Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
LITERARY NEWs.

New Books and Msgs Zines on the Editors
Table.
II will be Of interest 10 thousands Of war
veterans, as we'll az tire Southern psople
generally, to know that w. L. Pagan, Of
Alabama, who was an officer in the Con-
federate army, has compiled, and NJ. T.
Richardson & Co, 81 Resde street, New
York city. will soon publish the most CON-
plete collection of Southern songs, camp
fire, patriotic and sentimental, ever gather
ed together in one volume. The title Of
the book will be Southern War Songs,"
and il will be deliberately illustrated and
finely bound. The intention is 10 make
volume which can be used for birthday
and holiday gifts.
The opening article Of the atlantic
Monthly for March, is a paper upon the
Trial, Opinions and Death of Giordans
Bruno" by William K Thsyer; this is
followed by a paper by Charles Worcester
Clark on "Wom5p Suffrage, Pro and Con. !"
George Parsons Lathrop shows rs 1.-THE
Value Of the Corner" end there is an sd-
mlraDle paper On LJttctihs tniOueu 'ne
Paris Exposition" which tells, among
many other things, Of all the concerts
given at the cafes of the Exposition by the
various acknowledgements, japanese,
Hurgarians and many more. The whole
paper is full of interesting sidelights on
this great fair. Dr. Holmes is particularly
amusing in "Oser the Teacups," and
seems to wish tina. people would write less
poetry. He closes with some odd verses
on the rage for scri5bling. The whole
number ia unusually excellent.
Mrs Preeident Harrison holds the posi-
ton of honor in the March Ladies' Home
Journal as the subject of an unusually in
tersstipg article Mrs. Harrison in the
White House" by A. ]. Hslford, brother
Of the Presidents private secretary. Mr..
Halford certainly presents the best picture
of don tic life in the Executive Mansion
ever printed. Mrs. Harrison has personal
" authorized this article, and new and
a most beautiful portrait of her accom-
panies views OF her own room, Mrs. Nc
KEGS room and other apartments in the
White House not usually photographed.
The Arena for March ia cssket filled
with gems The first piece il an exqui-
sitely beautiful poem entitled "PAn's
Revenge" by Rev. NJ. J. Savage. 1t is a
magnificent production and well entities it's
author 10 front rank among modern
writers of poetry. "Reminiscences" by
Helen Modiesks, and Rum and Rum
Power" by Rev. Howard Crosby, are
both interesting aud instructive articles.
The frontispiece in the current number
Of Scribner's is handsome engraving Of
Charles Lamb, by W. G. Jackmsn. 1t is
followed by loving tribute to the mem
DRY Of the great essayist, entitled "In the
footprints Of Charles Lamb" written by
Benjamin Ellis Martin. An unusually
large number Of excellent contributions
make up the remainder OF the mays zine.
In the Cosmopolitan, Mary Stuart Smith
writes of Berlin, the city of the Kaiser. "
The article is handsomely illustrated, and
is q faithful and interesting description OF
that great city. II. h. Boyessn contrib
utes a powerful story entitled Candidate
for Divorce" 1.-THE Evolution of she Con
dols," by Herbert Pierson, aud Easter in
Jerusalem" by Frank G Carpenter, are
other interesting articles.
"Juny; or only one girls story" is q
novel by T. C De Leon. 1t lie full of ex'
ci,ement and adventure, and on that score
alone will prove interesting. The plot is
rather complicated, and the hero gets into
a number OF tight places, but finally oil
ends well. In paper 25 cents. Gossip
Printing Co, Mobile, Ala.
Harper's Magazine, for March, contains
the opening chapters Of VIM. Dean How
ellis new story, "The Shadow Of 8
Dream" Competent critics pronounce II
ons of Howells' bsst. The remaining
story and descriptive matter Of the mum
Der is up to its usual standard Of excel
lence.
"Rothermal" By Louis Reeves Harrison,
is a modest sspirapt for public favor. l;
is a story Of lost identity; the scene Is laid
in France, and there is SONS very good de-
scriptive work in il. IN paper, 81 cents
American News Company, Publishers.