The record-union., 1892-03-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
he March Century, is particularly

1hteIcStlhS 10 the many tNOuS3DUS VINO
We're the audiences of the Polish pianist.
1 Paderewski. The papers on Paderewski
are parts OF the musical series which the
/ century is publishing this year. The
ifrontlsplece is an engraving of Pad
7 erewskL In addition a drawingby Irv-
ing X. Wfles is given, showing the great
ylrtuoso at the piano. Accompanying
1 these pictures are "A Critical Study by
/ Inc American pianist and composer,
William Mason a Biographical
/ Sketch by Miss Fanny Morris Smith,
and poem, by r. W. Glider, entitled
i How Paderewski Plays. MIR. Stedman's
I ESSAYS on poetry are begun. Mrs. Schuy-
Ter Van Rensselaer, has an article on ''St.
! PauPs Cathedral The United States
/ Fish Commission is described by Rich
ard Rathbun. Professor Henry C. Adams
presents a timely study Of '"1he Farmer
and Railway Legislation Professor
/ Boyeson tells of An Acquaintance With
/ Hans Christian Andersen" Colonel
Richard Malcolm Johnston has paper
on Middle Georgia Rural Life" In
this number the Kipling Balestier
! 'Naulahka' is continued, as well as DIR.
! Weir AlitchelPs characteristics. Ham
I'm Garland begins serial in three parts
entitled 'OP Pap's FlaXen." Dorothy
Prescott. anew writer, makes social study
OF 7J,l the enNlrons Of Boston. Miss Viola
/ Roseboro' tells the story of THE Village
/ Romance" and Mrs. Burton Harrison
1 that OF Gays Romance Pictorially
the mum Der is remarkable not only for
! the pictures in the descriptive articles,
so called, but for some of MIR. Coles en-
cravings, this time after Giorgione.
! Among the poets of the number are
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Mrs. james T.
Fields, Langdon T.. Mitchell. Charlotte
! tlske Bates, Alice Williams Brotherton
] Mr. Bueps article on the Louisiana Lot
! terry IN the February number is followed
/ IN this number by an editorial on THE
louisiana Lottery National Infamy."
/ Other editorials are on columbia Col
Iege," National Justice to Postal
Clerks" and "a Columbian Fair Me-
mortal Building" IN "Open Letters
are discussed ~ he Numerical Strength
1 OF the Confederate Army" 1.-The Illinois
of Lincoln's Time,'' and Mrs. Van Rens-
/ selaer has a brief essay on the painter
Sargent. The Century Company, New
York.
William Dean Howells' new novel
''The World of Chance begins in ':fTar-
| per's Magazine for March. Judging
from the opening chapters this story
| promises TO outrival in interest anything
| hitherto written by that distinguished
author. Julian Ralph contributes a
graphic article on ''Ghe Capitals of the
| Northwest In another article, entitled
! talking MuSquaSh," superbly illus
trated, the same writer concludes his
| entertaining description of the Hudson
! Bay country and the fur-trading indus
try OF the Northwest. Edward Anthony
Bradford writes on America for the
Americans" Personal Recollections
/ OF Nathaniel Hawthorne" by Horatio
Bridge, is brought to aconclusion. Will
lam McLennan, in the unique dialect of
! the Freneh-Canadian habitant, tells the
story of Johnnie Rawson and Chunky
| Peters, An article on Our Gray
| Squirrels, illustrated by J. G.. Beard, is
! by lngersoll. The second of the note
/ worthy series Of Danube articles. From
the Black Forest to the Black Sea. >"
strengthens the good impressions made
by the first. 1t is written by Poultney
! BlgeloW and illustrated by Alfred Par
sons and +. ID. AIillet. Mr.. De Blowitz,
in another chapter Of his memoir, entitled
Alfonso MI. Proclaimed King of
SPAIN" gives a characteristic account of a
remarkable feat of journalism. With an
article on the London of George the Sec
| ond," which is profusely illustrated by
/ Il. A. Abbey and others, Walter Besant
! brings his valuable and popular series of
| London papers to a close. Constance
Kenmore Noolson contributes an italian
story, Dorothy" illustrated from draw
| lngs by Reinhart The editorial depart
ments are conducted by George William
! Curtis, William Dean Howells and
Charles Dudley Warner.
The Rev. NJ. J. Savage, who has long
occupied a foremost position among the
ablest Unitarian ministers, contributes a
paper upon "Psychical Research TO the
| March Arena" in which he sites many
marvellous, yet seemingly we'll authenti-
Gated psychical phenomena. Prof j. s. r.
Buchanan's contribution on 'EFull-orbed
| Education" Is a scholarly and practical
! paper. General j. b. Weaver writes
upon the '"Threefold Contentious Of III
! dustry." Henry Wood writes in schol-
arly manner on "ReveIation Through
/ Nature" Hamlin Garland discourses
on the Farmers Alliance Wedge in
| Congress-" This article is illustrated
with nine photographers. Hon Walter
Clark, Ii. D., Associate Judge of the
! Supreme Court Of North Carolina, con-
tributes powerful argument III favor Of
! governmental control of telegraph and
telephone. VIM. @. Judge, head of the
Philosophical movement in America
tdefends Madame Blavatsky, and Charles
| Schroeder institutes a comparison between
! Christianity and Buddhism. Miss Will
! Allen Dromgoo1e furnishes another of
her charming stories of East Tennessee,
entitled 1.-THE War of the Roses" Nellie
Hymn of Labor" Mr.. Flower contrib
utes two editorials, one on The Dead
Sea of Nineteenth Century Civilization"
and the other Behind the Deed the
Thought" The first paper treats on the
many trials and privationS of the very
| poor in our great cities. The contents of
| the ARENA are rich and varied. 1t
always contains many striking and
notwithstanding papers from able and
fearless thinkers.
The Atlantic Monthly" for March
opens with an article by the Rev. Brooke
| HEREFORD; the popular Boston clergyman.
on ''An Old English Townships Mr..
! Crawford continues his serial of Italian
life, Don Orsino," and Miss Isabel Z.
| Hapgood has wildly written paper on
/ Russian travel. Miss Agnes Repplier
contributes an essay on THE Children's
! Poets" Joel Chandler Harris has s
short dialect story, 1.-The Belle of st Vale
rein" Edith Thomas, under the fancifnl
| title of 'The Little Children of Cybele.,
describes in a half-serious, half-fancifnl
| fashion, the habits of the swallow. the
| SQUIRREL the tortoise, the chipmunk, and
other dumb pensioners of nature. inter-
spersed here and there with short poems.
! by Miss Thomas. The most important
article in the number, however, is tsyYhv
the Men of '61 Fought for the Union by
/ Major-General Jacob Dolson Cox tat one
/ time Governor of Ohio, and Secretary of
| the Interior, and now Dean of the Gin
cinnati Law SCHOOL,. Another important
article is by Professor George Herbert
Palmer, of Harvard University, on
s'Doubts About University Extension },
Mrs. Kate Douglas Virgins clever short
story, called "a Village Watch-T ower,'
gives liveliness to the number, and there
are also papers by Gamaliel Bradford, Jr.
| T. Blake Crofton, with some poety and
! several able reviews. "a Political Paral
/ leln is q fearless article introducing cur
rent politics. Houghton, Miffiin q Co..
/ Boston.
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