The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-07
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The New England Magazine recently pub
lished an article by Rev. Charles F. Dole,
entitled, What Shall We DO with the MIL
lionaires? In the February number of the
magazine there are two important articles
which are In the line of an answer to that
question. One, entitled A Model New Eng
land Village, is on St. Johnsbury, Vermont,
showing how the munifcence of the Fair
banks family has furnished that beautiful
town with an art gallery, public library,
academy, natural history museum, and other
things which make a rich intellectual life
possible among the country hills. The arti-
Gle, which Is by Edwin A. Start, Is an impor-
tant contribution to the series of papers
which have been appearing in the New Eng
land Magazine during the past year, bearing
upon the elevation of New England country
life, The other article is by Mr.. Ashton r.
Willard. on the Rindge Gifts to Cambridge,
describing the magnificent new City Hall,
Public Library and Manual Training School,
which in Cambridge bear witness to the
generosity of another millionaire. These
articles are both richly illustrated.
The February Arena, In addition to
brilliant arr ay of American authors, presents
two papers Of great interest by foreign es-
sayists. Camille Flammarion, probably the
most eminent European astronomer, writes
at length on New Discoveries on Mars. His
paper Is accompanied with a full-page geo.
graphical map Of this wonderful star, as pre-
pared by Flammarion and other leading as
tronomers. The paper which will probably
attract most attention in this country, how
ever, is by G. Wood Davis, whose contribu-
lions to the Forum last year, were so widely
quoted. This paper is ON The Farmer, the
TnVQstnr and 10 Roilrrou &c I'll
exhaustive survey of one of the problems,
which Is to. day challenging the widest atten-
ton. Prof. Jos. ROdes Buchanan writes
ably on the nature Of consumption of the
lungs and the alleged discovery Of Professor
regards the lymph craze as another of the
numerous medical fads, which spring up
from time TO time like mushrooms. only TO as
readily pass away, because he believes the
professor is proceeding on an unscientitic
gressiye spirit of Investigation evinced by
Professor Koch. John Welch, LII D., late
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court of Ohio,
contributes snort paper on Old Testament
myths entitled Ire Fall of Adam.
Scribner's Magazine for February con-
tains rich illustrations in very different man.
ners-from the snow scenes of Mount Wash
ington in winter to Mr.. Blum's exquisite
Japanese drawings. The number is notable
for such contributors as Sir Edwin iArnold,
j. Scott Kettle, the librarian of the Royal
Geographical Society, Frank r. Stockton,
and Richard Henry Stoddard. Edward l..
Wilson-author of In Scripture Lands, and
well known for many years as an enthusiast
tic land adventurous photographer-records
In Mount Washington in Winter the Incl.
dents and beauties and hardships of five
notable ascents of that peak. In About
Africa, J. Scott Kettle takes the African Elk
hibition In London as text for review of
fifty years Of African exploration-from
Livingstone to Stanley. In. brief compass
he presenfsa clear and entertaining account
of each explorers part In enlarging the area
of kn0wnIcountry in the Dark Continent.
Sir Edwin Arn0ld's third Japonica paper
continues the subject of Japanese people,
with special reference to their habits In
dining, and other domestic customs. A. Il.
Jacassy Whose article In the Christmas num- |
Der, on the Neapolitan painter Morelli, will |
be recalled) continues the subject Of modern
NeapOlitan Art, with discussions of Mich
ETH, Barbella. and Gemito. painter and
sculptors who are in the van of an art move
ment which has been strangely overlooked
by English and French authorities. A Box
Of Autographs is Richard Henry Stoddard's
account of some of his unique treasures. with
fac-similes of manuscripts of Addison, Burns,
Mrs. Browning, Campbell. Scott, Thackeray.
and other worthless. Frank r. StOckton's
two part story, The Water Devil, reaches
most unexpected and original conclusion,
eQualling this writer's most fantastic con-
ceits. There is a short story of New York
CLUB life, by John Seymour Wood (author Of
The Story of an Old Beau, and is a sympa-
thetic stIldV of character.