The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-06
NEW LITERATURE.

A story that leaves the reader in the mid
die of a psychological conundrum is con-
tributed by Walter Blackburn Harte to the
February New England Magazine. The
story, John Parmenter's Protege," deals
with an editorial p%erplexity, and it reads
like a personal experience.
The Review Of Reviews for January con-
tains the portraits of some fifty or sixty of
the notabilities of the day. Gen. Johnston
and Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana, Secretary
Foster, Assistant Secretary Wharton, the
late Dom Pedro, Fonseca of Brazil, Mr..
jackson, the new Irish secretary, Mr.. Red
mond, the parnellite leader, Mr.. Flavir, OF
Cork, Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, Prince
George of Wales, five governors of Austria
liam states, the late Lord Lytton, the late
Rev. Oscar McCulloch, the late William
B. Florence, Gov. Alvin p. Hovey, SEN
ator Plumb, Hon. s. b. Elkins, Mr..
Gillian. of Judge. the cur and czarina of
Russia. with various other Russian por-
traits; Mr.. Eibridge Gerry, of New York,
Mr.. Benjamin Waugh, Of London, Mark
Twain, Frederic Harrison. Thomas Nelson
Page, the late Mr.. Felhagen. the distin-
guishea German editor, md Lord Rose
berry, the rising liberal statesman of Eng
land, are among the people whose faces are
presented i'll this number.
~ The January number of The Forum con-
tains two timely and interesting articles on
the Louisiana lottery; a full history of the
company, explaining who the men are, and
tho enormous amounts of money that ii
takes in, by John G.. Wickliffe, a prominent
member Of the Anti-Lottery league and
editor of the auti-lottery organ, The New
Delta; and q strong indictment of the lot
terry by Judge Frank McGloin, of the
Louisiana court Of appeals. In view of
the ill-health of the pope and the discus
sion of the possibility of his ren,ova from
Rome, Prof. Getfcken, the distin-
guished German author. writes on "The
Pope and the Future of the Papacy.'' Mr..
Courtenay Dekalb, an American who has
lived long IN Brazil. explains the late crisis
there and its causes. This number of the
Forum contains also n review of the trial of
DR.. Briggs for heresy, together with a state.
ment of other notable heresy trials in the
United States, by the Rev. DIR. Pbilir
Schaff, of the Union Theological seminary;
and following this is an article by DIR,
Briggs himself on theological education and
how it should be extended and improved
the most notable contribution that DR.
Briggs has made to periodical literature.
The discussion of pensions is con
tinued in this number. Gonelal slo.
cum, ono of the bravest soldiers of the
union army, writes Time to Call a Halt on
Pension Legislation," and DIR. j. S. Bill.
llngs, of the surGeon-general's office, pre-
Sents intet testing facts about the health oil
the survivors Of tho war.
The January number of Romance is fully
up to the best. Romance was started in
the belief that there was u fold for q maya
zine which should consist entirely of sto.
rles--wholesome, vigorous and entertaining
--Rathosed from various sources, and exper
lment has justified this confidence. II,
patronage has grown STEADILY and RAPIDLY
and Its subscribers include mauy iudpes
lawyers, physicians, clergymen, teachers
ana business men, who find needed rsIaxe.
ton III the many stirring tales of eyerv COR
which 1t furnishes each month. Dnriu,
1881 1t has published stories by such we'll
known authors as Stevenson. kiplinu. Rid
haggerd, Bret Harte and Thomas Hardv
ana other stories quite as entertaining bv
most OF less famous writer's who also posses
the art OF arresting and engrossing th,