Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-25
Literary Notes.

.ScTi6Her'S Magazine. after devOt-
ing is opening pages for several
months to articles Of practical in
terest and exploration, has, rs its
leading feature for March, n purely
literary paper on Charles Lamb,
vino always commands the sympa-
thetic interest OF people who read.
IL is from the facile pen Of Benjamin
Ellis Martin. The article is most
attractively illustrated from pen
and-ink drawings by Herbert Rail-
ton, and from sketches by John
FulleylOve, both well-known Eng
fish artists: there are besides two re-
markable Lamb portraits. 1t will
he concluded in the April num-
Der. Kirk Munroe, who spends
half of every year in South
ern Florida, has written of
"a Forgotten Remnant''-the four
hundred Seminoles descended from
those left in the almost inaccessible
Everglades by Gen. Harvey, when
in 1872 he declared the war against
them ended. The rich illustrations
are from unique photographs. The
concluding article on Ericsson l.
devoted 10 his great inventions,
which cover the entire period with
in which civil engineering has been
recognized as n distinct profession.
Among the illustrations are two fac
SMILES of the original pencil sketch
es Of the first idea Of the MO,d,or,
made in 1854. Professor William
James, of Harvard, whose eminence
as a psychologist entities him to
speak with authority, writesof the re-
cent experiments ofJanet in the field
Of hypnotism, which have revealed
some wonderful things in regard 10
the dualism OF the matchmaking
the story Of cdr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde'' psycholOgically possible.
Horace Baker-whO was long r
resident Of Australia, and there
made n thorough investigation OF
the construction of bOOmerangs and
the art Of throwing them, as Prac-
ticed by the BlackfellOws-bas
written a brief article about them.
He clearly describes the theory OF
the boomerang, and diagrams are
given showing its course Of flight.
Geo. a. Hubbard contributes ga
Deedless Drama" a short story
with a very original motive. Octave
Thanet's four-part story "Expia-
tom Cillustrated) is eliminating
most dramatically; and Harold
Frederic's "In the Valley" illus
tratedl contains a vivid picture OF
the night attack on the Heights OF
Quebec. The poems are by John
Vance Cheney and w. CYAN Tas-
sci Sutphen. "The Point Of Niewn
contains brief papers on "The Perils
of Pure Fun. - "The ToIler and the
world,'' "The Education Of the
Spinster," and "New York as a
Capital"
The National Magazine for March
will contain the continuation Of an
interesting article by Professor
Schele de We're Of tie University Of
Virginia, entitled "How we Write, .
giving many curious historiealfacts
Rev. +. c. Quinn, LID, will con
tribute ssBiblical Literature. F
w. Harkins, Chancellor Of the Ma
tional University of Chicago, vii
describe the working Of the "Na
tional Circulating Library'' OF 20,
600 volumes and the new non-resi
dent courses of study Of the Uni
versity. a timely article on tn,
University Extension System o.
England is by Rev. c. c. willett
Phi. B. The ladies will be particu
Iarly interested in the new Woman
Institute on a unique plan, des-
cribed in this number. Published
the first Of each month at147 Throol
Street, Chicago, III.
The March So. louis Mdga-iH,
contains n suggestive PAPER OF
ssPrivate Economy" by James NJ
Loring Of the Missouri Legislature
two bright stories by Eben +. Rex
ford and Mrs. Howard; an able pa
per against the present method o
burial. by Rev. Charles r. Treat
and in which new theories are ad
vanced; a poem by Ella Wheels
Wilcox: Literary Chats" anC
s'Light Moods" by Editor Alex
amber y. De Menil, and other fea
lures. 1t is 4 most excellent mum
Der. Published at st. Louis, Mo
Price Is cents.