The Portland daily press., 1889-05-16
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

In Lppincotts for May Mrs. E. w. Latimer
furnishes the novel, A Chain of Errors, a story of
the French Revolution. IL processes to be his
torlcal story or at least picture of some of the
leading events and persons of that stirring peri
Cd. Anna *. Green contributes poem descrip.
tive of spanish manners in the olden time or
medieval ages. M. d. Conway submits Letters
Of Washington hitherto unpublished. his cores
p0ndence with the Rev. Jonathan Boucher, an
old friend Of Washington, though Tory. The
letters were written partly before and partly after
the war Anna III. Wharton describes Washing
toms New York residence and Inauguration.
Mr. w. S. Walsh writes on the Incredibility of
History. Edward W. Box tells us How Made an
Autograph Album. Then follow Biographies,
Letters, Notes and Queries
In the May st. Nicholas the frontispiece is a
charming drawing by Mary Hallock Foote, show.
ing mother and baby enjoying a sunshiny nook.
joel Chandler Harris, in concluding Daddy Jake,
the Runaway, introduces one of the most charac-
terlstic OF Uncle Remus stories. Sara orne jew
EFT continues Bit OF Color, and with perfection
OF unpretentious ART develops strong and health
ful story OF New England life. Octave Thanet, as
humble chronicler,' notes the amusing features
Of an amateur representation of The Land Of Nod,
on Plantation. Frances Courtenay Baylor brings
out In dramatic and sparkling dialogue An Old
Quarrel, namely, that between the snowflake and
the blade of grass. Mrs. Catherwood concludes
her Canadian serial-which has brought before
American readers new phases OF French Canadian
life: and Mrs. Wickham continues her notices of
dogs belonging to well known Americans. BOYS
win be attracted by +; H. Barbour's biography
of twc-headed turtle, and regret the Queer
Pets early decease; they will share with their
sisters enjoyment OF The mischievous Cuff, the
Orphan Bear Cub, and also OF the stirring story
La Tour dAuvergne, telling how one French
Grenadier successfully defended fort against an
Austrian regiment
Scribner's Magazine for May will interest read
ers of good fiction and poetry, railway men, anna
teur and professional photographers. and sports
men, the engrayingB will delight those who APP
preciate variety and excellence in art. The lead
ing article, on The Land of the Winanishe, be-
gins group dealing with different kinds of
fishing. The Winanishe Is the land-Oeked salmon
OF Lake St; John, Canada-a region which has
men. DR.. Leroy M. Yale of New York. and j. G.
Aylwln creighton OF Quebec, are the authors
photography, by ,Profes sor John frowbridge Of
Harvard, brings together in a most interesting
way the remarkable achievements which the dry
plate and instantaneous processes have made
possible Theodore voorhees,, Assistant General
superintendent of the New York Central, contri-
butes to the Railway Series lucid and entertain
ing account of the vast and complicated machin-
cry which keeps in motion The .Freight-car Ser
vice of the country He describes The stra &c
wanderings OF a freight car; the methods EN-
ployed by the car accountants ONCE to keep
cars. Eugene Schuyler gives some personal
"reminiscences of Count T0lstoi Twenty Years
Ago-when he was one of a remarkable group Of
Russian writer's little known The End Paper by
Charles Eliot Norton, on The Lack of Old Homes
IN America, recalls with delicacy and feeling, the
sentiment. grace, depth and cnarm of life which
we miss by our migratory habits and rapid
changes In material affairs which lead to the
abandoning of homesteads. The fiction and
poetry are OF a high standard. as usupl.
All that will ever be known and much that could
only be known from ''the inside, in regard Il
what has been called "the greatest feat in modern
journalism" Is contained in A Chapter from m,
Memoirs. bv iMr. de Blowitz, In Harper's Maya
zine for May. The Parts correspondent of the
London Times describes how he secured what
bismarck had refused him-an advance copy Of
tne Berlin Treaty for publication in the Times on
the day that the document was signed and before
II appeared In any other European journal. The
same number of kthe magazine presents the first
paper on Social Life In Russia. by of the Forty
lMmorta's, the Vicomte Eugene Melchior dc
Vogue, whose vivid descriptions of the brilliant
court of the Tsar might almost be said to beggar
year for this purpose, furnishes the Illustrations
Dr. Charles G. Abpott tells Of the Egyptian lotus
In A Meadow Mudhole. Three writer's report
outooks In different directions Franklin Satterh
waite In The Western Outlook for Sportsmen
Brander Matthews in Dramatic Outlook in Ameri
ca, and James X. Reeve in Agriculture as a Pro
fession. Amelie Riyes, DIR. I. w. Parsons, Will
liam Winter, and the old English wit, Andrew
MARVEL are the poets OF the number. The last
poem is illustrated by Alfred Parsons. Richard
Malcolm johnson contributes a Georgia novel
cite, Ogeechee Crosshrings, with drawings by A.
=. Frost. instalments of Jupiter Lights by Miss
Wooson, and A Little journey in the World by
Charles Dudley Warner, complete the fiction.
A new volume of the Century begins with the
May number, the frontispiece Of which is one Of
Mrs. Foote'S pictures of the Far West. Then fol-
low two of Coles engrayings of the Italian mas.
tiers, with accompanying articles by w. Stllman
and the engraver himself. The most timely pa
pers are series ON Samoa: The Isles of The
Nayigators. The first is by DIR. II. w, Whitaker
OF the United States Navy, andis illustrated the
second, also illustrated, is on Our Relations to
Samoa, by George III. Bates who was commits
sioner OF the United States In 1885, and who.
since this article was written, mas been reap
pointed commissioner by the present administra-
tion; the third paper is brief one by Capt Err
ben, OF the United States Navy, who commanded
the Iusearora when IL took Steimberger Is Samoa
In 1915. The readers of war literature will be
interested In the chapters of the Lincoln History
the article on The Western Soldier, and Omen
Letters, and editorials on Soldiers Memorial Ser
vices, Observation-Disclosures Blue and the GRAY.
and Gen. McCleans Baggage Destroying Order
CHARLES de Kay. writes in his Irish series on The
Monasterles of ireland; Mr. Wilson, in his Inter
national Sunday School series writes on Jerusa-
lem and its environments; Mr.. Cable tells the
strange true story of Salcme Muller, white
woman sold into slavery; and George KEENAN,, In
MS series on the Siberian Exile SYSTEM de,
scribes A Ride through the Trans-Baikal. In fic
ton there is another installment of Mrs. Mary
Hallock Foote'S story, The Last Assembly Bali
Toms Strategy, by Mr.. Edwards, author OF Two
kunaways; and Roby's Christian Charity, by
James 7. Mckay. -