The National tribune., 1884-01-24
THE MAGAZINE S.

erS, OF the many interesting articles IN Ihe
Century for February, will be General Badeau's
sketch of General Sheridan and General Nc
Clellan's paper on the Orleans Princes, al
though there are others of greater merit.
Nothing could be finer than the fTontispece of
this number-an engraving from Rembrandt
nov in the Museum of the Hermitage at st.
| Petersburg-and the illustrated papers are all
fresh in subject and pleasing in treatment.
Mr.. Coan's sketch of the French artist and
communist, Courbet, is full of delightful remi-
niscence, aud the articles on "Merinos in
America" How Edwin brood was Illustra-
ted" and The Cruise of the Alice May" in
Canadian waters, are equally entertaining and
instructive. Sarah Freeman Clarke contrib
utes thoughtful critique on Dante; Saivinl
gives his impressions of King Lear and
George w. Cable, the novelist, exposes, in a
statistical paper, the yiciousness of the South
ern convict labor system. The two serials
| Grants "An Average Man." and Cables Dr.
Sewer are continued. Stedman supplies some
appreciative observations on the poet Keats,
and there are poems by Mrs. Burnett, the late
Sidney Lanier, Gosse Celia Thaxter, John
| Vance Cheney, Helen Gray Cone, and others.
Altogether it is most satisfying number.
The most interesting and certainly the most
vigorous and stirring article in the North
american Reriei0 for February, is that by Sena-
tor ingalls, on John Browns Place in His
tory" reply to a wishy-washy paper, by
| David n. Utter, published in the November
number, disparging . Old Pottawatamie's" sery-
ices and character. The Senator is one of the
few public men of the day who know how to
| dispatch an adversary in single sentence. He
thus disposes of Mr. Utter /" 1t is seldom that
an author reaches the felicity of being misin-
formed upon all subjects of which he treats"
In the same number Carl Schurz discusses the
relations of corporations to their employees
and the public: Prof J. G. Sharp contributes
an appreciatiye crtique on Henry Vaughn, the
Welshs poet of the Caroline epoch Prof An
drew <. West answers the query Must the
Classics Go? in the negative, and supports his
opinion with many excellent reasons. Con-
gresham Tucker discusses the race problem
and argues against Federal interference the
Rev. NJ. j. Savage arraigns the public school sys-
TEN as defective and inefficient and two we'll
known scientists-Professor Bell and Trow-
bridge-present opposite views as to the best
systems of heating. The Mort. american ReUiet5
was never SO well conducted as at present.
A charming drawing by Abbey" The Bible
Reading illustrating an incident in Blacks
new serial, Judith Shakespeare" forms the
fr0ntispiece of the February Hdrpers. which
is a number of great beauty and interest.
Among the illustrated papers. THE Upper
Thames" by Joseph Hatton Mr.. 0akey's ar
ticle on the Terra Gotta Industry" and A
Winter in Canada" by G. H. Farnham are
| especially deserving of notice. Colonel Hig-
| ginson contributes another instrument Of his
American history series. Miss Woolson con-
cludes her sparkling sketch Of Mentone y
the art paper this month has the old Dutch
master, Jacob Ruysdael for its subject, and in
the way of serious thought there is an able
paper, by Rev. Cllas. Z. Thwing, on " The Ma
tional Government and Education There is
also goodly store Of light literature. Julian
| Hawthorne's story" David Poindexter's Dis
appearance us capital piece of dramatic
writing, and the Topham Meadow Lott by
Sophie Sweet, proves that this fayorite writer of
children's stories has great gift Of hnmor.
| Mr.. Roe's serial is full of homely interest and
extremely entertaining.
The February number of Lippiacott's opens
with a delightful illustrated paper on '1Old
/ Germantown that, at present, most lovely
quarter of Philadelphia among its other
attractions may be mentioned pleasant rerni-
niscental paper by Miss Brewster, on the Bre-
ton Home of Madame de Sevigne; sprightly
article by Alfred NJ. Williams, on an Indian
cattle town; a sparkling narrative by Professor
Horatio S. White, of "a Pilgrimage to Sesen-
heim," where Goethe once had love affair; a
capital description of winter fishing in YER
mont. and thoughtful treatise by DR.. Felix
/ L. Oswald, on Healthy Homes Contribu-
tons in lighter vein are "A Mental Masquer-
ade by Esther Warren; " Explained" touch
ing little ghost story, by Alice Brown and the
Great Jigtown Failure" by Charles F. John
son. The serial, "Sebia's Tangled Web" by
Lizzie w. Champney is continued. Altogether
| the number is unusually attractive.
Ballou's Monthly Magazine for February offers
an excellent variety of light literature The
opening paper is capital description of SUBJ
marine diving, by Professor Blanchard of Rich
mond, Ne, and there are besides number of
clever short stories and poems. The leading
| feature is the serial, "On Land and Sea- by
| w. II. Thomas author of the Belle of Aus
tralia one Of the most interesting novels Of
the day.