The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

both, will offer candidate whose politics are
positive, not negative, and who is really fit to
6e the President of fifty millions of persons.
Mr.. Richard Grant White gives an interesting
description of some of the noted old public
buildings of America, such as the Old South
church and Kings Chapel, Boston, the old
Boston State House, and st. Johns church,
New York. The illustrations show the pres
ent condition of these noted structures. The
great German field marshal, Count Won
Moltke, is treated geographically by an admir-
or OF his character and bis career. Other pa
pers OF interest are ''The Suppression of Pau
perlsm," by d. Meg. Means and "The Cruise
OF the Alice May" by s. G. W. Benjamin,
Mrs. Finlay's Elizabethan Chair" by Octave
Thanet, "a Hunt for the Nightingale" by
John Burroughs, and ''Notes on the Exile of
Dante" Mr.. Cables "Dr. Sewer" and Mr.
Richard Grants "An Average Man" are con-
tinued. The poetry of the number is By John
Vance Cheney, Sidney Lanier, Mary L. Ritter,
James Herbert Morse, Mary Stacy Wilmington
and Constantine e. Brooks.
The March number of Harper's Monthly ex-
cells in illustrations. The articles on est.
Louis" by William Henry Bishop; "The
Yorkshire Coast" by William H. Rideing
1.-THE EARLY American Presidents" by T. w.
Higginson; Domestic Decoration" by Alex
ander f. Oakley; and 1.-THE Poetry of the
Deaf" by DIR. e. M. Gallandet, are profusely
illustrated by engravings which are excellent
examples OF the best achievements in this de-
partment OF art. The names of the artists,
photographers, designers and engravers, which
| are given, show that this feature of magazine
work is engaging the best talent. The serial
stories, by William Black and e. P. Roe, are
continued, and there is also the first part of q
i new story by Charles Reade. Walt Whitman,
James Lane Allen, Frances l. Mace and
Charles f. Richardson contribute poems. j.
l.. Trowbridge contributes biographical and
critical sketch of Will Carleton, of whom
there is a fine portrait. The editorial depar t.
ments are full and interesting, and altoget her
| it Is an admirable number of this favorite
monthly.
The second number of the Andover Review,
the new venture in the field of periodical liter
allure, which is to be the organ of the "new
departure" in the Othodox Congrege tional
church, on what it's adherents call "progres
sfve othodoxy, has an inviting table of contents
There are five essays besides the editorial dis
courses and book notices The essays are on
"The Christian Conception OF Providence, ;
by Lewis o. Brastow, d. D.; Professor Har-
ris's contribution to Theism," by Newman
Smyth, ID. D.; clay Theology" by President
Buckham of the University of Vermont; q
! review OF Professor Summers "What Social
| Glasses Owe TO Each Other" by Rowland
Hazard M. A.; and "The Theological Ten
denotes in Germany !" by Rev. j. n. w
Stuckenberg. This Review addresses itself
primarily to the religious community. Its
editors are Professors Smyth. Tucker,
Churchill, Harris and Hincks. 1t is not in
tended to make it controversial bat it will be
frank and earnest exponent of the later
phases of evangelical thought. In appearance
it is very handsome and the first two number.
indicate that it will be one of our most popular
| reviews.
| The comparatively new magazine. "The
Manhattan" is conducted with an energy and
discretion which promise to make it one of the
most popular in the land. The March num-
Der has illustrated articles on Dartmouth Col
lege, by B. B. Valentine; Rafting on the AL.
leghany, by w w. Howard; and the Myth OF
FingaPs Cave, by Cope Whiteheuse. There
are stories by Mrs. Spofford, j. H. Walworth
and Edgar Fawcett; some good poems, among
them farm ballad by Sarah Orne Jewett
One Of the most interesting papers is by w. w
Loring, Pasha, entitled "What will Become
of Egypt" Mr.. Whitehouse surprises us by
revealing that there is no Fngal's Gave.
The March number of the Magazine of Arr
contains illustrated papers on Pictures of Chill
dren. Algiers, Venetian Glass, The Institute
The Inns of Court, and Sculpture at the Come
die Franeaise Caffein. Special illustration.
are "The Orphan" from painting by Lemoch
and "Forsaken" from the picture by Pabst
This is a magazine which the lovers of good
engravings or of competent writing on art
topics cannot we'll be without.
The American edition of Cassell's Family
Magazine is always filled with pleasant and in
structive reading on great variety of subjects
It is rather higher than North American
monthlies, but it is supplied at price which
has made demand for 1t in this country.
The English illustrated magazine is one O
the very best we receive, whether Its literary
contents or its illustrations are considered
Good writers and good artists continue to make
| III dAlioht