The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-07
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Herbert Ward continues in November
ScIibner's his interesting series Of articles on
Central Africa. Around The Tale of Tusk
of Ivory he weaves fascinating story de-
scriptive of life and customs on the Congo
Maine readers win be interested In the story
DR.. Materialismus, an ingenious tale Of q
wizard professor In B. college, coedu-
cational Institution situated on the Kenne-
bee river This description does not fit any
Maine college; but the place really plays o
very unimpOrtant part In the story. The evo-
lutions OF the White Squadron In European
waters are always interesting subjects, and
Mr.. Zogbaum has not fallen below the stand
ard with bis story Of the doings In French
waters. Other articles OF merit are Day
with Country Doctor, by Frank French
Through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado,
by r. B. Stanton; The Training of Nurse,
by Mrs 4: X. Jones; Nature and Man in
America, by n. s. Shaler.
The Arena celebrates this month the amir
versary of its birth. The frontispiece is q
likeness of Rev. Cyrus A. Bartol, ID. D., who
contributes an interesting essay entitled Sex
In Mind. A Glance at the "Good Old Tines
by Rev. Minct J. Savage, is a wholesome
article wherein the veil Of romance is torn
from the men and things of the past, and
they are made TO appear as they really were,
Mr.. Savage believes that there were no
Good Old Times" and he makes his readers
believe SO too. Destitution In Boston is
treated Of by five well-known clergymen, in
GLIDING Rev. E. e. Hale and Rabbi Solomon
SCHNEIDER. Among the Notes on Living
Problems are contributions from Francis E.
Willard, Marcus j. Wright and Rev. Forrest
A. Marsh. The Future American Drama, q
posthumous article by Dion Boucicsult, Is
among the longer pieces Of this admirable
number of the Arena
The readers of the November Forum will
be struck most forcibly by the first article.
Democracy and Wealth, by Francis A.
Walker. President Walker, with clearness
of reasoning and analysis that is admirable,
attacks some Bellamy ideas advanced re-
Gently by DIR. Abbott. Formative Influences
by DR.. Edward Egglestop, Is very interesting
both for the main topic of discussion, and
for the side lights that are thrown upon
social conditions in different portions of the
West and South. Other articles are: The
Shibboleth of Public Opinion, by w. S.
Lilly: Tolstoi and 1.-The Krentzer Sonata"
by Rev. DR.. C. A. Bartol; The Six New
States by U. S. Senator Cullom; The Proba-
bilities of Agriculture, by G. Wood Davis;
Recent Views about Glaciers, bv Prof. Alex
ander Winchel; The Embattled Farmers. by
Rev. DIR. WASHINGTON GLADDEN.; French Can
ada and the Dominion by W. Blackburn
Harte; The Progress of the Negro by Rev.
Am0ry ID. Mayo; and Western Farm Mort
cages, by Daniel Reaves GoOdl0e.
What Congress Has Done Is the title of q
Symposium in the November North Ameri-
can Review, contributed to by Messrs. Nc
KiDley, Lodge, Dalzell, Fitch, McAdoo and
Clements Of the House of Representatives.
ETnar HfnAr.A o.,hi
by Federal Supervisor of Elections A. W.
Shaffer, of North Carolina, and the other by
K bert Smalls, the cOlored Republican lead
or Of South Carolina. upon Southern Elec-
tions. Gail Hamilton continues her spicy
essays upon the condition of women in an
tiquity by an article on The Ladies Of the
Last Caesars. The Marquis of Lorne con-
tributes some observations upon Scottish
Politics; and ex-Justice William Strong COM
ments upon Relief for sthe Supreme Court.
Ex-senator Warner Miller writes of Business
Men in Politics. "Reminiscences Of Por-
trait Painter, by g. p. A. Healy, and Old
Poets, by Walt Whitman, will please those
who do not care for political articles. Ex-
Commissioner James Munro's article upon
The London Police will be found of general
interest. The Notes and Comments of the
November number are interesting as usual.
The Cosmopolitan for November keeps
we'll up to the high standard established for
1t by its Managers. 1t is strong feature Of
this magazine that Its articles are so diverse
in character, pleasing SO many tastss. and all
of them so artistically illustrated. Among
the contents this month are very attractive
papers on The Japanese Army; the Ameri.
can Amateur Singer, with portraits Of prom
inent amateurs; third paper on the Gov
erpment Departments, with portraits of
Secretaries Wanamaker. Tracy, Noble and
Rusk, and Attorney General Mills and his
assistant, Mr.. Shields. Then there is B0ye-
sens interesting story, A Morse Atlantis;
Kate Pearson W0ods's descriptive article en-
titled Queens of the Shop, Workroom and
Tenement: capital paper on College Edu-
cation In Relation to General Business, by
p. T. Barnum; an article that will commend
itself to the ladies, Fan Histories and FASH
ions; pleasing story. The Pursuit of the
Martyrs; two valuable papers, Art and the
Monastery in the Corea, and the other De
sertion and the Military Prison. There is
some good poetry, and Rev. E. e. Hale's
column is always interesting.