-
ling Cymballs," continued; 1.-The Rosicru-
cian." poem. Recent Literature, Town
Talk and Salmagundi are filled with interest
ing matter.