Telegram-herald., 1890-03-03
LITERARY PABULUM.

The Arena, published in Boston, is
rapidly advancing n favor among the
reviews. The March number opens
with a fine portrait of Rev. Howard
Crosby and poem by Rev. VI. j. Saw
age, called "Pan's Revenge" The
poem is founded on the legend that
at the death of the Savior certain
sailors heard a voice cry out: Great
Pan is dead" Rabbi Solomon Schin-
dler, IN paper entitled "The Present
Aspect of Religious Thought in Ger
many" gives MS readers the benefit of
his recent exhaustive researches in
his own country. Rev. Howard Crosby
presents a logical treatise on "Rum
and the Rum Power" Possibly the
most attractive number in the maga-
zine - Helen Modleska's second paper
on "reminiscences Of Debuts in Dif-
ferent Lands" wherein the writer gives
n graphic description OF her early
efforts in San Francisco, when poor,
friendless and unknown she won rec
ognitlon and fame, and still later,
when q stranger, IN London, she PLAYED
at q matinee, received the COmmenda-
ton of the Prince of Wales and his
family, winning new laurels. An ex-
qulsIte phOtogravure of the artist IN
the role of "Ophelia," precedes the
article. II. III. Gardner treats of obi
vorce and the Proposed National Law"
and seven others write on topics of cur
rent interest. W. Fl. II. Murray con-
tributes the opening chapters OF "Un-
gava," a companion idyl of Name
Ions"
The March ScribneT IS 4 genuine treat
TO all lovers OF artistic phOtogravuTe
and is a literary feast as we'll. A Fronts
p!ece Of Charles Lamb greets the eve
aud leads the reader on - follow '.In
the Footprints OF Charles Lamb" by
benjamin Ellis Martin. The iliustra-
tons are superb and are the work of
the engraver, r. A. Petit. Three chan
ters IN Octave Thsnet's enhancing
novel, "Expiation. are also finely IT,
lustTated. Ia "A Forgotten Remnant"
Kirk Munroe writes Charmingly OF the
hfe. manner and habits of a small
Rand or rather the remnants of several
hands Of Seminole Indians who live i'm
the horUv Businesses of the Every. ades
of FLORIDA. They are described As a
highly moral, industrious and happy
people. The concluding paper on
"Iohn Ericsson, the Engineer" bv
William Conant Church. isln tins num-
Der. Among other meTItoTlOus articles
. BY different authors. George 4. Hib-
hard contributes = strong ernohO'aaI
sketch. called "A Dccdless Drama
The Aneffraa Ag~fculfurisf Orange
Judd & Co. View York. for March, =
fuu Of scssonable hints for farmers.
There are plans for renOvating harms.
practical Suggestions for improving
the poultry grounds ard much valuable
sdvice on the care aud selection of
stock IRE household department. =
unusually attractive, and VII Re read
with Interest hv the wives and daugh-
ters cf The farm konae. The number
also contains a good Fortrsft Of samuel
W IonnSon. Y. 4. the eminent sgrl-
cuitursl chem 81. together WITH = short.
attractive sketch of his he.
sssgns q the Tines by Prof r.
lott Ioues, 81. p. and issned from the
Rel 20 Pr losophlcsl pub shing houss.
Chicago. flt.. = book that snoul1 he
II the hands of every one Interested in
uSvchic research. Tfs Arguments are
snun6. delivered Nth mastery ard
eioquent 5icsior,. snd certainly srre7r
rnanswsrshls. II hsrd - lsy ire
book down sitter oacs beginning T.