Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-14
Literary Notes.

"Harvard College During the War
Of the Rebellion" u the subject Of a
fully illustrated article by Captain
Nathan Appleton which stands at the
front In the March number OF the Nop
England Magdfme. There are por.
traits Of many VI the heroes-I4owell,
Bartlett. shaw, and Others, and of
many Of the professors IN the war time,
including an Interesting portrait OF
james Russell Lowell taken at aLOut
the time Of the "Commcmomtlon
Ohc;n aud many Harvard
views, Including beautiful Die.
lures OF the Memorial Hall.
An illustrated article by George II.
Stockbridge on the early History OF
Electricity In America deals with
the work " Franklin, Henry, Morse,
Vail, Page and Farmer. This IL the
first Of series OF illustrated articles on
electricity TO appear In the AcD Ing.
land Magazine. Miss Sarah Freeman
Clarke makes strong plea for the
"Indian Corn ~ our National Plant"
Mrs. Henrietta l.. T. wolcott writes on
"window Gardening" Mr.. William
Henry Downes contributes u singular
~ interesting article on tho "Photo-
graphic Illustration Of Poetry" Illus
trated by six fins hill.page reproduc.
tons OF the photographs awarded
first prizes by the American Photog-
raphcrs' Association IN tho re-
cent "Evang-line" and "Enoch
Arden" competitions. The magazines
valuable series OF papers on Anti.
Slavery subjects Is continued by some
striking "secollectlon, Of Slavery by
a Former Shareholder" William NJ.
Salt.r, In paper on the "Problem OF
the Unemployed" speaks warmly Of
General Booths book on Darkest
England" Professor Jameson's ''IIis.
tory OF Historical Writings In Ameri.
car IN this month devoted largely 10
George Bancroft. SIN an Old Attic,n
an article illustrated by many pictures
Of antique utensils, IN another OF These
charming papers on Old New England
home matters which are u feature with
this magazine. There Is a generous
supply OF fiction and poetry; new
story by dorothy PrescOtt,n the
author Of "rhe Story OF u Wall Flow
or" and "Poor Mr.. Ponsonby."
The magazine entitled Romance
which contains the tales Of the New
York Story Club has achieved re-
markable success. The first number
was that for February, aud the full cdi-
ton was sold out before .the March
number was issued. The original plans
for the conducting Of the magazine
have been broRiened, aud It's number
Of pages has been increased. Tho
March number contains twenty short
stories, all OF the character that the
story Club was Organized 10 emplia.
slze--s,ories full OF action and that
really tell something. The writers for
the March number are Maurice 1homp.
son, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Mau.
PEASANT, Richard York, NJ. Belham
Edwards, Edith Sessions Upper and
other writers OF equal force and popu.
larlty. The initial story In this mum.
bcr Is by the popular California story
writer, Mr.. w. q. Morrow. There viii
appear In the magazine forthwith
stories illustrating life In the Conicder-
ate States during tho war--full OF pathos
aud Of tragedy. Arrangements have
been made also for tho puhlca
ton n original stories Of the
sea, illustrating American endurance
and courage, both In the navy
aud In our merchant marine, IN old
days and In recent times. Tales from