The Washington critic., 1890-04-04
AMONG THE MoNTHLrEs.


nificent number. The autobiography
of jefferson reaches the point where
the actor shows how he came to play
RIP Van Wiakle Among other inter.
esting and timely articles are "The
Slave Trade In the Congo Basin" by
i. J. Glave;" Suggestions for the
Next Worlds Fair" by the Director
General of the Paris Exposition; "The
Latest Siberian Tragedy" by George
KEENAN,; "The Non. lrigable Lands Of
the Arid Region" by j. w. Powell;
"On the Fur Seal Islands, by Charles
Bryant; "a World Literature, by
Thomas Wentworth Higgiuson," and
"The Old Poetic Guild in Ireland" by
Charles de Kay. There is the usual
supply Of fiction and poetry, conspicu-
Gus among the poems being "The Lit.
tie man in the Tinshop," by James
Whitcomb Riley.
"The Arena" for April is of great In
terest, more especially to those who de-
light in religious and theological con-
troversy. In this number Bishop j. L.
Spalding has an article on God in the
Constitution" a reply to Colonel Rob
ert G. Ingersoll. The Rev. Rev. NJ. j.
Savage has an article on Religion,
Morals and the Public Schools" The
Nationalist movement is discussed by
William Lloyd Garrison in paper en-
titled "The Mask of Tyranny" paper
of more interest in Boston than out of
it. James Rolf, jr., has notable
article, "Of David's House. - reviewing
the career of that great Hebrew and
Englishman, Disraeli, and contrasting
his achievements with those of his EN-.
inent rival, Gladstone. white Child
Slavery" is symposium participated in
by Helen Campbell, Rabbi Solomon
Shindler, Jennie June, A. A. Chevail
lier, f. X. Wischnewetzky and G.
Orchardson. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
writes Of divorce VS.. Domestic War
fare" Stephen M. Allen, who rejoices
in string of capital letters behind his
name, tells of "a Newly Discovered
Law in Physics" which attempts to
explain many hitherto obscure facts of
the universe. w. f. Manley, d. D.,
discusses the cheerful subject of
External Punishment" and W. II. II.
(Adirondack) gives another installment
of his idyl, "Ungava." The second of
the unique "No Name Series of pa.
pers is given. Altogether, "The Arena
for April, while somewhat heavy, is in
teresting reading.
The "Forum" for April contains ten
articles on timely topics. DR.. Barnard,
late president of Columbia. discusses
1.-THE Degradation of Our Politics"
President Timothy Dwight of Yale, Ed
ucation in Boyhood;" Francis Minor
"Womens Political Status" DR.. J. M
Charcot, "Hypnotism and Crime;
Frances p. Cobbe, Secular Changes
in Human Nature;" DR.. Lyman Alb
bott, "No Theology and New The
ology;" Charles Dudley Warner
Newspapers and the Public" DR.
William Barry, "The Rights of Pub
lie Property Richard Hodson
"Truth and Fraud in Spiritualism,
and c. Wood Davis, "Whythe Farme
is Not Prosperous" F"
The March number of Marion Har
lands magazine, "The Home Maker,
completes the third volume and fur
nishes an index to il. 1t is impossibl
in our brief space to give even "a synop
sis of its varied and valuable contents
But it may serve good purpose to in
dicaie its general plan. Besides its edi
torial department its other department
are Home Literature" with til
Housewife" "Our Young People,
"Home Work." specially edited b
Mary G. Hungerford; Our Baby,
"Home- Maker Art Glass" +" Arm Chat
and Foot. Stool" Fashions" "Wir
dow and Cottage Gardening" an
Book Notices" Surely complete an
comprehensive enough. The magaziu
is beautifully illustrated.
The April "Home Maker" is a dc
lightful number. The article on Gun
the Masons Of Virginia, is an interes
ing recital of historical matter, and it
admirably illustrated.
"Lippincot's" for April is of MOI
than the usual excellence. The con
plete novel of the number is by Chri
tian Reed and is entitled "a Cast fc
Fortune" Among the varied and alb
articles may be mentioned Hamlet,
by Wilson Barrett; MARY Wollston
craft Shelley by G. II. Herfort
"Stanley's Emin .Pasha Expedition,
and there are several others of equi
interest. Nathaniel Hawthorne
elixir of Life" in the number reach,
part w., and is edited as before by h
son Julian.
The "Jenness- Miller Magazine" is
usual beautifully printed and illu
tratcd. It's contents are excellen
especially the articles bearing on DIRE
and physical culture.
1.-THE American Bookmaker" has
always vast quantity of technical info
nation in regard to the making of q
kinds of books.
"The Eclectic" fol April upholds
the abundance of its matter the high pos
ton 1t has gained. 1t contains twent.
four articles, culled from the best pei
odical literature of Great Britain
"The Book Buyer" for April is a sur
mary of American and foreign liter
ture. In addition to the talk abo
books there are some very readah
articles.