The morning news., 1892-03-28

Farmer, makes very clear exposition
OF what he charges TO be the fallacies Of
reciprocity as formulated by Mr.. Blaine. A
very important and interesting paper is the
discussion. under the title Of ''Our National
Dumping-Ground," Of the problems in
volved IN the present enormous immigra-
sion. problems that are attracting solicitous
attention. The writers that handle the
question are OF the highest authority, the
Hon. John B. Weber. commissioner OF i'm
migration. and Charles Stewart Smith,
Esq. president of the cham er Of COM
merce, and both apply TO IL liberal seDu-
ments and practical suggestions. The fore
going are only a few. OF the articles Of the
number. No. 3 East Fourteenth street,
New York
Seribner'S Magazine for April marks
the beginning Of two important series. The
central subject Of all social questions, and
one Of the most widely discussed of the
time is the conditions of the life among the
Poor in Great Cities.n Ii has passed from
the stage Of discussion into one Of practical
experiment. directed by men and women OF
great experience and scientific kno owledge
The conductors Of the Magazine have de-
termined TO emhody the most significant Of
these results in a series of papers In which
authors and artists will cooperate
to produce a truthful representation Of
been chosen because of their personal
experience and sympathetic study Of the
conditions which they describe. London,
New York, Paris, Boston. Chicago and
Naples are among the cities to be represen-
ted in the series; and the list of authors in
cludes Walter Besant, Joseph kirkland,
Hon. Oscar Craig president OF the state
board Of charities; Jacob A. Riis, author
of How the Other Half Lives" Meme
Mario. and other authorities. The intro
ductory article of the series which leads
this number, describes ''The Social Awak-
ening in London" and is by Robert A.
Woods, author Of the notable book EN-
glish Social Movements. Charles Scribner's
Sons, New York.
With the April Dumber the Cosmopolitan
completes the twelfth volume in a manner
worthy the wide and growing popularity of
this magazine. The Cosmopolitan is su-
perbly illustrated, and the pictorial embel-
lishment Of the April number is rather
above the average. The leading article is
on ''Genoa-The Home of Columbus, y
written by Murat Halstead, who recently
visited the city and illustrated from photo
graphs OF all the principal relics of the great
navigator which remain in Genoa. "a Ro-
nance of Old Shoes" bv Miss Elsie Ander-
son de Wolfe, exhibits the best. Of the re-
markable historical collection at Cluny.
''Torpedoes in Coast Defense" is the title Of
timely paper by Lieut.. A. NJ. D'Armit of
the United States army, with photographs
and drawings by j. o. Davidson. Wallace
Wood treats Of "Homes Of the Renais-
sanoe" in an illustrated paper and William
II. Rideing is the author of a delightfully."-
written and profusely illustrated article on
"The Crew Of Transatlantic Liner" Fifth
avenue, Broadway and Twenty streets,
New York.
Hdrper's Magazine for April is particu-
larry interesting. Walt Whitman has a
poem. Deaths Valley" and accompanying
1t are two extremely successful and happy
portraits of the old poet by j. W. Alex.
arder, as well as an engraving of George
Iuness VALLEY of the Shadow Of Death. y
Mr.. HoweIls' new novel is continued, and
Mr.. Millet relieves Mr.. Poultney Bigelow in
describing their canoe voyage down the
Danube. Signor Guido Blagi describes
with many new documents and illustra-
tions, the death Of Shelley, and the rather
theatrical incarceration of the poets body.
There are short stories, ''travel article, y
and poems. Charles Dudley Warner, in
settling himself in the Editors Study, whict
Mr.. Howells has just vacated, speaks grace
fully OF his predecessor. Harper Brothers
New York.
The complete novel in Ltppincotts Mag
azine for April. "But Men Must Work." i,
by the well-known and popular author
Rosa Nouchette Carey. In it the narrator
as visiting governess and presiding genius
digs her way into the family secret, and al
last banishes the family skeleton! The
Countess Norraikow gives brief history OF
the leading nihilist, and traces the famine
N m haa 70 S1xso
ment. milk for Babes" short but i'm.
portant article. by Mrs. Louise Hogan, dis
closes facts which bear directly on the
health and life of children. There are short
stories by Julien Gordon and George Edgar
Montgomery. The poetry of the number is
by Robert Lcveman, Sibyla Vernon, Flor
ence Earle Coates, Isabel Gordon and
Charles Washington Coleman. ]. B. Lip.
pincott Company. Philadelphia.
William Henry Bishop begins his serie:
of papers on IAN American at Home ir
Europe" in the April number of the At
ldntic Monthly. His first chapter is on
''Eouse Hunting and Housekeeping in Brit
tany, Paris, and the Suburbs of Paris. >
The paper is most Interesting, written in a
lively style, and with all the thousand
points" which person who lives abroad
can give to those who do not live there but
paper, IA Drive Through the Black Hills.
is worth careful reading. This may be said
with still greater emphasis about paper Of
a widely different type, namely, "The Fed
eral Taxation of Lotteries" ;" by Hon. T. M
Cooley. late chief justice of Michigan. Thi:
number of the AtIant is particularly
good one. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., II Eas
Seventeenth street. New York.
A notable feature of the April Moguzin,
of american History is an illustrated
article by the editor on The History and
Educational Importance of the Walters
Collection Of Art Treasures, " in Baltimore
1t is the most informing sketch about that
celebrated gathering of moder nmasterpiece.
in painting and historic art objects from
every age and cline ever given to the
public in one chapter. and the very first at
tempt by any writer to treat the theme in
its many sided and vast proportions as g
whole. Mrs. Lambs articles are always
welcome, but this is one Of the best examples
of her mastery skill in word d painting that
has appeared in many day. 74S Broadw ay
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