The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-23
Magazines and Notes.

The Ner England Magazine for April contains
several notable articles on subjects which can
not but interest not only New EngIauders but
Americans all the world over The initial
article Of the number is "The United States
Patent System" by James Shepard, a we'll
known electrical engineer and expert. Mr..
Shepard gives an intelligent and cOmpreheu-
siyc account Of the statutory provisions for
patent protection from the day Of the First Con-
gress, aud he also makes a strong plea for bet
ter facilities and q larger staff than have
hitherto existed in this much over burdeued
Department Of the Government. Published at
So Federal street, Boston. Price % cents.
The English Illustrated Magazine for April con-
tains: The Lepers Of RObben Island /" g Har-
row School" GirlhOod in Italy" The Mon
asteries OF Meteora," THE True History Of
the KOh-i-Nur," "The Witch Of Prague" by
Francis Marion Crawford. All finely Illus
trated. Published BY Macmillan & Co, II2
Fourth avenue New York. Price 10 cents.
Horace l.. TTaubel whose recent articles in
several of the magazines on Walt Whitman
have attracted considerable attention and dis
cussiOn on both sides of the Atlantic, contrib
utes an article to The NeD EHGiaHd Maqg-iHe for
May called !" Walt Whitman at Date" For the
last 20 years Mr.. TTanbel has been a constant
companion and friend Of tine poet at his Cam
den home, and in this article be reveals more
OF the man personally in his daily communion
with his fellows than has ever come before from
such reliable source.
Public Healh Gad Municipal Government is the
name of a pamphlet embodying the address
delivered by John S. Billings, NJ. d., U. S. A.
Published by the American Academy of PoIiti-
cal and Social Science, Philadelphia. Price 80
cents.
The Westminster RsrisU for April contains:
The RearGuard of the Christian Army, by
GeOGTey Mortimer; Woman aud Negro Suf-
frage by Ellen Battelle Dietrich; The Fetish
of Charity, by Emily GlOde Ellis; Marriage
Institutions, by William Schooling; A Zoolo-
gist Among the Idealist5. by Edward Charmer; !;
lbsen's Beard, by Rev. T. A. Armstrong; In
Darkest England, and the Way Out, by NJ. d.
Stevenson. Published by Leonard Scott Pub
fishing Co., 23l Broadway, New York. Price 40
cents.
The May Peterson is at hand with a large in
voice of good things. Marguerite in Her
Garden" is a charming picture, and the engrav-
ing of the haTb0r OF The Isle Of Wight is
very striking. The opening article, "Some
Curious Rocks and Waterfalls" by Rodney Il.
Waterman, is eapitally written, aud the Illus
tratiOns are interesting in the extreme. "The
Romance OF an Old Red School House." by Elva
J. Smith. is a story quite out OF the common.
Terms s. year. Address Peisrs0ns Maga=iRs,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Illustrated american for April IL Is a
charming number. Its main contents are
~
Drama; The Food Health Show; A Belated
Old Master; The Evolution Of the Carriage :;
| Some American Homes; Napoleon and his
| Marshals; Gen. Joseph +. Johnston; Judge
John Il. Brady; Miss Zoe Clayton The Az
| fairs and Interests Of Women. All these are
exquisitely illustrated. Published at Chicago.
| Price % cents.
Frank Lesiie's Popular Monthly claims to be
| the cheapest illustrated Magazine published in
the world, and in quantity and quality of ma
| teral given it certainly goes very far toward
| making this assertion good. lt has 130 large
octave pages filed with illustrations and ex-
| eellent matter, and sells for - cents. Pub
| lished at 10 Fifth avenue, New York.
The May number of that ever-welcome
visitor, Paeks LIBRARY, has Just made its ap-
pearance. IL is entitled "Togs; Being Pick's
Best Things About Rags, Tags, and Velvet
Gowns" A glance over its pages ahundantly
proves the justice Of the publishers claim, that
IHek's Library is the greatest purely humorous
publication in the English language"
Lecture on Prophetic Evolution. BY Prof
w. J. WoOl5ey, 259 Nash street, ST. Paul, Mimi
Published by the author.