The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-02


series of illustrated Olcs Of Horace. the
ENGLISH being hy the best translators ana
the illustrations hy j. r. Negnelin, being
engraved bv Henry WOii-"IadmOr i'm The
Wilderness" hy Frederick Jones Blair;
"Wagnerism and the Italian opera n1
William r. Apth0rp. Part ii. Of "ln the
Footprinfs of Charles Lamb" by Ben
iamin Ellis Martin The Electric
Railway of To-day" By Joseph Nelzleri
and "Ihe Rights OF The Citizen by FRED
erck W. Whifrdge. are bases for though
ml reading. while Che lighter vein ls sul
pled- by "LxpiatiOn.' "JaNau Hacketi 5
ll-Nended Fortunes" "ln the Valley anH
.pIwn and Dusk at karnak, "a Meciiu-'
and THE New Methuselah."
The illustrations which have always been
"a feature of The new ,criDner are mp iO Their
usual degree of artistic excellence. being ile
work 0f Wolf Peihwel, Van Ness. Butler
Heard. lieineman, B0denstab, j. Clcmen'
NJ y. Whaley. Frost and others,
UtRpER's MAGAZINE for April Is d.
inctively national number. 4 great manu-
featuring industry which ranks fourth Don
importance in the United States. depar
meut Of literature in which Yankee prol-
cheney has become prONerbial. a colossal
military enterprise in the vs. est. and q COM
mercial institution Illustrating in it, deyc-
/ l0pement the American genius for organla-
ton are The subjects Of notable articles.
The series of comprehensive articles on
nGreat American Industries H. continued
in "a Suit of Cl0thes,' by r. r.. b0Wker.
which presents the complete history Of a.
piece 0f wool from the time of its growth
ON sheep t0 that Of ifs transformation
into the manufactured product. Elaborate
illustrations enforce Che clear explanations
/ in the text. Henry Clay Lukens. in am al-
/ ticie ON American Literary Comedians.
which is accompanied by portraits gives 81
,ingularly complete survey OF American
humorous literature. General Wesley MGR
rift. l.. $. A.. tells the story of stirring inc'-
dents in "rlree Indian Campaigns in tnn
/ West. Maps and illustrations hy Rufus j .
T0ehaum assist hm boo showing ihe necN.
+ liar'les and ihe dIfiouIuos of lndiiH
warfare Tine remaining article On t
national subject is Richard Wheat
/ ley's explanation OF the objects. the methods
and the achievements ci the New J oIA
Maritime Exchange. zine Merchant oi
/ Venice i- The comedy selected for the Sec
ond in the series of -hake-pearian Revival
conducted iu the pages of this periodical .i
! Edwin A.AhhcY and Andrew bang. fir.
/ Aihevs Illustrations are OF Die beet a"'
/ Mr.. Lang'- comments are happy and inter
ostlng The Rev. W. II. Milhurn. the blind
preacher. boo bis article on Thomas Dung.
repiyos the memory OF one of the most bri.-
liant Of scientific men, the Admirable
] CrichtOn" OF this century. Alfred Par
sons contributes another Of his Deau-
tim illustrations of N0dsWOrth's s0n-
nets. and George du Maurier, a full
page humorous drawing entitled Social
/ Iaradlddies' The fiction Of the number is
especially interesting consisting OF the
second part OF H0wcils' novelette,, "Ihe
- d. |.H. |..H
story by Annie IrumOull ~l0-,0n: " In the
/ llaWOrth ga romance Of New York Tat
/ lile-by Geraldine Bonner and a realistic
sketch of ir-iuia mountain iife by Mary
/ @. Met LELAND. The poetry b. excellent
aud the editorial departments are. in their
several fields. bright, vigorous. and enter
tanning.
Last weeks number of Ocean is AN unusu-
aly entertaining one. containing In addi-
ton 90 Dos stock Ol bright. crispY articles
aud paragraphs. much valuable inlOrmi-
tiOn about the sailing Of ocean vessels, min
listers in foreign countries. which viii be ai'-
precialed by those OF us who are gOn,
abroad this summer. An Illuminated cover
shows the tunnels and house llags of the
Transatlantic passenger steamship lines and
the sd snai code for merchant vessels Of all
nations.
N MhLNN NAN iit-AlllIHs An ANi-
NANCFD ALGEBRA. BY David VI. >ensencg.
Part III. ID. Appleton a. CO., publishers.
The aim Of this part of the book is not SD
much to give completeness % the various
subjects treated as tO lead the student 10
comprehension of the fundamentals 0f %
wider range of subjects, and o. cultivate in
+ him taste for mathematical investigation.
From West. Johnston a. Co..
In the number Of llarper-' Young People
published March -, Mr. Edwin lassetier
T Bynncr viii contribute a short story cn-
/ titled "Jammcr's Ghost" illustrated bv W.
/ =. SNYDER: William Hamilton Gibson, ana
article 0n "Ihe spring pcepcrs." illustrated
T from his own drawings; E.IlHOuse. "a sketch
entitled Japanese Jack Ashore" Lydia p.
/ Emmett iull-page illustration of a ta5lcau
entitled "Qucen Bess and Sir Walter Ra-
/ leigh with explanatory text; Howard
/ Pyle. fairy story entitled "W here % lay
the Blame" deliberately illustrated from his
own drawings, and Edith VI. Thomas, "a
poem entitled "a Cry of the Nowsb0y.n