The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-30
The February Magazines.

Century. + ia importance is General
Grants long expected paper on 1.-THE Battle
OF Shiloh" which is accompanied by large
number of portraits and illustrations drawn
from photo graphs or minute descriptions. A
supplementary paper from Confederate
point of view is contributed by Colonel
William Preston Johnston on his father
General Albert Sidney Johnston, and the
Shiloh campaign. Two excellent portraits
General Johnston accompany this paper.
General Thomas Jordan the Confederate
Assistant Adiutant General at Shiloh, makes
record This experiences in the battle. -Four
maps appear with THESE papers. Three
brie articles sre grouped under
the convenient LIE Memoranda
on the Civil War" the first being
an account by General Fitz John Porter OF
the circumstances attending the offer to Sid
Dey Johnston in 1861 of the command Of tue
UDien armies in the field. Perhaps the most
timely illustrated feature OF this number is
DR. Beers paper on Canada as a Winter Re-
Sort" with Ssndham's graphic sud spirited
pictures. Mr.. Howells novel, :" rhe Rise of
Slas Lapham," is continued; Mss Litch
fields, 1.-THE knight of the Black Forest" is
concluded, and Mr.. James novel, Tine Ias
tonians," is begun. Mr.. Howell's descrlp-
tive papers, entitled "a Florentine Mosaic
also begin in this number. The short story
is by Mark Twain, entitled royalty on the
Mississippi" which, with Kemble's humor
Gus illustrations, covers twenty-four pages OF
the magazine. Mr.. Stedman writes about
Dr. Holmes in bis critica' series on the
American poets. Mr.. Stillman has r brief
illustrated paper on dutch Portraiture."
Poems are given by c. w. S.oddard, Henry
Tyrrell and Edgar Fawcett. The Century
Company New York. 81 per year.
OF interest 20 the travelling public is Pro
lessor Tho nson's article in the February
Popular Science Monthly" on The sight
and Hearing of Railway Employees" 10
which is described the syetem of tests that
has been adopted by the Pennsy lvania Rail.
way. In The Larger Import OF Scienti6r
Education" Major Powell claims preference
for such education because it is catholic
embracing the whole field of human learn
ing, gives the highest mental culture is
training in mental integrity. and an educa
ion in charity. In Evolution and
the Destiny of Man" Mr.. VIZ. d
lie Sueur sharply reviews Professor Fiske's
book on that subject from the agnostic point
of view. Professor H b. Armsby, of Wis
coDsin, contributes paper on Field Exper.
iments In Agriculture Lucy M. Hall. NJ
| D.. offers some excellent observations on the
Physical Training OF Girls" DR. Won Pet
tenkofer's paper on Cholera; It's Home and
It's Travels" will command attention. DR.
| CT. T. Campbell presents some interestia.
figures from the statistics of the o Id Fsi-
ows, bearing on the SUBJECT of Sick Ra es
| II Death Rates." Other articles equally
worthy OF attention with these, are II. Ln-
| css' curious illustrated paper on Calculating
| Machines, Grant Aliens pungent obServs-
tons on Food and Feeding" Wsrnford
| Lockes practical paper on Sulphur and Its
Extraction with illustration of apparatus
/ NJ. Antoine de Saporta "properties and
| Constitution of Sea Water" Matte Williams
monthly installment of 1.-THE Chemistry OF
! Cookery" and Mr.. Placzek's attempt to solve
the problem. ''Why Birds Sing" and por.
trait and sketch of Sir David Brewster.
| New York: ID. Appleton & Co. Fifty cents
| author of Barriers Burned Away" Another
| first chap :. - new serial by Z. P. Roe,
St.Nicholas for February opens with the
| first number. 50 a year.
| prominent and valuable feature is Gail Ham
| ilton's English Kings in Nutshell" which
| gives in easy flowing verse comprehensive
| view of all the English sovereigns with the
| principal events aud distinguished person
| ages Of their reigns. Nora Perry cor tributes
| the first story. "Tyrsnt Tracy" to ne Gar
| den of Girls" series. There is alsr g bright
little Mas9ue, or "Miracle-play" the late
| William N. Baker, author OF 2 10 Majesty.
| Myself" Palmer Cox tells in his inimitaOle
| pictures and verses the 8 Try of the
Brownies Return "Rslph's Winter
OaTDlNhi tells Ol DOy VISIT TO bQe WINTER
| Carnival at Montreal; and w. I. Peters and
Margaret Johnson are contributors of bright
valentine verses.
In The serials, "Dsvy aud the Goblin"
visit Robinson Cruso, His One Fault"
causes Mr. Trow bridges hero to fail into
more trouble, Mr.. Stockton takes mis- per
| sonally Conducted" party to the queer
burial ground of Genoa, Edmund a lton i'm
| parts ONE more of what he absorbed
| "AmonA the Law Makers aud we learn
about Mnfillo in Mrs. Clements "Stories of
Art and Artists" The Century Company,
| New York; SIS Der year.
Harper's Magazine ;or February Is an usu-
| ally interesting number. The most remark
able OF the illustrated articles is that by DR..
Richard 7. Ely; on Pullman City. timely
| social study. Professor Newcomb's article
on the Lick Observatory includes. besides au
entertaining sketch OF James Lick, q CON-
| plete history of the progress thus far made in
the construction OF the great telescope.
| Other illustrated psYers are IAN Art Stud.
| ent in Ecouen" by Cornelia w. Conant;
| The New and Old IN Yucutanh by Mrs. LIE
Plongeon, wife OF the distinguished explorer;
Guardian Bride by John r.. Coryell
General Richard Montgomery" by Lousie
Livingstone dunt Hatfield House and
| the Marquis of Salisbury by henry
| ". L1cy; The short stories are contributed
| by Edward Everett Hale and Lizzie
| w. Champney. while the serials increase in
| interest. John Fiske contributes paper on
| The FAderal Union, giving history OF its
| Aryan precedent This is the second of his
series on American political ideas. The
| poetry of the number is contributed by
| William II. Hayne (son OF the Southern
| poet Laura NJ. Marquand. Amelia d.
| Alden. William Winter and Louis Chandler
| Moulton. Mrs. Alden's poem IS beautifully
| illustrated by Rosins Emmett. Allied Par.
| sops ccntribute> another of his brilliant full
page illustration OF Wordsworth's sonuets
| The editorial 6epar, nents are we'll sustained.
| Harper Bros, New Ye-k, 81 per snnum.
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