Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-27
The Magazines.

Certainly there has been no story 50 eX-
traOrdinary in its plot and so forC.O.e IN IFS
vivid descriptions, as the late Douglas
.O'Connor's "Brazen Android.' the con-
Guiding portion Of which appears in the
Atlantic Monthly for May. II the first por-
ton of the romance was remarkable, II
was at least within those lines in which
story-tellers are accustomed 70 couhne
themselves; but the character introduced
in the second portion IS So ineXphcable,
aud his action 10 the story so tremendous,
that what has seemed but strange hitherto
becomes now the merest commonplace.
The power Of the story is Of the same kind
that one finds In Poe's "Fall Of the House
Of Usher
Or. Andrew d. White deals with a par
ticularly interesting episode of the "War-
fare OF Science in his paper on Miracles
and Medicine" which opens the May PopU-
lfr Srieicc Monthly He shows how tales
of miraculous cures grew AND multiplied in
Inc middle ages. and how the art of med.-
cine was repressed by ecclesiastical
jealousy and greed One of our newest I'M
dustries is described i'm this number by
Frederick A Fernald In ana article or Zee
making and Machine Refrigeration, with
pictures Of an refractory, rink OF artl-
icial ice, colt-Storage room, exc.
Scribner's M1gdsiRe for May contains im-
portant articles in two notable illustrated
scries-the first OF The Great Streets OF
the World. % and the second ~ the Ocean
steamship" articles. a. b. Frost has
made eighteen drawings for the BROAD
way" article, which are as complete an iu-
depreciation OF the varied life Of that thor
oughfare as Richard Harding Davis's pic
turesQue and vivid text Skillful artists,
like MetCalf, ZOgbaum, Deuman, BrOughton
and Nillers make the steamship article
very attractive and elaborate in iilustra-
tration With two such series of articles,
and a special fiction issue IN August. 10 IS
believed that the summer numbers of this
magazine will be remarkably interesting.
The Nav number IS noteworthy IN fiction,
containing the conclusion OF the much
praised serial. Jerry" and the first Of a
twO-part story, An Alabama Courtshlp,
by r. J. SumsOn 81. =. Dale p.
Even that annual bugaboo, house-cleau-
INK. loses its tcrrOrs before The Lufics
Home Journals happy faculty for turning
things bright side out II must Doe dull
housewife indeed who cannot find encour-
agement and substantial help in the CHEEKY
words OF Maria ParlOa. Christine II. Her
rick. Helen jay and Isabel \. Mallon in
the Nav number. every corner OF winch IS
pervaded with the breeze and sunshine Of
spring from the dainty verses OF Clinton
Scollart, Annie Isabel Willis. Mary l..
Storer and Madeline : Bridges, 10 E0en
+ Rexford's flower talks and Mrs. Mall
Ian S page for The Girl Who Graduates
Another feature Of special interest 70 girls
is the very suggestive article on The care
and Dressing of the Hair, with numerous
Illustrations.
The Nav arena. which closes the third
volume OF this pheuomenally brilliant and
successful review, contains a rem.rkdoly
fnc picture ef the Rev NlinOt j. Savage.
made from recent Photograph 81 the great
liberal divine In this issue Mr. Savage
apueaf-s in a debate with Julian Hawthorne
on the subject, lis SpirituaIsm Worth In
vesugatingW An admirable picture Of Ju-
Ian Hawthorne and one of Prof Abram >.
lsaacS are also features Of the May Arena.
Probably the four papers which will at
tract most attention outside OF the tlaw'
thoruc Savage debate in this issue are those
bv T.. Wood Davis on The Wheat supply
OF Europe and America Prof Emil
Blum on Russia OF To-Day; h. 7. Pow
ellis CRITICAL study Of the political life of
Thomas JEFF rSou and the editors paper on
is Socialism Desirable
AprupOs of the recall Of the Italian Min
ister EN-Secretary Thomas +. Bayard Is
preparing an article for the MAY torum on
The power Of the Unit States 20 enforce
treaties violated within States iur.sdic-
ton. Though suggested by the present
with Italy, this paper viii
cover the whole ground thoroughly, and
will refer also eSpeciallyto cases that arose
during Mr.. Bayard's own diplomatic eN-
pcrience.
The same number OF The Foritm viii
contain an explanation of The new Com
monwealth OF Australia, which has just
been formed. by Sir Roderick Cameron, Of
New York. who IS perhaps the best iu-
formed man IN the L nited States oc Aus
iralan subjects, having been suisltea 10y
the Queen for eminent services 70 Austria +
liza by promoting trade with America The +
new Australian Commonwealth is mat I