The Portland daily press., 1890-06-14
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The Forum for June opens with a most remark
able article written by Texan with the purpose
of showing that the tariff especially as it is likely
to be modified by the pending BILL will be of great
detriment to New England. Although the opin.
ions of all the ablest representative men of New
England are contrary TO the position taken by
Mr.. Mills. his article is nevertheless worth read
ing for the bearing it has on the general subject
OF the tariff and as showing the amount of mis-
conception regarding New England which flour.
ishes in the minds of free trade statesmen in re-
mote parts OF the country. Henry Charles Lea
the well known Independent of Philadelphia, tax,
ing the recent revelations OF corrupt politics in
New York for his text writes an article on Feti-
United States Geological Survey, the eminent
OF earthquakes, tells how the sea Is marching In
on the Atlantic coast line in an article emitted
terest in this number are Public Control of the
Telegraph, by Bronson G. Keller; The Exhaus-
sas farmer; Defences Against Epidemic Dis
eases, by DR., Cyrus Edison, of the health depart
ment Of The city Of New York; American Inter
member of Berlin Congo Conference; Genius and
Womans Intuition, by Prof. L. f. Ward; The
Formative Influences, by W. Z. Il. Lecky; Cul,,
ture and Current Orthodoxy, by DR.. A. j. f.
BehrendS.
The article in the June Arena of the most inter-
est in the light of pending events is Hon. W. c.
DICChCutluRcS Oil the Race Question.
The intent of Mr. Breckenridges article is plain
in spite of the DISCUSSES which he throws about
it, being to excite prejudice against any action
by Congress relating to reform in Southern cleo
tion methods. Mr.. Breckenridge discusses the
subject with learning and apparent candor; but
1t should be noticed that he evades entirely the
distinction between national and local elections
between the negro as a citizen of Kentucky or
tennessee and the negro as citizen Of the
United states. Mr.. breckenridge declaims with
70 effect changes in local affars in the South but
by anyone in Congress that would nferfer nsi in
any way whatever with the local affairs of the
America entirely. Other articles Of interest are re-
The Gap Between the Common Schools and Col
leges, by President Elliot of Harvard College;
Henry w. Giady, Editor, Orator. Man, by Dr. j.
w. Lee; Our Civilization and the Marriage Prob
lem, by Hiram M. Stanley a radical on the sub
ect OF the relations of marriage to the future of
The race Eonian Punishment, by Rev Charles
Holland Kidder; Ibsen as a Dramatist, by Ham
lin Garlanungava (continued), by w. II. II. Muir
ray.
The North American Review for June brings to
close the 150th volume of this ably-conducted
and Indispensable periodical. Its mos. prominent
feature is a symposium on the question Do Ameri'
cans Hate England? One effective answer to the
question is furnished by the fact that no less than
three of the contributors 10 the rich and varied
feast which is set before the reader are Britons
The contributors are Colonel T. W. Higginson.
Andrew Carnegie, Murat Halstead, General Hor-
ace Porter, Robert Collyer, General James 81.
Wilson and M. w. Hazeltine. Mr.. Parnell writes
incisively OF Mr. Balfours Land Bill, pointing out
In what respects it is unsatisfactory to the Irish
National party, and telling why it will be vigor-
ously opposed at every stage. The Marquis of
Dilke's New Book on Problems of Greater Brit
ain. Mona Card, who originated the famous dis
cussion In England as to whether or not marriage
is failure, contributes the first of two articles on
The Emancipation of the Family, presenting facts
and drawing conclusions that will occasion gem
eral surprise Another International topic is
dealt with by Mrs. John Sherwood, who writes in
an entertaining manner about American Girls in
on The Federal Control Of Elections; he contends
that this snecessary in order to secure fair cleo
tions In the South. and that negro domination in
national affairs is wholly out of the question. A
very timely article is that on Criminal Politics by
e. L. Godkin, the editor of the New York Evening
Post. The passage Of the Mckinley Tariff Bill by
the House of Representatives lends special inter
est to article on the Value of Protection by the
Hon. William Mckinley, who, as chairman Of the
Committee on Ways and Means in the House,
performed the principal part of the work of franz
Ing the bill. Ouida writes an interesting little
Chat about Gardens.