Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-22
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| The May number of Harper's combines
| entertainment and instruction in its iIlustTa-
| ted articles the chief of which are A. F.
Jacassys article On ''Kair wan, the second of
4 Earnest Ipgersolfs papers on ''From the
| Frazier to the Columbia and William H
Rideipg's article on 1.-The Bank of England" "
| The frontispiece is an exquisite engraving
| from drawing by Howard Pyle, to accom-
pany his ''May-Day Idyl of the Olden
Time" which is deservedly given the place
of honor The illustrations of Natures Sc
rial Story" are charming. Two biographi-
| cal articles of great value are DR.. Mor1tz
Busch's on ''Kaiser Wilhelm and J. 2. Ma
| hafy's on cdr. Schliemann," each being
introduced by picture of the subject. Mr
| Hisginson brings down his studies of Ameri-
can history to ''The Era Of Good Feeling,
| and other articles make up table of con-
| tents which has something for all tastes.
The Atlantic Monthly for May continues
! the serial stories, "A Roman Singer" by
| Mr.. Crawford, and SIN War Time" by. S.
| Weir Mitchell. Richard Grant White con-
| tributes the first of two articles entitled
1.-The Anatomizing of William Shakespeare"
dissipatlng some of the idolatrous illusions
which some extreme Shakespeare worship
ers have created. Henry James continues
his French studies of travel Prof. E.. p.
Evsns has an article, Linguistic Paaon-
general readers. DIR. George E. Ellis con-
tributes paper on Gov. Thomas Hutchinson,
who was in authority in the colony of Massa-
chusetts bay just before the Revolution
Henry Cabot Lodge writes of William H.Sew-
ard, and Miss Harriet W. Preston has an essay
on tsMstthsw Arnold as Poet" The short
story of the number is by E. w. Bellamy, and
is entitled -tAt Bent's Hotel " Articles OF
public national interest are: 1.-THE Silver Dan
GER" by J. Laurence Laughlin; and The
Progress of Nationaism, " by Edward stan
wood The poems of the number are by L. b.
Aldrieh Fl. H., and Edith M. Thomas.
A notable paper on Defective Naturaliza'
,ion Laws, +" by Justice William Strong, opens
the May number of the North American Re-
view, and this is followed by an essay on
"Matthew Arnold" by Edwin P. Whipple, in
which that facile and charming writer gives
careful, iudicious and fair criticism of our
late visitor. Professor Henry f. Osborn
contributes suggestions as to illusions of
Memory" Helen Kendrick johnson
peesr on 'TThe Meaning of
Song" The distinguished astronomer,
Professor Proctor, in an essay en-
titled "a Zone of Worlds" endeavors to
prove that Herbert Spencer has arrived at
Tan entirely erroneous conclusion" in his
theory of ''the single planet and considers ;
the conplex nature of the solar system and
the position apparently occupied in 1t By the
asteroidal gone" Gerrit l. Lansing fur
nishss an able paper on ''The Railway and
the State" and William Goodwin Moody with
Professor ]. L Laughlin discusses Work
inemen's Grievances"
The frontispieOe of the May number of
the Century, which begins new volume, is
q portrait of q famous warrior, ''Chief
Joseph, the Nez-Perce," whose character |
and vaior are picturesquely described by |
r N u
new three-part story is begun in this num- |
ber The short story of the number is |
Rose Nader an illustrated romance of
artist life. Mr.. Gable contributes the |
seveRth part of CDR. Sewer" and |
Robert Grants story of San Average |
Man. approaches its conclusion. Ju-
liAn Hawthorne's description of t'The |
new aud valuable biographical analy- |
sis. The continuation of MIR. Bepismin's |
narrative of the cruise of the Alice May deals
With the west of Newfoundland. careful |
series of papers by Mrs: Schuyler van kens,
seller On tRecsnt Architecture in America"
which has long been in preparation, opens ip |
the Nav number with consideration of |
merits of many new public buildings DIR. |
Charles Waldstein contributes an important /
archaeological paper on the cMetopes |
of the Psrthenon., n,a.,aEe Thomas "a Hughes
Mrs. Helen Jackson II. 81 makes clear l
statement of the religious convictions and /
Consultations of the Mormon women in an
article entitled, 1.-THE Women of the Bee
Hive" John Burroughs writes suggestively |
of aBritish Fertility and Frank r. Stock |
ton satirizes the growing tyranny of children
in a short essay, "0n the Training of Pa
rents. ). The poetry is contributed by Austin
Dobson, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Christine
g. Rosetti, Edmund Goose, Andrew Lang,
Lueretia p. Hale, Richard Watson Glider,
n H.. .1lI
Johnson, Frank Dsmp pster Sherman and othr
ers.