The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-01
RECENT LITERATURE.
Magazines.


Without doubt the most valuable contribu-
ton in Rarper's Magazine for March, from the
point of view of the greatest number Of people,
is Charles Dudley Warmers opening study of
"The Great West-A Far and Fair Country"
In his graceful, easy style Mr. Warner sweeps
across the great Northwest from Minneapolis to
Great Falls and carries his reader along so
pleasantly that one is never weary despite the
distance The facts and statistics presented are
none the less instructive for being given in an
entertaining way. Every intelligent man and
woman will be interested in Mr.. Warmers
study--those in the East because it will teach
them something and those in the West because
they will see themselves fully photographed
therein 1t follows, of course, that Mr. War
ners article is not free from criticism but fair,
generous, intelligent criticism is agreeable to
Western people. The value of the contribution
is further enhanced by particularly good map,
based upon map in The RaiIray Age.
PeterSons MaGtzine for March opens with one
of the finest steel engravings it has given in
long time, noted as it is for its excellence in
that particular. The full-page wood-cut,
ACROSS My Path" is also an excellent picture,
illustrating very dramatic story. Miss No
Cleland's serial, Mabyn Greyford," ends in
this number, and is undoubtedly the very best
magazine story she has ever written.
NOTES.
History of the LIST Mains CavaIry.-By Lieut.
Edward ?. Tobie. Published by the LIST Me-
Cav. Association. Copies can be procured on
application to Gen. j. p. Cilley Rockland, Me-
No cavalry regiment in the army which crush
ed the rebellion played q more conspicuous
part than the LIST Me. 1t was organized in the
Fall of 1861 of as good material as could be
found in that grand old State and served until
the surrender at Appomattox, doing splendid
work on every field on which it was engaged.
The story Of these mOmentous four years has
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pages, gotten up in the best style of Typography
by the firm of Emery & Hughes, Boston, and
illustrated by 307 portraits and other pictures.
No amount of expense or care has been spared
in making this book worthy of the regiment
and its history. 1t is as fine volume as is turned
out by any publishing house, and the matter in
it is well written, well compiled and well pre-
sented. The book is a model for all other regi-
mental histories We cannot hope that anyone
can do better but we trust many will equal it.
g. w. Dillingham;, publisher, successor to G.
w. Carleton q Co.. who seems TO issue good
proportion of the books that SELL has in press
three remarkable new books: 1.-The Abbess of
of Jouarre," by Ernest Renan, which has gone
through 30 editions in Paris; also THE Mys-
FERROUS Doctor" novel which is sure to make
a hit, and little book containing some excel
lent recipes for dinner givers, which are not
found in the regulation cookbook, called Sa-
worries La Mode"
The paper ON "The Electric Motor and its
Applications" by the well-known authority,
Frank L. Pope, which will appear in the March
number of Scribner's Magazine, will contain 8
number of illustrations of the most recent ex-
amples Of the application of electricity as a mo-
| tive power, as well as drawings of the earliest
experiments in this field, with full-page Illus
tration representing Fsraday showing his dis
covery of the principle of the electric motor to
his wife on Christmas morning, 1921 In view
| of the recent advances in electrical science, this
paper will be Of very great popular interest.