Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-03-28
The April Magazines.

! The April issue Of the Eclectic Magazine
has a strong array of articles, leading the
way with one by Cardinal Newman. entitled
''The Inspiration of Scripture" Other ar
ticles bearing on the interests of religion are :
'The Christian Revolution" by w. S. Lilly,
and Christianity and Politics" from the
Saturday Review. A semi-religious paper
by the Bishop of Carlisle is called Thoughts
About Apparitions." Other papers of inter-
est, scientific in their character, are: "An
invitation to Dinner" by Andrew Wilson,
F. r. s. E, and The Germ Theory of Zy-
motto Diseases" II. II. Stathem's article on
"Mozart'' gives sketch of that great COM
poser. The articles, "Tonquin and Anam."
and 1.-THE Guide of Islsm," by Capt. c. r.
Condor, X. E., bear on contemporary inter
ests. Readable papers on literary topics will
be found under the heads of ''The Wisdom of
Goethe" by Prof. Blackie; ''SOme Polish
Portraits" from Cornhill Magazine; and
The last days of Heinrich Heine," from the
Pail Mall Gazette. There is a capital story,
"An Adventure in Southern Italy," from
Blackwo ood's and trenchant poem from the
same monthly, "Pessimism"
Harper's Monthly Magazine for April op-
ems with "A Lovers Pilgrimage to Verona"
by +. ID. X. Blanchard. 1t is illustrated by
the work of many engravers, as are also "A
Visit 10 Sardis." by Charles Eliot Norton:
s'Tbe Hohenzolerns, by Herbert Tuttle. and
"From the Frazer to the Columbia" by
Ernest Ingersoll. III. Herne contributes
morality play 1.-The Good Samaritan" and
fiction is ably represented by Charles Reade
in his romance of The Picture" William
Black in his fascinating novel, judith
Shakespeare and E. 2. Roe in Natures
Serial Story" to which Frederick Dielman
I Al
traction of their art. The last named artist
al-o furnishes two fairy like illustrations for
Easter Wings" a poem by Helen Ludlow.
Other poems are "The Godmother's Gift,
by X. II Thorne, and "A Tell.Tale of
Spring" by II. IL. c. Kegan Paul reviews
the Earl of Lyttons biography of his father,
the late Lord Lytton. of whom fine portrait
is presented. historical sketch of 1.-The
Second War for Independence" is contribut-
ed by Thomas Wentworth Higgnson. w.
T. Trowbridge contributes an article on
Modern Sanitary Engineering" and h. X
Bowker deals with. Working- Mems Homes"
The Editors Easy Chair contains editori-
ais on Wendell Phillips and w. j. Cour-
thorpe's Addison" For sale by j. f. |
Pierce.
The April number of the Century Magazine
is of an unusually interesting character. Z.
V. Smalley in an illustrated article treats of
''The White House" in its architectural, |
social and historical character. There is a
sketch of the late Sidney Lanier by William
Hayes Ward, and 1.-The Exile of Dante" is
treated of by Sarah Freeman Clarke. John
Burroughs reviews Matthew Arnold's criti-
cism on Carlyle and Emerson. "Uuce Tom
without Cabin" by Walter b. Hill, con-
trasts the former and present condition of
aged negroes George Alfred Townsend
tells 'How Wilkes Booth crossed
the Potomac" .Among the Magdalen
Islands" is an illustrated article by s. G..
W. Benjamin. +. G.. Cummings depicts
New Zealand in Blooming December"
Samuel Willard has a scientific essay on
''The Destiny of the Universe" "Marse
Cham by Thomas Nelson Page is a negro
tale of old Virginia. An account of the
Progress in Fish Culture is by Fred
Mather. The serials are IAN Average Man"
by Robert Grant, and "Dr. Sewer" by George
Cable. Noticeable among poems by Robert
Underwood Johnson. John Vance Chenery.
Alfred B. Street and X. T. w. Duke, Jr., is
1.-The Master" by William Preston johnson,
which we have already printed.
The Atlantic Monthly has combinations of
Drifting Down Lost Creek" by Charles Egg
uttt STduubCk. hOt1au singer. Dy 4
Marion Craw ford, I'm War Time," by S.
Weir Mitchell, and "En Province" by Henry
James. n. S. Shaler's article on 1.-THE Red
Sunsets" will be of marked interest, not only
to scientists, but to all interested in these re-
markable phenomena which are here claimed
to be dust clouds resulting from the Javanese
volcanic outburst. Maria Louise Henry has
drawn with her pen IAN Outline portrait of
Madame de Longueville. Edith NJ. Thomas
contributes "rhe Return of a Native" and
Charles Dunning, .'Anuina''-both short
stories. Presidential Nominations" by Oil
yer T. Morton, son of the Indiana states
man, sets forth certain faults of the presnt
system of selecting candidates and offers an
elaborate plan which he thinks would be re-
medal. Under the title Of "Phillida and
Corridor" Bradgord Torrey gives an account
of his observation of birds. view of the
''Champ Elysees." three book reviews and
the usual variety found in THE Contributors
Club" complete the April number of this
popular mayazine