The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-03-11
LITERARY NOTES.
The Monthlie,.

LII EntAnv NOlG0.
The Monthlies.
The Rev. ]. M. Savage. who has long
occupied foremost position among the
ablest Unitarian ministers of this gem
GRAFTON, contributes an extraordinary
paper upon "Psychial Research to the
March Arena, in which he cites
many marvellous, yet seemingly we'll
authenticated psychial phenomena.
Prof. Jos. r. Buchanan's contribution
on "Full-orbed Education" is one of the
most scholarly and practical papers on
popular education that has appeared in
months. Gen. j. B. Weaver writes up
on the ''Threefold Contentious of In
dustry," contending that monopoly in
land, money, and transportation oper-
ates to make this poor man grow poorer,
while a specially favored class necessar-
lily grows richer.
The American girl is not slow TO
grasp chance. Some time ago The
Ladies Home Journal organized q. free
education system for girls, and the
magazine is now educating some forty
odd girls at vassar and Wellesley Col
lege, and the Boston Conservatory of
Music, all the expenses of the girls be-
ing paid by the Journal.
***
The '' Progress of the World. which
is the exceedingly live editorial depart
ment of the Review Of Reviews, discus.
es the American political situation with
great frankness in its March number.
A very fine new portrait of Mr.. Grover
Cleveland is presented, as also are
equally striking half tone presentments
OF President Harrison, Mr.. Blaine,
Postmaster-General Wanamaker. Chief
Justice Fuller, the late Justice Bradley,
Chairman Bland, of the Coinage Com
mittee, and the late John Jay Knox.
The review of foreign affairs is also
portraits of Judge Henry Foster of Chilli
President Diaz and Senor Cara ot
Mexico; full-page portraits of Prince
George and the Duke of Clarence; 8
fine fulI-page portrait of Father Ander
ledy, the late general of the Jesuits
portraits of M. De Freycinet and Glen
.enceau, who are SO prominent in the
present political crisis in France, ane
various other celebrities of the day.
The weeklies.
';The Gateway of New York." de
scription of the means OF access to th'
metropolis and Of the proposed nev
tunnels and bridges, will be the subjec
of valuable article by Jno. Gilme
Speed in the next number of Harper
Weekly, published March 9th. 1t vii
be accompanied by map, and will bt
fully Illustrated. Another article Q
timely interest, to appear in the sam
number of the Weekly, will be de
scription, with Illustrations. of tn
Club-houses of Currituck Sound. writ
ten by Alexander Hunter.
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An article on Woman's Work at tn
Columbian Exposition, by Mrs. A. B. Z
Wakeman, will be one of the attractiv
features of the Forthcoming numbe
of Harper's Bazaar, published Marc
18th. 1t will be accompanied by po
traits of several of the lady manager
of the Exposition. The fiction OF tn
number will include. a brigr story
Isa Cabell Darlington, entitled 9Th
Buried Silver"
A New Saints Tragedy. story !
Thomas A. Pinkerton. will be publishe
shortly in sHarper's Franklin Squa7
Library"
ssMixed" is another extra good nuf
ber of the Judges Library, issued
the Judge Publishing Company II
popularity of tho Library is real
marvellous, the publication being on
two years old, and yet having larg
circulation than any other monthly 2
rodical of its kind in the United State
and it is just, such numbers as Mix
that have brought about this wonde
ful popularity. This number makes o
(, feel that the. question of immigration
not SO very serious as we are apt TO Il
agine.