New-York tribune., 1886-03-04
SOME MARCH MAGAZINES.

The first number Of The Forum is crcdItable one
It's papers arc with exception two. suggestive and
entertaining and arranged with judlciouS regard
to variety. II may believe the promise of this num-
bcr the conductors OF the magazine intend 10 mak
its pages represent sound thought even more than Dis
tinsuishcd names The most valuable paper IN the
her Is that in witch the Rev T. L. Hale tells the story
OF his cducation II is testimony Ia the valve
OF that training which the child gets from the wise
friendship OF his father aud mother aud from tine per
soual influence teacher born TO hi wOrka train
ug hch the most elaborate school and COLI Ge System
can never supcrsedc. My experience conclu les Mr.
Haze. with schools and with tn" college teaches
me to distrust all the mcchanisms OF education. one
comes back to Mr. Emerson's word. It Is little matter
what you learn. the question is with whom you learn.
There are teachers to when am profoundly aud etrr-
ualy indebted. OF all those with whom have ever had
to do, owe the most to my father my mother aud ny
Older brother"
Mr.. l.. r. Whippe's genial paper on Z" Domestic Ser
vice ends with halIur Orou- plea for the establish
ucnt of dinoma-gviug college for tie education Of H.
male doIuestcs the solution OF the miserable prob
lem which torments all housekecpers. The uniraiuel
servants of to-day" says Mr. Whpple. "uniouhtcdly
follow the Baconian theory that knowledge Il obtained
by ohscrvat and experiment, but their experiments
resemble those OF the Irish pilot Nho after remarugt To
the taptiu OF the ship That he coast was fun Of s""kcn
rocks casually added the vessel struck and thdt Is
one OF en-" Dr. Hammond thrills hi, reader by
grave discussion of the question as 10 the probable hair
Icssnes. OF the coming American. lie Is ciucl to be-
evc that the alominabe hlht o. continually wcarinsa
hat indoors aud out will gradually establish auong bus
ness men the fashion OF the bIiiard-ball poll.
The second number Of The N,~ Priuo,'oH H'r,r WIS
apparently cdited the star system. but We arc u"
i-po-ed to quarrel with any editorial mc;hoI. which
give us 81 mastery piece ot criticism Mr. L"N,lf'
paper OF Cray. Il is noble work. vigorous With tho
strength Of complete Enoy!edgo aud mate css tIs %.
and radltnt with sunny felicity Of phrAsc Mr Lowell
admits that Cray h-lpeI himself irom everybody and
every where" aud yet" be- ADDS, "hc made such admir-
able Of what he stoc 90 theft there wal That We
should a, soon think Of finding fault with a
iuan for p.reng the dictionary lie mixed
himself with whatever he took-an luralcurbic iucrr-
meut In the editions OF his poems the thin nr OF text
stands at the top 81 the PAGE Ike and bco" II u
the skm-nlk drawn from many milky mothers ~ the
herd out Of which Il has r-cn. Blt Tie tus O. be
-icred s that matter where the material came irom
the rc.elt Grays own Whether ofi-inli 90 not. ho
knew how TO make poem, very rare knowledge
among The thought ia Gray . neither uncomuJn
nor profound. ana you may call % hcathrd common
place II YOU choo shall not contradict yoI. have
lived long cu,u.n to know tuat thcro il vast
deal Of commonplace ~ the world Of no particular use to
anybody ana am thankful to nc who has the divine
eilt to dealize II for me II he Appropriated a
fine phrase whercv ue found IT, It Was by risht OF cm
neut domain, for surely lie WAS one Of the masters of
Language. His praise - that he touched ideal
fore but came from him. Ans slave ot tho mlro
may nud the rough gem, but It ' the cutting and polish
ing that reveal rs heart OF fire; Il is thr setting that
makes Of It a jewel 20 hang at the ear OF Time
The North AD,cricu, Rer,cc publishes In tho OF
history General Shrmuu's sad plant m regard To the
Fry letters. and OF hitherto unpublished war
letters EXCHANGED by Grant and IlalIcck, aJd going To
prove that soldiers held the cordial
tions-putng aside the soondspcllol "cloud that fcn
at Doncson." Another contribution to history In mis-
number of Tie Rrier IA Jefferson Divlss veto Of Dil
aug the Oncc OF Commanding General OF tho Con
Tolerate Armies the ground ihat 1t uruscd upon the
powers of the President Etwsrd Everett Hale tolls hi.
readers why he Is Unitarian, AMI docs II with sin
cerity and manly Christianity Of spirit which should
commend TO the most strait laced members OF other
sects. Mr. cyrus Field advocates the pur-
chase by the Government Of all tho tile
graph lines In tho country, the Government
to establish as principle that the stock II coDuauy
winch had earned per cent clear profit. ratol
at par in making the purchase AMI rated In the
ratio II earning either more or less Mr. Field goes on
to suggest that the Government should procure the
money for the purchase by an issue OF per cent bonds
the profit the investment between aud per
forming sinking fund for tho re .onpton and payment
OF the bonds which should have ifty years to run.
TheodoreS. WOosey discussing THE Fishery Question"
to the conclusion that It's solution Hes In trying
again the frutess experiment OF 1871 and Offering the
payment OF lump the right to In pcrpetuty
in the Canadian waters.
The most notable papers The century contains this
month are General BuePs striking article on ShilOh
(o1tracts from which given In other coumnsl and
Mr. Adees graphic "reminiscences OF CASTELAR,. Mr. Glad
den- paper Socialism Is Interesting but incOncusvc,
IA all such essays necessarily Mrs Pennel's
nisccnces Of" Italy from Tricycle. graceful aud
amusing aud there agreeable prettiness about her
husbands Illustrations Az for the fiction OF the maga-
zine, Mr. IOwells filings his country boy into OF
troubles and docs II with which shows that his
former study OF police court was not wasted short
MAGAZINE sketch. Mr.. stockton finishes his borrowed
Month" which ingenious hardly up to his usual
standard Mrs. Foote continues her serial and a
Southern lady contributes "A story OF interest
The illustrations OF Harper especially attractive
this month. Mr. Abbey shows in "She Stoops to Con
quer" that picture be witty well tho written
word Tho sketches which accompany Mr. Farnham's
pleasant paper "Cape Breton Folk" full OF
technical cleyerness and OF which is im
piled in signature Of A. b. Frost The entertaining
article "The city Of Cleveland" has a number
mrabie portraits. well various sketches OF city
hooks and The engraving which presents the
handsome head OF Constance FeumOre WoolsOn Is a
skllful bit of work. The paper "Dogs and
their Management" is wise and delightful
mon the most honest and most lOyable
dumb creature that ever came into stupid
world fThe writer Hugh DLlZie Is ackno wledged
thory the subecG OF dogs, and his instructions and
suggestions OF the highest to the lovers OF tho
animal Mr.. Conway's careful II dry, paper the
Krupp Iron Works Miss Woolsons East Angels" SIR.
Kers article on "Africas Awakening" Mr. ROes OPEN
ing paper OF series concerning the "Ione Acre an
article on the work OF the Afghan Boundary C0mms-
sion; short story by Mr. Brandor Matthews, and the
usual editorial departments help TO make very good